So last night on way home from work I found myself behind a Challenger SRT8 - probably a year or 2 old. We turn left onto a highway and he gets on it - I can tell by just the sound it's not stock. I know the SRT8 already is powerful and sounds bad with the V8, but this was "modded," loud. I punch it to get behind him but he pulled pretty good on me. He slows down and I get up next to him and he's looking over a lot. I hear him downshift so I know what's next!
We go and I'm in Sport mode, 3rd gear from about 45 or 50mph - wasn't paying attention to the speed all I know is the car wouldn't let me go into 2nd gear so I was in 3rd with high RPMs. We're even for about ONE second and he pulls to about 2-3 car lengths ahead! We get next to each other and roll the windows down - he says he has 500 HP at THE WHEELS! I know from the factory they come with 470 HP at the crank so what in the world could he have done to get this much power? He looked young so I know he couldn't afford to throw like $20k into it! I didn't hear any whine noise so I know it wasn't a supercharger so what else could be done that's not major?
He did say he liked my car and surprised how fast it was - but I didn't think it was fast how bad he jumped on me! I've seen videos of our SHOs racing these cars and beating them pretty good before the V8 power catches up and passes the SHO. But I never had a chance - I want to find him tonight and try a "Dig Race!"
*DISCLAIMER: this was a wide open highway road, posted speed is 65mph and it's on the very west side of the city with no homes, schools, businesses, just highway, NO traffic around us and there's a cement barrier separating the East / West traffic. It wasn't reckless street racing at all! 2 runs from about 45/50 to 70.
We go and I'm in Sport mode, 3rd gear from about 45 or 50mph - wasn't paying attention to the speed all I know is the car wouldn't let me go into 2nd gear so I was in 3rd with high RPMs. We're even for about ONE second and he pulls to about 2-3 car lengths ahead! We get next to each other and roll the windows down - he says he has 500 HP at THE WHEELS! I know from the factory they come with 470 HP at the crank so what in the world could he have done to get this much power? He looked young so I know he couldn't afford to throw like $20k into it! I didn't hear any whine noise so I know it wasn't a supercharger so what else could be done that's not major?
He did say he liked my car and surprised how fast it was - but I didn't think it was fast how bad he jumped on me! I've seen videos of our SHOs racing these cars and beating them pretty good before the V8 power catches up and passes the SHO. But I never had a chance - I want to find him tonight and try a "Dig Race!"
*DISCLAIMER: this was a wide open highway road, posted speed is 65mph and it's on the very west side of the city with no homes, schools, businesses, just highway, NO traffic around us and there's a cement barrier separating the East / West traffic. It wasn't reckless street racing at all! 2 runs from about 45/50 to 70.
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