by "crowmolly" (crowmolly)
Published 03/23/2017 at 12:06
by "crowmolly" (crowmolly)
Published 03/23/2017 at 12:06
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STARS: 12
It comes with a fucking transbrake. The car was designed to compete
and win
in a drag competition. I never thought I’d see the day when this kind of valve body made it into a production car. You could run a beefed up TR6060 but you’d bust more parts and not be nearly as consistent.
The next Demon teaser will probably be showing off the chute mount.
"jimz" (jimz)
03/23/2017 at 12:11, STARS: 13
but if it doesn’t interest me personally then it shouldn’t exist
/internet car person
"PotbellyJoe and 42 others" (potbellyjoe)
03/23/2017 at 12:11, STARS: 4
Right, what part of bracket-racing do these people fail to comprehend?
"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
03/23/2017 at 12:13, STARS: 4
Every single time a Challenger is brought up on the FP people start comparing it to a Camaro and a Mustang and lambasting it because “it’s too heavy to do well around a racetrack blah blah blah”
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"crowmolly" (crowmolly)
03/23/2017 at 12:15, STARS: 1
The core concept, obviously.
“Well, there goes drag racing, they can just electronically control EVERYTHING”
Motherfucker have you not heard of Racepak?
"BKosher84" (bkosher84)
03/23/2017 at 12:16, STARS: 1
No... The “Internet Car Person” will demand EVERYTHING they want in a perfect car, manufacturer will make said car, then people won’t buy it (including ICP), then ICP will bitch again when said manufacturer discontinues the car..
"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
03/23/2017 at 12:17, STARS: 0
but muh driver feel
"crowmolly" (crowmolly)
03/23/2017 at 12:18, STARS: 13
More specifically, it’s a drag car.
It is auto only.
It has a transbrake.
It has a line lock.
It comes with drag radials.
It comes with a roll/harness bar.
It comes with one seat.
It comes with skinnies.
And yet all we hear is HURR DURR it can’t take corners. Well, no shit. Why can’t your rally car tow an 11,000lb horse trailer like a diesel pickup?
"unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins)" (unclevanos)
03/23/2017 at 12:24, STARS: 2
but muh cornering
"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
03/23/2017 at 12:40, STARS: 0
The extent to which a muscle car needs to be able to not go straight is “can it, with mods, by made into something like an early ‘70s SCCA Trans Am competitor around the twisties”. Anything beyond that is getting greedy.
"CalzoneGolem" (calzonegolem)
03/23/2017 at 12:48, STARS: 0
I bet the Bluetooth compatibility is top notch.
"DipodomysDeserti" (dipodomysdeserti)
03/23/2017 at 13:04, STARS: 0
The funny thing is, the best Bluetooth system I’ve ever used was in my Abarth. Worked every time and operated seamlessly.
"CalzoneGolem" (calzonegolem)
03/23/2017 at 13:06, STARS: 1
Well we know which part wasn’t Italian made.
"DipodomysDeserti" (dipodomysdeserti)
03/23/2017 at 13:08, STARS: 1
I think the only Italian made part was the transmission and, surprise, it was the most finicky. It liked to lock into reverse without actually being in reverse. It even came with a warning that said if you go to reverse the car and you hear a rattling sound, shift it back into first, then into reverse again.
"Jayhawk Jake" (jayhawkjake)
03/23/2017 at 13:20, STARS: 0
It’s because the Challenger competes against the Mustang and Camaro yet it’s the only of the 3 that hasn’t become a good handling car.
Weight matters for straight speed, too. And as someone that’s driven a Challenger and drives a Mustang, the Challenger really is an enormous car.
"jariten1781" (jariten1781)
03/23/2017 at 13:34, STARS: 2
I didn’t even read the article because my internal response after seeing the headline was “Yeah? no-kidding...it’s for the strip...did anyone think it would?”
"BigBlock440" (440-4bbl)
03/23/2017 at 13:45, STARS: 0
The Challenger’s also the only one of the 3 that has a usable back seat and actual interior space. If you forget names for a second and just go by class, the Challenger’s a size up. Like saying the Ranger and Colorado compete with the Ram.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
03/23/2017 at 13:45, STARS: 1
Pretty much sums up my thoughts.
"Jayhawk Jake" (jayhawkjake)
03/23/2017 at 14:01, STARS: 0
I take exception to actual interior space because the Mustang has TONS of interior space, it just doesn’t have any headroom in the back.
"BigBlock440" (440-4bbl)
03/23/2017 at 14:40, STARS: 0
Or leg room. I mean nobody expects it too, since it hasn’t for 50 years, but it doesn’t change the fact that it’s smaller. If they had different names, they wouldn’t really be considered competitors.