I got a report from a friend that one of his buddies took his brand new Magnum R/T up to St. Thomas (Ontario, Canada) last Saturday. It was bone stock w/ 600 miles without so much as a tire air pressure adjustment, though he did say the "crap in the back" was removed. Not sure if that means his crap or spare tire & jack or what. Anyway, it ran a best of 13.8 @ 100.2 mph.

Just thought some of you guys might like to know. I see a lot of posts on here about the 300C/Magnum.

 

Wow, not bad for a station wagon

Wonder how they'll do after their broken in, in a few thousand miles.

 

Ok, sorry, but I have to go, need to order parts for my camaro so our lt1's dont get embarassed by a Friggin Station Wagon and a Friggin Chrysler Sedan.

so the Magnum runs 13.8...I wonder what a few hundred pounds less, ala 300C runs... Anyone want to bet Low to mid 13's? Add drag radials and you got low 13's...Ls1 territory

 

That number just makes me want one so much more.

 

Ok, I'll bet!

A 300C is only ~100lbs less. Last I checked few = 3 or 4. . .

So, add ~1mph to the magnum's 1/4 e.t. Basically 101-102mph trap speed which is what I believe the magazines got out of them anyways.

Quick, fast, etc. . . but not LS1 territory IMO. Doesn't matter though since it's a big 4 dr car we're comparing to a 2dr sports coupe.

 

1/8th mile track

 

Haha! Real 1/4 mile track, real car with a real reliable source even though I wasn't there to witness it myself. It's really not that unbelievable.

http://www.stthomasdragway.com/

 

Those times sound about right.

When I drove a Magnum R/T, my "butt dyno" told me it was faster than an LT1 f-bod....but not quite as fast as an LS1.

 

They sell them faster than i can get there to test drive them. I am gonna have to wait till they open up one day to drive one.

 

im pretty impressed, i thought dodge+automatic=slow.

 

I wish I could get one in the People's Republik of Hawaii for less than 3000 over msrp!. I would buy one in a heartbeat. In red please. I could also get rid of my Matrix. Goodbye fwd, hello rwd. I would also have an all Mopar house. (previously all GM)

 

You're right: Dodge + Dodge Auto = Slow

But: Dodge + MB Auto = Fast

 

LOL!!!! The Ol' "buttdyno" those tend to be about as inaccurate as C&D / R&T's performance reviews!

The Magnum would'nt have had a Sunami following it, Did it?

 

Nope. I think I had a headwind.........both ways .

BTW, my "butt dyno" is calibrated to detect variances as small as 3 hp.

 

Congrat's on the headwind! Both of them!

Im not going to ask what tool you use to calibrate your buttdyno


(this is a reply that was typed with kindness and laughter)