SRT-8's to get 6.4L? 500 hp?
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Too bad their cars weigh 4200 lbs. I love old school mopar muscle but the new Hemi has underwhelmed me so far. They borrowed a lot of technology from the lsx engines, but somehow manage about 2/3 the fuel efficiency. It will be nice to see the Mustang dragging the rear in a 3 way pony car war again though. 
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LC is the short-wheelbase LX (or LY, which is the next-gen LX. Yes, all the Mopar guys hope it's lighter-weight, too.)
550 is the number being suggested by other Mopar insiders for horsepower on the new Hemi. One of the design goals for the SRT Challenger is to significantly outperform the GT500.
Firepower is dead. We don't know anything more about what the Hemi ZC will be. My guess is in that Allpar thread, but it's just a guess.
I would also be driving an SRT-8 if they weren't all butt-ugly and if they came with a manual transmission, but I digress.
550 is the number being suggested by other Mopar insiders for horsepower on the new Hemi. One of the design goals for the SRT Challenger is to significantly outperform the GT500.
Firepower is dead. We don't know anything more about what the Hemi ZC will be. My guess is in that Allpar thread, but it's just a guess.
I would also be driving an SRT-8 if they weren't all butt-ugly and if they came with a manual transmission, but I digress.
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BOSS engines
5.8L -> 6.2L
Not until the redesign the earliest...2010/2011
Current 500hp rating, or future possiblity.
It's known that the GT500 has a bunch of electronic dial horsepower on tap.
5.8L -> 6.2L
Not until the redesign the earliest...2010/2011
One of the design goals for the SRT Challenger is to significantly outperform the GT500.
It's known that the GT500 has a bunch of electronic dial horsepower on tap.
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Eh maybe...I don't think they normally work that way though. What's WK mean? LX?
I believe the first letter is the 'family'...second letter is more the generation
LX is going to LY
LC may go to LD in the future or something.
Not saying it won't be a coupe or anything, but I don't think the "C" would designate that.
I believe the first letter is the 'family'...second letter is more the generation
LX is going to LY
LC may go to LD in the future or something.
Not saying it won't be a coupe or anything, but I don't think the "C" would designate that.
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I would suggest that noone knows what, when, or how much. At least not yet.
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Talking to some of the SRT engineers at the SRT experience, most hinted the 6.1 would come in the RT flavor, and the 6.4 would be in the SRT. The 392/6.4 can make as much as 550 depending upon what cam, accesories SRT can get past the bean counters and put into production. The transmission of choice will be the new Viper based T56 6060, and the production weight goal was below 4000 lbs for the Challenger.
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Talking to some of the SRT engineers at the SRT experience, most hinted the 6.1 would come in the RT flavor, and the 6.4 would be in the SRT. The 392/6.4 can make as much as 550 depending upon what cam, accesories SRT can get past the bean counters and put into production. The transmission of choice will be the new Viper based T56 6060, and the production weight goal was below 4000 lbs for the Challenger.
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Agreed. Trying to get that much power while keeping emissions compliant and keeping driveability to a max would be quite tough.