RE: Dodge Challenger Hellcat: You Know You Want To
Discussion
aeropilot said:
If you bother to read the guys posts, he states just exactly what the aero and chassis is on this 'Capri' and as such I have no reason to doubt what he's saying either... 
glanced through his profile and his last 12 months of posts but couldn't find a thread, it's not like 'I didn't bother' to look at something staring me in the faceWCZ said:
aeropilot said:
If you bother to read the guys posts, he states just exactly what the aero and chassis is on this 'Capri' and as such I have no reason to doubt what he's saying either...
glanced through his profile and his last 12 months of posts but couldn't find a thread, it's not like 'I didn't bother' to look at something staring me in the faceWCZ said:
fesuvious said:
FFS,
This is a hellcat thread.
Currently 450bhp, capable of 600bbhp.
8-900kilos.
F&@king fast.
Currently has some braking issues.
Hey, did I mention I own a hellcat?
so way down on bhp/ton vs the konigsegg (mentioning brakes it holds the 0-300-0 record atm)This is a hellcat thread.
Currently 450bhp, capable of 600bbhp.
8-900kilos.
F&@king fast.
Currently has some braking issues.
Hey, did I mention I own a hellcat?
Capri at 800kg/450bhp = 563bhp/tonne
....and the lighter weight would likely make it faster around a track (see Colin Chapman)
Ares said:
mmmm Koenigsegg 900bhp/1400kg = 600bhp/tonne
Capri at 800kg/450bhp = 563bhp/tonne
....and the lighter weight would likely make it faster around a track (see Colin Chapman)
depends on the KoenigseggCapri at 800kg/450bhp = 563bhp/tonne
....and the lighter weight would likely make it faster around a track (see Colin Chapman)
Agera R - 1,140bhp / 1435kg - 794bhp/tonne
Agera RS - 1,160bhp / 1395kg - 831bhp/tonne
Agera 1:1 - 1,360bhp / 1360kg - 1000bhp/tonne
I don't believe that just being road legal is a barrier to keeping up with a modified Capri, I'm sure the Radical SR8 LM, Mclaren P1 GTR, Caparo T1 etc would keep up with various race cars.
WCZ said:
Ares said:
mmmm Koenigsegg 900bhp/1400kg = 600bhp/tonne
Capri at 800kg/450bhp = 563bhp/tonne
....and the lighter weight would likely make it faster around a track (see Colin Chapman)
depends on the KoenigseggCapri at 800kg/450bhp = 563bhp/tonne
....and the lighter weight would likely make it faster around a track (see Colin Chapman)
Agera R - 1,140bhp / 1435kg - 794bhp/tonne
Agera RS - 1,160bhp / 1395kg - 831bhp/tonne
Agera 1:1 - 1,360bhp / 1360kg - 1000bhp/tonne
I don't believe that just being road legal is a barrier to keeping up with a modified Capri, I'm sure the Radical SR8 LM, Mclaren P1 GTR, Caparo T1 etc would keep up with various race cars.
My 150bhp Caterham, road legal, just, would spank several supercars on track 10 years ago.
How fast do some need to go, been driving a 2.0 diesel BMW all week and its perfectly adequate, got back in my CLS and it feels ridiculous after that, so a Hellcat must be a similar kind of level of improvement over that, if not more, and its considered slow ?
I think there is a big gulf between forum chat and reality, I cant imagine anyone going in something that fast and then thinking it is slow, unless they race Top Fuellers or something.
Then you remember its for the road, with speed limits, people, road furniture etc, its almost like the available power and performance is in a different scale to the surroundings, I gave mine a boot on the way in and was at 80 mph in next to no time, over every speed limit in the country.
Really, what I needed for that journey is that 100 odd bhp seven type thing and to stop worrying about performance figures, power outputs and tech.
I think there is a big gulf between forum chat and reality, I cant imagine anyone going in something that fast and then thinking it is slow, unless they race Top Fuellers or something.
Then you remember its for the road, with speed limits, people, road furniture etc, its almost like the available power and performance is in a different scale to the surroundings, I gave mine a boot on the way in and was at 80 mph in next to no time, over every speed limit in the country.
Really, what I needed for that journey is that 100 odd bhp seven type thing and to stop worrying about performance figures, power outputs and tech.
Some people seem to be missing the point of these cars. They aren't made to be the quickest on track, the most sophisticated or be able to put all their power down cleanly. They hark back to the days where people just put the biggest, baddest engine they could find in a cheap car so that you could outdrag your mates on the nearest piece of straight tarmac or do doughnuts\powerslides to impress your mates and or ladies at the local drive-in while making a sound that would wake the dead and for that I absolutely love them.
Also only on Pistonheads could an article about a retro American muscle car turn into a pissing contest about a track prepped Capri and a Koenigsegg!
Also only on Pistonheads could an article about a retro American muscle car turn into a pissing contest about a track prepped Capri and a Koenigsegg!
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