From Muscle Car Review Magazine who conducted a Charger Shootout...
Old:
1970 Charger with 375 hp and 440 cubes - Quarter Mile 14.45 sec / 97.36 mph
New:
2006 Charger with 340 hp and 345 cubes - Quarter Mile 14.23 sec / 98.78 mph (Note: 390 lb-ft of torgue, too...)
Happy Hot-Rodding and bring on the 'Stangs!!!
;)
Sempers,
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04HemiBeast
12-02-2005, 07:31 PM
I don't think that 1/4 mile time for the old Charger
is correct. I can do 14.5 to 14.7's in my truck
but a 70 Charger R/T would kill my truck badly.
I think they did more like 13.8 to a 14 flat in the
1/4 mile. At least the buddy of mine's would. I
think he was at 100 mph for the 1/4 as well.
77 DragracerR/T
12-04-2005, 01:11 PM
Car Life Road Test placed the Charger R/T 440 at 14.71 @ 96.67 0-60 @ 7.2
Hemi Freak
12-17-2005, 12:26 PM
tires probably played a major factor back then.
Autoglass
12-18-2005, 10:58 AM
Popular Hot Rodding mag. did a cover with the New Charger vs. New Mustang! It was to do a replay of the Steve McQueen movie BULLITT! Compared the OLD school vs the NEW School!
fontman
12-18-2005, 11:07 AM
Gotta get that issue of PHR magazine!
Thanks for the heads-up!!!
Semper Fidelis,
fontman
charger5.7
12-18-2005, 11:00 PM
If memory serves. The '70 440 Charger came from the factory with 3.23 gears standard, So did the Hemi Roadrunner (I had a '68). Tires were a major factor then. My friends 70 Charger 440 ran 9.50 x 15 Dragway Specials w/ 3.23 gears and was hard pressed to break 14.5 sec 98mph quarter mile runs. That was basically stock with welded on "cutoffs" open and a little playing around with timing and plugs. I think our chargers have more potential once the hackers get going IMHO.
Hemi Freak
12-18-2005, 11:15 PM
Not to mention a 5 spd tranny vs a 3 spd like the old auto's. The gearing is much better now.
TradedBenz4Hemi
12-29-2005, 11:06 PM
Not to mention that the 440 was rated at gross horsepower, and the 5.7 is net.
charger5.7
12-30-2005, 09:12 PM
True...We really do have the best of both worlds....
