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Originally Posted by jrhaus76
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Performance wise, the 5.7 Hemi mated to the auto is a DOG! With that said, it was enough if you just want a nice... very nice... DD. The one I had was a Furious Fuchsia edition. Yes it belongs to a girl! A guy driving around in a PINK car is like a guy taking a puppy to the park... all the girls look!
All in all, comparing the R/T to the SS (since thats the market comparison, NOT the SRT) the R/T is hands down the winner in comfort and gingerbread. The Camaro is by far a better performer.
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I will sincerely disagree on the performance. Maybe we just got a great running auto but our's hauls balls. Ran a 13.4@104 bone stock. Same times the Camaro SS's (auto/manual) run at our local track. Race weight with me was 4,280.
Since I have added a tune and replaced the rear mufflers which do nothing for performance but weigh less. I am positive with some traction it would run high 12's.
I will say Dodge really handicapped the auto. 2 1/4" exhaust, open differential, 3.06 gear, etc... Very corked up. I personally feel with LT's, 2.5/3" full exhaust, converter, 3.73 posi, cam, and lightweight wheels and tires with some good drag radials you are looking at a low 12 sec. car on just about any strip in the country...possibly high 11's.
BTW - the auto is the quicker of the R/T's just like the new 2011 Mustang GT.
Video of 13.4 pass: