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Originally Posted by DevilsReject97
Ummm no.... the auto trans is still the shitty 5spd that's in the 2010's....and explain to me how there's a whopping almost .7 second difference between said shitty auto and the TR-6060 Tremec 6spd that is the manual trans....
Yeah, that's some BS right there... I'd expect maybe a .1-.3 difference, but almost a full second?!?!?! C'Mon.... even if you give the fact that Motortrend and Road&Hack have shitty drivers...that's still a HUGE difference...
Please see the above.... almost a half second faster with an auto, a shitty auto at that? Really?
Actually, I don't care how fast they are.... they're all great cars to drive and own. I'm just glad that we still have them in this day and age...
However, if we go simply by the stock numbers, it's painfully obvious someone is full of crap.... there's no way the same auto tranny, an increase of almost 100lbs, an increase of 45hp, and the extra 70lbs of torque shave off almost a full second on this car..... it's simple physics...and I don't need to debate that with anyone...
Either the car we see in the video is modded (possible) or Chrysler is full of shit on their HP ratings..... because there is no WAY that just 45hp is gettin that done.. so again... while I may be wrong in that that is a legit video....I'm right in that there is no physical way only 45hp is doing those numbers..
As for the whole comparison of SS vs. SRT-8....here's the biggest problem with the comparison....
1SS = 30k$
SRT-8 = 45k$
I don't care about anything else.... you can't touch a brand new SRT8 for under 40k.....but I can get a brand new 1SS for 30k, maybe even less. It's still an SS.....the added bells and whistles dont add a single thing to the car performance wise....
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Its not simply an increase of peak numbers. The 392 dramatically increases low end torque and the torque band is much, much fatter than the outgoing 6.1. The 392 produces much more torque low down, where 1/4 mile acceration comes into play, than the 6.1 ever did. Infact, the new 392 was specifically designed to favor low end torque over high end HP.
That is how the new engine shaves off over a half second off the older car.