Are the Hellcats Death traps? - Page 2

Mikamaro · 03-26-2015, 07:44 PM

Death trap? Haven't heard of anyone dying in a hellcat.
They come with 275/40/20 pirelli pzero summer tires.

ChrisBlair · 03-26-2015, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Tennis_pro

I'm just saying the stock tires it comes with and all that power...just seems a little scary to me.

Nothing new. Original 427 Cobra. Only it had no airbags, crumple zones, traction control, anti-lock brakes...and it was on fairly skinny bias-ply tires.

Homer2 · 03-26-2015, 08:33 PM

Everyone who buys one of those things is going to die some day. You do the math.

NASTY99Z28 · 03-26-2015, 09:46 PM

Hell my car is only a cammed bolton ls1 and with 315's I can't hook in first or second. I could only imagine a hellcat.

Tennis_pro · 03-26-2015, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by NASTY99Z28

Hell my car is only a cammed bolton ls1 and with 315's I can't hook in first or second. I could only imagine a hellcat.

Yeah in my stock ZL1 with 305's on the back I have a hard time hooking up in 1st and 2nd gear and in temperatures less than 50 just forget about it. Hellcat has a lot more HP, skinnier tires and some come standard with all season with have no traction at all. Seems like too much power for what it's riding on.

I know the purpose of the car is to just be a straight line monster, but it just seems inevitable with that much power poor traction that an accident is just waiting to happen. I sure hope not, but just seems that way.

Drumminxx · 03-26-2015, 09:59 PM

According to the iihs our camaros are the death traps

http://www.iihs.org/iihs/sr/statusreport/article/50/1/1

Dizzy82 · 03-26-2015, 10:07 PM

Any vehicle can be a death trap, all depends on the dummy behind the wheel. Motorcycles are more of a "death trap" than any car.

KROLIS · 03-26-2015, 11:11 PM

My personal experience with Dodges is that the transmission will go out before something happens to you

Q'smuscle · 03-26-2015, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Tennis_pro

Yeah in my stock ZL1 with 305's on the back I have a hard time hooking up in 1st and 2nd gear and in temperatures less than 50 just forget about it. Hellcat has a lot more HP, skinnier tires and some come standard with all season with have no traction at all. Seems like too much power for what it's riding on.

I know the purpose of the car is to just be a straight line monster, but it just seems inevitable with that much power poor traction that an accident is just waiting to happen. I sure hope not, but just seems that way.

We are all going to die someday , why not die doing something or driving something that you love?

macwest · 03-27-2015, 12:14 AM

Any vehicle that you can not control can be an accident waiting to happen. However walking, sitting or anything else you can die at also. So go live for now,... eyes open and sometimes your mouth shut....put the pedal to the metal, live fast and never ever forget were you came from...I think thats how dodge put it.

6bangerBOOM · 03-27-2015, 08:54 PM

There have been three totalled hellcats since December which really isn't that high of a number considering the HP. They're just such a high profile car right now that when one gets wrecked the news spreads fast.

macwest · 03-27-2015, 11:34 PM

Viperes were same way when they first came out. Too many people with extra cash and not enough driving sense. If you look for a silver lining the more wrecked means the more extra parts on the market to upgrade normal challengers. Sounds bad but parts is parts.

Tennis_pro · 03-27-2015, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by macwest

Viperes were same way when they first came out. Too many people with extra cash and not enough driving sense. If you look for a silver lining the more wrecked means the more extra parts on the market to upgrade normal challengers. Sounds bad but parts is parts.

Yeah those older vipers were just rocket ships on wheels with no safety features. The hellcat has so much more technology and traction control management of course.

03-26-2015, 07:44 PM	#15
Mikamaro MikeNoMaro Drives: A 2016 Challenger R/T M6 STP Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: America Posts: 2,375 View My Garage	Death trap? Haven't heard of anyone dying in a hellcat. They come with 275/40/20 pirelli pzero summer tires. __________________ Track Day Videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/mrgoodman2000/videos Built #83817, Born January 18th, Christened June 11th 2010, Stolen October 3rd 2016.

03-26-2015, 08:33 PM	#17
Homer2 Drives: 50th Anni.. coming home 11/01 Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Toronto. Ontario Posts: 1,640	Everyone who buys one of those things is going to die some day. You do the math. __________________ ##################### Built Sept 16/2016 - #2681 of 5955. She came home with me 11/01/16. 50th Anni, 2SS, A8, NPP, NGM Rock Guards, Footwell Lighting, Black Bow Ties, Street Warrior Rotors and Pads, Ceramic Pro, 3M PPF, Oracle Ghosted Side Markers, Kooks 2" headers w/hi flow cats. GPI Stage 1 Cam installed at 305,000 kms.

03-26-2015, 09:46 PM	#18
NASTY99Z28 Drives: 99z28 with bolt-ons and a mwc fab 9 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Florida Posts: 1,277	Hell my car is only a cammed bolton ls1 and with 315's I can't hook in first or second. I could only imagine a hellcat. __________________ I like my woman like my milk shakes, THICK!!!!

03-26-2015, 09:59 PM	#20
Drumminxx Drives: 2014 2SS RS 1LE Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Ohio Posts: 656 View My Garage	According to the iihs our camaros are the death traps http://www.iihs.org/iihs/sr/statusreport/article/50/1/1 __________________ Nice car bro!

03-26-2015, 10:07 PM	#21
Dizzy82 Drives: 2011 1LT/RS A6 RJT SuperCharged Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: 87114 Posts: 3,501 View My Garage	Any vehicle can be a death trap, all depends on the dummy behind the wheel. Motorcycles are more of a "death trap" than any car. __________________ Power is worthless without control. *The 2nd* protects the 1st.** BMR sub frame brace, BMR tunnel brace, LSR sways, LSR CM ca & tl, Sphon ExD el, GM tower brace, Megan EZ Streets, Goodridge Stainless Steel Braided brake lines, PowerStop D/S rotors & pads, Doug Thorty Ceramic Shorties, Magnaflow x-pipe, MRT V2.0, KICKER PowerStage sub & amp, Infinity speakers & tweeters, Viteese Throttle Controller, Viteese Paddle Shifters, ACS T2 Splitter, ACS T2 Ports/Quad LED lights, VDI kit, Havoc diffuser, IPF ECU/TRANS tuned, IPF/KPE Supercharged. 364RWHP/297RWTQ

03-26-2015, 11:11 PM	#22
KROLIS Drives: 2017 2LT/RS & 2013 2LT/RS vert Join Date: May 2014 Location: Georgia Posts: 383 View My Garage	My personal experience with Dodges is that the transmission will go out before something happens to you

03-27-2015, 12:14 AM	#24
macwest Drives: 10 Camaro 2SS/RS, 70 Cuda, 71 Cuda Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Oakley - Northern California Posts: 1,156 View My Garage	Any vehicle that you can not control can be an accident waiting to happen. However walking, sitting or anything else you can die at also. So go live for now,... eyes open and sometimes your mouth shut....put the pedal to the metal, live fast and never ever forget were you came from...I think thats how dodge put it. __________________ "Z28 = first time I bought a new car just to strip parts for my current ride. GM needs to re-think restricted parts. "

03-27-2015, 08:54 PM	#25
6bangerBOOM Drives: 2016 1SS SW Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: N/A Posts: 1,443	There have been three totalled hellcats since December which really isn't that high of a number considering the HP. They're just such a high profile car right now that when one gets wrecked the news spreads fast.

03-27-2015, 11:34 PM	#26
macwest Drives: 10 Camaro 2SS/RS, 70 Cuda, 71 Cuda Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Oakley - Northern California Posts: 1,156 View My Garage	Viperes were same way when they first came out. Too many people with extra cash and not enough driving sense. If you look for a silver lining the more wrecked means the more extra parts on the market to upgrade normal challengers. Sounds bad but parts is parts. __________________ "Z28 = first time I bought a new car just to strip parts for my current ride. GM needs to re-think restricted parts. "