Yeah the extra weight tends to negate some of the HP advantage. OTOH the GT comes with a fairly dog rear end (3.31). I'd have to guess all else being equal the R/T would get the nod by a hair. Put some 3.73 or 4.10 gears in the GT and it might pull ahead slightly. Realistically both cars are very close and as someone mentioned it's often gonna boil down to a driver's race.

Bring on the flamaro!

 

Thats what I was wondering about. That is why I said stock for stock, after the mods begin its how much money you throw at it. I was under the impression that the R/T had more ponies, but a heavier car. Samething we had in the 70s and it really did'nt keep the E-Bodies from being a favorite among the stories told about the good old days When my Gen. talks about bad cars from the 70s, they will always mention Cudas and Challengers. So let the legends begin and the tales start to be told about the next wave of American Muscle. This might be the last gasp.

 

And put some gears better than the stock SRT8 3.06s and now we"re talking some pull out of the hole...

 

What's heavier? The new Challengers or the old ones?

 

New ones by 800-900 pounds....1000th post, I knew it would be in this thread.....

 

1970 Challenger = 3700 lbs
2008 Challenger = 4100 lbs

Difference of 400 lbs... or about 11% increase for the 2008

 

yezzir ogtta have that weight to keep power to the ground.

 

Length: 191.5 inches
Width: 76.5 inches
Height: 51 inches

Weight (Dry Weight, Varies by model and engine chosen):
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Two door hardtop, I6 = 2970
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Two door hardtop, V8 = 3020
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Two door hardtop, R/T, V8 = 3390
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Convertible, I6 = 3085
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Convertible, V8 = 3130
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Convertible, R/T, V8 = 3500
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Formal Coupe, I6 = 2980
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Formal Coupe, V8 = 3030
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Formal Coupe, R/T, V8 = 3395

 

Guess we"ll have to go steal one... err... I mean borrow one and weigh it...

426 Hemi would be my recomendation...

 

My 72 440 challenger was 3500 pounds light without me, and race ready. This was with the carbon hood, and much weight reduction. The blower only added about 100lbs to the equation when you removed the stock boat anchor... er, I mean intake.