74 dodge challenger vs 89 formula
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74 dodge challenger vs 89 formula
so what does everyone think.... he has a 318 engine stock exhaust set-up with open element and small tires on it...
now my car 89 formula LO3 (look in sig)
by the time we race i will have 3:42 or 3:73's and posi
I am pretty sure it should be a close race and i am pretty confident i can take him even though i have a crappy motor also... just wanna know what everyone thinks
now my car 89 formula LO3 (look in sig)
by the time we race i will have 3:42 or 3:73's and posi
I am pretty sure it should be a close race and i am pretty confident i can take him even though i have a crappy motor also... just wanna know what everyone thinks
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The name "Challanger" doesn't automatically mean it is a fast car. By '74, all cars were sucking ***. The 318 is not a bad motor, it's just that this example is from a bad era. Even though you have an auto, I'd say you should beat him if your car is running good. Those cars probably weigh more than the 3rd gens too.
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Just make sure he actually has a 318 in it...because I know a couple of cars around here that appear to be (sleepers), but when they get on it or open the hood
....i.e. just make sure he doesn't have a 440 or something like that. There's a guy around here who has a black one w/ little tires, but he's left many people with smaller wallets. A 440 would leave you before you got out of 1st gear. I guess what I'm trying so say in simple abbreviated terms is DON'T GET HUSTLED.
....i.e. just make sure he doesn't have a 440 or something like that. There's a guy around here who has a black one w/ little tires, but he's left many people with smaller wallets. A 440 would leave you before you got out of 1st gear. I guess what I'm trying so say in simple abbreviated terms is DON'T GET HUSTLED. 
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Don't be fooled...
Also keep in mind that any engine can be modified. It would be alot easier just to say a 318 is a stock 318 than to say a 440 or smaller is a 318.
I recall a run-in I had with a 70s Ram Charger on the highway in the Crown Victoria. I eased past him, then he got behind me and I saw him whip over to the outside lane. I floored it and it looked like I had floored the brakes. He had to have gotten close to 110- fast. So I suppose it could have been a 440, 426, 383...but I doubt it. More than likely a 360 or a 318. So keep an open mind. By the way, if it's a 318, he's putting out less than 200 hp stock.
I recall a run-in I had with a 70s Ram Charger on the highway in the Crown Victoria. I eased past him, then he got behind me and I saw him whip over to the outside lane. I floored it and it looked like I had floored the brakes. He had to have gotten close to 110- fast. So I suppose it could have been a 440, 426, 383...but I doubt it. More than likely a 360 or a 318. So keep an open mind. By the way, if it's a 318, he's putting out less than 200 hp stock.
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