If you have not driven one from that era, most Charger I use to race against
were running around 600 plus HP. I still had the edge with the exception of
a Super Bee in the Local neighborhood (Mesa AZ). He had a 426 triple pack
and had some serious torque. That was a bad ride. Not to forget a Jeep
with a modified Chevy motor (454). That was a scary machine also.
The Charger would have been modified in reality.
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Steven St.Laurent
System Engineer (IOW/IOS-NT)
PSD, MCTSSA
MARCORSYSCOM, USMC
(Work) 760-725-2506 (DSN: 365)
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"In fact, my work has already proven
itself to be correct. People such
as you just haven't gotten it yet.
(unknown author)
-----Original Message-----
From: Ryan Stewart [mailto:firebird@kymtnnet.org]
Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 9:37 AM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: DML: RE: Re: Fast and the Furious (offtopic)
Yeah, seems like they used a Charger to make a direct attack at the V8 RWD
Domestics. It is a pretty good choice afterall, what represents the setup
better than a highly modified CHarger R/T. It's really dumb, but I will see
it, and I will sigh and laugh and cuss until they kick me out. :)
-Ryan
99 DA RC R/T
Watch me burn da tirez and whip dis Pro-Street Charga!
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Steven T. Ekstrand
Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 9:51 AM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: DML: Re: Fast and the Furious (offtopic)
What is unrealistic about this movie is how much power these B18 Civics
have.... I know the import guys are running impressive numbers and such,
but the trailers I've seen have shown explosive power and tons of grip.
Just doesn't happen. Then they race a blown pro street Charger? That does
on the bumper wheelstands... ON THE STREET??? No VHT? No sticky rubber
starting line??? ON THE STREET??? I've pulled a wheel stand on the
street. But not on the friggin bumper..... Okay, fine it can do that...
That means its probably a high 8 second car or better. Its drag racing an
import car that AT BEST would run high 11's.
The imports are fast... But the fastest cars are all RWD Pro Stock or Pro
Mod type vehicles. Front wheel drive cars simply don't run RWD numbers.
An equivalently modified muscle car is going to kill them.
For a real import movie, they should have shown angry Asian kids in
Intregras sitting at the line buzzing 8,000 rpm and side stepping the
clutch to just burn the tread off the front tires in a blaze of glory then
chug the rev limiter, hook up, bog, move forward 60 feet, crunch second
gear and break... Another good one would be, the same scenario only the
car lurches sideways and rolls to a stop... Broken axle.....
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