----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Maskalans" <dml@tepidcola.com>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Friday, June 18, 2004 3:40 PM
Subject: Re: DML: HEMI engine ?
>
>
> On Jun 18, 2004, at 15:12, Aaron Wyse wrote:
>
> > if Dodge was wanting to make big
> > numbers with thier bigger motors.. 2.7L, 3.5L, 4.7L, 5.7L, or even the
> > 8.3L.. Any of those I'm sure could have been designed and built to do
> > 100HP/L. I've got faith in Mopar engineering.
>
> I'm sure they *could have been* too. but they weren't. We're talking
> what Mopar ships versus what Benz ships here. And there's no contest
> in the performance per cube of what has come out of the *factory* on
> the various sides of the pond.
>
> If you want to talk performance, let's compare numbers between
> AMG-modded Mercedes versus Mopar Performance and the SRT lineup.
>
> Viper SRT-10 uses 505ci to make 500/525 and will do the quarter in
> about 11.9/121
> M-B SL55 AMG uses 335ci to make 493/516 and will do the quarter in
> about 13.3/110
>
> the viper goes for about 80, and the SL55 for about 120.
>
> At the other end of the spectrum, a BMW X5 3.0 goes down the track in
> the same 16.8 seconds my 5.2L dakota takes.
> --
> Michael Maskalans <http://mike.tepidcola.com/>
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