I don't count the SRT series as really being very modded, when you start
talking the likes of AMG; the do some serious massaging on many of those
models; that's be more like comparing AMG modded to Hennessey modded.
As for the 5.2L performance.. That's one that Mopar disappointed me on..
after all these decades they never really bothered to put much of any
technology into the older motor designs. I'd have liked to seen the small
block V8, and V6 & V10 counterparts; get developed into distributorless DOHC
motors with some forced induction.
Aaron
----- 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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