2019 Challenger Widebooty HellKitty (she's giving me the meatsweats...)
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Does the car "feel" heavy?
Thats the biggest complaint I've heard. I assume they handle well enough you don't feel the weight like you would have in an equal weight car from the 80's.
Thats the biggest complaint I've heard. I assume they handle well enough you don't feel the weight like you would have in an equal weight car from the 80's.
In Johnstown. Found out it is a guy my wife works with, he bought it for his kid to take to college in Alabama.
I have determined that people (aka "journalists") who piss and moan about the size and weight stepped out of 2000s econo-boxes and have no comparable or relevant experience in driving larger cars.
Although I haven't had a chance to drive it at the limit, under normal use (goofing off) it is amazingly planted. I mean the wagon is probably close to 4000lbs, so even if the Challenger is 400-500lbs more I can't tell. Hell, I had the family out in it tonight and the few extra hundred pounds wasn't noticeable - even with a clutch to manipulate.
These cars are pretty incredible.
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Meh. It's just paint.
I was interested in what transmission you have. I think this is what you have, I like how it is put together and the gearing in it ..... 🙂
TREMEC TR-6060 6-speed manual transmission features at a glance:
TREMEC TR-6060 6-speed manual transmission features at a glance:
- Triple supported output shaft and countershaft
- Taper bearings and cylinndrical roller bearings
- All speed gears supported by needle bearings
- Two-piece gears with laser welded clutch teeth rings
- Advanced and asymmetric clutch teeth in second and third gears improves shifing action
- Hybrid and sintered bronze double and triple cone synchronizers offer lightning quick gear changes with fluid-like engagement
| Gear Ratio | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | Reverse |
| 2.26 | 1.58 | 1.19 | 1.00 | 0.76 | 0.63 | 2.90 |
That's the one. The close ratio is awesome, and kind of un-nerving - I caught myself putzing along in 4th when I should have been in 5th on the way home. I also spend a lot of time going 3-4-3-4-3-4 as either one feels right with the amount of torque it has. The car kind of begs for 4.10s or better (factory is 3.70s) - even if it will go 100km/h in first. I love not having the .50 6th gear too.
www.tremec.com/anexos/File/TREMEC_TR-6060.pdf
www.tremec.com/anexos/TREMEC_TR-6060_1017.pdf
Funny thing is that while the transmission is rated at 650ft/lbs input, the car is rated at 656ft/lbs now. Pretty sure it has a solid 10% fudge factor built in.
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