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Old 05-18-2018, 06:05 AM
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One of the things I could recover from the other car was the catch can. The folks at speed logix were some cool, and sent me just the parts needed to get it setup on this new car.
Old 06-05-2018, 05:13 AM
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I've now put ~3k on this car.

If I flogged the snot out of it, 6-9mpg. If I'm pretty gentle on it 18-21. Yeah I almost hit 22mpg on a road trip yesterday.

The tires are clearly undersized. I'm not sure that 300s would fix the tq problem.

Overall, the ride is very nice. The shifter nice. The motor insane. The brakes wonderful. The suspension keeps catching me by surprise. Unlike my last SRT this one remains settled on rough roads, unless in track mode. Not sure why the hellcat hate but some. The interior is a place I want to spend time. All the controls easy to use. Can't hate on the cooled seats on a hot day either.

I get a lot of looks, it's probably my goofy smile while driving. My neighbor even says it sounds b!itchen and she must be touching 80. Ha!

I know I'm on a Honda forum but I remain impressed with the dodge products. We're off in a few weeks to get a GT350R. So maybe I'll be equally impressed with Ford too.

When will the Japanese make something I want to buy again?
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Old 06-05-2018, 08:00 AM
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I was behind a purple charger kitty yesterday and I just couldn’t stop staring at it. That color was great. Was pretty neat is driving for a few hours togeather us being in the SRT Jeep. I want one lol
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Badass man! I would love to test drive a hellcat.
Old 06-05-2018, 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted by ZSAK
I was behind a purple charger kitty yesterday and I just couldn’t stop staring at it. That color was great. Was pretty neat is driving for a few hours togeather us being in the SRT Jeep. I want one lol
I looked long and hard at the GC SRT. That's a kick ass SUV. Love everything about it.
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Ya we like ours a lot. Had it for 3 years and 50k miles and not one issue.
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Not sure how I missed this, nice pick-up!! Gotta say I like the looks of the Challenger most out of the three current muscle cars.
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I'd been getting 17-19mpg with the 392 engine. It's about ~17 with the hellcat.
Hey, that's better than I typically get with my M3. And I have less than half the torque!
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GT350R + Hellcat = best of both worlds: brute power with okay handling and then good power with excellent handling. Or you could just buy a Camaro ZL1 and get them both in one package....
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GT350R + Hellcat = best of both worlds: brute power with okay handling and then good power with excellent handling. Or you could just buy a Camaro ZL1 and get them both in one package....
Got two problems with the Chevy. It's a GM product and the interior is less then desirable. If they come back out with the Z/28 I might overlook these things.

We're off to get the R in a few weeks.
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Originally Posted by rob-2
Got two problems with the Chevy. It's a GM product and the interior is less then desirable. If they come back out with the Z/28 I might overlook these things.

We're off to get the R in a few weeks.
did you get the R yet? Curious to hear a comparison.


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