Hemi vs SS
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You'd tear him up by atleast a few lengths depending on his gearing.
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good to know.......Now I can challange him.....Maybe I will get my tuner first!
I wish I could beat my buddy with a 2000 F-350, chipped, full exhaust, perf. tranny, 33" tires. Never raced him, but I assume he would crush me. Not sure of his gearing though
I wish I could beat my buddy with a 2000 F-350, chipped, full exhaust, perf. tranny, 33" tires. Never raced him, but I assume he would crush me. Not sure of his gearing though
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The SS;s don't have nearly the drivetrain loss as the Rams do, so even if the weight and numbers were identical. The SS would own a Ram for the simple fact of Chryslers terrible drivetrain loss. i need to have a chat with their Engineer's because clearly they are morons at nearly 30% loss.
Every dyno that I have seen is right about 28-30% drivetrain loss for the Rams. Where as other trucks like Titan and SS are not even 20% loss. 10% of 300hp is 30hp loss, so for 345 that's 100hp+ loss for the Rams. Thus why they dyno at 240ish rwhp on the dyno.
Every dyno that I have seen is right about 28-30% drivetrain loss for the Rams. Where as other trucks like Titan and SS are not even 20% loss. 10% of 300hp is 30hp loss, so for 345 that's 100hp+ loss for the Rams. Thus why they dyno at 240ish rwhp on the dyno.
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The transmission is the weak link in these vehicles. The TMR delete mod for 03's makes a world of difference as it is. A better torque converter is usually the next step before shelling out untold amounts of $$.
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ok...here's a comparison. a buddy of mine has an SS, and another buddy has a single cab hemi. they raced back when the SS was completely stock, and the hemi was too. they raced twice....the hemi won both times by BARELY. so your quad cab, i'd imagine, would get dusted. if you want me to race his SS to let you find out, I will. But now he's got it lowered with a bed cover. and dual exhaust.
And another thing.....the baddest SS i have ever seen is on youtube. search: 04chase.
And another thing.....the baddest SS i have ever seen is on youtube. search: 04chase.
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here's a quick vid of the SS i talked about. Here it is against a supercharged srt-8 charger.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHb5LGGJns4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHb5LGGJns4
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TMR delete?? this is my first dodge.. so fill me in on this.. i dont know this abreviation
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MMMM well even as a Hemi owner I will have to disagree with the best motors. GM in my opinion still wins with best over all drivetrain little power loss and way more bottom end. Then there is the aftermarket support which is basically endless. Just my cent and a half.