Drag Racing the Dodge Challenger Super Stock Concept

[IGBT]

The mill in the Challenger is injected and rated at 525 horsepower and 510 pound-feet of torque. According to Brian Falzon, the Mopar engineer on hand, the Challenger's engine has undergone substantial dyno tuning to ensure that its wide-open throttle operation is dialed in perfectly...
The transmission is a TorqueFlite A999 three-speed automatic with a reverse manual valve body. For the uninitiated, that means upshifts are executed manually by pulling the shift lever toward the driver.

There's no shortage of high-end race parts. Mark Williams axles fill the Dana 60 housing and the company's four-piston brake calipers and rotors are at all four corners. Height-adjustable coil-overs are installed on the front double-wishbone suspension and set to give the car an aggressive rake. The whole package weighs 3,588 pounds.

Mean-looking Goodyear rear slicks sized 29x10.0 are wrapped around 15-inch American Racing Trakstar wheels. Beadlocks ensure they don't slip at low pressure.




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[aleckz]

its been dragged out, really awesome.

 

[natto fire]

That's pretty cool, glad they didn't go with one of their junk production automatics, but 3500 pounds, ouch.

 

[IGBT]

Originally posted by: Captain Howdy
That's pretty cool, glad they didn't go with one of their junk production automatics, but 3500 pounds, ouch.

..the Torque Flight has been around a long time. My Dodge Dakota v8 has a production TF and works well.

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: Captain Howdy
That's pretty cool, glad they didn't go with one of their junk production automatics, but 3500 pounds, ouch.

That is a Chrysler transmission. It's older brother to the old three speeds in the Wrangler.

 

[EvilYoda]

I got to sit in the Challenger, w00t. Can't wait for the production model to release.

 

[Iron Woode]

Originally posted by: IGBT

Originally posted by: Captain Howdy
That's pretty cool, glad they didn't go with one of their junk production automatics, but 3500 pounds, ouch.

..the Torque Flight has been around a long time. My Dodge Dakota v8 has a production TF and works well.

the 727 is still the best auto transmission ever.

I use an A998 behind my hi-po 318. An A999 is really just a small block 3speed (like mine) with additional clutch packs, 2.74 first gear ratio and a reverse pattern manual valve-body.

 

[Raduque]

Do want!

I hope this bad boy will be affordable like the original muscle cars were back in their day.

 

[deerslayer]

Needs to go faster.

 

[IGBT]

..I had 6 pinion planetaries installed in my Dakota. the orig. were 5 pinion. I had the trans rebuilt because it was contaminated by a mechanic that installed the wrong fluid. Trashed out the friction material on the clutch plates. Easy mistake to make. I'll bet it happens a lot too. Even some of the dealers are unaware of trans fluid requirements.

 

[IGBT]

Originally posted by: Raduque
Do want!

I hope this bad boy will be affordable like the original muscle cars were back in their day.

..prob.about 30k wit the 6.1 L Hemi.

 

[funboy6942]

Now that is a new car I could get all worked up about and want to own.

 

[IGBT]

Originally posted by: funboy42
Now that is a new car I could get all worked up about and want to own.

..it's going to be a jewel. local dealers already have a waiting list.