Well, we ran them this morning.
Conditions 50 degrees, calm, humidity 30%, elevation 4980ft per the NAV. In Tow/Haul mode 1/4 tank of fuel, no spare, tailgate up, mirrors out, no Toneau cover. Wing ON
Charger just has Mopar CAI, Traction control OFF.
We did 2 races, both from a dig..
Fist race, 3 honks, Launch at 1200 rpm, I have some tire spin, nothing bad at all, he has 0 tire spin. top of first gear I have 1/2 truck length on him, hit second, nice bark on the 1-2, 60,70,80 mph still holding the 1/2 length shift into 3rd around 81,82 he starts closing the gap, 92,93,95 at 98 mph we are dead even, this is just beyond the 1/4 mile after that he starts walking me, we shut off at 115 and he was 1.5 lenghts ahead
Second race, Launch at 1500, same amount of tire spin, I pulled him by almost a full length, his front end was at my rear 1/4 panel, same thing, I could hold him off up until 3rd where he would close the gap, at around 96-98 mph we are dead even, then he starts pulling on me, shut down at 105 he has me by 1 full car length.
I am very pleased. These cars will trap in the mid-hi 90's in the 1/4 mile at Bandimere in Denver which is at 6000 ft of elevation before the corrected DA factor which 8 out of 10 times we are over 7000 ft
So, I gave the charger everything it could handle in a 1/4 race, they have a great 3rd gear and upper end, I am sure aerodynamics, etc start really coming into play..
We will probaby go to the track later in the month to get a timeslip, with everything the way it sits, I might have a slight advantage.. they are great running cars, however this big truck does very well I am at 1300 miles he is at 3300ish, so they both will break in more! :rock:
