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S8ER01Z · 10-26-2009, 12:42 PM

Since when is Motortrend a go to on performance stats? Seriously?

CamK18 · 10-26-2009, 12:45 PM

Yeah yeah CAMARO wins again!

I wonder if the results would have been different if better tires/suspension set up were placed on the mustang. Factory to factory though camaro wins

BigDaddy · 10-26-2009, 12:53 PM

Yup...Hennessey does it again =)

khislop007 · 10-26-2009, 12:55 PM

Noyce!!! Go Hennessey!!!

Although I would like to see what the super snake would do with stickier tires!

I would love to fly you guys down to the Cayman Islands to hook me up and transform mine into a HPE650

Mr Smith · 10-26-2009, 12:58 PM

Uhh....Ill take an HPE650 please....To go.

sik68 · 10-26-2009, 01:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by S8ER01Z

Since when is Motortrend a go to on performance stats? Seriously?

Since 1949.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motor_Trend

*KILLER74Z28* · 10-26-2009, 01:07 PM

25thanniversary · 10-26-2009, 01:15 PM

2010 SSRS · 10-26-2009, 01:23 PM

Chevy wins again.

c0rsa180 · 10-26-2009, 01:23 PM

keep up the great work!!!

shevyman · 10-26-2009, 01:26 PM

well its like they said with the stock camaro some suspension tunning and the car would be great or a fun car, now they proved it still and again camaro came out on top. which is a good thing.

now i am not hating on the ford looked good but stylesh in side hahaha its blah, but outside does have a cool look but i still rather stare at the front of a camaro.

S8ER01Z · 10-26-2009, 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sik68

Since 1949.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motor_Trend

Yeah... I know they have been writing a magazine for a long time... once again... Since when is Motortrend a 'go to' on performance stats?

Stew · 10-26-2009, 02:26 PM

IMHO if the Challenger had been a full strength car, instead of getting one with the completely wrong motor, which all test stats are based on.

Quote:

You could call what the SpeedFactory guys endured a comedy of errors, except that none of it was even remotely funny. From the start, they were behind the eight-ball; Chrysler's bankruptcy woes meant six-speed manual SRT8s were nowhere to be found.

As for the mysterious case of the missing horsepower, that turned out to be a barely believable mishap during the second last-minute motor swap. Apparently, when replacing the dysfunctional aluminum Hemi with the 525-horsepower crate motor (per the original Stage 5 specs), SpeedFactory was delivered and installed a stock 6.2-liter SRT8 Hemi instead, essentially returning their Challenger full circle.

Crowley · 10-26-2009, 02:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by S8ER01Z

Yeah... I know they have been writing a magazine for a long time... once again... Since when is Motortrend a 'go to' on performance stats?

Since about 1949 .. they do these tests and then record them. You can look at different cars and then review different stats against each other

Crowley

10-26-2009, 12:45 PM	#16
CamK18 Drives: 2010 1LT Vic Red Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Cambridge, Ontario Posts: 159	Yeah yeah CAMARO wins again! I wonder if the results would have been different if better tires/suspension set up were placed on the mustang. Factory to factory though camaro wins __________________

10-26-2009, 12:53 PM	#17
BigDaddy Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 126	Yup...Hennessey does it again =) __________________

10-26-2009, 12:55 PM	#18
khislop007 ZEUSS Drives: Hard! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Cayman Islands Posts: 2,567 View My Garage	Noyce!!! Go Hennessey!!! Although I would like to see what the super snake would do with stickier tires! I would love to fly you guys down to the Cayman Islands to hook me up and transform mine into a HPE650 __________________

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10-26-2009, 12:42 PM	#15
S8ER01Z Drives: Camaro Z28 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: NC Posts: 447	Since when is Motortrend a go to on performance stats? Seriously?

10-26-2009, 12:58 PM	#19
Mr Smith Born again Hot Rodder Drives: Black 1SS/RS LS3 M6 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Cartoon City, Nevada Posts: 680 View My Garage	Uhh....Ill take an HPE650 please....To go.

10-26-2009, 01:23 PM	#23
2010 SSRS Drives: 3 V8 Camaros Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Ocean State Posts: 111,187 View My Garage	Chevy wins again.

10-26-2009, 01:23 PM	#24
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10-26-2009, 01:26 PM	#25
shevyman Drives: 2010 Camaro SS IOM Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: california Posts: 1,734 View My Garage	well its like they said with the stock camaro some suspension tunning and the car would be great or a fun car, now they proved it still and again camaro came out on top. which is a good thing. now i am not hating on the ford looked good but stylesh in side hahaha its blah, but outside does have a cool look but i still rather stare at the front of a camaro.

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