Will the '08 Challenger be a legal Nhra AA/SA Stocker??? - Page 2

Tony Janes · 06-13-2008, 01:11 PM

I doubt it

Bill Edgeworth · 06-13-2008, 02:25 PM

It’s kind of interesting to speculate what class’s the Challenger will fit in. As I mentioned in another thread in the latest edition of Mopar Muscle there is a small blurb about the Drag Pack car and a large article complete with full specks of the SRT8. The SRT8 has a shipping weight of over 4100# and correct me if I’m wrong but looking at the classification guides there are no ratings for the motor yet. NHRA would have to give the motor a real stout rating right out of the box something like 500hp for the SRT8 to make its way to A/SA however the Drag Pack car being so much lighter It could go AA right out of the box based on the factory hp rating. From Jeff’s comments about the power potential of the new Hemi it could make it a real good combo. Depending on how NHRA handles the car in the classification guide it could make for a real versatile car with the different engine combinations that will be available it should fit in a lot of different classes. However on the other hand the standard Challenger and SRT8 may not be all that appealing at 4100# shipping weight. And, the Drag pack car if it gets much more than the factory HP rating may only work as a SS car. The Drag Pack car might be a little bit of a risky buy if your intentions are to run stock if it got hit with hp a few times it could have no home in stock.

Jeff Lee · 06-13-2008, 09:30 PM

The machine shop I use (MACH Development) recently took a crate engine 6.1L SRT-8 (comes comlete with oil in the crankcase and stock exhaust manifolds) out of the crate and went straight to the dyno. After testing they added larger injectors. At the end of the day, stock cam, stock manifolds, only ignition / fuel re-curve along with larger injectors....550 HP. He said it idled so smooth you could barely hear it running.
Adding some sort of short-stack quasi- Hillborn injector manifold unit brought out 600 HP.
Seems to me they said 22 degrees timing was stock and they brought it up to 28, 30 or 32 degrees and that alone added 50 HP.

denny harvey · 06-14-2008, 10:46 AM

cant wait to line up to one of these at a stop light,just to see what all the bs is about...sure read alot about it..lol..denny

06-13-2008, 01:11 PM	#11
Tony Janes Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Whittier, Ca Posts: 830 Likes: 86 Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Will the '08 Challenger be a legal Nhra AA/SA Stocker??? I doubt it __________________ Tony Janes 7941 STK, SS

06-13-2008, 02:25 PM	#12
Bill Edgeworth Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 258 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Will the '08 Challenger be a legal Nhra AA/SA Stocker??? It’s kind of interesting to speculate what class’s the Challenger will fit in. As I mentioned in another thread in the latest edition of Mopar Muscle there is a small blurb about the Drag Pack car and a large article complete with full specks of the SRT8. The SRT8 has a shipping weight of over 4100# and correct me if I’m wrong but looking at the classification guides there are no ratings for the motor yet. NHRA would have to give the motor a real stout rating right out of the box something like 500hp for the SRT8 to make its way to A/SA however the Drag Pack car being so much lighter It could go AA right out of the box based on the factory hp rating. From Jeff’s comments about the power potential of the new Hemi it could make it a real good combo. Depending on how NHRA handles the car in the classification guide it could make for a real versatile car with the different engine combinations that will be available it should fit in a lot of different classes. However on the other hand the standard Challenger and SRT8 may not be all that appealing at 4100# shipping weight. And, the Drag pack car if it gets much more than the factory HP rating may only work as a SS car. The Drag Pack car might be a little bit of a risky buy if your intentions are to run stock if it got hit with hp a few times it could have no home in stock. __________________ Bill Edgeworth 6471 STK

06-13-2008, 09:30 PM	#13
Jeff Lee VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Anthem, Arizona Posts: 2,766 Likes: 0 Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Will the '08 Challenger be a legal Nhra AA/SA Stocker??? The machine shop I use (MACH Development) recently took a crate engine 6.1L SRT-8 (comes comlete with oil in the crankcase and stock exhaust manifolds) out of the crate and went straight to the dyno. After testing they added larger injectors. At the end of the day, stock cam, stock manifolds, only ignition / fuel re-curve along with larger injectors....550 HP. He said it idled so smooth you could barely hear it running. Adding some sort of short-stack quasi- Hillborn injector manifold unit brought out 600 HP. Seems to me they said 22 degrees timing was stock and they brought it up to 28, 30 or 32 degrees and that alone added 50 HP. __________________ Jeff Lee 7494 D/S '70 AMX

06-14-2008, 10:46 AM	#14
denny harvey Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: pataskala ohio Posts: 132 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Will the '08 Challenger be a legal Nhra AA/SA Stocker??? cant wait to line up to one of these at a stop light,just to see what all the bs is about...sure read alot about it..lol..denny