1/4 mile time for One Lap of America SRT-8

[JMatt]

They just posted results form the 14 mile drag in the One Lap of America race.
the SRT-8 did it in 13.141. Remember, this is a BARELY modified car!

[glhs837]

Well, I don't know about "barely", but the mods to optimize track perfomance in some way offset 1/4 mile, so I would call it representative. Like heavier wheels, the cage, the weight of the fiberglass flares.

[JMatt]

The car has a lot of mods, but most of them are related to suspension, which doesn't do much for 1/4 mile time. The 295 tires may help get the car going better off the line, but they add a lot of rolling resistance the rest of the way as well. Erich thought the hp gains were maybe 25hp. Anyway, the mods that were done, are readily duplicatable by any of us. Aftermarket exhaust is easy to do. It's not like he lowered compression, and added a supercharger (like many lap of america contestants).

Anyway - it's a nice time, and Erich is doing awesome everywhere he goes! I'm still hopind durability could help him capture at least a top 3 overall. He's in 5th overall now.

[SRT8itchy]

I think cleaned up heads and intake, CAI, gutted cats and removed resonators are more than 'barely modified.' I'm a little disappointed that they couldn't break the 13 second mark with those mods. Perhaps the stock SRTs are really about as good as they can get - and that's not a bad thing. By the way, if the DCX team is really using a rescued test mule C, does anyone know what's the axle ratio?

[JMatt]

I believe he has the 3.06 that the rest of us have. However, the outside diameter of his tires is smaller, which should have the effect of improving his ratio over the rest of us.

And yes - it definitely was a C to start with - and an early one at that. He pointed out the VIN number to me and it was low enough to literally laugh. Wrong colors throughout the interior. Wood trim bits, etc. Lots of things left over from when it was a C.

[glhs837]

Originally Posted by SRT8itchy

I think cleaned up heads and intake, CAI, gutted cats and removed resonators are more than 'barely modified.' I'm a little disappointed that they couldn't break the 13 second mark with those mods. Perhaps the stock SRTs are really about as good as they can get - and that's not a bad thing.

Nah, not really. Keep in mind, this one event counts for very little in the over all.And the weight gain of the cage and tires and flares negates some of that. Nobodies going to really abuse the car in the 1/4 and risk the overall race. It's viewed as a lark by the guys, really. And these guys are NOT drag strip demons, they are pretty focused on road racing. Just wait til more cars are out there, with more runs. Then we'll see........ More data points equals better data.

[SRT8itchy]

The DCX website lists the stock ratio on a C as 2.82. Did they change it to 3.06? Who knows what's in that car??

[glhs837]

You can assume it got all the -8s mechanicals.

[JMatt]

Actually, it has a Quaife differential. So there's really no telling what ratio he's got. If I see him Saturday, I'll ask. (I forgot that fact in my earlier post).

[GNSCOTT]

The car is so far beyond stock that its #'s mean nothing. When you add that much weight and do that many mods, it just throws too many variables in the mix.