10mm_

I went to the drag strip last night to do some testing since I recently installed ARH mid lengths and a CAI. I'm still racking up miles with the canned Diablo tune before I can have a custom one written, so I think there are still some gains to be had from tuning adjustments.

In the midst of my testing I come down the return road past a parked Hellcat Challenger that I've seen make a ton of passes over the last few weeks and I hear someone yell "can't beat it" as I go by. I wasn't really sure if he was talking to me or what, I paid little attention to it.

Then in the pits I had a few people come up and tell me how the Hellcat guy said he would "eat me up", I just laughed and said "with 250 more hp I should hope so". Then this guy asked if I would run the Hellcat and I said sure why not, I'm just here testing. He mentioned that the Hellcat owner said "as long as you're on motor he will run you".


A little later as I go to make my last pass of the night the Hellcat owner comes over and asks me some generic questions about my car, if I am using my nitrous tonight (I wasn't) what I have been running etc. And then says he wants to run, I said sure.

It was actually a great race, we left at the same time and he made just about the best pass he has ever made, luckily for me so did I



He came back to the pits after the race and was very cordial, he was actually a nice guy. I think the onlookers were doing more of the jabbering, but either way it felt good to take down a car like that. Just goes to show you that the A8 and C7 platform overall is a well matched combination, I pulled a 1.78 60' on that pass on stock 20" runflats.

REDBULLIT

Wow great job, I'm glad you pulled through. Do you think the outcome would've been different if you not had the CAI headers and canned tune?

2HD's2vettes

Very nice!! What were the overall times of both?

thegame

LMAO at the hazards at the end

rcooper

Thanks for posting, 10mm. Do you think that this will show up on the Hellcat forum....hehehe?

10mm_

Guarantee it would have been different, I only beat him by .2

10mm_

There were a few salty people over that LOL. My advice? Don't call people out if you don't have them covered.

10mm_

Got a link? I'll go make an account and post it HAHA

thegame

Agreed , good stuff

BarneyZ

But was HE stock?

All the bozos soiling themselves over these cars don't realize that they're pulling 1000+ pounds more than we are. That's like a half-dozen fat gals jumped in before the race ever started.

Great run!

Streetrod782

Nice kill but I hate to say it but he can't drive. Sounds like he spun for the first 100 feet. Still a very nice kill to chalk up though!!

10mm_

Yep it was stock. 247 more hp than me and stock lol

10mm_

He ran an 11.7 on stock tires on a warm night, that's actually not bad for a stick shift one. Sure some people do better but I wouldn't say he can't drive.

orwollma

Nice pass; looks like you had him right off the line. What were the RTs?

10mm_

His was slightly better than mine, .594 vs .609

eboggs_jkvl

He burned his tires up at the line. Poor lad had !traction. His launch was way too heavy and he really should consider some stickier meats on the rims.

Your A8 just hooked down the track and left him burning up tires and losing time shifting. Giggle...


Elmer

thrilled

I had heard the hellcat is close to the Z06 times in the 1/4.

thegame

What were the trap speeds

Fore58

It was a fair race. .......

Rooster OG

Nicely done!