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RAM Hurricane vs Ford Coyote and Dodge Viper
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Those first gen Vipers are actually slow in a straight line by today's standards. 450hp was a lot back in the 90s. But the Viper is more of a road course car than a drag racerBeating the F150 didn’t surprise me but running that close with the Viper is crazy.
Dewey
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I agree but was still surprised.
Back in 2001 while vacationing in Las Vegas I rented a Viper exactly like the one in this video for a day. Took it out in the desert and had some fun. Felt pretty damn fast to me but yeah cornering was for sure was its strength. I imagine top speed as well but I didn’t push that too much.
Dewey
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Numbers on the Tradesman are really not TOO far off from the Viper R/T 10. Bare bones truck and much lighter than other trims.
Of course RHO and above listed are HO Hurricane’s.
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Biga
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Yea, hopefully they will offer it in lower trims eventually. That said their is something to be said for the SO as it doesn't have the turbo lag of the HO so it's less laggy and has a faster response. The driving impressions of the SO on the Charger SO kind of illustrate that.
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At what elevation were those numbers pulled? Believe the test is in Boulder Colorado, nearly 5500' above sea level which would absolutely slow a vehicle down, especially a NA one. Doubt it was poor shifting. Car and Driver at sea level, in a 2025 HO Limited, got a 4.2 to 60, and a 12.9 quarter on their track.
Dewey
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The video mentioned something about the elevation but I can’t remember what he said.
Those results you listed match with what I posted above. The truck in the video was a SO Hurricane so obviously slightly slower. The HO would have blown the Viper away.
SD Rebel
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TFL is show is done in high elevation which tends to penalize the power of naturally aspirated motors. They usually mention this in all their videos, you need to typically take a second or so off 0-60 and quarter mile times compared to sea level.
Of course this is also an advantage of forced induction motors, as they are penalized less due to elevation changes.
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Hurricane driver fumbled two starts.
He definitely wasn't launching it as hard as he could have, but being a RWD truck, would have been a struggle for traction launching too hard.
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My tire roasting days are behind me. What if he had been in 4Auto?
The truck he had was RWD truck. He didn't have option for 4 auto or 4-high. And 4-high is the better option for a straight drag race. You lose some horsepower through the transfer case in 4-auto. My experience at drag strip with my truck was just over 1/10 is a second slower using 4-auto vs 4-high. And I picked up almost 2 tenths launching in 4-high, then shifting to rwd after the 60'.
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I forgot people still buy 2WD trucks.
Four of the five trucks I own are 2wd. My RAM is the only one that is a 4x4. Most people don't need a 4x4. There are people who own a 4x4 truck that have never engaged 4wd. And the only reason they own a 4x4 is because their local dealer didnt have any 2wd trucks.
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Our boat tow pigs have always been 2wd, never had an issue. Mainly because most ramps in California have textured, ridged & grooved surfacing and far less algae build up. Our 2WD trucks will pull up a 8,000 lbs boat & trailer without a single tire slip.
Then I went to Florida and saw some of the slippiest boat ramps I've ever seen, nearly smooth concrete with algae. I've seen 4x4s fully locked and engaged having issues pulling up jet skis in certain conditions.
