Originally Posted by shadow13
best friend ordered one of the 1st ones. had some trouble with the rear end at first and some stearing pump issue, on the road coarses. stock it was a pretty fast car and would be door to door. now after a tune from vette tuner danny pop. i can't hang with him any more. the new V has another 100 horse outa the box....i think SRT would have the first 60ft...
EDIT: and my dads car has ticked off low 1.8 60' foots. Stock tires.
Doubt it. Supercharged applications tend to have lots of bottom end torque. A good example: mustangs. My brother has one, and many friends own supercharged ones. Bottom and midrange are great, while horsepower drops off in the top end.
This is solved by switching induction methods: turbocharging. Helion makes a single turbo kit that outperforms many of the upgraded supercharged methods. Obviously, instant boost isn't available anymore, seeing as a turbo isn't spun by the motor directly and lag becomes an issue in bigger turbo applications, but turbo is more efficient and, in my opinion, broadens both power curves better.
Both cars may be supercharged, but the naturally aspirated 6.2 is quite good off the line. My father's 300 SRT puts the hurt on any SRT6 he's raced, dig or roll. Sure it weighs more, but the 300 accomplishes this with 100 horse less (mild mods on 300).
And it's available in stick. I find sticks get off the line better, at least with a capable driver.