Originally Posted by +fireamx
I think one of the biggest things holding the Crossfire back on the 1/4 mile is its gearing, NA or SRT. I mean come on, these cars still have the "Mercedes" mind set. If ya can't drive a 150 mph all day long on the autobahn what good is it?
Well here's a news flash, this aint Germany!
Until somebody figures out how to get around the "Mercedes" programing, (that puts the car into limp mode when the differential is changed to a "lower" gear ratio) I don't think there are going to be any 9 or 10 sec. Crossfires.
I don't drag race anymore myself. But I'd still love to have a 3.73 rear end in my NA car. Even though (with a 6 speed) 1st. gear would almost be worthless, in an automatic (with an aftermarket CAI) 13's would be a distinct possibility.
Just imagine what a SRT (with slicks) could do with 4.10 or 4.56?.
The diff gearing is a set back, personally I'd be extremely happy to have a consistant mid to highish 11 second car without any form of nitrous or even meth and no slicks or stripping of the interior. I'm not what you would consider a drag racer but I just want to get in my car and know what its capable of it's that feeling of knowing you have a super fast car that just makes you feel so empowered