show us your 1st gen chargers

[BSB67]

With a full interior? No fiberglass?

Yes, full interior. No glass. 4150lbs

 

[Maxrat]

Yes, full interior. No glass. 4150lbs

That really good. Wallace Racing calculator, based on weight and time, says you should have around 515 hp to pull that weight through the traps.

 

[David Stillie]

Here's my '67. Love driving this beast!
I cant believe how well it handles.
Never owned a B-body before. I was expecting "boat-like" handling, this thing is on rails!

 

[qkcuda]

Other than the massive tires, what,if anything did you do to the suspension? Mine will need new shocks at a minimum. It is more boat like right now.

 

[David Stillie]

Other than the massive tires, what,if anything did you do to the suspension? Mine will need new shocks at a minimum. It is more boat like right now.

All new rubber bushings, tie rods and joints.MP xhd torsion bars. I added 2 extra leafs to the rear springs. KYB shocks (the ones everyone says are too stiff) 2 inch lowering blocks on the rear. I aligned it at home with a string and a bubble level. Max caster, 1/2 degree neg. camber. 1/16" toe in. I resealed the power steering box, adjusted it nice and tight. Also rebuilt the steering coupler.

 

[BSB67]

That really good. Wallace Racing calculator, based on weight and time, says you should have around 515 hp to pull that weight through the traps.

Thanks.

Not sure what calculator you used, and which "horsepower" it gives. It's most accurate to use trap mph and weight, not et. Also, the mph, corrected to J607 standard conditions is over 122 mph. And finally, this is still a "net" horsepower number verses an engine gross horsepower number you get from the engine dyno

 

[Maxrat]

Thanks.

Not sure what calculator you used, and which "horsepower" it gives. It's most accurate to use trap mph and weight, not et. Also, the mph, corrected to J607 standard conditions is over 122 mph. And finally, this is still a "net" horsepower number verses an engine gross horsepower number you get from the engine dyno

I was just curious what the hp might be with the info given. Running a heavy body full interior first generation Charger in the 11's is awesome.

 

[BSB67]

I was just curious what the hp might be with the info given. Running a heavy body full interior first generation Charger in the 11's is awesome.

Thanks.

Just pointing out that you can, and will get several different hp answers from on line calculators and you need to understand the details of those if you want to get anything meaningful from them.

 

[Maxrat]

Thanks.

Just pointing out that you can, and will get several different hp answers from on line calculators and you need to understand the details of those if you want to get anything meaningful from them.

I didn't expect it to be accurate.

 

[BSB67]

I didn't expect it to be accurate.

Then you do understand

 

[Maxrat]

Then you do understand

Not yet -- what does your 508 dyno at? Curious how much hp it takes to send a 4150 lb full interior Charger through the 1/4 mile in 11's. Somewhere between 520 and 600? I suspect on the higher end. Automatic? with 323 gears.

 

[droptop]

Here is my 66 from years ago. Daffodil yellow with white interior 383 4 barrel auto. Regret letting this one get away.

 

[RemCharger]

Not yet -- what does your 508 dyno at? Curious how much hp it takes to send a 4150 lb full interior Charger through the 1/4 mile in 11's. Somewhere between 520 and 600? I suspect on the higher end. Automatic? with 323 gears.

Brand new with 425hp they were around 14.1 ish. If you add 100hp per second....

 

[BSB67]

Not yet -- what does your 508 dyno at? Curious how much hp it takes to send a 4150 lb full interior Charger through the 1/4 mile in 11's. Somewhere between 520 and 600? I suspect on the higher end. Automatic? with 323 gears.

Yes, automatic. Your estimate range is pretty good. I like to stick with the car's actual track performance because that takes out the dyno BS that floats around on the internet and magazines. On one guys dyno it might have 560, another maybe 620.

 

[440 4 speed]

Our Charger on the trip to the 50th Anniversary of the Charger at the Walter P Chrysler Museum.

 

[440 4 speed]

Don’t know how the other 2 pictures are there.

 

[440 4 speed]

Picture was taken at Manitowoc.

 

[BSB67]

Our Charger on the trip to the 50th Anniversary of the Charger at the Walter P Chrysler Museum.View attachment 967363

For me, the attitude/stance and tire size of the 1st gen cars needs to be just right to look good. Yours is perfect.

 

[RemCharger]

It took about 4 sets of leafs to finally get it there lol

 

[440 4 speed]

It took about 4 sets of leafs to finally get it there lol

A little exaggeration there. KIDS a four letter word.