282 hp e39 540 vs. Charger Hemi - what a joke

O.S. · 01-05-2007, 10:20 AM

i got a stock 2000 540 - manual
so we are sitting at the lights, I have my wife and daughter with me, and next to me is a guy in a new Charger Hemi RT (360 HP) no one else in the car but him...
I did not even think of racing but when the lights turned green we both started rolling and then I noticed him looking at me and giving it all he had, by the time I realized what's going on he was full car length ahead. Well , I stepped on it and by the time we were doing 80-90kmh I pulled more then a half car length on him. His eyes were rolling out of his face with disbelief.

HEMI my a.s.s.

windsor318is · 01-05-2007, 10:24 AM

very nice!!!!(in borat voice) arent those things rated higher than 360 horse?? why do most people than own those think they are the shit!! there nice and all but please.....its still a gay chrysler

Soldo · 01-05-2007, 03:39 PM

People act all bad thanks to Dodge's Marketing tactics with the HEMI's..... they sound nice.... but thats about all i like about them!

jeremy · 01-05-2007, 03:56 PM

5.7 liters V8 340 HP SAE @ 5,000 rpm; 390 ft lb
0-60 in 6.2 seconds

O.S. · 01-05-2007, 04:01 PM

well, that explains it

Quack · 01-05-2007, 04:08 PM

340hp & 390 ft lb of torque & they still can't get the car in the 5sec range from 0-60, what a joke

myndgone · 01-05-2007, 04:32 PM

6.3L ones are beasts though, 420 or so hp...12.8 in a 1/4 mile

still a Dodge

jeremy · 01-05-2007, 04:38 PM

curb weight:

e39=3748 lb
charger=4031 lbs

not that much heavier... i bet he was automatic.. i have a feeling if he was standard, it would be a closer race...

O.S. · 01-05-2007, 05:57 PM

I bet he had an auto tranny. I doubt there are many manual out there.

everlast · 01-05-2007, 10:49 PM

Lol, love it!! Good work! I had SO many people surprised at what a e39 540 could do.. At least they don't just make a fast car by throwing displacement at it.. imagine what a BMW tuned, all aluminum 6.4 liter, uh, I guess that would make it a BMW 564i would be like?!

Word.

Mr.535 · 01-06-2007, 12:00 AM

YES that is awsome. Too many people buy those new dodges thinking they are the fastest cars around. First of all they will never make hemi's like they used to and second congrats to you for showing that guy not to under estimate the power of bimmer.

bcupic · 01-06-2007, 12:01 AM

my friend ha a 6.1L 425hp and he runs 13.3 1/4 mile

Mr.535 · 01-06-2007, 12:08 AM

Well I am not totally hating on dodge I love their cars still but honestly they are trying to hard to remake all the classics like the challenger and soon the cuda most likely. But I guess they do what ever boosts sales which are sky high compared to a few years ago.

jeremy · 01-06-2007, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr.535

YES that is awsome. Too many people buy those new dodges thinking they are the fastest cars around. First of all they will never make hemi's like they used to and second congrats to you for showing that guy not to under estimate the power of bimmer.

it's no worse than people driving bimmers thinking they are the fastest shit around...

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Originally Posted by Mr.535

Well I am not totally hating on dodge I love their cars still but honestly they are trying to hard to remake all the classics like the challenger and soon the cuda most likely. But I guess they do what ever boosts sales which are sky high compared to a few years ago.

not just dodge are doing throw backs.... they are giving the public what they want... i would way sooner have a "new" e30 m3 than the newest one....

everlast · 01-06-2007, 01:09 PM

Touché!