May 2011 HotRod, '08-'11 Dodges are POS's

[TC]

Story is on Page 74, you guys read this stuff??

"Axle breaks(anytime the car hooks up)"

Cam limited

Pistons fail at any level.

Crank bends at 650hp

Rods break at 600hp


Are these cars really what they are cracked up to be?? Or just more OEM POS's to satisfy the masses??

[Schtauffer]

Re: May 2011 HotRod, '08-'11 Dodges are POS's

Uhmm... maybe the engineers didn't engineer them for nitrous and blowers and stuff?

Everyone knows that Mustangs and Camaros and Vettes and Challengers are going to be modified. Certainly especially in the case of the Mustang, they are over-engineered, knowing that many of them will not stay stock for long. It's pretty insane when a car can go 8's on the factory third member, but all of the sudden that is the standard a car has to be engineered to??

[just_james]

Re: May 2011 HotRod, '08-'11 Dodges are POS's

The comment on the pistons failing "at any power level" is due detonation, not merely upping the power.

What naturally aspirated car can be modded to put out 600/600 to the wheels with out significant motor and drivetrain reinforcements? ???

[Brian Lohnes]

Re: May 2011 HotRod, '08-'11 Dodges are POS's

I've seen more than one stock CTS-V completely explode the center chunk of the IRS on the drag strip.

[Junk Whisperer]

Re: May 2011 HotRod, '08-'11 Dodges are POS's

They're just not built for repeated abuse. ~J/W.

[Caveman Tony]

Re: May 2011 HotRod, '08-'11 Dodges are POS's

I've seen more than one stock CTS-V completely explode the center chunk of the IRS on the drag strip.

What the heck are those centers based on? a Dana35 eggshell carrier?

[Barry Donovan]

Re: May 2011 HotRod, '08-'11 Dodges are POS's

They're just not built for repeated abuse. ~J/W.

hasn't oem been designed for oem, forever now?

I am still trying to find a used 2.7 liter charger..
have not even found one.. unless they are new for 11?

can't find one not even video.

its new chassis, and rwd..lucky to have it.

[SpiderGearsMan]

Re: May 2011 HotRod, '08-'11 Dodges are POS's

I've seen more than one stock CTS-V completely explode the center chunk of the IRS on the drag strip.

What the heck are those centers based on? a Dana35 eggshell carrier?

better - GETRAG

[moparmaniac07]

Re: May 2011 HotRod, '08-'11 Dodges are POS's

They're just not built for repeated abuse. ~J/W.

hasn't oem been designed for oem, forever now?

I am still trying to find a used 2.7 liter charger..
have not even found one.. unless they are new for 11?

can't find one not even video.

its new chassis, and rwd..lucky to have it.

2.7's were only put into the rental Chargers

[purplecobra]

Re: May 2011 HotRod, '08-'11 Dodges are POS's

Blame the cheap Germans.

[Scott Liggett]

Re: May 2011 HotRod, '08-'11 Dodges are POS's

I've seen more than one stock CTS-V completely explode the center chunk of the IRS on the drag strip.

And you didn't film it? Not once? Bad Brian. Bad!!

[ford141]

Re: May 2011 HotRod, '08-'11 Dodges are POS's

They're just not built for repeated abuse. ~J/W.

hasn't oem been designed for oem, forever now?

I am still trying to find a used 2.7 liter charger..
have not even found one.. unless they are new for 11?

can't find one not even video.

its new chassis, and rwd..lucky to have it.

2.7's were only put into the rental Chargers

And fleet cars, we have 2 of them at work. What a POS. The power steering doesn't work when they are cold. Both are 2 years old with ~50K on them.

[miketblsr]

Re: May 2011 HotRod, '08-'11 Dodges are POS's

I've seen more than one stock CTS-V completely explode the center chunk of the IRS on the drag strip.

Drag strip, hell driving down the highway. lol thats why I bought a vette instead of the ctsv. Also the vette is more practical!!!!!!

[milkovich]

Re: May 2011 HotRod, '08-'11 Dodges are POS's

Brave talk about axles from someone with a 7.5" behind their LS1. As far as I'm concerned, we need to start forming class action suits against detroit when they put IRSs in muscle cars.

[moparmaniac07]

Re: May 2011 HotRod, '08-'11 Dodges are POS's

They're just not built for repeated abuse. ~J/W.

hasn't oem been designed for oem, forever now?

I am still trying to find a used 2.7 liter charger..
have not even found one.. unless they are new for 11?

can't find one not even video.

its new chassis, and rwd..lucky to have it.

2.7's were only put into the rental Chargers

And fleet cars, we have 2 of them at work. What a POS. The power steering doesn't work when they are cold. Both are 2 years old with ~50K on them.

I guess I meant fleet, but it was a rental I read about.