Re: Top 15 Fastest Chevrolets Ever
Spot on.. As much as I LOVE old cars, they new stuff is faster. No question.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: old5.0</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: earntaz</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Also, most of these computer controlled wiz machines have some sort of traction control. Add just that feature to the 60s/70s muscle cars. "Traction controls" make any 16 year old think they're Ronnie Sox ... they have no idea what "feather the throttle" means. </div></div>
I think you're thinking of launch control, which is a completely different animal than traction control. Conventional traction control kills cylinders until the wheels stop spinning. Handy in the snow, useless at the dragstrip. I don't know much of anything about the new Challenger. Does it have launch control? The old one didn't. I don't think any of the American cars have it, but I could be wrong; I don't pay much attention to the late models anymore.
Anyway, launch control on the old Challenger wouldn't have made a bit of difference, because launch control can't make up for the massive power deficit. A stock Stage II Street Hemi in average showroom trim puts down about 290-300 real horsepower to the tires. Not even in the same zip code as the new one. Put Ronnie Sox in a manual trans Hellcat and he could spot the '70 five cars and the leave and still win by two at the stripe. It's a brave new world. </div></div>
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