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Originally Posted by FBODYRULES
if the dodge didnt have such tall gearing at the back then it would have bet the g8 to 60,
so when it gets 370hp plus hopefully gearing not as tall ...
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I don't think so. The GT has a 2.92:1 rear ratio - not much difference. Put a 3.46 manual trans ratio on it and it drops half a secnd in the quarter. If a SRt-8 with 425 only just beats it. 20 hp isn't going to get you half a second.
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Honestly, we didn't think we had a chance. The 2008 Pontiac G8 GT is powered by a 6.0-liter V8 rated at 361 horsepower at 5,300 rpm and 385 pound-feet of torque at 4,400 rpm. Steve's Mopar, a virtual twin to the one we tested a few months ago, is packing a 6.1-liter V8 pumping 425 hp and 420 lb-ft of torque.
Both cars left clean, with just a turn or two of tire slip. Then Steve pulled a fender on us. No surprise considering his Bee's torque advantage. But that's all he had. Past 60 mph the Mopar was still just a fender ahead. The Pontiac's six-speed automatic clicked off clean, crisp gearchanges just before its 6,000-rpm rev limiter, and kept pace with that Charger well past 100 mph.
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It's the extra speed in the tranny plus the better weight distribution plus the better rear suspension. Why are you so keen to see that fat-arsed barge go faster?