Wednesday, February 24, 2016

New Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat

The New Dodge Hellcat would be a perfect choice if you looking for a new muscle car but of course it's not a cheap one it's going to be a little expensive. MSRP starts around 60,000 Which really isn't to bad considering the amount of power this car comes with. Monthly payments would be around 850 as well.  This car is a front engine, rear wheel drive 2 door coupe like most muscle cars are. The engine is a 6.2 liter or 370 cu in or 6166 cc of raw power. It has a supercharger with a inter-cooler and of course the all american iron block with aluminum heads and 8 cylinders. She puts out around 707 hp at the rear at 6000 rpm and 650 lb-ft at 4000 rpm but it has setting in the dash where you are able to turn it the power up and down just in case of bad weather or for whatever reason. The car has a 6-speed manual transmission so it's definitely going to be a fun toy to play around with and really get a feel of the power while shifting some gears. This car will just be a weekend car because the MPG is 13/21 which isn't to bad but that isn't going to cut it for a daily driver so I wouldn't recommend this car if it's going to be your everyday vehicle. For the amount of power this comes with the price it really low. Any other american car with this amount of power will cost you close to a 100 thousand. It's not the fastest American muscle car but it does have the most horsepower for the factory. You will most likely simile from cheek to cheek the whole time you're driving it.





Friday, February 19, 2016

Powerstroke vs Duramax vs Cummins

Are you looking to buy a new truck because there are a lot of good ones out there but you have to make sure you pick the right ones for your need. The three main trucks people talk about are Chevy, Ford and Dodge all American. Chevy owns the Duramax engine, Ford has the Powerstroke and Dodge has the Cummins which are all great engine but just with a little difference. Now I'm comparing the top engines in these trucks. Dodge and Ford have both Iron engine blocks while the Chevy has Iron Aluminum and what the means is you're going to get the same about about power but with a smaller and lighter engine. Which equals you being able to use the power towards pulling instead of just moving your own truck. Just that alone subtracted around 300 pounds off the engine which will help you in the long run. All engines are around the same size which is 6.6 liters or about 400 cubic inches only differences is the Dodge has 6 cylinders and the rest has 8. All three comes with a turbocharger the Ford comes with two. Most diesel engines  has one and what that does is force more air into the engine block so give the truck more horsepower and torque. The Chevy is rated at 365 hp and 660 lb-ft at 1800 rpm while the other are 350 hp and 650 lb-ft but the Dodge can reach this at 1500 rpm which would mean it works last as hard to get the same power because it doesn't have to spin as fast. To me I would go with the Chevy because it's lighter and produces more power at only 300 rpm and also backed by a Allison Transmission.