Dodge Challenger

[MONKEYmark]

just started to talking to an american car owner who does the drag strips, a couple own a smart looking american car. he does all his own work. his wife is into it and supports his passion too. below is email with specs of there car.

pretty impressive looking car. 10.13 @ 134.58 MPH

 

Below pics from AVON Park

 

http://www.surepixuk.plus.com/cars/root/et_classes/pro_et/dave_napier/ap0406_c4405.jpg

 

 

http://www.surepixuk.plus.com/cars/root/et_classes/pro_et/dave_napier/ap0408_c5798.jpg

 

There is a good album of pics on Feel-the-Noise - link:

Race Cars - ET Classes - Pro ET - Dave Napier (please ignore the funny face Tig's pulling on one photo!)

Also if you type Tig Napier in google, it should find pics from Eurodragster and various other sites.

we have a Torqueflite 727 reverse pattern manual valve body with a B&M shifter. All that means is there's no clutch but you still have to change gear using the shifter, and the reverse pattern bit means the gears are the other way round to a normal auto box, so you pull the shifter back to change up instead of pushing it forward. You are right about the approx. 700bhp ATW, Dodge specs are as follows (well, you DID ask) :-)

Tigs Challenger Specs @ 27/2/2005

 

 

 

Car ‘74 Dodge Challenger

 

Weight 3916 LB with driver

 

Full interior, (bar back seat) Kirkey aluminium seats

 

5-point harness.

 

Wilwood 4 pot caliper front discs

 

10 point roll bar. Drive shaft loop. Fire extinguisher. 2 Trunk mounted batteries.

 

Chassis ties, 6-pak hood (6 inch).

 

Be-Cool 2-row aluminium radiator

 

Moroso Electric water pump (no thermostat)

 

 

 

ENGINE

 

’99 M/P Mega 4 bolt block 4.5 bore

 

’99 M/P 4.15 stroker crank

 

ATi super damper

 

Ross Racing Pistons lightweight forged. Ross rings.

 

Manley sportsman steel rods, ARP bolts

 

Clevite bearings, ARP studs throughout.

 

Comp cams roller cam .737 lift with Comp cams roller lifters and smith bros. push rods

 

Cloyes true roller hex adjust timing chain

 

Milodon external oiling single line

 

Milodon sump

 

Balanced & Lightened

 

 

 

HEADS

 

Indy 572 - 13.

 

2.3 in, 1.88 ex, 81cc chambers (closed)

 

Jesel 1.6 ratio roller rockers (gives total lift of .737 in)

 

Spray bar oiling

 

Not ported

 

 

 

IGNITION SYSTEM

 

MSD 6AL Ignition module (7200rpm soft cut rev. limiter)

 

MSD Billet Distributor

 

MSD 8.5mm plug leads

 

 

 

 

 

GOING IN

 

Holley Dominator 160 GPH fuel pump

 

-12 fuel lines

 

Holley 1050 cfm Dominator carb

 

Indy 440 –3 single plane dominator pattern extensively modified

 

K&N 5 x 14 filter and max flow top

 

 

 

GOING OUT

 

Hooker Super Comp weld-up kit 2 1/4" headers 4" collectors.

 

Dual 3" exhausts

 

3" Flowmaster mufflers and Supertrapps

 

 

 

 

 

GEARBOX

 

’69 727 Auto

 

ATi 8 inch converter (custom)

 

B&M flex plate (8 bolt)

 

B&M Pro ratchet shifter

 

M/P deep sump

 

Griner reverse pattern manual, rear band apply valve body.

 

Billet steel front drum 6 clutch.

 

Race plates & kolene steels

 

4 pinion planetary gears front and rear.

 

Bolt in sprag

 

Oiling mods.

 

4.2 arm.

 

Solid servos

 

Trans cooler (run with – 6 lines in series with stock cooler)

 

 

 

REAR

 

Dana 60

 

4 spider LSD

 

Richmond 4:10 ring and pinion

 

 

 

SUSPENSION

 

Rear: - Caltracs, rancho shocks, Landrum monoleaf springs & pinion snubber

 

Front: - Stock, Small Block torsion bars, Competition Engineering adj. shocks (set at 90 / 10)

 

 

 

WHEELS & TYRES

 

Front Centreline Convo Pros 4½ x 15 M/T 26 x 4½ x 15 8-ply tyres

 

Rear Centreline Convo Pros 8½ x 15 5" back spacing 275 x 60 x 15 tyres

 

Race rear Centreline Convo Pros 8½ x 15 with 29.5" x 10.5" Mickey Thompson slicks (Biggest I can get underneath)

 

 

 

RESULTS

 

¼ mile times:

 

Best E.T. of 10.13 @ 134.58MPH

 

Best MPH of 135.68 on a 10.19 E.T.

 

Best 60’ of 1.503

 

Best 1/8 mile of 6.49 @ 107.63MPH (All from Avon Park)

 

Over winter Tig found a couple of things not quite as they should be, so we're hoping to go a bit quicker this year. And we've ordered a Keith Black aluminium block from the States to build a 572ci motor, that's to go in next year. We looked into a Turbo set up but it would cost far too much as we'd have to upgrade the chassis as well as getting all the engine bits and new engine. Don't think we weren't tempted though, twin turbos on similar Chrysler blocks in the States are producing over 2400hp!

Hope you haven't nodded off yet http://cdn-cf.aol.com/se/smi/0201d20638/01

Cheers,

Cath & Tig

[Bobbeh]

Cool car

[geoffvalenti]

Don't get me started on this one again

 

It takes me back to the time when a lot of us were running similar cars, albeit not so modded, as daily drivers. Those were definitely the days

 

Problem being, with them all being 30+ years old, its not really practical these days, hence the Supra

[Pete]

Those were definitely the days

I'll be saying that about Supras one day

[Gaz Walker]

I'll be saying that about Supras one day

 

Yep! "When I was a lad, we did 180mph on the M1 racing Porsches" etc

 

Gaz.

[Supragal]

Yep! "When I was a lad, we did 180mph on the M1 racing Porsches" etc

 

Gaz.

Ha! Proof

[dude]

Cool car , nice bonnet !!!

 

 

 

Bet it cant hit 187 mph and sit in traffic all day , Kowalski lives !!!!

 

Dude

[MONKEYmark]

3916 pound with driver and it still launches with front wheels off the ground with 700hp. i love the sound of the big v8 cars. its got a huge spec list, dont mention what ICE system he has in the car. was reading about v8 engines last night.

 

still a cool car even if it is old school.

[michael]

I followed one of those from the M62 to York Dragway last season, I was in a 1.8 Vectra and all over him, then we got to one of those really long straights

 

(Caught him on the twisty bits though)

 

Cracking machines, great to watch those huge tyres flex as they dig in before the wheels lift.

[Pete]

Yep! "When I was a lad, we did 180mph on the M1 racing Porsches" etc

 

Gaz.

Nah - it was an M3 CSL