Today I found out that new dodge trucks are fast.

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Originally Posted by streetstar

Apples to oranges, again. A TA has tranny ratios optimized for performance and acceleration, is a 13 second car from the factory, as well, it sits 3' lower and weighs 1000-1500 pounds less.

It is a more plausible comparison if the trans am engine was installed into a new truck with a truck transmission

Iroc-Z's and Trans Ams ran in the 14's in the 80's with 225-245 hp, but a new truck with 300-350 hp does well to be a 16 second machine

Exactly!

My brother has a '78 GMC that runs 12.20's at 108 in the 1/4. If you are into drag racing you immediately notice that the trap speed is WAY low for that ET. That same engine is a Camaro would be will into the 11's with a trapn speed of 113-114 or better. As much as people don't want to give them credit, the new Hemis are pretty strong for what they are. They are not world beaters, but they are one of the stoutest engines ever put into a regular production pickup. When I say regular production, I'm excluding the supercharged Fords, and SRT 10. They are specialty trucks.