What's going on with Car #7 (a semi-objective analysis)...

[hell on wheels]

a Demon with skinny on front looks like a drag car.

 

[Boris]

Halfway through with wide body install

Engineering yanked it before it was finished for testing.

I'd be surprised if the car looks like this.

 

[hell on wheels]

If the Demon was designed with out the skinny
I would not own one.

 

[Boris]

Put a real 275 tire under a narrow body and sell that with the narrowest front tires allowed by law.
15" wheel conversion from the factory.

These guys are running 200+ in the 1/8th. Timmy said they can make 1200hp, get it done.

 

[DavidKFla]

Put a real 275 tire under a narrow body and sell that with the narrowest front tires allowed by law.
15" wheel conversion from the factory.

These guys are running 200+ in the 1/8th. Timmy said they can make 1200hp, get it done.

The X275 cars are badass.

 

[hell on wheels]

First time in history an auto manufacture got it
Right.

Skinny tire upfront big tire on back.

another reason why I run stock Demon wheels only.

 

[EricG]

a Demon with skinny on front looks like a drag car.

If the Demon was designed with out the skinny
I would not own one.

Doesn't mean it looks great, the offset for the factory wheels is proper with the big tires on the front with the flares, not with the skinnies. I don't see full on "drag cars" with the front skinnies tucked way in when I go to the strip.

 

[hell on wheels]

I love it
Makes the tire look even skinnier

 

[hell on wheels]

BADASS

 

[EricG]

I love it
Makes the tire look even skinnier

Hey man and that's great! I wouldn't exactly drive around embarrassed with a Demon on a full drag pack set up

 

[The Englishman]

Sounds weird to have wide body kit only on the rear,back in the day that’s what we did tho’,looks ok I think.

 

[Illegal_Demon]

Take a look up top. I think the pic looks great and it makes sense for a car like this (lighter, better airflow). Why do we need flares upfront for a drag car?

 

[Speedy!]

I never liked the stick on flares of the Demon/Widebody and thought it looked even more silly with the skinnies up front, but I'm picky.

I'd have rather seen an updated wider rear quarter and or slight tub to fit the wider tire and keep the body lines smooth but understand that would have likely been cost prohibitive.

 

[hell on wheels]

Hey man and that's great! I wouldn't exactly drive around embarrassed with a Demon on a full drag pack set up

If you drive with racing numbers
On your windows.

You will even turn old ladies heads.

 

[Illegal_Demon]

More rumors...some of what this guy makes sense....

 

[BULL]

...some...

 

[DRAGRCR]

OK, so now I am predicting it will have an aluminum Block. They are coming out with crate motors with the aluminum block. It will require less power to run the number. AND they did have issues with durability. So maybe it had something to do with the aluminum block and the machining or assembly procedures. As far as the factory durability testing procedures and damaging motors. Which are surely very hard on any motor. In other words it was likely not the pure horsepower that was damaging motors. Just teething problems with the aluminum.

 

[Illegal_Demon]

OK, so now I am predicting it will have an aluminum Block. They are coming out with crate motors with the aluminum block. It will require less power to run the number. AND they did have issues with durability. So maybe it had something to do with the aluminum block and the machining or assembly procedures. As far as the factory durability testing procedures and damaging motors. Which are surely very hard on any motor. In other words it was likely not the pure horsepower that was damaging motors. Just teething problems with the aluminum.

Insider rumblings or pure guess?

 

[Speedy!]

They're offering aluminum engines in the DC catalog so only makes sense this car would use one I think.

Years ago there was a Mopar branded aluminum block available. My buddy paid big money for one. I think they were actually machined by a company called Arrow that had something to do with Vipers but don't quote me on that, it's been a while. Anyway those blocks never did well. They had porosity issues and were prone to overheating/leaking so they sorta faded away. Kinda made me leery of aluminum.

 

[Boris]

OK, so now I am predicting it will have an aluminum Block. They are coming out with crate motors with the aluminum block. It will require less power to run the number. AND they did have issues with durability. So maybe it had something to do with the aluminum block and the machining or assembly procedures. As far as the factory durability testing procedures and damaging motors. Which are surely very hard on any motor. In other words it was likely not the pure horsepower that was damaging motors. Just teething problems with the aluminum.

I have an aluminum 5.3 block with a s480 on e85 making north of 900hp.
If my dumbass can do it, certainly SRT engineers can.