Tuned SHO as fast as SRT8?

[anthonylee337]

Question-I am seeing quarter mile times with just a few mods on the Taurus SHO running in the high 12 seconds. Am I to believe you can run times like the Charger STR8? My car zero to 60 seems real close!

[DJE624]

From what I have seen, it is very close.  With a tuned SHO they may have a couple 10ths on us. Depends on year too.

http://www.zeroto60times.com/

[shoman04]

Question-I am seeing quarter mile times with just a few mods on the Taurus SHO running in the high 12 seconds. Am I to believe you can run times like the Charger STR8? My car zero to 60 seems real close!

From what I have seen, it is very close.  With a tuned SHO they may have a couple 10ths on us. Depends on year too.

http://www.zeroto60times.com/

CLOSE!!! NOT EVEN!!!!!!! 2011 FORD SHO vs SRT8 Charger

[DJE624]

I was looking at '12 Charger SRT8 (12.6) and SHOs with just a tune (12.9?).

[EcoPowerParts]

I was looking at '12 Charger SRT8 (12.6) and SHOs with just a tune (12.9?).

The key is at the track most of the SRT8's have traction issues but the SHO doesn't so the SHO (or Flex) wins. I've not lost to one yet.

[geswek]

The one time I ran my car I did 12.8 on 1/4; I watched Challenger 392 line up few runs later and he couldn't get off the line to save his rear--ended up running 14.9 in the 1/4.

[Needmoreboost]

There have been a couple of Tune only SHO's in the 12.6-12.7 range in good weather.  Remember a drag track is pretty sticky compared to street.  A tuned SHO is going to murder that SRT8 in the 1/8 mile on the street.  Now I would not roll race one like 60 on up.  They trap 4
4-6 mph faster on top end.  As stated most high hp rear drive cars on street tires struggle for traction.  No problemo for SHO....  Unless your way tuned.  Lol

[74d34h]

The one time I ran my car I did 12.8 on 1/4; I watched Challenger 392 line up few runs later and he couldn't get off the line to save his rear--ended up running 14.9 in the 1/4.

I raced a Challenger SRT he asked for it! He was revvin me at a green light I took him up to 80mph then backed off it was a 45mph zone. I had the AC running no effort, too easy. Those cars have a lot HP stock harder to launch.

[shoman04]

On my run vs SRT8 you can hear my "OLD LADY" ( A GREAT "OLD LADY" BAD CAMRA GUY!!!!LOL) say "13.26 he did not have it" She can be little neg, but it was 95deg that night and I was trying to brake 12sec that night but to Hot in HOT ATL. But at 59deg last Nov I made 4 runs of 12.7sec and one 12.669sec. A SS Camero (w/tune upgrade tires, intake manf., and something to his injectors (He wouldn't run me) pull 13.0sec,12.9, 12.8(3), 12.79, last run 12.65. and went home!!!! So all day if you got the SHO set-up right you can run stock SRT8 in the ground!!!!!!
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[EcoBrick Bob]

The day I got 2 - 12 sec runs in my Flex, the best a new  stock 2012 Challenger SRT8 stick could do was 13.5.  Some were worse.  Temp was mid 70's DA 600.

Recently when outside temp was 91 deg at 8 PM and humid, I was losing almost .5 with my G8, over really good air and low temp.

[jim1274]

The one time I ran my car I did 12.8 on 1/4; I watched Challenger 392 line up few runs later and he couldn't get off the line to save his rear--ended up running 14.9 in the 1/4.

I raced a Challenger SRT he asked for it! He was revvin me at a green light I took him up to 80mph then backed off it was a 45mph zone. I had the AC running no effort, too easy. Those cars have a lot HP stock harder to launch.

Might be a lot closer now that Dodge has added launch control to 2013 and up?

http://www.drivesrt.com/news/2013/08/a-launch-control-primer-with-srt-engineer-marty-jagoda.html

Also, there is a significant HP diff between the early and later gen SRT8's, but the 392 referenced above is the later higher HP version.  There are a lot of guys putting blowers on the SRT8's but not sure how they get that on the ground.  Big trouble for any SHO in a rolling start I am thinking.

[SRT82ECOBOOST]

Unless there is a relatively good driver behind the wheel of a bone stock SRT on street tires, you are not going lose most of the time. I would say the tuned SHO wins 7 or 8 times out of 10.

[panther427]

I will never see 12s. Curse u mile high city. 😄

[jim1274]

Unless there is a relatively good driver behind the wheel of a bone stock SRT on street tires, you are not going lose most of the time. I would say the tuned SHO wins 7 or 8 times out of 10.

From your username, you would be the guy who knows.  I am way too easy on my cars, and have never run at a drag strip, but really thought about putting my Livernois tune (sitting in the box FAR too long...) on my SHO and taking that and my SRT8 Challenger to the strip.  Since it is the same shitty driver (me) driving both, it should be a fair comparison.  Nah, a shifty driver (me, again) is gonna do a lot better with the AWD car.  I do miss my SRT8, but probably will be a lot less after the tune.  Both great cars but in different flavors.

[jim1274]

I will never see 12s. Curse u mile high city. 😄

You need to move to the low country!