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Real Mopar Drag Testing
Posted February 22 2007 01:11 PM by gclark 
Filed under: Miscellaneous, Plymouth Duster

The weather cooperated with us this week and we were able to get a real test of the 500ci aluminum Hemi powered Duster.


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Since it hadn't been down the track at all before this test, nobody knew what to expect. For the first run we needed to know how the suspension was setup, how the transmission shifted, etc. After the first run the four-link rearend was adjusted and that helped. A few more changes and the car ran 5.19 at 135mph in the 1/8 mile! With 60-ft. time of 1.13 we know it'll launch. A few motor tweaks, some minor changes to the suspension and we might dip below 5.00.
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Reader Comments:
1. Wow thats an awesome shot!! There definitly needs to be more of that in the magazine.
Blown hemi's rock!!

MadMan72    - Posted February 26 2007 10:36 PM

 
2. If you like the blown Hemi drag stuff, you'll love the car I'm working on now. It's a full-tube chassis, double frame rail car that will be bodied with a fiberglass '70 Barracuda Pro-mod body. Of course a blown Hemi for power.

Email Randy if you want to see it in the magazine, he might have the opinion that it's a little to "wild" for the pages of Mopar Muscle!

BadFish    - Posted November 28 2007 08:23 AM

 
3. I drag a 70 plymouth. Not a hemi though Somday, I hope. Thats sick.
Do you know where I can get some Heads.

ndgrunt    - Posted March 22 2008 10:45 AM

 
4. nice ride, did you set the 4 link pinion angle at 1 degree down?

MOPAR1962    - Posted April 11 2008 03:47 PM

 
5. Awesome car! Things like it belong in Mopar Muscle for sure. Keep it off the fence and good luck!

P.Fogel    - Posted April 21 2008 10:07 AM

 
6. niceeee. whats it weigh and why not an avenger or daytona ? I know the answer already , its a bad as. looking car thumbs up.with the avenger body or daytona ya may gain a 10th haha

mopar3762    - Posted May 25 2008 07:52 AM

 
7. hi,nice car, what transmision and gear ratio have this car???

jeff_gelacio    - Posted July 29 2008 11:04 PM

 
8. nice ride, it sure paks the frt. end nice and straight.Perfect sqwat too!Thats definatley a sinister ride.

moparsik    - Posted September 15 2008 12:47 AM

 

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