how fast is your charger?

[Mrs.Caveman]

hi guys!i was just wondering if you guys ever checked the top speed of your car!im sure you did and so what was your top speed?i know the speed limit is 70mph but....:)Veronika

[greenpigs]

 

I am just thankful it moves let alone what it tops out at. With 4.10 gears 110 MPH would be pushing it & I would punk out before that most likely.

[mikesbbody]

only had mine up to about 90mph on the Highway (28 tall rear tire and 3.55's) it had much more left but we don't have the long roads they have over in the States plus, you can only go so fast before 1. you run out of road or run into Traffic or 2. get busted
For speeding. The 1/4 mile is the place to really put your foot down IMO.

[Road Dog]

Years ago I did an indicated 145 mph on the speedo and it had lots left.The engine builder told me the car would probably top at 165 mph.

[Dodgecharger74]

had my old 73 440 carat 130 mph hard to keep it on the ground floats real bad

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

had my old 73 440 carat 130 mph hard to keep it on the ground floats real bad

Same here...I had mine up to 131.2 mph (as indicated on my GPS) and it was pretty scary

[jb666]

Had my Z06 up to 145 once for a quick blast, but the Charger's never been more than 80.... Yet... It'll go a bit more than that this  year when it hits the track.

[Khyron]

The speed limit here is 65 ...... thats it *looks around for cops*

[Cooter]

In an old car with stock suspension, there's only about 10 LBs on each wheel holding the damn thing on the road @100 Plus speeds...Go ahead and try it...No offense Veronicka, but that crotch rocket your sitting on? The drivers are typically called "Organ Donors" here, for a reason..Top speed? Don't know, and too smart to try and find out..

[Paladin]

      I had a real reason to open mine up when a fellow trooper got in a bad way and requested assistance.  I live in a 3,000 square mile county with one town in it, and we have over 70 miles of rural interstate that runs through the middle.  Backup is often a long ways off.  It buried the speedometer (150 MPH Rally which was checked for accuracy) before I had to start shutting it back down.  

     It has a 440 punched out .030 over with a balanced lower assembly, oversize brakes, and some suspension work running a 727 and a 2.76 Sure Grip.  It was just as stable had high speeds as any patrol unit I ever had, inlcuding a 2002 LS1 Camaro.  I am retired now, but the car is still known among the area troopers by the name it earned those years ago:

    "The Beast".

May God bless America,

Paladin

[RallyeMike]

170mph. That was in a sanctioned, legal event on a public highway. Combo is 383 +.30, A833 overdrive, and 3.23 gears.

[NYCMille]

Radar verified at 153 mph...

[Brock Samson]

  Never got much over 110, maybe 112 but the front gets so floaty i don't really need to go cartwheeling off the road... 
  But i question your criteria,.. there's fast as in top end speed, and there's quick as in 0-60 acceleration..
  It's a question of areodynamics and gearing mostly for top speed... and again gearing and torque for that pin you back in the seat sudden brutal accerleration, two different things in my mind, a kick ass car will have both... I like my car because getting on the freeway it skedaddles from say 30 MPH to 80 in a few seconds, that's what it likes to do, it always seems to thank me for that...   

[twodko]

Plenty fast enough to get me in trouble.

[six-tee-nine]

Owning a classic muscle car is not about driving it faster than 100mph but it's all about getting at that speed as fast as you can.

[ChargerSG]

141 mph on a old runway, but if it where longer it would be higher. But at that speed it got really scary at the end

[triple_green]

pulls easily beyond 120 MPH

quarter mile 15.0 at 88 mph

total stock 383 hp 3.23 sure grip 28" tires

[moparnole]

I had my old '69 up to 60 mph one time,but of course it was on a trailer

[Brass]

I've done a handful of blasts up to about 120 or so and the speedo is close to what the GPS says.  The car seemed stable enough and with a 3.23 and 26.6" tires, the RPM's were probably cresting 5K by then.  (Got to get a tach this summer.) 

[Mrs.Caveman]

thanks guys!i know they are not for 150+mph!i was just curious!i prefer the quick accelaration then fast driving with them!hell im just happy to hear the engine the looks and cruise at30!organ donors,i had my share of accident but was lucky to walk away with broken fingers!my top speed was 260km/h on my gsx-r 600k5!its crazy i know but sometimes have to just put your foot down!dont think it can be scarier in the charger!but i would never rev her too much my ,would never hurt her,was waiting for her way too long!thanks guys,Veronika

[G-man]

Not fast enough. When i can get it to 200mph, then it will be ok.

[Mrs.Caveman]

guess since they used them in nascar with proper engine combo,brakes and suspension they could be fast!does anyone know what tire size they used in nascar for them?thanks,Veronika

[NHCharger]

She can't do a smokey burn out but there' something to be said for 2.71 highway gears

[NHCharger]

Important note. Make sure you erase ALL the info off your GPS before the wife uses it

[stripedelete]

In an old car with stock suspension, there's only about 10 LBs on each wheel holding the damn thing on the road @100 Plus speeds...Go ahead and try it...No offense Veronicka, but that crotch rocket your sitting on? The drivers are typically called "Organ Donors" here, for a reason..Top speed? Don't know, and too smart to try and find out..

Your right, it seems they really do fly.  I remember a first hand account from a couple of Dodge salesman who took one out on an unopened intersate.  They said the steering wheel became nearly irrelevant and had they hit a squirrel they were finished.

[Brock Samson]

 ya' know this question has come up before 'n how a stock 318 car could do 150 with plenty left eludes me... 

[ChargerSG]

I did 120mph with my 70 318 but it have some more left, but it took a whole runway to i had to break so i dident hit the woods

[Brock Samson]

i mentioned this thread to my 'ol lady,.. 'n she instantly voluntereed how she got her mom's impala up to 140 on the way home from high school one day...  
My cars heavily modified with well over 500 HP, basicly comletely rebuilt with HEMI suspension parts and I'm afraid she'll go air born over 115,.. but you guys bury the needle with lots more left...    

[BlueSS454]

I've had mine up to 110.  It was still pulling good too.  I have no doubt it could probably hit 130-135 but I'm not sure if I want to take it up that fast since I really don't know what the redline of the engine is.  I'm assuming it's low since it came out of a 1974 motorhome.
I've had my 70 SS Chevelle up to I'm not really sure since the speedo stops at 120 and it was still pulling hard up to 6000 RPM  .

[Chris]

Had the Ralley up to 95 last summer 340/416 stroked, didnt want to go any faster for fear of hurting myself or the car!

[nvrbdn]

my boy asked me whats gona happen when people wanna run me from a stop light? you know it will happen. well i just told him " just because you can, you dont have to prove it to nobody."

[Cooter]

The reason I don't do the "top speed" thing anymore is when I was about 16 Y/O, My brother bought an original '69 Charger R/T, B5 Blue with white tail stripe, Console Auto bucket seat B5 interior. Had a 383 in it when he got it, but he located a '69 440 for it and "Built" it..

Wasn't long after that that one of our HS buddies would "Talk sh*t" about a 2BBL 302 1968 Cougar he had doing "A buck 50" through the bottom here, well my brother wasn't one to take this as the typical BS it was, so here we go....

I'm in the back seat, "Goose" was in the pass. front seat, and my borther driving. We get that 'ol Charger up to around 110 on the 2 BBL, then he says to Goose: "you wanna see 150 MPH??" He floors it and we get to around 135 MPH, as that was all it would do with wind resistance and what not, and the next words I will never forget....

"Now, you WATCH this Goose"...He begins to turn the steering wheel about a 1/4 turn both ways and the car doesn't turn...I said "Set this thing back down on the road and lemme outta here!"...

That was the last time I ever rode with my brother in that car..

[C5X DAYTONA]

140 mph is shows on my GPS on the front strait at Willow Springs Raceway in my white 69 Charger Daytona.  I got a speeding ticket a few years back in an my original 69 Daytona that I put 2.76s in, that ticket said 140+.  Officer said his car only went 140 and I was gone..  Chased me for about 8 miles on the I-10 till I got a phone call that a CHP was chasing me.  I had no idea he was way back there.. I was just out for a little cruise.     Had the needle bouncing on the M on MPH with my old 69 Daytona clone with a 500CI wedge, 3.23s and a gear vendor overdrive..  I don't speed anymore.   Wait.  Got a speeding ticket last week in my 72 Rallye Challenger..    Yep,  I support our local Sheriff's.   I don't encourage anyone to speed.  But please stay out of the fast lane...Thank You..

[Brass]

Getting a ticket is never good but when I do, I usually consider it the tax I pay for the privilege to speed.  Though once I felt the ticket was inordinately steep and actually got a speeding ticket on my way to court to contest it.      At least I prevailed in getting the first reduced by 2/3.

[Kern Dog]

In 2004 I was heading to Reno for the Hot August Nights shindig. At the time the 70 had a reringed 77 440 and 3.55 gears. I ran it up to 130 for a short time. I had already made upgrades to the suspension including a full rebuild with poly bushings, 1" T bars, 1.1/8 front sway bar, 7/8" rear bar and 18 inch rims and tires. The car felt totally stable and not much wind noise considering all 4 windows were down. The loud pedal was about an inch off of the floor.
I have since stepped up to a stroked 440 that is certainly capable of higher top speeds with the right gearing.
I have a 4.10 diff in it now. I could  probably wind it up to 150 if I wanted to fit my engine in a 5 gallon bucket later.

[UH60L]

Back when I first got my '69 home from buying it, I openned it up on a long straight road close to where I live, just to see what it would do.  I'ts a 318 car that was switched to a 440 about 20 years before I got it.  It has a 440, 727 auto, and 2.76 gears, so it's not as fast off the line as most of it's siblings......but the speedometer hit 142 before I said "screw it, fast enough!".  It too, had some peddle left when I backed off.

As others have said, my car was floating all over the place, and I was just trying to follow the yellow line blur down the middle of the road.

I had only had the car 3 days and really hadn't given it a proper going over before doing this.  When I got home I realised I was missing a stud on the right front tire, the four way drum brakes were all shot, there were 3 bolts missing that hold the engine and tranny togeather, the aft tranny mount bolts were broken out, the starter was hanging by the stud, and the u-joints were falling apart.  Did I mention the engine had a tick in it?   

Lesson learned.

But.....boy was it fast!  I've never been that scared and that excited at the sime time before or since that day.  (and I work on, and sometimes crew, black hawk helicopters for a living!)

[RECHRGD]

Back in the day, I buried the 150 mph speedo on my new '68 R/T.  I don't know how accurate it was.  That was with a 323 rear, auto, and stock F70/14 tires.  I didn't notice any "floating" at all.

[surmanajaja]

http://www.hotrod.com/featuredvehicles/45098_1968_dodge_charger/index.html


does that car still exist? 190-plus with original style steering and suspension sounds scary to me..

I used to drive all my cars as fast as they could go, back when I was 18 and immortal. now that I have two sons to support I wont do more than 90 on public road and thats with a new car with airbags and shit on an autobahn. with a 40 year old car I am more interested how fast it will go to 70-80 mph and thats it. Maybe ONCE test it on airfield race where local SAABs do 190mph.

[Bob T]

Did the Ton a few times to see how the old girl would go ( 318 ) but when the guy took it for a test drive I saw it above 110  and probably didnt have that much left either

[tan top]

theres is a few  charger top end ing storys  in this thread Mrs C

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,24584.0.html

[2Gunz]

120 - 130 in my charger.... got pulled ... and no ticket   

Fastest  140+ in a lebaron.  Doesnt seem possible.... but it is.

[Cooter]

I know we all as the older we get, the faster we were, but damn.....Some of the replies here seem a little "Stretched" for me..Like "No Floating" at ALL, above 150 MPH, with Bias tires....When every single vibration @80 MPH in O/D on the freeway has people posting like crazy trying to figure out why??? MY own brother's Charger was modified and couldn't do more than 135 MPH because of wind resistance...I see replies here that top 150 MPH in a stock Charger..

[pipeliner]

I dont give a hoot about top end,its boring.Ride around town and running Mustangs and Camaros red light to red light is alot funner but it seems over the last 10 years those cars are getting alot faster.The last time I had my car at the track about 5 years ago she ran a best @13.23 with 391 gears.I thought that was good back in the day but now it aint nothing especially when those newer cars start pulling on you toward the top end.Thats why Im putting some HP in my car and a new 5-speed.

[chargerjy9]

my 73 with 400 4 bbl has never seen it's top end. I always figured that the 150MPH speedo is sorta pie-in-the-sky. just don't feel it's wise for me to take her there with a motor that has 38 year old parts. she'll cruise  all day long at 85-90 MPH, but even that to me is abuse. I just won't subject her, and it's probably not a good idea, safety wise, any ways. I have been acused of babying my car, heck, I only burned rubber once, and that was by accident. I want to keep her as whole as I can for as long as I can. She only has 17 K miles on the odo.

[greenpigs]

my 73 with 400 4 bbl has never seen it's top end. I always figured that the 150MPH speedo is sorta pie-in-the-sky. just don't feel it's wise for me to take her there with a motor that has 38 year old parts. she'll cruise  all day long at 85-90 MPH, but even that to me is abuse. I just won't subject her, and it's probably not a good idea, safety wise, any ways. I have been acused of babying my car, heck, I only burned rubber once, and that was by accident. I want to keep her as whole as I can for as long as I can. She only has 17 K miles on the odo.

We all have different ways we enjoy our Chargers, mine is tearing ass for short distances.

[chargerjy9]

my 73 with 400 4 bbl has never seen it's top end. I always figured that the 150MPH speedo is sorta pie-in-the-sky. just don't feel it's wise for me to take her there with a motor that has 38 year old parts. she'll cruise  all day long at 85-90 MPH, but even that to me is abuse. I just won't subject her, and it's probably not a good idea, safety wise, any ways. I have been acused of babying my car, heck, I only burned rubber once, and that was by accident. I want to keep her as whole as I can for as long as I can. She only has 17 K miles on the odo.

We all have different ways we enjoy our Chargers, mine is tearing ass for short distances.

AMEN

[UFO]

 

[Hissing Cobra]

Back in 1985 when I had my '69 Dodge Charger, I got it up to 114 mph on the highway. It had the 318/automatic combo in it. I'm not sure of the rearend gears but I would imagine that they were stock.

[BSB67]

I know we all as the older we get, the faster we were, but damn.....Some of the replies here seem a little "Stretched" for me..Like "No Floating" at ALL, above 150 MPH, with Bias tires....When every single vibration @80 MPH in O/D on the freeway has people posting like crazy trying to figure out why??? MY own brother's Charger was modified and couldn't do more than 135 MPH because of wind resistance...I see replies here that top 150 MPH in a stock Charger..

I'm with you. Back in the day, my stock 383 charger would go 120.  Might have gone 125 with another 5 miles of straight away.

[terrible one]

I know we all as the older we get, the faster we were, but damn.....Some of the replies here seem a little "Stretched" for me..Like "No Floating" at ALL, above 150 MPH, with Bias tires....When every single vibration @80 MPH in O/D on the freeway has people posting like crazy trying to figure out why??? MY own brother's Charger was modified and couldn't do more than 135 MPH because of wind resistance...I see replies here that top 150 MPH in a stock Charger..

I'm with you. Back in the day, my stock 383 charger would go 120.  Might have gone 125 with another 5 miles of straight away.

I agree too. This thread inspired me to play around with my top speed and once I was at 100 I definitely got the floaty feeling, and this is with everything new up front. I don't think I would have felt good going much faster, maybe 110, with the 3.55s and 27" tires. The 383 was wound up!

[C5X DAYTONA]

Again 140mph with 3.55s and 7.00x15 Goodyear's with my 440 69 Charger Daytona.  O ya, on Bias Plys too.   That is 6300 rpm's on the tach.    No floating.  I enter into turn 8 at 131 and exit about 118 before I get on the brakes for 9.   Stock rear suspension with drum brakes, no rear bar and bigger sway and torsion bars up front.    Want to see it?  Be at Willow Springs on APR 14.   Spring Fling Speed Festival.  I will do it lap after lap all day long..     Have plenty of video of sitting on 150 with no floating over the years in another Daytona.     Vernon Judy went 210 MPH on the salt with 100% stock suspension and air shocks in the rear.   NO FLOATING..  Got that video too.     Might be the fact that these are wing cars but if you all think this is just dreaming we all have video and slips for the speeds.    I have never had a standard Charger body so I don't know where they float..   But I thought 69-70 Charger was around 150 unless there is some suspension issues.  I know my old 71 R/T Challenger was around 140 where it got light in the front.  But you guys with the cars that float at 110?  You might want to look your chassis over.   On a side note.   1960 Dodge Polara D500 with 383 ram induction and 3.23 138 mph is all it would do on GPS..  Now that was fun..   She was a flotin...         Oh and, Drag racing is for those who can't go around corners...      I wish you guys that   would really show up.     Hate mail starts NOW....

[rrob]

Back in 1974 I had a 69 R/T 440, auto, 3.23 rear. Being young and very stupid, we used to take our cars out on the highway and just let them go right to the floor. I saw 145 before I chickened out and believe me there was a lot of float/loose chassis feeling to it. Kind of hard to slow it down quickly from speeds like that with drum brakes!

[Road Dog]

My engine is warmed over my suspension is stiffened up. Had the rear springs rearched and shackled to give the right attitude for high speed. I'm running 2:76 gears. I got no floating. Used to race back country roads at 110 -115 all the time. Car did get alittle squirrely racing 60 + on dirt roads, but that's to be expected. We raced well over 100 on Bias plys back in the day. Tires speed ratings are for a particular speed sustained for 1 hour. I had a Ford Torino loose his motor tailing me at 110. At the time I had a 340 in the car and it topped out at an indicated 135.   

[BSB67]

Back in 1974 I had a 69 R/T 440, auto, 3.23 rear. Being young and very stupid, we used to take our cars out on the highway and just let them go right to the floor. I saw 145 before I chickened out and believe me there was a lot of float/loose chassis feeling to it. Kind of hard to slow it down quickly from speeds like that with drum brakes!

Maybe its speedo error.  145mph is about 6200 rpm. I've raced a lot of stockish 440s.  I never been able to hit 6200 rpm  - even in 1st gear.

[Brock Samson]

Call me crazy,.. 'n i might be wrong but the only Charger I feel is capable of topping out that high is Angrier, the Oly charger, race's or maybe a few of the specially modded Wingcars,..  i guess it's possible a 500 Hemi might with the right gears, but those guys are too scared to drive that fast...

   

   

[Mrs.Caveman]

sounds interesting what you guys wrote!im sure when my baby gets here and get a check over and fix issues then we will take her out on the freeway and see what she can do!will take it easy first to get to know each other but wont be  Miss.Daisy with her

[Road Dog]

Call me crazy,.. 'n i might be wrong but the only Charger I feel is capable of topping out that high is Angrier, the Oly charger, race's or maybe a few of the specially modded Wingcars,..  i guess it's possible a 500 Hemi might with the right gears, but those guys are too scared to drive that fast...

   

   

Well, I know the 1969 Dodge Polara police pursuit was clocked at 149 mph. I think the Charger is capable as well.

[rrob]

Back in 1974 I had a 69 R/T 440, auto, 3.23 rear. Being young and very stupid, we used to take our cars out on the highway and just let them go right to the floor. I saw 145 before I chickened out and believe me there was a lot of float/loose chassis feeling to it. Kind of hard to slow it down quickly from speeds like that with drum brakes!

Maybe its speedo error.  145mph is about 6200 rpm. I've raced a lot of stockish 440s.  I never been able to hit 6200 rpm  - even in 1st gear.

Actually, the rear end ratio could have been higher because the guy I bought the car from had swapped the rear end out after he broke the original one street racing.

[Sabre]

Man you guys are wimps, I've had my 1969 540 Hemi Charger up to 225 mph at Le Mans old Mulsanne Circuit.  Then again this was in the videogame Forza Motorsport 3.

[rp23g7]

I did my one and only top speed check on with my Satellite, a factory 383, 2.93 rear end car.  Back in 95 when Cobras were new i raced one down the freeway.  I still had pedal left and my speedo was pegged, i say f this and give it the rest of the gas.   I stayed in it way to long, 2 min or so, on flat ground, the way the car was floating around i must have been doing 140-150, i spun my No. 1 rod bearing doing it too, last time i do that.  I will save the 440 in the Coronet for other things.

[Piston_Freddy]

Here's a 1970 Challenger with 440 SixPack,4 speed and 3.23 gears: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=202LajRhdSo&feature=channel_video_title

[LUMI]

hopefully more than 140 @ 1/4 mile next summer
with 942HP and 886lbft

[scstoddard70]

I've had my 70 up to 152 with 2.76 gear. It was by far one of the scariest things I have ever done. I still had alot left too. That was with stock suspension and 18 year old mentality. I have been that speed in newer cars and it's not that bad 70s suspension is not good enough for those speeds or even close. Mine doesn't go over 75 now

[mrmike]

I have been 153 mph in my 66 charger, in the quarter mile! New goal is 200+ mph! 

[DAY CLONA]

145 MPH is my limit with a 440/6, 4:10 Dana 60 and 28" tire & Keisler 5spd .64 OD DAMHIK

[LUMI]

I have been 153 mph in my 66 charger, in the quarter mile! New goal is 200+ mph! 

that´s awesome
how much pover do you have

[moparstuart]

145 MPH is my limit with a 4:10 Dana 60 and 28" tire & Keisler 5spd .64 OD DAMHIK

great photo  mike   

[Foreman72]

Important note. Make sure you erase ALL the info off your GPS before the wife uses it

thats funny stuff man...

maybe we'll save another one of those runs for the cruise??

[Chargen69]

been up to 120 with my stock 383.  3:23 gears.  BUT, considering I had to hold the steering wheel 10-15 degrees to the left to stay straight, should be no surprise that the front end was all over the place, plus that was a heavy deer road, so I quit there.  when the car gets put back together, it'll never see more than 80 or 90

[69rtse4spd]

 123 in the Q5, 110 in R4.

[tan top]

145 MPH is my limit with a 4:10 Dana 60 and 28" tire & Keisler 5spd .64 OD DAMHIK

good picture