JadedMarxist said:

I have a custom Dodge charger with the 5.7l hemi.

Have custom exhaust headers back, performance intake with oversized throttle body. It professionally tuned to 91 octane.

Now here's the deal I've come into some loot 4000$ to be exact. I've been working on visual mods and approached a well known rim company to make me my designed custom rims. For almost 6000$bill.

Now I haven't started the actual work yet or signed a work contract for the rims yet.

What I'm wanting to know is how much more hp could I get from that 4000$? Rims are beautiful but a 9 sec quarter mile in my eyes is more beautiful.

Some one have any suggestions on say parts and gains they can suggest?

I've looked at a procharger set up would be possible to get hell cat numbers or more but cost in upwards of 10k. Not feasible for me right now. So what would you do with the 4k rims or hp?

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Moshmen said:

Nice rims finish second

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MIMedGrower said:

But they attract more women than track times.

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detroitjoe said:

Then you don't know how to drive that beast.
Give me the 4k and get a new hobby

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stanknugzz77 said:

You guys probably won't even believe me, but back in the day, I purchased a used Ford Escort for $300 dollars that would do 0-35 in 1 1/2 minutes flat. Positive vibes...

~nugzz

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Dirtbag said:

Surprised people still tune modern cars lol... My uncle was a huge gearhead back in the day. The guy put a 454 with a 4bbl in an AMC Gremlin once. Farkin thing could pop wheelies.

Guts before glamour all the way.

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JadedMarxist said:

When I say tuned. Yes just a flash of the ppcm to get all you can get out of the bolt ons.

Very minor gains say if it was stock and just reprogramming you might get if your lucky 20hp on 93 octane gas, better fuel mileage but still more expensive in the end.

I built this car as in all the performance work that's been done has been done by me.

The car shows a couple times a season and always wins throphys mostly best in show,

When I was a kid me and a buddy bought a old Ford ranger. Dropped a 9in rear end in it and and a sb 350. The frame lasted about 8 months. 350 just twisted it all up. When I was 21 I had a bug block 454 Ss pickup.

My charger being 25 years newer then my old 454 would eat the big block without breaking a sweat.

Man I miss that truck in its day it was eating every car that tried. Seemed so fast then stock with 290hp.

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JadedMarxist said:

When I say tuned. Yes just a flash of the ppcm to get all you can get out of the bolt ons.

Very minor gains say if it was stock and just reprogramming you might get if your lucky 20hp on 93 octane gas, better fuel mileage but still more expensive in the end.

I built this car as in all the performance work that's been done has been done by me.

The car shows a couple times a season and always wins throphys mostly best in show,

When I was a kid me and a buddy bought a old Ford ranger. Dropped a 9in rear end in it and and a sb 350. The frame lasted about 8 months. 350 just twisted it all up. When I was 21 I had a bug block 454 Ss pickup.

My charger being 25 years newer then my old 454 would eat the big block without breaking a sweat.

Man I miss that truck in its day it was eating every car that tried. Seemed so fast then stock with 290hp.

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MIMedGrower said:

Tuning on a modern car means switching out or changing the software on the engine computer.

Then you adjust for performance on a laptop or service computer.

At least thats how it was a decade ago. We used to “soup” up trucks in the mountains at the dealership for customers.

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stanknugzz77 said:

You guys probably won't even believe me, but back in the day, I purchased a used Ford Escort for $300 dollars that would do 0-35 in 1 1/2 minutes flat. Positive vibes...

~nugzz

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