Re: [Chrysler300] 300M Special & Horsepower

["Magik Draggin'" <longrammopar@xxxx>]

I've said this before and just to be redundant, I'll say it again. I had 
the opportunity to firsthand see just what the 300M could do when the driver 
of one decided to get bushy-tailed with me and my "G" one fine afternoon.

With a 1/4 tank of pure 110 octane camII fuel in the tank, this fellow 
pulled up next to me at a country highway traffic light and stomped on it 
when the light turned green. Even with the advantage of that jump off the 
line, I caught him at about 50mph and pulled him by better than 2 car 
lengths at 70 before he backed off.

At the next light, I was waiting for him and nailed it as soon as the light 
turned green. Sorry, but he didn't have a chance and backed off well before 
60 mph. We pulled off at a convenience store up the road a bit and once he 
took a gander at the ram inducted 413 and those twin fours, he just shook 
his head and said, "no wonder".

There certainly wasn't any "drivers skill" factor here are both cars were 
automatics and all one had to do was "punch it" and point the nose forward 
down the boulevard. Maybe some factory prepared "M" could be made to outrun 
my "G", but THAT one couldn't.

For 35 grand, I am not impressed, even if it IS a Chrysler. Now, I was 
impressed at that Jag out at the Keystone drag strip, that for the same 
amount of money as the "M", was turning low 14's and 101 mph at the lights.

Karl



From: Russ Vaughan <russ@xxxx>
Jeff,

What pulls the vehicle around is TORQUE - NOT
horsepower!

A 300M is about three seconds faster in the quarter than a C300. With
47 LESS horsepower, hows it do that?

300ly

Russ Vaughan


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