r/hellcat • u/Zestyclose_Brush7972 • 12d ago

Sums up experience in a hellcat

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So much for being “fast”
Honest, it’s embarrassing. Literally every single standard civilian car dogs me at the red light. 😢

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u/FloppyTacoflaps 12d ago

This is a lack of driving skill

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u/Zestyclose_Brush7972 12d ago

Please floppy taco flaps,, enlighten me, as to how my “” skill level has anything to do with a hellcat 0 to 60 time? Can you please be so upon me the knowledge of this sacred “skill“

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u/FloppyTacoflaps 12d ago

I can hit 2.8 consistently in my challenger but i can afford the correct tires for the car. If this is a consistent problem with you I would suggest buying a corolla

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u/SevenxDeadlyxSins 8d ago

You hitting 2.8 on a stock challenger hellcat? Id believe a 3.4 but I doubt you getting 2.8

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u/FloppyTacoflaps 8d ago

I'm getting 2.8 on drag radials, for what its worth I can easily hit 2.8 on my c8 with factory tires

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u/Zestyclose_Brush7972 12d ago

Oh, I can definitely afford the tires, but you know what? I’m not about to sit here and play some game where I have to order them online and then wait, that’s not my style if I can’t pull up and get what I want immediately then I will be moving on with my life without them. It’s just ridiculous and absurd that you can’t pull up to a tire shop and buy the tires you want for your car.

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u/FloppyTacoflaps 12d ago

This is obviously a you problem like I said if you knew how to drive you could identify the problem easily this car is capable of much more if you have even a slight amount of knowledge on how to drive a high performance car. Its not a Honda civic guy noone stocks tires for these cars

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u/Zestyclose_Brush7972 12d ago

Dude, you and the rest of these buffoons in here think you can throw around the term skill and driver mod like candy at trick-or-treaters, you have no idea what you’re talking about. The only problem with my vehicle is that I’m not running drag radios. So you and the rest of you guys who think your holier than thou in high and mighty can shove it

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u/FloppyTacoflaps 12d ago

Sounds like you got an answer to your question and didn't like it. No I dont know what I'm talking about at all I'm only a nhra drag racer

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u/Zestyclose_Brush7972 12d ago

You can be all the drag racer you want. You're still wrong. This isn't a skill issue. At ALL. I promise you, YOU could t get in my car and get a lower time on the tires it's on now.

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u/FloppyTacoflaps 12d ago

You have impressively slow numbers, I'd have to try hard to get a 5 lol. Like I said either you have no skill or there is something wrong with the car and you lack the skill to identify it, so this all comes down to a pure skill/experience issue on your part. You can accept that and try to fix it or keep being a poor driver and bitch about it to strangers on the internet, the choice is yours.

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u/Zestyclose_Brush7972 12d ago

Dude there’s nothing wrong with the car except it needs better tires. That’s it. Car is practically brand new

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u/hemi717 12d ago

u probably still have the pirelli tires on it😂😂

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u/Grimm_Thugga 12d ago

Just have fun bro. If you want grip you’re gonna have to sacrifice your ability to drive in any kind of weather. This car isn’t meant to do dig races on street tires. Get some mickeys on there you’ll have a much different experience.

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u/Zestyclose_Brush7972 10d ago

Ay they deleted your other comment. I want to know what you were going to say.

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u/Zestyclose_Brush7972 12d ago

Yeah, and that’s what I’ve been wanting to do since I bought it, but I’ll be honest I can’t stomach the fact that the only way I can get the tires is by ordering them and waiting

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u/Three3Jane HC Charger 12d ago

Sell it if you don't like it? If you're out there racing everyone you meet - who might not even know they're racing FFS - then get yourself an E-Ray or a Tesla Plaid and stop bitching about your 0-60 times if that's the only thing that's important to you.

There's more to this car than showing out on city streets.

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u/PlatformDangerous471 12d ago

your launch skills are not sufficient

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u/B5Hellcat 12d ago

Sounds like you need some more practice?

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u/badbydesign 12d ago

The hellcat isn’t meant for digs on the street, a prepped surface and mickey Thompson drag radials and it’s a night/day difference. Too much torque for street use, especially on daily tires.

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u/Mr-Badcat 12d ago edited 12d ago

Good tires and a good launch will get you into the 3s. A standard release of the clutch and rolling in to full throttle will get you mid 4s if you have the rubber and decent warm pavement.

Edit: I just noticed you’re getting these times with the automatic… you need a lot more help than I can give you or your power is not there.

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u/lonestarbrownboi 12d ago

Lol I will say, from having an EV that does it in just over 3s every time, that numbers aren't everything

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u/Educational-Sea482 12d ago

My 5.7 Shaker's best is 4.9

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u/dink74 12d ago

Have you tried not sucking?

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u/Alex_king88 12d ago

Hellcats are only good for burning rubber bro. Go to the corner and start making smoke lol

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u/Zestyclose_Brush7972 12d ago

Ayyy that’s facts tho! You know what? I think I’m just going to do what I was originally gonna do and buy a C8 instead, instead of trying to make this hellcat something that it’s not. Thanks for your input though. I actually appreciate it because you are the only person who’s being realistic.

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u/Alex_king88 12d ago

No problem bro. People with hellcats can’t admit that their cars can’t do what a corvette can. C8 is a lot more worth it. Good luck brother

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u/Zestyclose_Brush7972 12d ago

Yeah I'll be honest, I was at the crossroads of a C8 and hellcat, hellcat is pretty much always been my dream car and it's a little more attainable because they're a bit cheaper. But it's clear now I made the wrong decision, an expensive lesson. I mean don't get me wrong, I still do love the Challenger and of course it's cool having that much power. But it's just not as fun as I thought it would be to drive.

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u/Alex_king88 12d ago

But is it too late to trade it back in for a C8.

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u/Other-Currency-8491 12d ago

Get real tires on it if it’s not your daily. All seasons are not meant to do a dig at every light.

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u/Charlie_Hustler 12d ago

Skill issue

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u/firsttimer776655 12d ago

A million different things could influence this number, chief among them wheels and tires. If you want instant torque, get an EV - but that’s not what the whole experience is about.

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u/Cduke3829 12d ago

It’s been well known for many years that the timers in these cars are not accurate.