Weighing my 2020 Dodge Challenger Scat Pack 1320 after Round 1 of Weight Reduction
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 ต.ค. 2024
- For those that entered my #GuessTheWeightGiveaway, the results video revealing the winner along with the drawing for second prize will be released later this week
You've watched all my weight reduction videos, many cheered me on, some of you even shook your head at me, but it all added up. How much exactly? That's what we reveal in todays video. But before I play the clip showing the scale reading, I go over a quick review of everything I've done. Then we play the clip that was filmed the day of The Big Showdown TH-camr Callout at Texas Motorplex on April 10, 2021, where I show you exactly what the scale reads.
We started this journey weighing in at 4140 pounds, and we've made a good amount of progress, but this was only Round 1. Yes, there will be a Round 2 of weight reduction coming later this year. I'm already lighter than most V8 Dodge Challengers on the road, lets see how much further we can take it.
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Thanks for the tips my car is running 11:54 stock
That’s awesome! Thanks for watching!
congrats now you're at the stock weight of a bone stock 1969 roadrunner
Weird comparison to a car 50 years older lol
Wow!! That is impressive weight loss! All of the small items sure do add up, it's wild to think you ran over a second faster than I did, granted I wasn't hooking but even if I was you would have still been .8 quicker with the same engine and I was in about 800 DA, it's all about power to weight ratio.
Yup, most people add power to change that ratio, I tackle the weight side. Can't wait for the fall to get into cooler air.
Just think if dodge would have used an aluminum block for the 392. That's over 300lbs! I saw a comparison between the Camaro SS engine and the 392 from RacerX. I know the chevy motor is a 6.2L, but so is the Hellcat engine. I believe the chevy motor, having an aluminum block, was around 350lbs lighter. Could you imagine these cars losing that much weight from changing up the engine materials. It would probably be unbeatable stock for stock between the mustang, camaro and the 392.
Aluminum block would be nice, but having the BGE block is nice too just knowing it can hold up to a lot of abuse. I saw that same RacerX video. I think his numbers were a bit off on the 392s weight. Still heavier for sure, but not by that much. I think one of his sources for the weight was actually referring to the old Chrysler 392 from back in the 50s. From my research it looks like these modern gen III 392s weigh in around 580 pounds.
@@Scavenger1320 oh. Ok. Yeah these engines can handle a lot. Great vid
It would also dramatically improve handling.
Some people love it, some people think its dumb. Let me tell you what camp I am in. I came to youtube specifically to see someone do this to their car.
you gonna buy a superstock next
1. I'm NEVER getting rid of this 1320. Not even for a superstock and 2. I couldn't afford a superstock even if I was willing to give up my 1320 lol
Awesome weight reduction! Looking forward to the next weight cut 💪
Thanks! Me too!
They are super heavy! I had a 2019 Hellcat Redeye widebody! Did the carbon fiber driveshaft, back seat delete, removed front sway bar. Also weld wheels. Also did 309 gear, Locked out the rear cradle and rear end. BMR rear suspension. I ran 6th in the quick 8 at the Bradenton Hemi Shootout in 1921. Also install kooks 2 inch long tubes and cat deletes. I ran low 10s. No tune.
Low 10s with stock tune is awesome! Maybe one day I'll get there, first I gotta hit that high 10. It's crazy how heavy these things are from the factory. I'm now down to around 3600 pounds on mine and you can definitely feel the difference driving around.
@@Scavenger1320 3600 hundred pounds !!!!! Bro do you have a new video going over all the weight reduction. I have a 2022 widebody looking to do long tubes,tune, and some basic weight reduction
Dammmnnn!!!! Awesome work! I thought You’d break into the 3,600s, but that still outstanding!!
Thanks! Come round 2 I should easily get into the low 3600s. For now though a 365 pound weight loss isn't too bad.
@@Scavenger1320 oh absolutely not!! Very impressive! You’ve basically stayed true to the formula 100lbs = one 10th
@@Scavenger1320 have u beat any fbo 10 speeds ? Gt
@@just_a5.7 Haven't run against any yet. If there's any around Dallas that wants to meet up at the track I'd love to line up.
@@Scavenger1320 I'm in dallas too I only have a 5.7 but looking to do weight reduction and be under 4000 pounds. Theres a scale for cars 5 minutes down the road over here
Great video man. I have yet to do any substantial weight reduction outside of racing seat and front sway bar. I'm gonna do mine this fall when i chase some numbers in the cool weather. Enjoy your videos, keep'em coming!
Thanks! I appreciate that! I'll be holding off on some things till the fall too. No records getting set now here, we already hit past 90 degrees today lol
Great job Bro. Lookin forward to round two. That nose weight really counts.
Thanks! It sure does. Hoping it's enough to lift a wheel at least a tiny bit come fall.
FYI. You can save about 12 pounds with a Optima red top battery. The factory battery is about 43 pounds. Optima battery is 31 pounds. They're about $200 online.
Lightweight battery is definitely in my plans, but I'm looking at one of the lithium batteries that weigh less than 10 pounds. A lot more expensive, but a lot more weight savings. I like the Optima red tops though, I ran those in my older Ram trucks.
Congrats ! Great job ! Keep going Bro !
Thank you!
Love the video bro👍🏾
Thanks!
I know they are costly but ever thought about carbon fiber panels/hood
I would love to get the Andersen Composites doors and trunk lid, but that's way more than i can afford. Hood I'm good without. The stock hood is aluminum and there's hardly any weight savings there, especially for the price.
I do weight reduction in my 392 Challenger every time I take out the guns and ammo.
I don’t think that counts since that weight wasn’t there from the factory lol
@@Scavenger1320 it's called a joke
@@jesuschristislord77733 so was my reply, hence the lol
@@Scavenger1320 we don't lol
Love your videos! But please, in the future always include the trap speed when you reveal your e.t.
I know I always try to in the race vids while showing the timeslip. I'll try to remember to add that in when talking about it anywhere else too. I know I focus so much on the e.t. that I forget about the trap speed sometimes. I appreciate the feedback!
Why not carbon hood trunk and fenders maybe doors aswell etc
Carbon Fiber hood is waaay too much money for almost no weight savings since the stock hood is already aluminum. Fenders I honestly don't even know if someone makes them but there wouldn't be much savings there either as the outer fenders are pretty thin metal as is. Now the trunk lid and doors I would like to get eventually but they're realllly expensive so not sure that'll ever happen.
Dope video🔥🔥🔥. Keep grinding. Excellent car👍👍👍
Appreciate it!
Wow that’s light. 👍
Yup, not far off from a stock Mustang's weight from what I know.
Make sure to go check out my results video I just put out...you definitely don't want to miss it, you weren't the closest guess....but there was a 2nd prize ;) th-cam.com/video/vGMQzDz6Myw/w-d-xo.html
Why would you ever delete the sway bars??? That’s what manages body roll. Chargers already have terrible body roll
I only removed the front and drag racers have been removing them for years. Plus the suspension is really good in these cars even without it. I honestly forget I’m even missing it most of the time. Now if I were to take it on a road course that’s different, but even then it would only take me 15 minutes to put it back on. On the street though I don’t miss it at all
Looking good keep it going
Thanks!
You're not going to believe this but back in the sixties early seventies we used to take a hole saw and do some cutting just saying
@@randyauer7303 I know about the hole saw, but that's taking it a bit far for even me lol. At that point I lose my argument about being able to put it all back together to factory stock lol.
I was damn close, off by 15 pounds
You were...maybe even the closest! I'll be putting out the winners announcement vid in a couple days, possibly tomorrow if I can get it together quick enough.
Make sure to go check out my results video I just put out...spoiler alert...you were the closest th-cam.com/video/vGMQzDz6Myw/w-d-xo.html
hello i have a questions if you dont mind helping me please im planning on buying the Dodge Challenger Scat Pack 50th aniv its going to be my first car ive been driving for 1 year but for the car i love the gold rush color plus everything that else but would it be a hassle for me if i want to make the hood a gold rush color too or would i even be able to ??
You could have the hood repainted if you want. You'd just want to make sure to take it to a good body shop. Biggest worry would be how well the shop can match the paint color, some might even want to blend into the fenders, but that'll jack up the cost. Last thing you want is for there to be an obvious mismatch between the hood and fenders.
Remove the front splitter, engine cover, rear center tail light, spoiler, side view mirrors, rci 8000 racing seat swap, sxt brakes, smaller rims, fiberglass hood, plexi windows, sway bars, carpet, fiberglass trunk, bumper supports
You named some things I already did and have vids about. And from the outside I want my Challenger to look like a Challenger, and I like having no visible signs of weight reduction on the outside, so things like spoilers and taillights are staying.
There are two new 2023 1320s I have my eyes on for possible purchase. One has the hood pins. My question is, since your car is equipped with them, and if you could have a purchase do-over, would you get them again? Do the cords make noise or whip around? Any scuffed paint because of them?
There is only one thing I wish I could go back and do different, and it's NOT the hood pins. I love how the hood pins look and it's a small extra detail that helps set my Challenger apart from others. The cable will sometimes whip around on windy days but you could always shorten it or route it differently to take some of the slack out. There's a little bit of rub marks from them on mine, but it's superficial, and you dont even notice anything unless you look really close, and it can easily be buffed out so it's nothing to worry about. Worse part is really the times I'm at the track and have the hood open while in the staging lanes and then get called up in a rush and forget to secure them, that's happened a couple times to me lol.
Oh, and that one and only regret of mine was that I wish I didn't order the $1 passenger and rear seats and just got a true single seater.
@@Scavenger1320 When I get mine I intend to permanently delete the rear seat and install the factory replacement kit ( as long as it isn't stupid priced!).Thanks so much for the extensive and quick response!
Titanium wheel lugs??
Maybe one day when I can afford them lol. For now I just run the stock open-ended lugs on my rear drag wheels and billet specialties steel mag shank lugs on the fronts.
sub 3800lb challenger that's awesome! I think I guessed 3760 but I forgot lol
Thanks. I have the winners announcement vid coming by tomorrow at the latest
I wish Dodge would focus on some weight reduction when it comes to the Challenger.
If they did that then I wouldn't have a channel stripping out my car lol! It's the end of the line for them though now so it's a bit late for that. It would have taken a complete redesign though, the body of the car is just so big, but that's why a lot of people like it.
Wow. That weight is awesome! That is mustang weight I think.
Pretty close at least.
What's the rear view, carpet, and console still doing in there? Haha! I knew a guy who cut all the excess length off of every bolt in his car. Several brackets were cut down or drilled out. The hole saw was used liberally. He even drilled holes in his license plate. I think he dropped over 800 pounds out of that 1985 Shelby Charger.
I understand what you're doing, but I still think you're nuts. I'd like to lose some weight out of my car, but I just can't bring myself to do 90% of what you did. Besides, my wife would divorce me.
Exactly! Why destroy a car for a couple 1/100th of a second?
@@southdakotascatpack9573 I don't think he isn't destroying it, because, as he said, he can put it back. I just want to keep the full interior and all of the comfort in my car.
I'm not gonna argue I'm not nuts, because I don't really have any good arguments there lol, but there's absolutely nothing being destroyed with my car. Give me one Saturday and my car is back to the way it was when I started, no harm no foul. Even the stuff I plan to do in round 2, same thing, I'll be able to take my car back to 100% stock no problem.
I do have a line though, and a hole saw is most definitely past it lol. I know the old 'cut excess off bolts' trick too, but even in my Rams didn't go that far. As for that Shelby Charger, my friend owned a couple of those, can't imagine there was much left after removing 800 pounds! Was it even recognizable? lol. At least with my car, looking from the outside, the only sign of any weight reduction is the missing fog lights, which almost just looks like additional air catchers.
@@Scavenger1320 That Shelby Charger was cut up. Parts of the door jambs were cut out. He even added a full roll cage and lost that much weight. It was a fast car, but I am not brave enough to be running 8s in it like he was. The cars weighed around 2400-2500 full weight with AC. I cut about 150-200 out of mine with AC, wiper, motor, cut brackets, heater, sound deadener, and various other small things.
@@GLHS592 they were fun cars though for what they were, even without any weight reduction. I always had fun riding along in my friends, except in the winter since his heat didn't work lol
Switch to carbon fiber body and you'll lose 600 lb easy.
So would my bank account! 🤣
Damn at this point just do the driver delete mod and body frame delete 😮 doors and the roof ehh the tires as well gotta go
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thank you! this helps me a lot with my scat pack
Love hearing that. Thanks for watching!
why are the captions Korean hahahah
That's weird lol
i like 1320s , but you take this tooooooo farrrrrr, car looks like Hell
Might look like hell on the inside but no other stock 392 powertrain is knocking on 10's door. Plus I haven't done anything that can't be undone. I could literally put everything back the way it was in a single day, not to mention when I do my interior will still be just like new since I store everything inside the closet of my office lol.
@@Scavenger1320 did not mean to so harsh, just ordered my 1320 sat. waiting is the hardest part 2 to 4 months.
@norm hays all good. Sometimes I get a little defensive of my tin can lol. Waiting definitely sucks but it'll be worth it. I ended up waiting 4 months for mine. Ordered it not long before covid hit and I had to wait through all the plant shutdowns. Hopefully yours is a shorter wait.
get a mini bike
Yeah, I could use something to get around the pits and track easier lol