Quote Originally Posted by Lurker View Post
Ejohnson, why do you think people lighten their car? Lighter car = faster car

It's facts, it's not belittling the car. If you take that same motor and put it in a 3,200-3,500lbs car, guess what. It's slow as balls.

Lighter car also means less strain on the drivetrain and EASIER to put the power down. You need the proper suspension setup and tires for everything to work in harmony though, but lighter will always mean faster.
The point is, there's more to his car than power to weight. You can't identify one thing that makes his car fast. It's the whole build. To suggest that negating the weight disadvantage of an srt-4 would guarantee that the srt-4 would be faster is short sighted. What's the redline? Gearing? How stiff is the chassis? How is the throttle response?

Anyhow, looking at the HP numbers that some of you srt-4 guys put down, power to weight is in you favor. :p