General Challenger Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:36:01 +0000 Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:36:01 +0000 Dodge Challenger Forum https://www.challengerforum.com/articles/category/general-challenger.3/ Fri, 07 Nov 2025 18:46:02 +0000 https://www.challengerforum.com/articles/history-of-automotive-paint.181/ https://www.challengerforum.com/articles/history-of-automotive-paint.181/ SRT-Tom SRT-Tom
During the rapid development of the motorcar in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the complex chemical compounds and sophisticated techniques employed by today’s carmakers simply didn’t exist. Some early cars were hand-painted. Like, with a brush. Even as automotive production grew, paint with a varnish-like composition was the most common finish, applied in...

History of Automotive Paint]]> Tue, 29 Jul 2025 10:46:00 +0000 https://www.challengerforum.com/articles/meaning-of-r-t.179/ https://www.challengerforum.com/articles/meaning-of-r-t.179/ SRT-Tom SRT-Tom


What does R/T actually mean, though? What equipment did it entail a car came...

Meaning of R/T]]> 1 Mon, 14 Oct 2024 00:03:00 +0000 https://www.challengerforum.com/articles/for-sale-pedal-commander-burnbox-hellcat-for-2015-challenger.177/ https://www.challengerforum.com/articles/for-sale-pedal-commander-burnbox-hellcat-for-2015-challenger.177/ Muckerup301 Muckerup301 Sun, 11 Aug 2024 12:51:09 +0000 https://www.challengerforum.com/articles/what-is-a-stroker-engine.175/ https://www.challengerforum.com/articles/what-is-a-stroker-engine.175/ SRT-Tom SRT-Tom


An engine's displacement is calculated using the diameter of its cylinders and the length of its crankshaft stroke to determine the volume of each cylinder. That volume is multiplied by the number of cylinders...

What is a Stroker Engine?]]> Sun, 19 May 2024 12:38:12 +0000 https://www.challengerforum.com/articles/exhaust-backpressure.173/ https://www.challengerforum.com/articles/exhaust-backpressure.173/ SRT-Tom SRT-Tom


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What Is Hemi MDS? (motortrend.com)

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Pulling Fuse F2 resets:

• All PCM DTCs erased.
• All OBD2 monitor results erased.
• All "long term fuel trim adaptive" values reset to Zero.

Long term Fuel Adaptive trim will now start over the next 100 engine start cycles.

Cycle the headlights as described above will create a Short Term Fuel Adaptive trim table over the next 50 start cycles.

Driver Adaptive?

Driver Adaptive and related fuel table...

Pulling Fuse #2 and Adaptives]]> Fri, 16 Dec 2022 20:07:07 +0000 https://www.challengerforum.com/articles/ev-charging-battery-life.167/ https://www.challengerforum.com/articles/ev-charging-battery-life.167/ SRT-Tom SRT-Tom
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Levels of Charging

NeoCharge provides a breakdown of the three levels of EV charging. Each level of charging is defined by...

EV Charging & Battery Life]]> 1 Tue, 15 Nov 2022 02:43:37 +0000 https://www.challengerforum.com/articles/new-leds-for-my-2009-r-t-pictures-do-not-do-it-justice.165/ https://www.challengerforum.com/articles/new-leds-for-my-2009-r-t-pictures-do-not-do-it-justice.165/ Swiftjr Swiftjr I ordered my three layer center decal in advance so I put it on before the lights.
It was a little tall so I just trimmed it before I took off the paper.
I always wanted a blacked out rear end but I never liked those covers that went over the stock lights of the 2008 through 2014. I purchased the smoke set and it does not...

New LED's for my 2009 R/T. Pictures do not do it justice!]]> Tue, 05 Jul 2022 11:20:31 +0000 https://www.challengerforum.com/articles/windshield-dots.161/ https://www.challengerforum.com/articles/windshield-dots.161/ SRT-Tom SRT-Tom
Essentially, the small black dots help...

Windshield Dots]]> Thu, 19 May 2022 11:15:52 +0000 https://www.challengerforum.com/articles/blind-spot-monitoring.160/ https://www.challengerforum.com/articles/blind-spot-monitoring.160/ SRT-Tom SRT-Tom What is Blind-Spot Monitoring?

Blind-spot monitoring one of those features we didn’t know we needed or wanted until carmakers began offering it. Volvo was the first, incidentally. It offered its Blind Spot Information System (BLIS) for the S80 in 2005.

BSM is just what its name implies. It keeps an eye on the space just off the rear quarter areas of your vehicle. These blind spots can hide a vehicle approaching in an adjacent lane because many drivers improperly set...

Blind Spot Monitoring]]> Sun, 13 Feb 2022 12:53:52 +0000 https://www.challengerforum.com/articles/li-ion-batteries.158/ https://www.challengerforum.com/articles/li-ion-batteries.158/ SRT-Tom SRT-Tom


How Do They Work?

Lithium...

Li-Ion Batteries]]> 1 Tue, 18 Jan 2022 14:42:17 +0000 https://www.challengerforum.com/articles/prochargers.156/ https://www.challengerforum.com/articles/prochargers.156/ SRT-Tom SRT-Tom
Superchargers vs. Turbochargers | Dodge Challenger Forum

Anyone who goes to the track, or watches the cable TV show, Street Outlaws, knows that many knowledgeable racers are going to prochargers. In fact, Ryan Martin, switched his Fireball Camaro from twin turbos to prochargers. Watch his interview...

Prochargers]]> 2 Fri, 31 Dec 2021 16:30:41 +0000 https://www.challengerforum.com/articles/100-anniversary-edition-challenger.155/ https://www.challengerforum.com/articles/100-anniversary-edition-challenger.155/ Jcockrell008 Jcockrell008
100 Anniversary Edition Challenger.]]> 1 Mon, 06 Dec 2021 12:27:13 +0000 https://www.challengerforum.com/articles/wind-tunnels.154/ https://www.challengerforum.com/articles/wind-tunnels.154/ SRT-Tom SRT-Tom
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What are Wind Tunnels?

Wind tunnels are large tubes with air blowing through...

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