Being the world’s largest Dodge Challenger car club with hundreds and hundreds of club members, it should come as no surprise that West Coast Challengers is often the first to discover a flaw or a problem in the Dodge Challenger. Most are seemingly innocuous, and some problems have been pointed out to Chrysler executives and […]
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Timing Chain Failure on the Dodge Challenger – Ground Zero
Posted: 30th June 2012 by West Coast Challengers in Special ReportTags: 5-Speed Automatic, 5.7L Hemi, Automatic Transmission, Broken Timing Chain, Cam Sensor, Cam Timing Sensor, Catastrophic Engine Failure, Challenger R/T, Chrysler, Dealership, Dodge Challenger, Engine Failure, Engine Stall, Harmonics, Hemi, Long Block, MDS, Natural Frequency, R/T, Recall, Recall Notice, Repair, Resonance, Short Block, Timing Chain, Timing Chain Failure, Timing Chain Guide, Timing Chain Issues, Timing Chain Problems, Timing Chain Replacement, Timing Chain Symptoms, Timing Chain Tensioner, Timing Sensor, Valve Train, Vehicle Warranty, Warranty
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Kenne Bell Challenger Comes Home – First Impression
Posted: 24th July 2011 by MrJ_RT in Club Member FeatureTags: 5.7L, Boost, CARB Standards, Challenger, Challenger Car Club, Challenger R/T, Dodge Challenger, Dyno, Emissions, Engine, Hemi, Horsepower, Kenne Bell, Mopar, Muscle Car, Power Adder, Supercharger, Testing, Torque
One of our club members posted a link from a Dodge Challenger enthusiast website on our club’s forum which alerted us all to an announcement by Kenne Bell, that the supercharger giant was looking for a test vehicle for their new supercharger system for the 5.7L Hemi Challenger. Read more …
A 30-Year Obsession Becomes a Reality
Posted: 1st July 2011 by Beth G. in Guest FeatureTags: 5.7L, Arizona, Challenger R/T, Dodge, Dodge Challenger, Enthusiast, Heritage, Life and Times, Mopar, Muscle Car, Phoenix, Southwest
I was just 16-years-old, standing outside someone’s house at a weekend house party and talking to a gorgeous, wild, biker who was sitting on a black Harley Davidson motorcycle with an executioner painted on the gas tank (from some rock album). It was exquisite. We hear a rumbling and in the darkness see a pair of headlights coming toward us. Read more …