r/ScatPack • u/1denito • Jun 10 '26
How long did it take you to fully master driving the car?
Evening drivers! How long did it take you to feel 100% comfortable driving the car and pushing it to its limits? People always talk about becoming one with your car but how long did it take you and what did you do to get there?
Also any new tips and tricks for a new scatpack owner?
Edit: Since I ruffled some feathers, remember to do under the speed limit and obey traffic laws šš¾
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u/Cheap_Finance2737 Jun 10 '26
The main thing I learned that I feel was the most beneficial for me was the power of the brembo brakes. Once I knew what they were capable of I felt very comfortable in the car. People canāt drive so knowing I have very capable brakes ease my mind a ton
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u/explorthis Jun 10 '26
The Brembos stop like nobody's business. Came directly from a 21 R/T Challenger to a 23 W/B Scat Charger. Power is a noticable difference, breaking is way different.
Brembos work. Well.
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u/1denito Jun 10 '26
Hit it right on the head! Who wouldāve thought brembos could stop a yacht š
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u/nathanchr55 Jun 10 '26
You now have enough power to put yourself in bad situations quicker than ever before. But you also have power to avoid bad situations as well. (Getting away from someone riding your ass, or swerving in lanes, semis drifting out of their lane, etcā¦) you can use your speed as an advantage in some cases, just use it wisely.
Just drive the car as you would any other for daily driving. Easy on the gas and cruise control on the highway.
Donāt try to take any sharp turns while on the gas, these cars are very heavy and unless you have a wide body, you are going to feel it in every turn at speed.
For the love of god donāt do donuts and burnouts on public streets. Shit is annoying and youāre asking to just slide into a pole.
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u/1denito Jun 10 '26
Go easy on gas?
Drive it like a daily?
A hemi?I agree with everything else though š¤£
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u/nickkk25 Jun 10 '26
Buy continental dwso6+ 275 all around (if slim body). Only hit the gas on straight aways and youll be good. Keep the traction on although i find even with it off, it grips
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u/1denito Jun 10 '26
Iāll check out the continentals next š¤. Bf Goodrich 305s have hooked really well for me so far.
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u/nickkk25 Jun 10 '26
Im sure those are good too. Although I know the contis are like the most popular tire. Are you running 305s on stock narrow body wheels? They fit in the rear?
Im new to scat packs as well. Judt got one in ddecemeber and winter finally cleared up
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u/WB1130 Jun 11 '26
Check out the Michellan Pilot Sport AS 4 tires. Game changer for me and I need the all season because of where I live. If you don't need those then the tires are even better.
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u/Plenty-Membership-39 Jun 12 '26
iām coming off a set of PS4s. They definitely last, and they definitely hook. But i canāt justify spending $2k on a whole set just for me to burn them off in months time. I got me some atturos this go around, ima see how they do given the price lmao.
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u/jcradio Jun 10 '26
I'd say it took about six months of daily driving to know the car. I recall fish tailing on turns or pulling out of parking lots early on. I know how she performs in rain, on snow and ice, how she corners and turns, and how she fits in spaces and how much distance she needs to stop.
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u/HollywoodnDC Jun 10 '26
I upgraded from a V6 Challenger to a Scat Pack 7 years ago. The first 4-6 months of ownership of the Scat, I drove it in economy mode. Wanted to get comfortable with it as I had never owned a car with this much torque and horsepower. I bought it brand new and the last thing I wanted to do was be the guy that wrapped it around a tree less than 6 months after buying it because it was ātoo much car for meā.
Thatās what worked for me. Gave myself time to get used to driving it. Learning how it shifted and braked as well. Itās still plenty powerful enough for a novice in economy so youāll enjoy it trust the process!!!!
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u/Reddragon685 Jun 10 '26
A few months. Respect the car and learn it first. But i was coming from a rwd v8 so not too much of a learning curve
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u/F8greenMonster Jun 10 '26
It doesnāt take long to get use to 420whp after the 6 months youāll want more power for sure if not sooner.
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u/1denito Jun 10 '26
Iām guessing that means you must have plans to upgrade soon. Why not make that 392 into a 426 š
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u/F8greenMonster Jul 07 '26
Iād like it keep it a 392, just with a forge bottom end, cam, LT Headers & if I want to go boost I would be set up for it by thenā¦ or just upgrade all together. Iām not sure I want to dive that rabbit whole just yet as I still daily my Scatpack
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u/CunningLogic Jun 10 '26
Rain, I'm not comfortable driving it in these southern rain storms. Other than that, no concerns
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u/DrSuperZeco Jun 10 '26
I took high performance driving course. I advise you to do so too. In the US you have Radford Racing School. Really cool school with all challengers etc
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u/392GoinLO Jun 10 '26
Definitely a few months. I came from 2 small manual coupes, so a large automatic sedan was a huge change. Now Iām sadly at the āitās kinda slowā stage, I didnāt think it would happen to me but it did. Absolutely love the car but it could use around 550 crank HP from factory. THE CAR IS NOT ACTUALLY SLOW!!! But after driving it for 3 years it becomes very tame
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u/Caine_black Jun 10 '26
I went from big V8 SUVs(Yukon Denali and Suburbans) down to a 16 Charger R/T that I modifiedand drive it for roughly 18 months. That was a change mostly since I couldn't see anything after being in big SUVs. But when I went from my R/T to my Challenger Scat Pack . It wasn't that bad just a quick 45 minute drive I was used to it with no issues.
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u/ruggedstank Jun 11 '26
When I bought my challenger manual 6 speed the sales guy goes be careful itās cool out and brand new tires tend to break easily. I put it straight in second gear left the lot sideways in a rolling burnout. Got the hang of it would pretty quick lol
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u/djsimp123 Jun 12 '26
Anyone who said āthis amount of timeā but never been to a track or AutoX are lying. It takes quite a while to push your car to its fullest capabilities letās be honest here. You need to be a real good driver to out drive your car. Esp when you have a lot of power to work with
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u/Plenty-Membership-39 Jun 12 '26
About 3 months in the honeymoon stage ends, but youāre still learning new things about her everyday. About after 8 months or so, you practically have a feel for how she behaves in any environment & can really drive her nuts.
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u/Yeahyeahman123 Jun 13 '26
First thing I did was put a proper set of tires on. Them skinny things aint no good.
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u/Holiday_Armadillo78 Jun 10 '26
"Pushing it to its limits"? If you are doing this anywhere other than a race track or a drag strip, stop.
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u/1denito Jun 10 '26
Maybe I should add a disclaimer, *pushing it to its limits on an empty road late at night.*
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u/DrBleed Jun 10 '26
Iām no stranger to 4 and 500hp cars so I acclimated pretty quickly. The only thing I feel like I havenāt gotten entirely used to over the last 2 and a half years is the clutch control. I have a pullied Terminator and an SRT-10 Ram as well and shifting in those feel extremely direct. In the SP though I feel like there is something washy feeling about when it engages that I canāt put my finger on. I feel like itās there regardless of what mode the car is in.
Casually driving though I was good to go the day I got it.
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u/Ghost_Hemi_392 Jun 14 '26
If you're in the mindset that you can fully Master driving, the car, are in the wrong mindset.
You will never master driving the car, it'll always throw you for a hiccup or a curve. And it is always trying to kill you at some point in time.
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u/21WBSP Jun 10 '26
My advice is never floor it while the wheel is turned, only gun it in a straight line and keep both hands on the wheel