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jammied said
that does seem slow for the 380hp crate motor. The 2009 drag pak 5.9l challengers ran in the mid to low 11's at 3250lbs and they actually had a cam with a .480 or .490 lift at the valve. numerous other a-bodies in the mopar action magazines over the years ran n the mid 11's with the 380 crate motor. Wish I could find where I put all those old mags. Pretty good set up info in them for the crate engines heck I even remember seeing the locomotion in one from the early 2000's

You are correct that a properly tuned 360/380 hp Magnum crate, drivetrain & chassis can get into the 11's, but it's not easy. Hot Rod(?) magazine did a crate shootout between the big 3, and got a 360/360hp Commando equipped Duster into the high 11's with a lot of bolt-on work.

However, the 360 drag Pak Challenger 5.9 is a different 360 combo, including higher compression and fuel injection, among other things. The few that have been run in the Stock class are deep in the 10's. Thanks for the mention, but since 1999 my 360's have always been based on the 360/300hp Commando. I've run 11 teens @ 3,540+ lbs, but that's after years of refining and optimizing many legal Stock class mods. Despite the results, I don't know if I'll ever get it to it's "full" potential (If time and $$$ wasn't a concern.)

Best thing to do is refine what is in place instead of trying to buy more horsepower. One can have 500 HP and not be able to get it into the 11's if everything else isn't working together. But being mostly a street car, there will be compromises that will limit it's full potential.