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Originally Posted by getmygoat

I own the hellcat but agree it is really more power than practical for the street, or at least as the power is applied.

There is a freeway on ramp on my way home from work, the other night I was first in line so thought I'd give it a little gas. The hellcat screams like a raped ape, and things happen so fast you don't hardly have time to react. Anyway, as I'm going about 70 in second gear (manual trans) on the on-ramp, I hit a little bump - not a big bump, but a little, wouldn't barely notice it bump... and the back end starts to come out!

I'm like "Where the heck is the stability control when I need it!!" I wouldn't consider myself a great driver, especially compared to the likely skills of the members here, although I did a lot of sliding around in the snow in upstate new York growing up and have owned my share of GTO's with half the power.

Anyway, of course I immediately got out of it and recovered - but about crapped myself. I hope this car doesn't kill me.

Does your Hellcat have multiple settings for the traction control? I'm guessing yes, just asking because I've seen a progression or evolution with Ford products over the years. I had a 2008 GT-500 and the T/C was terrible; it would dog the car badly and I didn't like it at all. On my 2010, it's MUCH better and there's a "sport mode" that still allows for moderate wheel spin but it will reel you in if you go too far. Your post made me smile, we have a ramp near me that has a bump about mid-way up, and if I have it in sport mode and hit the gas a little before the rise, when you go over it, the tires start to "haze" and there's no fishtail effect, it stays perfectly straight and I call it the "Mad Max" stretch. The improvement is substantial over older T/C and if you give too much throttle, the effect is more subtle. With it off totally I can break them loose at 80 but what's the point?