Thread: 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan is quick

Originally Posted by Iceman6669

I have a car seat in my 2 door and didn't have to change my seat... Works out quite nice. Better the my wifes 2 door z24

1. maybe your shorter then me and can have the seat closer to the steering wheel, I'm 6'2"
2. maybe more room in the back seat of a coupe then sedan
3. maybe my baby seat is larger then the one your using

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Originally Posted by Grimsin

when does a gtp pull 15.6.

when your forced to use 91 oct and 7k feet above sea level

Originally Posted by boostedcompg

when your forced to use 91 oct and 7k feet above sea level

then the caravan is pulling 16.0-16.6 at the same sea lvls.

Originally Posted by tod1d

1. maybe your shorter then me and can have the seat closer to the steering wheel, I'm 6'2"
2. maybe more room in the back seat of a coupe then sedan
3. maybe my baby seat is larger then the one your using

#1. I am 6'1"
#2. maybe more room in back of a coupe.(seems silly but possible)
#3. I have no idea the different sizes of baby seats. Mine is the one with the side impact Cushions on it.

Originally Posted by tod1d

1. maybe your shorter then me and can have the seat closer to the steering wheel, I'm 6'2"
2. maybe more room in the back seat of a coupe then sedan
3. maybe my baby seat is larger then the one your using

I'm 6'3" and i have no problem getting 3 kids in the back of my gtp sedan.

the sedan and coupe use the same floor pans with the same seat mounting locations. leg room should be the exact same

I thought the GP would make a good family car but I'm having second thoughts on that now. Mini vans are faster and have more room.

Originally Posted by tod1d

I was able to compare things with autos.aol.com

n/a gp 16.6s 1/4mile
gtp gp 15.6s 1/4mile
dodge gc 15.6s 1/4mile

That's wrong. gtp's are 14.9ish.

How about you just make one of these?

Supercharged Minivan - YouTube

Best of both sides.

i am biased but i think a 2.2/2,5 turbo caravan would be pretty sweet



or this

there is a caravan like that that runs 13.3 at my home track

4g63 caravans are legit

huh? that's the chrysler 2.2/2.5 not the mitsu 4 that was in the earlier ones

The three I've seen in person were all swaps. Didn't know people kept the chrysler power plants

Originally Posted by tod1d

I thought the GP would make a good family car but I'm having second thoughts on that now. Mini vans are faster and have more room.

You've said the Caravan is faster several times now even though it's been pointed out to you that you're wrong several times. A SLOW stock GTP might run low 15s in the 1/4 mile (which is STILL faster than the new Caravan), but the majority run in the upper-14s, while quite a few pull mid-14s bone stock. Mid-to-high 15s is NA territory. Yes, it's decently fast for a minivan, but it is NOT anywhere near in contention with even a stock GTP. And considering the GP IS a "sporty" FAMILY car (thus why S/C 3.8 owners who think they have race cars annoy me), if you're having trouble using it for it's intended purpose, the fault may not be the cars...

I was basing my response on one source that had 1/4mile times for the three vehicles in question.

My experience with the baby seat was not positive, it just barely fit.

I ran 14.514 @ 93.something in my bone stock GTP at Pontiac Nationals in 2007 on all seasons, first time ever racing, 90*+ day. 15.7 is not stock GTP territory.

Depends if your 6000 feet above sea level or not :\

yup altitude kills speed