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July 9, 2010

Sponsor Announcement: SpeedFactory Cars

The 2010 LX & BEYOND NATIONALS would like to welcome back another RETURNING SPONSOR……SPEEDFACTORY CARS

, a specialty vehicle company offering new, turn-key cars with warranties and specializing in high performance services to upgrade your existing Chrysler brand vehicles. SpeedFactory builds enhanced, high energy cars including Dodge Challengers, Dodge Chargers, Dodge Magnums, Chrysler 300’s as well as Dodge Ram trucks and Jeep Grand Cherokees. Simply put they provide the SHOW AND the GO.

Eddie and the team at SPEEDFACTORY CARS supported this event during the Inaugural LX & Beyond Nationals and we are very happy to have Speedfactory Cars back onboard with us again this year as a supporting sponsor for the 2010 LX & BEYOND NATIONALS. Come see several of their vehicles on display in their booth and their record setting Dodge Charger will also be competing in the heads-up Montgomery Modern Street HEMI Shootout. You don’t want to miss the racing action!

Filed under: LX and Beyond News, Sponsor News — Tags: 300, 300C, challenger, charger, chrysler, dodge, dodge challenger, dodge charger, dodge magnum, Dodge Ram, drag racing, heads-up, high energy cars, high-performance, jeep, jeep grand cherokee, magnum, racing, show and go, speedfactory, speedfactory cars, warranties — admin @ 5:50 PM

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April 12, 2010

LX Car Club in Tokyo, Japan

For those of you that thought that the new Dodge Charger, Dodge Magnum, and Chrysler 300C is only popular in the United States. Here are some MOPAR enthusiasts on the other side of the globe in Tokyo, Japan. Shoutout to “klove” for contacting us and letting us know that they are repping the LX-platform in Japan too, winning carshow awards as well as beating the competition on the dragstrip.

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Keep on representing the Dodge/Chrysler LX-platform!!!

Filed under: LX Community News — Tags: 300, 300C, charger, chrysler, dodge, japan, klove, lx car club, magnum, tokyo — admin @ 8:08 AM

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March 30, 2010

Chris Dufresne Has The Baddest HEMI Magnum In All The Land…

Posted on March 30, 2010 by Brian@Vortech

Chris Dufresne, or HEMI~C~ as he is known to his fellow LXForums.com compatriots, knows how to make some serious horsepower with a boosted HEMI powerplant. After previously winning the 2009 LX and Beyond Nationals in OH by running consistent low 10 second 1/4 miles with a Paxton Supercharger and Nitrous in his 2006 Magnum, Chris made the switch to the Vortech V-7 YSi-Trim and set out to break some records.

First, Chris slapped his street tires back on the front to help conceal the power potential under the hood and got his Magnum onto the Speed Channel show Pass Time, where contestants attempt to guess what they think a car will run in the 1/4 mile after each asking 1 question, and the closest to being correct wins cash. Well, needless to say Chris’ HEMI took them all by surprise, earning the title “Stupid Nasty” from the show’s announcers as Chris rocketed down the strip to a 10.07 @ 133.74.

Then Chris got down to business, installing a new set of heavily worked Performance Werks Racing cylinder heads with Ferrara valves, PAC dual springs, Ti retainers, and ceramic coatings on valve faces/chambers. He also sourced a set of modified fuel injectors from Five O Motorsports, and a new custom tune from Mike Hess. The results were “pure magic” according to Chris, as he proceeded to run in the 9′s without the nitrous.

After making a few additional adjustments, Chris headed to the dyno – 922RWHP/756RWTQ – 93Octane / Street tune / .5 KR

Chris’ Magnum surprises even the track announcer with its incredible 1/4 mile performance…

What’s next for Chris and the Baddest HEMI Magnum around? Dialing the car in with the nitrous on the new setup and hopefully watch the records fall…

Filed under: Affiliate News, LX Community News — Tags: 1/4 mile, 10.07, 133.74 mph, 2006, 2006 Dodge Magnum, 93 Octane, Baddest HEMI Magnum, Chris Dufresne, consistently, dodge, dodge magnum, Ferrara, Five O Motorsports, HEMI, HEMI~C, lxforums, magnum, Mike Hess, Nitrous, OH, Pass Time, Paxton Supercharger, Performance Werks, SPEED, SPEED Channel, Stupid Nasty, Vortech, Vortech V-7 YSi-Trim, winner — admin @ 11:11 AM

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March 25, 2010

March 21, 2010

2010 Spring Festival – Irvine, CA

Fans, enthusiasts and owners of LX-based vehicles gathered in irvine, CA on 3/20/10 for the 2010 Festival of LX’s. The LX platform is the basic architecture for the Chrysler 300, Dodge Charger, Dodge Challenger and Dodge Magnum (now out of production).