For the younger car guys:



The wide-body Dodge Challenger SRT Demon is a barely street-legal drag racer with a V8 that can produce up to 840 HP and 770 pound-feet of torque, making it the most powerful American car ever. It’s also the quickest car in the world, with an NHRA certified 0-60 mph time of 2.3 seconds and a quarter-mile time of 9.65 seconds at 140 mph.


http://www.foxnews.com/auto/20...-absolute-beast.html

Yeah heck of a ride, one seat only, put a thread in the Lair on this...




Link to original video: https://youtu.be/MkeKWmuxyow

It's a monster. Nothing left to say.

Pretty body, nice sound, I think I like her, but she's gonna be expensive !

Perfectly happy with our new Challenger SXT Plus, 305hp is enough to get me in trouble

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NHRA certified 0-60 mph time of 2.3 seconds and a quarter-mile time of 9.65 seconds at 140 mph.

Ha! And then they promptly banned it from tracks due to lack of cage and a host of other things required in sub-10s.

What a beast.

Well you would expect something like that from Dodge, right? This one caught me off guard, apparently being introduced at the NY car show.

Just stick that motor in an old busted up valiant station wagon and your have the ultimate sleeper

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Originally posted by Georgeair:

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NHRA certified 0-60 mph time of 2.3 seconds and a quarter-mile time of 9.65 seconds at 140 mph.

Ha! And then they promptly banned it from tracks due to lack of cage and a host of other things required in sub-10s.

What a beast.

As if Dodge had no idea of the NHRA requirements.

And NHRA did not "ban" it. The car does not meet those requirements and anyone teching the cars at tracks that comply will not pass the car.

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Originally posted by jbcummings:
Well you would expect something like that from Dodge, right? This one caught me off guard, apparently being introduced at the NY car show.

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I have a client with one of these on order. I thought they were going to call it the "TrackHawk"?

Regardless, another hoot on 4 wheels!

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Originally posted by olfuzzy:
For the younger car guys:



The wide-body Dodge Challenger SRT Demon is a barely street-legal drag racer with a V8 that can produce up to 840 HP and 770 pound-feet of torque, making it the most powerful American car ever. It’s also the quickest car in the world, with an NHRA certified 0-60 mph time of 2.3 seconds and a quarter-mile time of 9.65 seconds at 140 mph.


http://www.foxnews.com/auto/20...-absolute-beast.html

whats the old saying?

"it will pass everything but a gas station".

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Originally posted by ElToro:
Just stick that motor in an old busted up valiant station wagon and your have the ultimate sleeper

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Originally posted by ElToro:
Just stick that motor in an old busted up valiant station wagon and your have the ultimate sleeper

Fast and Loud already did this.. they even bypassed the wiring harness to make it a stand alone.. it was fast.

Dodge Challenger SRT Demon
Estimated Arrival and Price:
Seriously, is it April yet?
The Demon will be unveiled at the 2017 New York auto show before deliveries commence later this year. Expect a base price near the $80,000 mark, as well as a limited production run.

At that price, I'll take two!

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Originally posted by sigmonkey:

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Originally posted by Georgeair:

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NHRA certified 0-60 mph time of 2.3 seconds and a quarter-mile time of 9.65 seconds at 140 mph.

Ha! And then they promptly banned it from tracks due to lack of cage and a host of other things required in sub-10s.

What a beast.

As if Dodge had no idea of the NHRA requirements.

And NHRA did not "ban" it. The car does not meet those requirements and anyone teching the cars at tracks that comply will not pass the car.

You can always get one pass in before they boot you. And we both know MAYBE one owner will actually be able to break into the 9's, I bet we see really high 10's or low 11's from these in owners hands.

Hope it's got BIG ASSED brakes ... how much does this thing weigh?


Proly comes with launch control I'd imagine ...

If I was going to spend $89,000 + on that, I would just up the budget by $10k and order this:

http://www.motorauthority.com/...d-quarter-mile-video

It isn't street legal, but look what you get for only 10k more. It pulls WAAAAAY bigger wheelies!!!

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Originally posted by SIGnified:
Hope it's got BIG ASSED brakes ... how much does this thing weigh?


Proly comes with launch control I'd imagine ...

Google "dodge hellcat accidents" and you'll see quite a bit of carnage in the 707 hp flavor including not making it from dealership to home.

It'd be wise to spend a couple of days at Bondurant Challenger Hellcat High Performance Driving School before taking delivery.

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Originally posted by cmr076:...

You can always get one pass in before they boot you. And we both know MAYBE one owner will actually be able to break into the 9's, I bet we see really high 10's or low 11's from these in owners hands.

Yes. My brother works a drag-strip in Wichita. Drag racing has been a family thing for more that 60 years all over the country.
And once in a while, someone gets by him or the other techs by misrepresenting their cars, but you can better believe very few people would be able to sneak the Demon past almost any tech at any strip, knowing what it is capable of doing.

I still like "you build 'em, you run 'em flat out" drag racing and the "automated and bracket thing", not so much.

But, spectators pay for a lot of the scene, and if it does not fill the seats, it does not fill the wallet.

And sadly, too many of the good ol' American institutions have been lost. So, if it makes smoke and noise, I'm in!

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Originally posted by sigmonkey:

Yes. My brother works a drag-strip in Wichita. Drag racing has been a family thing for more that 60 years all over the country.
And once in a while, someone gets by him or the other techs by misrepresenting their cars, but you can better believe very few people would be able to sneak the Demon past almost any tech at any strip, knowing what it is capable of doing.

I remember you told me that when we were talking as I opened my shop.You're probably right about them noticing the car, I still don't think we are going to see any stock ones in the 9's, I bet to get the 9.6 it was the best of 100 runs, on 100 octane gas, perfectly prepped track, etc.