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Old 04-12-2017, 09:49 AM
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Default 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon Arrives with 840 Horsepower for the Track

Just read this article - very impressive - http://a.msn.com/08/en-us/BBzJWjX?ocid=se

The 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon gets a 0.3-liter larger supercharger, 2.9-psi higher maximum boost pressure, a 300-rpm higher redline (now 6,500 rpm), two dual-stage fuel pumps instead of one, and three sources of intake air (Air-Grabber hood, Air-Catcher headlamp, and an inlet near the wheel liner). Pair that brawny engine with the trans brake and SRT Torque Reserve system, which spins up the supercharger and increases engine air flow before launch, and you get what Dodge claims is the fastest 0-60 mph time of any production car at 2.1 seconds. That launch will produce the most acceleration g-force of any production car, enough to lift the front wheels into the air for a Guinness World Record 2.92 feet. Keep your foot down and the Demon will set the fastest production car quarter-mile time in 9.65 seconds and 140 mph, as certified by the National Hot Rod Association.

Time to do some more mods.....
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I like cars that can turn.
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Those are some pretty ridiculous numbers for that thing..
Not a lot of turning at a drag strip, but yeah, its definitely not a track car..
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Massive traction for a muscle car. Mad respect for those numbers.
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Originally Posted by Gunnerblade
Massive traction for a muscle car. Mad respect for those numbers.
Did you see how it gets that traction?



Dodge released an image of the Nitto NT05Rs deforming on a drag strip launch. See how the tall, soft sidewall lets the spinning tire "stack up" tread, lengthening the contact patch? (Here, we're looking at the driver's side rear tire; the car is driving to the left)
http://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars...think-we-know/
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I'm typically not an American car fan...outside of my love for the new GT and Viper ACR.

This car however is so outlandish that you have to admire what dodge did here. Honestly, I'd love to have one just for the unique thrill of having 850Ish hp from a manufacturer ...with a warranty for 85kish. Just crazy IMO.
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Originally Posted by Nate Tempest
Did you see how it gets that traction?





http://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars...think-we-know/
That is an awesome picture. Seems like the supercar version of the muscle car.
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This is badass.
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Originally Posted by Ibanezgod
I like cars that can turn.
+1


and it is ugly to my eye
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I have yet to see the Helcat. Not in 2014, 2015,2016 nor this year. I do see them in YouTube but that's all. Marketing ploy I would assume. Blah blah blah.
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Default you have to admire it

the Dodge boys have always been good at building motors. California outlawed the 426 Hemi for years. Regardless of it's short comings I congratulate their lust for more horsepower.
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Here's the official Dodge Demon Acknowledgement form that must be signed by the purchaser prior to taking delivery. This form basically absolves Dodge from any legal liability resulting from misuse and also caps the selling price; preventing dealers from habitually hiking selling prices on small numbered limited production vehicles.

Many years back, PAG went one step further and enforced a driver's safety course for all 911 turbo owners.

I guess too much power in the wrong hands can lead to legal issues.
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