That didn't take long - "Supercharged" Challenger SRT-8...
06-16-2008, 03:45 PM
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That didn't take long - "Supercharged" Challenger SRT-8... 
Originally Posted by AutoBlog
Whenever a new performance vehicle makes it into the hands of eager customers, a run to the dyno never seems to be far behind. This has again proven to be the case with the new Dodge Challenger, as a company known as Speedfactory has just done the deed on its new steed. What sets this particular vehicle and its dyno numbers apart from other SRT8s, though, is its Vortech supercharger. Considering that the 6.1 liter HEMI V8 under the Challenger's long, scooped hood is the same one available these last few years in other SRT-branded eight-cylinder vehicles, we're not too surprised to see that the system is pretty mature and posts rather good horsepower and torque numbers right out of the gate.
Coming in at about 495 horses at the rear tires, Speedfactory surmises that its Challenger is making around six hundred ponies at the crank. If owners of the GT500 weren't concerned with the Challenger's performance numbers before, perhaps the addition of a supercharger to the HEMI will bring it more in line with the numbers coming from the Shelby's force-fed mill. Folks, it's muscle car time again, let the games begin!
Coming in at about 495 horses at the rear tires, Speedfactory surmises that its Challenger is making around six hundred ponies at the crank. If owners of the GT500 weren't concerned with the Challenger's performance numbers before, perhaps the addition of a supercharger to the HEMI will bring it more in line with the numbers coming from the Shelby's force-fed mill. Folks, it's muscle car time again, let the games begin!
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06-16-2008, 04:43 PM
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i love the peformance aspect of this...but imho the challenger looks like dog ****...seriously, it looks like my puppy's poop after he ate a whole bunch of wet cat food (u know, that wet diarrhea puppy poop
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am i alone here?
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06-16-2008, 09:26 PM
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i still heard theyre having tuning issues with the ecm. apparently its hit and miss, and quite a few people are losing engines. i think that the hemis can only run a piggyback....so iwouldnt worry too much
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06-17-2008, 11:11 AM
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It may be heavy but setup correctly they can move out. The GT500 is a pig too and Evolution performance had their's in the 9's last I checked.
Sure it takes more power to get there than say an F-body, but from a roll on the freeway it wont matter as much.....[ patiently waits for GM to release the factory supercharged Camaro ]
Sure it takes more power to get there than say an F-body, but from a roll on the freeway it wont matter as much.....[ patiently waits for GM to release the factory supercharged Camaro ]
