Chevrolet Camaro Z28 drags Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat down the quarter.
The Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat is one of the most powerful sedans in the world while also being one of the quickest and fastest. In most cases, a battle between a Hellcat Charger and a mild looking 4th gen Camaro Z28 would lead to a beating for the Chevy. However, this Camaro is nowhere near as mild as it looks.
Details are short, but rather than and LS1, this 4th gen Camaro Z28 is fitted with a 6.0L LS2. We don’t have details on the extent of the build, but it is clear in watching the race below that this is not a stock 400hp LS2 at work. Mind you, this is a full interior car with air condition, so this car is every bit as heavy as it was the day that it was built. However, shy of the sticky tires out back, this Camaro doesn’t appear to be anything special.
That LS2 power is sent through a 4L60 automatic transmission to the Nitto drag radials out back. It packs enough power to get this 4th gen Camaro down the quarter mile in the high 10-second range. The Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat is stock, with the exception of 17 inch wheels wrapped in Hoosier slicks.
The LS2-powered 4g Camaro runs a 10.97 while the supercharged Charger runs a losing 11.1 We can’t see the trap speeds, but we can see that the mild looking Camaro grabs a lead at the starting line and he never looks back. Our 600-ish horsepower F-Body outruns the 707 horsepower Dodge from beginning to end.
"Before I was old enough to walk, my dad was taking me to various types of racing events, from local drag racing to the Daytona 500," says Patrick Rall, a lifetime automotive expert, diehard Dodge fan, and respected auto journalist for over 10 years. "He owned a repair shop and had a variety of performance cars when I was young, but by the time I was 16, he was ready to build me my first drag car – a 1983 Dodge Mirada that ran low 12s. I spent 10 years traveling around the country, racing with my dad by my side. While we live in different areas of the country, my dad still drag races at 80 years old in the car that he built when I was 16 while I race other vehicles, including my 2017 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and my 1972 Dodge Demon 340.
"Although I went to college for accounting, my time in my dad’s shop growing up allowed me the knowledge to spend time working as a mechanic before getting my accounting degree, at which point I worked in the office of a dealership group. While I was working in the accounting world, I continued racing and taking pictures of cars at the track. Over time, I began showing off those pictures online and that led to my writing.
"Ten years ago, I left the accounting world to become a full-time automotive writer and I am living proof that if you love what you do, you will never “work” a day in your life," adds Rall, who has clocked in time as an auto mechanic, longtime drag racer and now automotive journalist who contributes to nearly a dozen popular auto websites dedicated to fellow enthusiasts.
"I love covering the automotive industry and everything involved with the job. I was fortunate to turn my love of the automotive world into a hobby that led to an exciting career, with my past of working as a mechanic and as an accountant in the automotive world provides me with a unique perspective of the industry.
"My experience drag racing for more than 20 years coupled with a newfound interest in road racing over the past decade allows me to push performance cars to their limit, while my role as a horse stable manager gives me vast experience towing and hauling with all of the newest trucks on the market today.
