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1,000 HP Hennessey Dodge Charger Hellcat Shows Supercharger Brutality

1,000 HP Hennessey Dodge Charger Hellcat 4 photos
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1,000 HP Hennessey Dodge Charger Hellcat1,000 HP Hennessey Dodge Charger Hellcat1,000 HP Hennessey Dodge Charger Hellcat
Does one really need a reason to abuse a Dodge Charger Hellcat that has been dialed all the way to 1,000 horses? Not really, which is why Hennessey Performance didn't bother to deliver one. Instead, the Texan specialist came up with a piece of footage documenting this kind of adventure.
The clip simply shows the thousand-pony Mopar beast being put through its paces in Hennessey's back yard. Sure, the massive slab of America might not the the happiest when tasked with putting all that power down while the steering wheel is turned, but the result is still glorious.

Then there's the soundtrack, with this being at least as delicious as the visual side of the stunt - make sure to turn up the volume before heading for the "play" button below, okay?

As for what happens when four a four-door beast gets put to work at the drag strip, Hennessey mentions that the behemoth needs just 2.8 seconds to play the 0 to 60 mph game. The quarter-mile task can be dealt with in 9.9 seconds at a meaty 141 mph - keep in mind that these figures involve drag radials and the prepped surface of the strip. And while you might also be curious about the new top speed of the massaged Hellcat, this isn't mentioned.

So, what has led to such impressive figures? To answer this question, we'll list the main mods fitted to the blown 6.2-liter HEMI that occupies the engine comparment of the four-door.

The V8 has been gifted with a 4.5-liter supercharger, which delivers 14 psi of boost. The list also includes a high-flow air induction, stainles stell long tube headers, a blower bypass valve, fuel injectors, a fuel pump and, of course, the ECU play.

Of course, one will also want to get into the warranty details, with Hennessey mentioning a one-year or 12,000-mile interval.

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