The Hoonigan crew aren’t the type that ‘preach water and drink wine,’ once in a while, their This vs. That series is purely in-house. In their latest episode, they put their 900-hp Hellcat-swapped Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow II against their 700-hp 2JZ-swapped Ford Lightning (Fast and Furious Tribute car).
Equally loved and feared, both these cars are the creation of the Hoonigan team, running insane numbers on the dyno.
The Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow II has no business doing donuts or shredding tires on a strip. It’s a classic car that spends most of its days in the garage, getting polished once in a while for a classic car show. But Hoonigan had a different idea when they got their hands on it.
The team slapped a Dodge Hellcat Hemi engine (6.2-liter) under the hood. Still unsatisfied with the result, they bumped up the figures with a Magnuson supercharger, raising the power to 900 ponies (912 ps). It runs on a 6-speed manual transmission pushing all that power to the rear wheels.
On the other hand, their 2000 Ford Lightning truck, a doppelgänger of the same Ford F-150 Lightning Brian O'Conner drove in the first "The Fast and the Furious" movie, packs a turbocharged 2JZ GTE engine. It's paired with a 6-speed manual transmission sending 700 hp (710 ps) to the rear wheels. The truck runs on a Garret G30-900 turbo and a swish intake manifold by Ken Gushi (professional drifter).
The first race was a 1,000 ft head-to-head sprint. Nine hundred ponies aren't just a number on paper, and the Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow II proved that by taking the lead from start to finish. It won by a car and a half.
The next round was a 1,000 ft race (the loser gets the hit). The 2JZ-swapped Fast and Furious Ford truck turned its fortunes, winning the match after a grueling battle.
We don't want to spill all the beans about the duel, so we'll let you catch that action in the video below. Here’s a hint: it was nothing short of spectacular.
Humphrey is a car enthusiast whose love and passion for automobiles extended into collecting, writing, driving, and working on cars. He got his passion for cars from his Dad, who spent thousands of hours working on his old junky 1970 E20 Toyota Corolla. Years later, he would end up doing the same with a series of lemons he’s owned throughout his adult life. Full profile
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