Absolutely amazing and bad looking too!

1,000hp Dodge Challenger SRT8 by RDP Performance

Posted Today, 4:35 AM by James Martinez



Ohio tuning firm RDP Performance has cooked up a special version of the new Dodge Challenger SRT8 for last month's Performance Racing Industry (PRI) Show in Florida. Taking a stock SRT8, which comes with an already impressive 425hp when it rolls out of the factory, RDP Performance has extensively modified the car to produce a stunning 1,000hp - all channeled through the car's rear wheels.

RDP Performance's goal with the car was to create a Dodge Challenger capable of completing the quarter-mile sprint in nine seconds. To put that goal in perspective, the $1 million, 1,001 hp Bugatti Veyron takes around 10 seconds to complete the quarter-mile, so the engineers over at RDP Performance knew that they would have their work cut out for them.

To give the Challenger all that power, a slew of modifications were made, with various parts manufactured by RDP themselves and other parts bought from performance parts companies. The massive horsepower increases come largely from two items - a one-of-a-kind Twin Bullet/RDP Harrop Supercharger system and a nitrous boosting system from Nitrous Express.

The other modifications include a new fitted rear end with custom 1/2 shaft and a quaife centre, a 3,800rpm high stall converter to help launch the car with more torque, new step headers from Kooks and a custom exhaust system manufactured on site by RDP Performance at their Ohio headquarters.

Amazingly, despite making the Challenger put out more than double its factory output, RDP Performance is still using the factory transmission, although they have implemented their own transmission control module to control it.


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https://dodgechallenger.com/forums/m_63740/tm.htm

 

K&N did a nice write up on Steve and the Car. Just click on the photo in the upper left corner.

I dont want to just hear it.... I want to drive that beast!


http://www.knfilters.com/news/knews.aspx

 

The fact that he set up shop in my area is awesome, but WHY?! He has really limited himself with the horrible weather and road conditions around here. You basically get 3 good months, 3 iffy months, and 3 rotten months. I guess if everything goes in and out of his shop in enclosed trailers, it doesn't much matter though

 

What about the other three months? Perfect weather?

 

It's new math!

That's what suffering though an Ohio winter will do to you. Math skills go right out the window, followed shortly by depression and a quick temper. I meant to say 6 months of iffy weather (Spring and Fall are rather questionable in these parts!).

 

I'm not sure who has seen this but theres a youtube link that shows the run of another 11 second quarter mile SRT8

http://www.hennesseyperformance.com/...ctionReq=Where

 

1,000hp.... not sure about that. This website test it, it is powerful but I dont think 1,000hp. Check out this review it might help http://www.topspeed.com/cars/topspee...ge/ke3166.html

 

If you took just the power from the duel nitrous base plates you have 500+ HP. The superchargers (twin) on top of a well built 426 CI stroker Hemi, and the 1000 HP is about 60% of what this beast could be making. I have yet to see a street driven LX with near the power.

 

yea hopefully it can be street driven,....wish the video was of it shredding tires .......