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  • 2017 Challenger Hellcat – 829 Wheel Horsepower

    2017 Challenger Hellcat – 829 Wheel Horsepower

    With our Stage 1 Hellcat package installed, 93 octane in the tank, and over 800whp on tap now, Frank’s 2017 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat left the shop with a bit more jam! Modifications below:
     
    Performed by us:
    • TBA Machine 2.85″ upper supercharger pulley
    • TBA Machine Hellcat 3″ dual bearing supercharger idler pulley
    • MotoRad 180° thermostat
    • Gates Corporation HD Fleetrunner Micro-V “Green” belt
    • NGK Spark Plugs LFR7AIX spark plugs
     
    Pre-existing:
    • JLT Performance air-intake system
    • JLT Performance air-oil separator
     
    With the mechanical work wrapped in the shop by John, Matt strapped her back down to the rollers for Vlad to perform a custom calibration via HP Tuners. With 93 octane in the tank, and the IHI 2.4L supercharger delivering ~15psi, Vlad increased output to 829.04whp & 718.81lbft — some killer gains from a bolt-on package!

  • 2018 Dodge Challenger – Comp Cam Install

    2018 Dodge Challenger – Comp Cam Install

    Jim brought us his 2018 Dodge Challenger R/T with two goals in mind, improve the Hemi growl and get the 5.7L sitting over the 400whp mark!
     
    Up first in the shop, John removed the factory ECU so that it could be overnighted to HP Tuners and unlocked for calibration, and then moved on to tearing the Challenger down for some engine work in preparation for letting those bald eagles fly! Modifications below:
     
    Performed by us:
    • COMP Cams stage 2 HRT 220/230 Hydraulic Roller VVT camshaft
    • COMP Cams phase-limiter kit
    • COMP Cams pushrods
    • COMP Cams valve-lock set
    • COMP Cams sprint seats
    • COMP Cams 7-degree steel retainers
    • COMP Cams valve springs
    • COMP Cams positive stop PTFE valve seals
    • OEM Mopar Hellcat lifters
    • OEM Hellcat engine oil pump
    • MDS delete utilizing OEM Mopar components
    • NGK Spark Plugs LZTR5AIX-13 spark plugs
    • Milodon 160° Thermostat
    • Stainless Works 1.875″ Primary ID long-tube headers w/ high-flow catalytic converters
    • HP Tuners smart access cable
    • All the miscellaneous OEM and aftermarket odds-and-ends to bring it all together.
     
    Pre-existing:
    • Mopar air-intake system
    • Ported throttle body
     
    With the mechanical work wrapped up in the shop by Alex, Matt strapped her down to the rollers for Vlad to perform a custom calibration via HP Tuners. With 93 octane in the tank, Vlad increased the 5.7L’s output to 427.71whp & 418.74lbft! With an initial baseline of 360.07whp & 393.16, this ’18 Challenger R/T got a nice jump in power that Jim is sure to enjoy!

  • 2012 Dodge Challenger SRT8 – Forged Short Block

    2012 Dodge Challenger SRT8 – Forged Short Block

    After experiencing engine failure, Ed brought us his 2012 Dodge Challenger SRT8 to get the 392 brought back to life and better than ever! Build details below:
     
    Pre-existing:
    • AIRAID air-intake system
     
    Performed by us:
    • Better Built Performance 6.4L forged short block
    • COMP Cams camshaft
    • COMP Cams phase-limiter kit
    • Manley Performance Products, Inc. chromoly pushrods
    • Manley Performance Products, Inc. valve springs
    • Manley Performance Products, Inc. steel retainers
    • Manley Performance Products, Inc. 7-degree valve locks
    • OEM Mopar Hellcat lifters
    • OEM Mopar Hellcat engine oil pump
    • NGK Spark Plugs LZTR5AIX-13 spark plugs
    • MDS delete utilizing OEM Mopar components
    • All the miscellaneous OEM and aftermarket odds-and-ends to bring it all together.
     
    With the mechanical work wrapped up in the shop by Andrew, Matt strapped her down to the rollers for Vlad to perform a custom calibration via HP Tuners. With 93 octane in the tank, Vlad increased the 6.4L’s output to 448.whp & 464.62lbft with a 100% stock exhaust system in place! It’s great to see Ed’s Challenger back on the road, and we’re looking forward to having it back in for a set of long-tube headers to really bring this setup together!
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
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  • 2011 Dodge Challenger R/T – Camshaft

    2011 Dodge Challenger R/T – Camshaft

     
    Tyler brought us his 2011 Dodge Challenger R/T for a camshaft, bolt-ons, and a custom calibration by Vlad via HP Tuners! Modifications performed below:
     
    • JLT Performance air-intake system
    • Stainless Works 1.825″ primary ID long-tube headers
    • Cam Motion custom billet-core camshaft
    • COMP Cams phase-limiter kit
    • Manley Performance Products, Inc. pushrods
    • Manley Performance Products, Inc. valve springs
    • NGK Spark Plugs LKR7E spark plugs
    • MotoRad 180° Thermostat
    • OEM Hellcat engine oil pump
    • OEM Hellcat lifters
    • All the miscellaneous OEM and aftermarket components required for installation and delete MDS
     
    With the mechanical work wrapped up in the shop, John strapped her down to the rollers for Vlad to dial in the setup via HP Tuners, resulting in 408.16whp & 413.15lbft on 93 octane through the automatic transmission! Considering these cars normally put down between 310-320whp in factory form, that’s a solid 80-90whp gain.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
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  • 2012 Dodge Challenger SRT8 – Whipple Supercharged

    2012 Dodge Challenger SRT8 – Whipple Supercharged

     
    Richard brought us his 2012 Dodge Challenger SRT8 to have the 6.4L Hemi and NAG1 transmission built, Whipple supercharged, and bring the power up to Hellcat levels! Modifications performed below:
     
    • Better Built Performance 6.4L built short block
    • ARP main studs
    • Better Built Performance Big Gas cylinder heads with upgraded PSI 1511 valve springs
    • Better Built Performance custom-built NAG1 transmission
    • ProTorque torque converter
    • Manley Performance Products, Inc. Chromoly pushrods
    • Cam Motion custom billet core VVT camshaft
    • COMP Cams phase-limiter kit
    • OEM Mopar Hellcat engine oil pump
    • OEM Mopar Hellcat lifters
    • OEM Mopar non-MDS block valley plug
    • COMP Cams steel retainer kit
    • Whipple Superchargers Stage-II 2.9L W175AX twin-screw system
    • Whipple Superchargers upgraded air-intake system
    • Whipple Superchargers 3.375″ upper pulley
    • NGK Spark Plugs LZTR7AIX-13 spark plugs
    • Stainless Works long-tube headers
    • MotoRad 180° thermostat
    • MSD Performance fuel pump voltage booster
    • HP Tuners unlocked ECU
    • All the miscellaneous OEM and aftermarket components to bring it all together.
     
    With the mechanical work wrapped up, John strapped her down to the rollers for Vlad to perform a custom calibration via HP Tuners. With the Whipple 2.9L delivering ~12psi, Vlad increased the 392’s output to a repeatable 672.71whp & 588.43lbft! With the boost set to such a conservative level, there is plenty more jam in the jar when Richard is ready!
     

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  • 2019 Dodge Challenger Hellcat Redeye – 840whp

    2019 Dodge Challenger Hellcat Redeye – 840whp

    Powered by bald eagles, freedom, and hellfire.
    Keith had one goal with his 2019 Dodge Challenger Hellcat Redeye when he brought her to us: Demon crushing power on pump gas. With the goal in mind, we designed a build plan to get it done, and Alex got to executing! Modifications performed below:
     
    • Kong Performance ported OEM IHI 2.7L supercharger and snout
    • VMP Performance 105mm throttle body
    • JLT Performance 125mm air-intake system
    • JLT Performance 3.0 air-oil separator
    • ATI Performance Products 10% overdrive harmonic balancer
    • Kooks Headers and Exhaust 2.00″ primary ID long-tube headers
    • NGK Spark Plugs LFR7AIX spark plugs
     
    From there, Matt strapped her down to the rollers for Vlad to perform a custom calibration via HP Tuners. The results? A goal smashing 840.60whp & 774.60lbft! Keith will definitely have his hands full with the new performance.
     

     
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  • Indigo Blue 2019 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat

    Indigo Blue 2019 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat

    Ethanol in the tank, power stepped up, and dancing shoes on.

    Last round, James brought us his Indigo Blue 2019 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat for an intake system from JLT Performance, 2.75″ upper supercharger pulley & billet idler from Metco Motorsports, ID1050X fuel injectors from Injector Dynamics, 2.00″ primary OD long-tube headers from Stainless Works, 180° thermostat from Mishimoto Automotive, upper & lower control arms from BMR Suspension, 3.25 geared 9.00″ rear-end conversion from Driveshaft Shop, all brought together with a custom calibration by Vlad via HP Tuners, netting 799.44whp & 726.08lbft on 93 octane.

    This round, James brought her back in to squeeze out more power, and make sure it gets put down. After installing a fuel pump voltage booster from MSD Performance and filling the tank with E85, Vlad got busy dialing in the ethanol calibration. The result? 875.55whp & 810.71lbft! That’s a gain of 76.11whp & 84.63lbft off just fuel alone! Side note, we’d love to see what this setup would do with a ported supercharger, throttle body, and another 1-2psi of boost pressure.

    Then, with the new output dialed in, Alex got her sitting pretty on a drag pack from Carlyle Racing featuring WELD Racing S79 wheels (20×6 front & beadlocked 17×10 rears) with Mickey Thompson Performance Tires & Wheels Street S/S radials. It goes without saying, James’ Hellcat is now one hell of a killer street car!

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  • 2018 Dodge Charger SRT 392 – Whipple Supercharged

    2018 Dodge Charger SRT 392 – Whipple Supercharged

    Chris brought us his Destroyer Grey 2018 Dodge Charger SRT 392 to get the 6.4L HEMI boosted! Up first in the shop, John removed the factory ECU so that it could be overnighted to HP Tuners and unlocked for calibration, and then moved on to installing the Stage-II 2.9L W175AX twin-screw unit from Whipple Superchargers, including their upgraded air-intake system, along with the miscellaneous OEM and aftermarket odds-and-ends to bring it all together.

    With the mechanical work wrapped, Matt strapped her down to the rollers for Vlad to perform a custom calibration via HP Tuners. With the Whipple 2.9L delivering 7psi, and a 100% factory exhaust system in place, Vlad increased the 392’s output to a repeatable 618.28whp & 575.66lbft! Considering these cars normally baseline around 400whp & 385lbft on our dyno, that’s an increase of over 200whp & 190lbft!

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  • 2016 Dodge Challenger SRT 392 – Whipple Supercharged

    2016 Dodge Challenger SRT 392 – Whipple Supercharged

    Bob brought us his 2016 Dodge Challenger SRT 392 to have her put under some pressure! Up first in the shop, Andrew set the 6.4L HEMI up with a Stage-II 2.9L W175AX twin-screw unit from Whipple Superchargers, including their upgraded air-intake system, along with the miscellaneous OEM and aftermarket odds-and-ends to bring it all together.
     
    Then, Matt strapped her down to the rollers for Vlad to perform a custom calibration via HP Tuners. With the Whipple 2.9L delivering 8psi, Vlad increased the 392’s output to a repeatable 652.15whp & 602.42lbft! Considering these cars normally baseline around 400whp & 385lbft on our dyno, that’s a gain over 250whp & 200lbft! Pretty impressive considering this car has 100% factory exhaust system in place.
     

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  • 2015 Dodge Challenger Scat Pack – Camshaft

    2015 Dodge Challenger Scat Pack – Camshaft

    Matthew brought us his Sublime Green 2015 Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack to get the 6.4L Hemi breathing a lot better and thumping a lot harder! Up first, Alex installed a custom VVT camshaft from Cam Motion, supporting valvetrain components from COMP Cams & Manley Performance Products, Inc., engine oil pump from Melling Performance Parts, mid-pipe from Stainless Works, aluminum radiator and 180° thermostat from Mishimoto Automotive, OEM Hellcat 92mm throttle body, along with OEM Mopar components to delete MDS, and all the miscellaneous OEM odds-and-ends to complete the installation, all breathing through the existing Mopar Performance air-intake system.

    With the mechanical work wrapped in the shop, Matt strapped her down to the rollers for Vlad to perform a custom calibration via HP Tuners. The results? Even with the factory exhaust manifolds in place, Vlad still increased the 6.4L Hemi’s output to 472.40whp & 482.77lbft — that’s a gain of 70whp+ & 80lbft+ over what these cars normally put down in stock form on our dynos! Solid outcome all around.

     

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