Borla Puts Dodge Through 9 Circles of Hellcat With Challenger Headers

By Tony Markovich - October 10, 2016

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In the infamous epic poem Divine Comedy, Dante Alighieri takes readers through the nine levels of hell in the poem’s first part, “Inferno.” They include Limbo, Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Wrath, Heresy, Violence, Fraud, and Treachery. In a modern automotive symphonic interpretation of “Inferno,” exhaust specialists Borla Performance Industries created two levels of Hellcat: S-Type and ATAK.

Of course, we’re referring to the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat with the 6.2-liter supercharged HEMI V8 that makes an already-legendary 707 horsepower and 650 lb-ft of torque. You might say the S-Type could relate to Greed or Wrath. It kicks up the Challenger another notch by using a cat-back system with either active exhaust valves or valve simulators and brand new T-304 stainless steel long tube headers. That system gives the car a little more power and a little more throat, without sounding too obnoxious.

The ATAK (or Accoustically Tuned Applied Kinetiks) system is more similar to Violence. If you go this route, you still get the cat-back system and the newly introduced long tube headers, but this thing is going to absolutely ravage your eardrums and add some more power on the way.

The new headers that Borla is introducing use 1.75-inch primary tubes and 2.75-inch diameter collectors. The bigger pipes are lighter and allow for more airflow, which improves power, sound, and efficiency.

“American muscle cars continue to be one of our most popular platforms, and we are proud to add these new racing Long Tube Headers to our Dodge Challenger Hellcat lineup,” says David Borla, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Borla. “These high-displacement engines require tuned exhaust systems that provide a quality exhaust note without restricting power, and we’re confident that we’ve achieved it with these systems.”

These headers and systems can be applied to 2015-16 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat 6.2L and Challenger SRT 392 6.4L models and are covered under Borla’s million-mile warranty, but they’re only legal for racing vehicles, not street-legal rides. Apparently hell isn’t meant for the public.