Hellcat Charger Smokes Drag Radials from 65-145 mph

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Modified Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat lays hundreds of feet of drag-radial rubber as it accelerates from 65 to 145 mph.

In stock form, the Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat is traction limited, to say the least. With the supercharged Hemi engine creating 707 horsepower and 650lb-ft of torque, the 4,500 pound sedan will dash from 0-60 in roughly 3.5 seconds while blasting through the quarter mile in 11 seconds flat, but hitting either of those numbers with the stock Pirelli tires takes a great deal of launching skill.

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Adding a set of sticky drag radial tires makes a world of difference, allowing many stock Hellcat Charger (and Challenger) owners to dip well into the 10-second range, but even with track-purposed tires – the supercharged Dodge muscle cars have no issue painting black stripes on the road.

This is especially true of modified Hellcat cars, as simple modifications lift the output from 707 horsepower to up around the 1,000hp mark and when you get there, traction is never a given.

Today’s featured video comes from the YouTube account of Billet Hellcat, who owns a worked Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat. While we don’t have a full mod list, we do know that rather than the 630 or so stock rear wheel horsepower, this Billet Silver Hellcat sedan is sending 872 horsepower to the rear wheels and that jump of more 200whp leads to increased tire smoking capabilities.

 

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In fact, even when rolling at 65 miles per hour with good drag radial tires, hammering the throttle will allow this Hellcat Charger to spin the tires – and it will keep the tires spinning up to nearly 150 miles per hour.

It is kind of hard to see, but as the Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat launches away from the C7 Corvette, we can watch thick black lines appear on the road behind the monster Mopar sedan. There isn’t much actual tire smoke in the video, as traveling at speeds of 65-145mph makes it hard to see any smoke accumulation, but there is no question that for the majority of this 20-second highway blast, the drag radials are spinning hard enough to leave stripes on the road.

That’s right – even while spinning the tires, this Hellcat Charger pulls from 65 to 145 more quickly than almost any car on the road.

"Before I was old enough to walk, my dad was taking me to various types of racing events, from local drag racing to the Daytona 500," says Patrick Rall, a lifetime automotive expert, diehard Dodge fan, and respected auto journalist for over 10 years. "He owned a repair shop and had a variety of performance cars when I was young, but by the time I was 16, he was ready to build me my first drag car – a 1983 Dodge Mirada that ran low 12s. I spent 10 years traveling around the country, racing with my dad by my side. While we live in different areas of the country, my dad still drag races at 80 years old in the car that he built when I was 16 while I race other vehicles, including my 2017 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and my 1972 Dodge Demon 340.

"Although I went to college for accounting, my time in my dad’s shop growing up allowed me the knowledge to spend time working as a mechanic before getting my accounting degree, at which point I worked in the office of a dealership group. While I was working in the accounting world, I continued racing and taking pictures of cars at the track. Over time, I began showing off those pictures online and that led to my writing.

"Ten years ago, I left the accounting world to become a full-time automotive writer and I am living proof that if you love what you do, you will never “work” a day in your life," adds Rall, who has clocked in time as an auto mechanic, longtime drag racer and now automotive journalist who contributes to nearly a dozen popular auto websites dedicated to fellow enthusiasts.

"I love covering the automotive industry and everything involved with the job. I was fortunate to turn my love of the automotive world into a hobby that led to an exciting career, with my past of working as a mechanic and as an accountant in the automotive world provides me with a unique perspective of the industry.

"My experience drag racing for more than 20 years coupled with a newfound interest in road racing over the past decade allows me to push performance cars to their limit, while my role as a horse stable manager gives me vast experience towing and hauling with all of the newest trucks on the market today.

"Being based on Detroit," says Rall, "I never miss the North American International Auto Show, the Woodward Dream Cruise and Roadkill Nights, along with spending plenty of time raising hell on Detroit's Woodward Avenue with the best muscle car crowd in the world.

Rall can be contacted at QuickMirada@Yahoo.com


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