I love watching dyno videos and this week’s feature video showing a 1600 horsepower Hemi Challenger on the rollers is very interesting – to say the least.
Seeing a car like this 1970 Challenger R/T powered by an obviously heavily built Hemi topped by a roots style supercharger in action is awesome and while we don’t get a look at the readout screen, the details suggest that this car is packing 1,600 horsepower and based on the sound – I am inclined to believe them. What makes this video even more interesting is how much the car jumps around when the driver climbs up into the RPMs. Even though there appears to be a tie down strap under the front end and reaching out the back, this monster blown Hemi Challenger looks like it wants nothing more than to jump off of the rollers and the shakiness of the car on these dyno rips make this video a bit more exciting than your run of the mill dyno video.
Warning: the screaming Hemi engine in this video is not running mufflers and the open header awesomeness was a bit too much for the microphone of whatever recorded this video. Because of that, the sound is a bit sketchy so don’t crank your speakers up real loud at first as when the engine fires – the sound is deafening and not very pleasant. However, when the car is running at wide open throttle, the sound of this Hemi Challenger is so intense that you can almost feel the power.
"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.
