Rob Goss has the quickest modern Dodge Challenger in the world, running in the 6-second quarter mile range with speeds over 200 miles per hour.
We talk about a great many modern Dodge Challengers and their on-track feats here on DodgeForum, but none of them are as quick as the wicked Mopar muscle car owned and driven by Rob Goss. This car has spent the past few years tearing up the X275 racing class around the country and in the video above, courtesy of BigKleib34, we get to watch this 6-second, Hemi-powered beast beating up on all sorts of other vehicles at the Import vs Domestic World Cup Finals.
Rob Goss’s X275 Challenger
Before getting into the racing action, here is a quick rundown of how this Dodge Challenger gets down the track so quickly.
This car started its life as a 2009 Drag Pak Challenger from Mopar, but the stock 8- and 9-second capabilities of the factory package wasn’t good enough for Goss. To fix that, he turned to the modern Mopar experts at High Horse Performance, who installed a BES Racing 404ci Hemi topped by a Thitek billet cylinder heads and fitted with a ProCharger F1X-12R supercharger. This engine configuration sends roughly 2,300 horsepower through the Powerglide transmission to the tiny rear tires. For those unfamiliar with the X275 class, these cars are required to run a 275mm-wide tire, so this 2,300hp Challenger is running in the 6-second quarter mile range with a similar tire width to a stock Hellcat Challenger.
Domestic Vs Import World Finals
In the video above, Rob Goss and his 2,300hp Dodge Challenger are taking on all sorts of competition at the Domestic Vs Import World Finals. In the first race, Goss runs a 7.07 at 200.98mph against what appears to be a Nissan 240Z that runs a losing 7.44. Next, the blown Challenger takes on and knocks off an SN95 Ford Mustang, with Goss running a 6.99 to a losing 7.03.
The third run of the video shows the X275 Dodge taking on an older Datsun and although Goss goes a little slower (running a 7.15), he still beats the import in the near lane and wins the event.
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