I usually try to make sure that our Truckin Fast Wednesday video shows a Ram, Dakota or Durango actually going fast, but this video of a Dodge Ram 1500 SRT10 making 1,365 wheel horsepower is just too much to pass up. The video is from 2009 so the record has likely been broken, but at the time that this video was published, it was claimed to be the most powerful single turbo SRT10 Ram in the world. Even if another truck has broken that record, it doesn’t diminish the sheer awesomeness of this dyno video.
What we know about this Dodge Ram 1500 SRT10 is that is packs a single turbo setup and judging by the sound of the lumpy idle, I would guess that this engine is entirely built from the ground up. Truthfully, to make 1,365 horsepower at the wheels, the engine has almost certainly been fully built and the results are a thing of beauty. This Ram is so loud under a hard load that the camera cant take the sound and it breaks up a little. Even after the run, as the Ram sits and idles on the dyno, it sounds better than most stock performance cars in the world.
You probably know of the term “dyno blast”? I think that it was coined after someone saw a vehicle like this Ram on the dyno so make sure that your speakers are cranked up and enjoy!
"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.
