Twin-Turbo Challenger Redeye Aims for ‘6-Sec’ Club: Wicked Wednesday Presented by the All-New Nitto Recon Grappler™ A/T
Want one of the fastest Hellcats in the world? Drop 600 pounds of weight, double the horsepower, and cash in a small fortune on a Redeye.
The Dodge Challenger Hellcat Redeye is a relative bargain in the performance car world. If you want a car that makes more power, you are going to have to spend a lot more money than the folks down at the Dodge store are asking. It is this big power on the cheap approach that is one of the main draws of the Hellcat Redeye. However, that bargain pricing goes right out the window if you are looking to build yourself the fastest Hellcat Redeye in the world. If you want to beat everyone at the drag strip, you are going to need to spend some cash. Actually, you are going to need a lot of cash. The car seen here has $300,000 spent on it.
This week’s “Wicked Wednesday” presented by Nitto features a Hellcat Redeye that can run 8-second quarter-miles. The custom build may have cost a lot of money, but it also comes with serious bragging rights. The car and its owner were recently spotted at Lapeer International Dragway in Michigan. The MotorTube YouTube channel posted a video of the encounter. We learn all about the car and get to see it in action.
Under the Hood
The engine came from BES Racing engines and is a 426 BES block. It is force fed air courtesy of a pair of 78-millimeter Garrett turbochargers. Sitting on top is a one-off custom intake made by Hogan’s. Not a single part in the engine bay came from a store. The entire unit was custom built for this application. The motor alone took 300 hours to build. The setup can support running 40 pounds of boost and spits out over 1,500 horsepower. But even running 20 pounds of boost the car has run an 8.30 second quarter mile. This is a serious machine.
Body Modifications
Power is good but that alone does not win races. The Challenger Hellcat Redeye makes big power right from the factory. However, it also weighs a lot right from the factory. Stock, the car pushes over 4,500 pounds. This car now weighs right around 3,900 pounds. The car originally had a sunroof but that was removed. The entire roof is now carbon fiber, as are the door and rear decklid. Those modifications alone shaved 239 pounds of weight.
On the Inside
The stock computers were taken out of the car and replaced with Holley. The dash now uses a 12.5-inch Holley unit. The Alcantara steering wheel now also has a trans brake and bump box. There is a M&M shifter that is hooked up to a Turbo 400 transmission. Up on the dash are switches for the cool suit, fire suppression system and parachute release. The fire suppression system has the manual switch, but it will also trigger the release of the Halon if sensors reach above 190 degrees. The car has been on fire twice before, and this time they are taking no chances with fire safety.
What Will She Run?
The hope was to get the car to run in the 7-second range, but it was a very hot and humid day which is not conducive to setting the quickest times. The first pass was with the boost turned down a bit and to just get a feel for the track. The car ran an 8.40 quarter. The second run was a little more aggressive and the car ran a 8.33 at 164 mph. Not quite in the 7-second range but still a damn quick run. And the ultimate goal of this car is to get it to run in the 6-second range at some point next year. So, there is more work to do, on what is already a very impressive car. Check out the video below for all the details and to see this Mopar machine in action.
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