Viper V10-Swapped Dodge Challenger Is the Ultimate Mopar Mashup
Though its styling could use some work, this formerly V6-powered Dodge Challenger has one heck of an enticing engine underhood.
To many, the Dodge Viper is the ultimate Mopar sports car, an icon of both design and performance. Along with its concept car-like looks and unpredictable nature, the Viper has earned a reputation for being quite the machine to tame – at least the earlier cars. However, the Viper’s legendary V10 powerplant is perhaps every bit as famous as the car itself, landing in a few other vehicles over the years as a result. Now, that includes the modern day Dodge Challenger, as that’s precisely what’s under the hood of this very cool 2013 model that recently crossed the block at Bring a Trailer.
The 8.4-liter mill present in this Dodge Challenger was put their way back in 2016, sourced from a fourth-generation model. In this case, it was a warranted swap, as this particular car left the factory with the rather meager 3.6-liter V6 was was apparently a former rental car, but a company called Prefix Corporation of Rochester Hills, Michigan fixed that problem in one fell swoop by blessing it with V10 power, along with a Tremec six-speed manual transmission for good measure.
That’s one heck of a powertrain upgrade, if we’ve ever seen one, replacing the old 305 horsepower V6 with a 600 horsepower fire-breathing mill that obvious sounds a heck of a lot better, too. But on the inside and outside, one might be hard-pressed to tell what’s going on under the hood, other than the way this car sounds. Heck, the cabin is adorned with nothing more than black cloth seats and an SRT steering wheel, though the shifter is obviously a bit out of place.
The same goes for the outside, which touts a rather large rear wing along with some Viper badges, a Hellcat-style vented hood and bumper covers, and a rear diffuser, but also a refrigerator white paint job. It wouldn’t take much to transform this in to a sleeper, and let’s be honest – the rear wing is a bit much, anyway.
Regardless of its somewhat botched looks, this Viper-powered Dodge Challenger ultimately sold for a tad over $30k, which makes it a pretty decent bargain in our book. It’s unclear what the new owner will do with it, but even as it sits, we imagine that few cars out there in the world will attract as much attention at cars and coffee events than this.
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