Whipple Supercharged Dodge Demon Blows up Racing Nitrous’d Redeye

Crazy power and a prepped surface spell doom for this Dodge Demon as it tries to outrun a Hellcat Redeye on the spray.

While some of the 3,000 odd Dodge Demon examples produced are being preserved as future collectibles, quite a few are being used for their intended purpose – drag racing. And that’s the way it should be, truthfully. Some even go so far as to modify their factory drag racers to make them even faster, and often with glorious results. Unfortunately, that isn’t exactly the case on this particular day as YouTuber Demonology lines up against a Whipple supercharged Dodge Demon at the drag strip.

Demonology is planning on adding nitrous to his own ride dubbed “Soul Snatcher,” so, on this particular day, he’s getting some practice in on a Hellcat Redeye equipped with the “Demonology package” and the spray. No telling what other mods this particular car might have, but it is wearing big and littles with beadlocks for the massive rear drag radials. Plus, the addition of even a smaller nitrous kit should easily have this car over the 1,000 horsepower mark.

Demonology manages to get in at least one practice run that we see before the sun goes down. But later on, he gets the opportunity to line up against a rather cool Dodge Demon that’s been treated to a Whipple supercharger in place of its factory blower, along with a carbon-fiber driveshaft. Unfortunately, things go horribly wrong for the Demon shortly after the race kicks off, as it starts billowing smoke almost immediately.

“You can see the transmission fluid all over the back,” Demonology notes after the race. He crawls up under the car, where the driveshaft is gone. “Something popped,” the Demon driver said. “Right around the eighth-mile, I felt like something popped. I kept going, the car was moving good, and then I started seeing smoke. I didn’t want to tap the brake.”

At the time, it’s unclear if the transmission is also hurt, but if so, the owner has a freshly built one ready to swap in, so he won’t be down for long. But it seems that this car’s insane power, coupled with a prepped surface, was a killer combination even for a beefy aftermarket driveshaft, which is undoubtedly impressive.

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Brett Foote

Brett Foote has been covering the automotive industry for over five years and is a longtime contributor to Internet Brands’ Auto Group sites, including Chevrolet Forum, Rennlist, and Ford Truck Enthusiasts, among other popular sites.

He has been an automotive enthusiast since the day he came into this world and rode home from the hospital in a first-gen Mustang, and he's been wrenching on them nearly as long.

In addition to his expertise writing about cars, trucks, motorcycles, and every other type of automobile, Brett had spent several years running parts for local auto dealerships.

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