World’s Quickest 4th Gen Ram Gets Quicker: Track Time Tuesday

Ram 1500 from Moe’s Performance resets the record with a 9.91 at 138 miles per hour.

Earlier this year, we introduced you to Matt Fikac and his Ram 1500, which was the first fourth generation pickup to break into the 9-second quarter mile range. Fikac owns Moe’s Performance, a shop that specializes in building very quick Hemi-powered pickups, so it comes as no surprise that his truck was the first of its generation to join the 9-second club.

It also comes as no surprise that Fikac and his Ram keep on getting quicker. He recently headed to No Problem Raceway in Louisiana for the first Modern Street Hemi Shootout series event of the 2020 season, and the result was a new world record. Thanks to the Moe’s Performance YouTube channel, this week’s Track Time Tuesday video showcases that new fourth generation quarter mile record run.

The Record Setting Ram 1500

From the outside, Matt Fikac’s Ram 1500 doesn’t look all that extreme, shy of the wheel-and-tire package featuring skinnies up front and fat drag radials out back. However, under the skin of this half-ton pickup is the heart of a beast.

This Ram is powered by a 422-cubic inch Hemi built from a 6.4-liter block with a stroker kit by the team at Modern Muscle Extreme. That big displacement engine is fitted with a 2.9-liter Whipple supercharger, ARH long tube headers, a ported Hellcat throttle body, dual Fore fuel pumps, 1,650cc fuel injectors and an E85 tune from MMX and Hemifever. That engine combination allowed this truck to make 1,046 horsepower and 1,043 lb-ft of torque at the rear wheels.

While this Ram 1500 has a heavily built engine, it has not been gutted for the track, tipping the scales at a hefty 4,930 pounds, but that doesn’t stop this Hemi-powered monster from running in the 9s.

The New Number

In the video above, Matt Fikac and his supercharged Ram 1500 are taking on a Plum Crazy Dodge Challenger during the Modern Street Hemi Shootout.

Although the truck appears to leave from idle, it quickly gets out of the hole alongside the purple muscle car, pulling ahead and walking away on the big end. Fikac clearly wins the race, but the important part here is the elapsed time and speed. This Ram runs a 9.91 at 138.22 miles per hour, resetting the record for the fourth generation of the Hemi-powered pickup.

Unfortunately, on the next run, the truck broke just after the launch. On this run, Fikac came out with the front wheels in the air, but it appears as though the rear differential failed. The video ends with footage of the truck on a trailer with the driveshaft spinning while the wheels are stationary. However, prior to breaking, the Moe’s Performance truck set another world record.

Crank up your speakers and enjoy!

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Patrick Rall

"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.

"Being based on Detroit," says Rall, "I never miss the North American International Auto Show, the Woodward Dream Cruise and Roadkill Nights, along with spending plenty of time raising hell on Detroit's Woodward Avenue with the best muscle car crowd in the world.

Rall can be contacted at QuickMirada@Yahoo.com

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