My idea about the 4 wheel drive Demon (Hellcat)

[black69]

I follow the hellcat because I have a 70 challenger, and its natural for one to do that. I don't know all the details about the car other than its horsepower, really, and the color changes year to year.

The new demon changes are really cool see coming. I just saw today, the huge huge huge hood scoop (bigger than any car to date) is going to be used.

When I look at my 65 vette, the first year of adding a bulge in a corvette hood because the big block sat too high and they had to modify the original hood lines, I have to wonder if (dodge) is paving the way on the demon to allow raising that 700 HP engine to allow for the all wheel drive. Sometimes guys with old cars see thing like this. To me this is a trick hiding in plain site now.

[flyingn]

its not going to be awd. Blown and 800 hp and 300 lbs lighter with a cool ac refrigerant cooled intercooler. Going to come with drag radials too

[PxTx]

That will be dangerous if there is a from leak into the combustion chamber. Mustard gas exhaust!

[old5.0]

That will be dangerous if there is a from leak into the combustion chamber. Mustard gas exhaust!

So I guess that means the punishment for losing a drag race to a Hellcat is death. Dodge takes the fun of driving way more seriously than Pontiac, apparently.

[PxTx]

I meant freon leak. Yeah, nothung like Pontiac.

[black69]

I know why the hood is marketed now (more air for the rear wheel drive version), but once its out there, and people get used to that look., it will be easier to reuse it to move the engine more up into it later to support a 4wd version. They could easily get more air another way by using one of the head light buckets on each side.

Here is a clip showing the monster hood...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdph4VakKWg

[black69]

I know why the hood is marketed now, but once its out there, and people get used to that look., it will be easier to reuse it to move the engine more up into it later to support a 4wd version. They could easily get more air another way by using one of the head light buckets on either side.

Here is a clip showing the monster hood...(and maybe even air entering the inner headlight locations). You got to study it a few times to see it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdph4VakKWg

[old5.0]

I meant freon leak. Yeah, nothung like Pontiac.


Yep, I was right there with ya. Just making a (bad) joke.

[cook_dw]

If I had to guess Id say they probably pipe a duct to the intercooler to blower over it to cool the charge.. BITD Holley used to offer a NOS kit for the Subaru WRX and it was eccentially the same idea; they had spray bars that went across the intercooler and it would spray nitrous across it to lower the temperature.. They actually used my old 2003 WRX as the test car..


https://static.summitracing.com/global/images/prod/xlarge/nos-16034nos_xl.jpg

[black69]

I don't know if everyone is reading all the new press on the Demon. About all I got right is the air does come through the headlights as well as the hood scoop to help the engine breath.

Just so many firsts on the 840 hp beast:

First factory car to lift front end off ground for a 3 ft distance
Can delete passenger seat to save weight
Uses the cabin's air conditioner (diverted) to cool super charger air. I probably need to reverify this, but pretty sure I read it right.
Too fast for NHRA rules (sub 10 second car)
Can run on 100 octane as well as lower octane


list goes on...

Engine is different that the Hellcat in more ways than most would think. Production limited to 3000 cars.

just google dodge demon and you will keep yourself drooling for quite a while....
http://www.dodge.com/demon.html

[COPO]

Looks like a serious beast of a car. I wonder is Chevrolet is going to respond in kind at some point?

[flyingn]

its not going to be awd. Blown and 800 hp and 300 lbs lighter with a cool ac refrigerant cooled intercooler. Going to come with drag radials too

Told jas! :)

[69LM1]

Looks like a serious beast of a car. I wonder is Chevrolet is going to respond in kind at some point?


http://www.maxim.com/rides/hennessey-exorcist-camaro-2017-4

1,000-HP 'Exorcist' Camaro Might Send the Dodge Demon Right Back to Hell

Chevy's answer to Dodge's new hot rod is divine indeed.

https://www.maxim.com/.image/t_share/MTQ2MjAyMjY3MzAzODE0MzU5/the-exorcist-hennessey-1.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOrSFVnABDU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOrSFVnABDU

Rich

[ZiggyL78]

I can't wait for the Ford 'LUCIFER';)

[mockingbird812]

Just love these muscle car wars!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[70-SS/RS-L78]

Any day now Uncle Sam and the insurance companys are going to say "That's Enough" This is getting out of control.
Mark

[Hotrodpaul]

It looks like the late 60's/early 70's all over again.

[ZiggyL78]

GM & Ford already have cars to compete with the Demon.Just ad a Vin to a COPO or Cobra Jet.;)

[earntaz]

It looks like the late 60's/early 70's all over again.

That's exactly why folks like Don Yenko built cars ala Yenko Deuce ... TAZ

[black69]

Cudos to Dodge.

I can see many Hellcat's getting over the counter upgrades to become more like Demon's.

Just adding the fender flares with the wider sticky tires would probably help a lot, with delivering power to the ground.

How to save weight by leveraging the areas where the reduced weight will be interesting to see if that could be done to the Hellcat, by removing old stuff and adding on lighter bolt ons.

[ZiggyL78]

They should send the first 1000 to North Korea. They'de have so much fun they would forget about the rockets;)

[Tenney]

Double-banned ...?

http://amp.timeinc.net/thedrive/news/9427/hennessey-to-boost-dodge-challenger-demon-to-1500-hp-because-hennessey?source=dam

[earntaz]

I'm not sure that fat boy would fit !!