The Dodge Challenger Demon 170 is the one Hemi to rule all of them, however with 3,300 deliberate for manufacturing at a beginning worth slightly below $100,000, they are not precisely inside attain of everybody. Concern not, for the Demon 170’s coronary heart will quickly be accessible for buy as a crate engine. And whereas it prices considerably lower than the Challenger from which it originated, its MSRP of $27,695 remains to be as a lot (or extra) than many neat efficiency vehicles.
Technically talking, the engine – recognized in crate kind because the Hellephant C170 from Direct Connection – generates 1,025 hp simply because it does within the Demon 170. Sure, it prices as a lot as a whole Mazda Miata, however at that worth, you get a totally dressed engine topped with a 3.0-liter supercharger to force-feed the 6.2-liter mill. If you’d like one thing a bit extra elementary (and cheaper), the Hellephant C170 lengthy block deletes the consumption, supercharger, and different elements at a worth of $18,995.
The Demon 170’s engine is not the one new providing from Direct Connection. Stepping all the way down to solely 807 hp is the Hellcrate Redeye 6.2-liter lengthy block. That is the acquainted Challenger Redeye engine additionally devoid of the consumption, supercharger, and different bits, and it prices $12,995. There’s additionally the Hellcrate Hemi in 717-hp trim, additionally in lengthy block format for $9,495. Stepping outdoors the supercharged realm, Direct Connection affords 392 and 345 Crate Hemi lengthy blocks for $6,995 and $4,495.
However wait, there’s extra.
We all know the Hemi V8 is on the best way out, and apart from electrical energy, it seems to be just like the twin-turbocharged Hurricane 3.0-liter inline-six will probably be a participant in Dodge’s efficiency e book. A style of that begins right here with two long-block variations of the six-pot, one rated for 420 hp (referred to as the Cat 1) and the opposite able to 550 hp (Cat 3). Pricing for the I6 begins at $6,495 and reaches $8,995 for the upper output model.
“The Dodge Direct Connection portfolio continues to develop since its relaunch in March 2022,” mentioned Dodge CEO Tim Kuniskis.
Search for the Hellephant C170 and the opposite engines listed right here to go on sale early within the first quarter of 2024.
