Whereas Mopar is busy launching electrical conversion kits for traditional muscle automobiles at this yr’s SEMA Present, Dodge’s Direct Connection efficiency components arm is providing you with the chance to purchase an entire assortment of HEMI V8 engine blocks and supercharger kits to satisfy your combustion-loving wants and provides your automotive the reward of V8 energy this winter. Increasing on the Brotherhood of Muscle, two new engine blocks have been added to the catalog together with three new supercharger kits to fit your wants. They don’t seem to be simply any previous V8s and supercharger kits, although. These are cream-of-the-crop objects out of your favourite muscle automobiles, together with the Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170.
Two HEMI V8 Blocks In A Taste Of Your Selecting
Whereas Direct Connection has bought off crate engines for a while, it is now added two new blocks. The primary is the Hellephant A30 426 Supercharged Crate HEMI, which is expounded to the unique Hellephant motor that bought out in two days. A30 was the brand new identify given to the continuation motors introduced in 2022, signifying the aluminum block and the 30-proof gasoline requirement for the engine to realize most energy.
The second block is a Drag Pak 354 HEMI, the identical block employed by Dodge’s purpose-built Challenger Mopar Drag Pak drag machines.
Costs on these blocks are naturally not low cost, with the Hellephant A30 ringing in at an MSRP of $8,815 whereas the Drag Pak 354 HEMI will set you again $10,570.
A Supercharger For Each Scenario
Arguably extra thrilling than the blocks are the supercharger kits now accessible for six.2-liter HEMI V8s. The primary is the Direct Connection 3.0L E85 Supercharger Equipment, born from the event of the Dodge Demon 170, that means it is able to 1,025 horsepower and 950 lb-ft of torque. This 3.0-liter IHI Supercharger boasts 30% extra airflow than the two.7-liter merchandise discovered on a Hellcat Redeye’s motor and produces as much as 21 PSI of increase, and is flex-fuel succesful, letting you flip your Hellcrate Redeye 6.2-liter HEMI crate engine right into a 1,000-hp monster. Included on this equipment for $11,995 is the next:
Direct Connection 3.0L IHI twin-screw supercharger 3.02-inch diameter pulley delivers 14% extra overdrive in comparison with the Hellcat Redeye 105 mm throttle physique Excessive-flow gasoline injectors able to offering 164 gallons per hour Ethanol sensor Gates supercharger drive belt All gaskets and {hardware} wanted to put in Set up directions
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However that is perhaps a bit an excessive amount of for some builds, so the Direct Connection 2.4L Supercharger Alternative Snout Equipment caters to those that need solely 717 hp and 656 lb-ft, sporting a 2.4-liter supercharger (pulley equipment not included), Gates supercharger drive belt, all mandatory gaskets and {hardware}, and set up instruction, for simply $1,095. The ultimate possibility launching at SEMA is the $1,295 Direct Connection 2.7L Supercharger Alternative Snout Equipment, much like the two.4L above, however able to producing 807 hp and 717 lb-ft because it does within the varied Redeye Dodges.
All three supercharger kits and two HEMI blocks will likely be displayed on the Mopar stand on the SEMA Present, from 5-8 November in Las Vegas.
