Dodge makes some lofty claims concerning the Challenger Demon 170. From the manufacturing facility the supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 could make as much as 1,025 horsepower due to a ton of latest engine elements. The one strategy to discover out for certain is to take it do a dyno. That is precisely what one proprietor did.
Herman Younger of the Demonology YouTube channel wished to see simply how a lot horsepower his new Dodge Demon 170 would make on a dyno. So he took his automobile to Bailey’s Hyperformance in Forth Value Texas and threw the automobile on the rollers. Earlier than taking any knowledge, Younger made certain to fill the tank with E85 gasoline, as that is the kind of gas the manufacturing facility recommends if you wish to make all of that horsepower. Throw in 93 octane, and you will be restricted to only round 900 hp.
This vivid blue Demon 170 is ready to put down 898 hp and 878 lb-ft of torque to the wheels. Issue within the industry-accepted 15-percent drivetrain loss you get from crank to tire, and we’re round 1057 hp, a bit greater than manufacturing facility estimates.
Much more spectacular is simply how a lot energy this Demon 170 makes over an ordinary Demon. Again when the latter was new, Younger introduced his the identical dyno, the place it put down 776 hp and 710 lb-ft of torque whereas working on 101-octane race gas — deficits of over 100 horses and 100 lb-ft versus the brand new automobile.
A becoming sendoff for the last-ever V-8–powered muscle automobile from Dodge.