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Chrysler engineer Chris Cowland revealed numerous new details about the supercharged Hemi engine used in the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat.
Chrysler engineer Chris Cowland revealed numerous new details about the supercharged Hemi engine used in the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat.
- The 5.7L Hemi makes its 410 lb-ft. peak torque at 4,800RPM; the Hellcat makes 411 kb-ft at 1,200RPM.
- 90% of the engine parts are new in the Hellcat.
- The 2.4L IHI supercharger runs 14,600RPM at just over 11PSI.
- The engine flows 30,000 liters of air per minute.
- It takes 80 horsepower just to drive the supercharger.
- The Hellcat actually makes more than 800 horsepower, gross, but is SAE certified at the crank for 707.
- There are 21,000 lb of load on each piston; they use diamond coated piston pins.
- Each supercharged Hemi is dyno-tested for 42 minutes for loads up to 90% at 5,200RPM.
- Special injectors flow 600cc/minute and can fill a pint glass in 7 seconds.
- The 8-speed auto capacity was upgraded by 30%, using new disks.
- The 6-speed manual is used in the Viper, but has internal coolers with Hellcat.
- The ECU is locked by Chrysler, so if the aftermarket wants to make modifications, they will need to supply their own controllers.