Under the hood

To get things kicked off, we knew we had to do something that’s never been done, so we called out partners at LME and ripped out the factory 6.2L Hellcat engine. The folks over at Late Model Engines really made this car special and built a brand new 427 cubic inch engine topped with LME ported heads and fitted with Manly intake and exhaust valves. This is the perfect core to really make the serious and reliable power that we were searching for. From there we went out looking to make some serious boost!

One thing that Mopar enthusiasts will tell you is that the factory Hellcat Supercharger is a pretty impressive unit. However, we felt that we could do better so we did. In place of the factory supercharger, this monster has a 3.0L Whipple Supercharger perched atop the cylinder heads along with a Whipple Intake and throttle body. On the exit side of the equation, you will find Kooks Headers with Green Cats and full exhaust that aim to evacuate exhaust gasses as quickly as possible for maximum power inside the engine. This monster was built to make sure that it not only makes huge power but it makes power reliably. At the end of the day, what good is 1200 horsepower if the internal parts of the engine can’t support it?

This part of the puzzle is where we run into the internals that champions are made of! This includes a Callies Compstar 4340 8 Counterweight 4.050" HEMI Stroker Crankshaft, Callies Enforcer Heavy Weight Rods, and Diamond Pistons. While the heads were off, the build also added some parts that complement power well with an ARP Hemi head stud kit with 12-point nuts and an ARP HEMI main stud kit. One thing that you might notice about this build when you see it in person is that it doesn’t sound like any other Hellcats. That’s because we took the liberty of hooking it up with a boomstick in the Comp Cams Hemi Camshaft. Supporting mods for this include a Comp Cams Hemi .660" Lift Beehive Spring Kit w/ Seals & Locators along with Comp Cams Hemi Hellcat High RPM Lifters and Comp Cams Lock kit Hemi Phaser. For a build like this, fuel delivery is something that is incredibly important. The last thing that someone with a supercharged vehicle wants to happen is for the engine to starve for fuel while under boost. Therefore, we went all-in on the fuel system. We added Fuel Injector Connection 1300cc injectors, a Holley Late Model Dual Pump Module Relay Kit, and a Holley Dual 525 LPH Pump Module System (1050 LPH Total). We then added a AAD Performance catch can to make sure that this gem of an engine is able to perform at its peak for as long as possible by removing any debris from the oil. Last but not least, other supporting mods include a pinned ATI balancer and Milodan thermostat.

Accessories

Power is great and all but it can’t stop there! Throwing down 1200 hp is amazing and it’s the core of what we do here in the performance community but in reality, if that power can’t effectively get to the ground, not only is it inefficient, the car is also much more likely to break and definitely not as fun unless your one and only goal is doing smokey burnouts. In order to make sure that our giveaway machine is operating at peak performance, we took a couple liberties with the suspension as well. For starters, we added the likes of the Wheel Hop Eliminator Kit from our friends at AAD Performance. From there, we beefed up a couple of more things to make sure that the internals of the rear doesn’t end up all over the ground. The Per4mance Development Race Brace and DIRS add rigidity to help solve what some have found to be a weak link in the Hellcat platform. These high-quality reinforcements do a great job of standing between you and rear-end issues that nobody wants to deal with. Top it off with KW V4 Coilovers that aid in handling (and help give the car a killer stance if we’re being honest) along with a BMR Lockout Kit to prevent wheel hop and this machine is rolling smoothly. Last but not least we find a Spohn Tubular Rear Sway Bar Links.