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2009 Dodge Challenger SRT8

My daily driver

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These ladies could not wait to meet the incredible guy that drives this high end muscle car. I would love to say that the meeting turned into a wild carnal night of hedonistic pleasure, but the reality was they were cold and my cars engine was still very warm.

Here my Challenger is with Hotchkis springs and sway bars, Bwoody end links and Sport Muscle wheels with Toyo Proxes4 tires. It handles like it's on rails and makes the ladies knees weak.

2009 Torred Dodge Challenger, 6 speed manual, Mopar cold air intake, Mopar strut tower brace, MBRP cat back exhaust, Billet Technology polished catch can, 85mm throttle body, Predator with custom tune. 484 engine HP. Top speed north of 175mph. Big smile comes standard with every press of the go pedal.

Here is my car at the 2010 World of Wheels car show at the BJCC. The woman is WWE Diva Maria. She loved the car and took many pictures with it. She said that the red was her favorite color. This woman belongs in a muscle car! She had a body that only countless hours in a gym could produce.

It turns out that one of the stars of Disneys Wizards of Waverly Place Robert Henrie (Justin) also owns a 2010 Challenger. He stopped by for about 20 minutes to talk challenger with me. We had little kids flocking around wondering why "Justin" was talking about cars and not to them. It just goes to show you that there are car guys everywhere.

This is what you receive when you win 1st in Class at the 2010 World of Wheels at the Birmingham, AL BJCC. The trophy is as tall as my daughter. We also won for outstanding club display.

Here is my engine as of July 14th. Now that I have lots of horsepower, it is time to improve on the already great looking engine.

4 dyno runs. The results speak for themselves. Remember these numbers are RWHP, NOT HP at the crank. There is approximately 17% power loss through the drivetrain. That would be approximately 484HP at the crank. Now where is that 5th gen camaro?

After using Zymol for the first time, I must say this version of modern muscle can now be seen from the international space station.

Here is the heart of my Challenger. And yeah, It's got a HEMI!

Another upgrade for the car shows. Billet aluminum overflow tank and power steering tank along with the carbon fiber engine covers.

Rear 3/4 view. This is the view most people get as I pass them.

Here is the latest 3/4 view. Notice how much lower the car now sits verses the previous picture?

Billet Tech polished catch can, helps keep oil mist from the PCV out of the intake manifold. That and it looks cool too.

The stock rams head hood emblem looks great on a truck, NOT on a Muscle Car. I replaced it with this Billet Tech piece. It features the old school Challenger script. Classic and perfect for a muscle car. Again, the cool factor is high.

No back ground, just the car. Damn, it looks good.

Recently added a braided upper radiator hose and carbon fiber fuse cover. Shortly I will be adding a carbon fiber engine cover to replace the factory plastic units.


Video and audio clips

Here is one of my dyno runs. I hope the sound comes through.

dyno_run_3.3GP (1.8 MB)



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Comments

Anonymous on Dec 29, 2008 at 09:22 p.m. said:

HOT CAR MAN!!!!!

Anonymous on Feb 22, 2009 at 12:14 a.m. said:

This is my dream car!!! It's absolutely gorgeous!

Anonymous on Feb 27, 2009 at 09:13 a.m. said:

I like these cars better than the new camaro

Nova03 on Jul 15, 2009 at 09:18 p.m. said:

Love your ride dude. I just bought a 2009 Challenger srt8, looking to mod. Can you tell me where and what the 85mm throttle body upgrade is as well as the steel braded lines.

snakepitt1 on Jul 16, 2009 at 04:56 a.m. said:

85mm throttle body from Modern Muscle. Not much in the way of HP improvements, BUT, driveability and throttle response greatly improved. Steel braided lines from BMC Performance.

Anonymous on Dec 10, 2009 at 03:55 p.m. said:

Where Did you get those wire loom? Do they come in different colors?

Anonymous on Dec 18, 2009 at 07:25 p.m. said:

wow. new car with 'mods'. wow.



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