How much power can a newer charger Hellcat power train handle before it grenades or starts to fall apart ?

[Unas2k5]

I see them around and anytime I’ve raced one I’ve won. I just don’t know much about their transmissions and engines and were they max out at. Mopar owners make it sound like they can go unlimited

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[Jasonb543]

Mmmm … probably low teens..
Definitely some low 8s around and a few high 7s second cars.

 

[Unas2k5]

I’m talking about how much horsepower the car can take before having to tear into the engine and transmission. Now, as far as quarter-mile times, I am aware that I can Google just about any car and I’ll find a mod one that can go eight and nines

 

[Jasonb543]

Right, that’s what I meant by low teens… 1300ish on redeyes.

 

[WItoTX]

800-900 is safe depending on non-RE vs RE. When I had mine, I dug into this. There is a couple weak points, one being pinning the crank. After that, it's internals that need replacing. The redeyes are a little more stout on stock internals (Forgive me, it's been since 2020 when I had the car and I don't remember which internals), but the consensus was, if you wanted to go higher than 800 hp, start with a RE. With the RE, 900 hp was safe. After that it was hit or miss on longevity.

But to expect a 900 hp to last is asking a lot out of a build. And yes, it's not tough to get north of 1000 hp in one of those cars.

 

[Balr14]

You didn't say what kind of transmission but the manual is much more stress on the drivetrain.

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