See the SpeedFactory Supercharged 426 Charger – the fastest LX platform 1/4 mile in the world – racing against other awesome Mopars. SpeedFactory will also be exhibiting at the car show. Come see us!
We’ll be racing our 426 Charger at the 1st Annual Modern Street Hemi Shootout at Bradenton Motorsports Park in Florida (http://www.bradentonmotorsports.com/info.html) on 16 Feb 2010, the Tuesday after the Daytona 500.
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Let’s recap. The crew at SpeedFactory Cars is here to build fast cars for daily street use. Out of that necessity the Orange Charger Research and Development car was born, aptly called Pumpkin-stein. It started life as a 5.7 Hemi Police Charger; Mark, Eddie and Mike had the bright idea stuff in a 426 Hemi and then teamed up with Vortech Superchargers (and other partners) to build/test new parts and develop packages for street use.
The car has been campaigned by SpeedFactory since June 2008. The car was a full interior stock drivetrain drag/street car running 10.29’s with a roll cage. As we all know the New Hemi community is growing and evolving everyday, and thanks to the bar set by Chris (Hemi~C) we had to change the game a little.
We didn’t want to add another power adder, and stuck with the Vortech YSi Centrifigual Supercharger with the same 14lb boost levels and 426 engine setup. We called a few of our partners, put our heads down and set forth to step into the 9’s. Not wanting to add any more power, we did what would come next – put the “Whale” on a diet. Previous fighting weight for the Charger was 4224lbs (with driver Eddie Rosa).
We started with the interior, losing all the usual suspects-seats, carpet, and headliner. Then we took it to the extreme. We scraped out all of the interior sound deadener and seam sealer, leaving the driver’s seat, cage and the original glass all around.
After all of the hard work, we went with a full cage and certification, which brings us to today, Dec. 12, 2009:
This weight is with driver Eddie Rosa included.
Mark and Eddie pulled up to the track (South Georgia Motorsports Park in Valgosta, GA) at about 10:45am. After tech they finished up some lose ends in the car and finally got to the lanes for the first run at about 11:30am. Everything goes fine during the burnout and staging the car. Since everything is fresh Eddie decided to take it easy, leaving off idle and just running it. As soon as the light turned green Eddie laid into it and the car made it to the 60 foot mark and hit the tranny limiter. D’OH!
Next run was an hour later 12:30pm. Knowing they had to get at least one full run in, Eddie was going to short shift second to get it past 1st gear and possibly blow through the limiter again. This burnout was longer than the first and the track prep was first-rate. Eddie pulled up to the lights and left off idle again, this time short shifting to 2nd at 5000 rpm, got past that point and then let it shift at 6700. Little did Eddie and Mark know this easy pass was a 9.64s at 144 mph with a 1.44s 60 foot time. Good enough, but of course there is more there.
Third and last pass. Same as the second, only to have track prep much stickier than before. It was like CRAZY GLUE! Second car out after prep was done in the right lane. This time the car hit the tranny limiter during the burnout, Eddie restarted her and redid the burnout. Lights come down and this is the result:
Needless to say Eddie didn’t leave the line. The car still has plenty left in it, and we will continue testing in the coming months – with stronger parts! The Charger may be have been on a quick weight loss plan, but it still has the stock drivetrain and electronics. We are using the stock engine location, engine mounts, sub frames front and rear, even the stock rear end. The OEM electronics are all still intact and we are using Diablo Sport Predator to flash the PCM. All in the effort to apply what we learn on the track – to lay down on the street!
Here’s a video of the final result:
Customer Chris Ramsey’s 750HP SpeedFactory Challenger, shown here winning 2nd place at the “Mopars with Big Daddy” Mopar show at Garlit’s Drag Racing Museum in Ocala, FL. November 8, 2009.
Well SEMA 2009 is over, and it was a great show for SpeedFactory. We appreciate all of the support we received from our partners and friends. You can’t go it alone in the automotive industry and SEMA is a great opportunity to seek out new partners, meet friends and discover new opportunities. We also did some indoor kart racing at Pole Position.
Our aluminum block, supercharged 440 SpeedFactory Challenger was a hit in MOPAR alley with lots of spectators snapping photos. Automotive magazine 0-60 even badged it a “SEMA Supercar”.
Motortrend Senior Editor Edward Loh, who orchestrated the cover story in this month’s issue that included the Challenger met up with the team and later blogged about it on Motortrend.com. If you’d like to see Motortrend test a SpeedFactory 440 Challenger at it’s full potential – be sure to let them know!
The SpeedFactory team: Mark Brucks, Eddie Rosa and Mike Brillanti with the supercharged, aluminum block 440 SpeedFactory Challenger featured in Motortrend's December 2009 cover story, in MOPAR alley at SEMA 2009.
It was nice to see the Motortrend cover all over SEMA!
photos by Erik Nielsen.
Our aluminum block supercharged 440 Challenger is a “must-see debut” at the 2009 SEMA show in Las Vegas this week, thanks to a nice posting by SEMA on their website:
http://www.sema.org/sema-enews/2009/44/must-see-debuts-at-the-2009-sema-show
One correction – the SpeedFactory Challenger will NOT be in the Mopar booth as previously reported. It will instead be in the Mopar display – the covered walkway display connecting the 2 display halls.
See you there!
SpeedFactory, a top-tier modern muscle car builder, will introduce the first modern supercharged, all-aluminum, 440 Hemi-powered Challenger at the upcoming SEMA Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, Nov 3-6, 2009.
The SpeedFactory prepared 2009 SRT8 Challenger is powered by a bored and stroked 6.1L Hemi Mopar aluminum block, increasing the displacement to 440 cu. in. (7.2 liters). It includes CNC ported Mopar aluminum heads and a completely forged rotating assembly. A Vortech V3 centrifugal supercharger boosts the output of this reliable, modern Mopar power plant to 700HP on premium-grade 91 octane pump fuel.
SpeedFactory performance modifications include Mopar Performance NAG 1 transmission, Mopar Performance fuel rails, Moroso coolant tank and oil pan, Getrag IRS with 1000 HP half-shafts, Corsa stainless steel cat back exhaust system, performance springs, sway bars, and additional strut tower braces, 15” Brembo 6 piston front disc brakes and Bridgestone Potenza tires mounted on 20” BBS Black Edition CH-R flow-formed wheels.
SpeedFactory’s Signature interior package includes logo-embossed seat backs, matching door panel stripe with logo, custom floor mats, Mopar door sills and T-handle shifter. Visually, the exterior of the car has also been enhanced with a race-inspired, matte-finish, full carbon fiber hood and rear deck spoiler, as well as SpeedFactory Signature badging and graphics.
This car is part of SpeedFactory’s research and development platform for its line of tuned, advanced engine, and supercharged modern muscle cars.
The SpeedFactory Challenger will be part of the MOPAR display from Tuesday, Nov 3rd thru Friday, Nov 6th at the SEMA Show.
The SpeedFactory prepared 2009 SRT8 Challenger is powered by a bored and stroked 6.1L Hemi Mopar aluminum block, increasing the displacement to 440 cu. in. (7.2 liters). It includes CNC ported Mopar aluminum heads and a completely forged rotating assembly. A Vortec V3 centrifugal supercharger boosts the output of this reliable, modern Mopar power plant to 700HP on premium-grade 91 octane pump fuel.
The Woodward Dream Cruise is the world’s largest one-day celebration of classic car culture that attracts over 1 million visitors, and more than 40,000 muscle cars, street rods, custom, collector and special interest vehicles.
This year, the 15th annual Cruise is Saturday, August 15, 2009. It runs between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m.
The Dream Cruise takes place along a 16-mile stretch of legendary Woodward Avenue through the eight host communities of Berkley, Bloomfield Hills, Bloomfield Township, Ferndale, Huntington Woods, Pleasant Ridge, Pontiac and Royal Oak, in Southeast Michigan.
Look for the red SpeedFactory Challenger while you’re out cruising!
This weekend we’ll be at the 2009 Mopar Nationals in Columbus, OH. Come by and say hi! Our 426 Charger race car will be competing, so check out the action at the drag strip.
The SpeedFactory 426 Charger came in runner-up to Hemi~C’s Magnum.
Check out this post for much more detailed information and some videos.
SpeedFactory 426 Charger launching HARD.
Mark and Eddie with the SpeedFactory 426 Charger.