Check out the new 20×9” silver BBS CH-R wheels on the B5 Blue Bomber. These are designed to work with the stock tires.

Keep a close eye out for BBS and SpeedFactory’s announcement of this new product.

Here they are in black:

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.

The car was a blast to drive home. Gas mileage did increase to about 22-23 mpg. The ride was very comfortable – firm but no loose play or body roll. The updated suspension really do a lot for the car in terms of giving the driver a much better feel of the road and overall driving experience.

The supercharger. Wow! I can feel the car fighting for traction all the time. I think I’ll have to replace those stock Goodyear Eagle F1’s in about 2 weeks! The power is great though. Very manageable once you learn how the supercharger works and how it’s power is developed. You truly just drive this car around town with no problem. I think I could let my grandma drive this car around town and she would be fine.

Daniel with his Stage 3 Supercharged Challenger

The exhaust has a great sound. Under power with your foot to the floor or just cruising at 75mph. Actually at 75mph you can hardly hear it. I love the sound when you let off the gas and the transmission downshifts on its own.
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Here are a few build photos of our red Challenger research and development car. This car will be appearing in some upcoming media and events.

This car features a pre-production Mopar aluminum block motor, built to a 440, Vortech V3 Supercharger,  pre-production Mopar high torque  transmission, prototype BBS wheels and other enhancements that we’ll tell you about in upcoming blog posts.

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Pre-production MOPAR all aluminum motor fresh from the crate.

SpeedFactory technician Donald installs the Moroso 11qt drag pack oil pan.

Pre-production high torque Mopar transmission

Happy customer Doug from Indiana sent us this note about his Stage 3 Supercharged Challenger:

“I’ve had the car up to 185 mph and it handles just like a dream.  Having my car shipped to Atlanta was like sending one of my kids, I couldn’t wait to get it home.  As soon as it was off the trailer it was time to put it to the test.  As my neighbors watched I prepared them for a NASA take-off. I stomped on the accelerator and all I could see was smoke from the tires burning off of the rims and my neighbors seemed to disappear in the smoke. I looked at Mark and said “that’s what it’s all about” with a smile from ear to ear.”

Doug’s SpeedFactory Challenger features the Stage 3 Supercharger package with some options including the Mopar T-shifter handle and pillar gauges. See more photos in the gallery.

While reporting on Mopars at the Strip for Car and Driver Radio, host Alan Taylor test drove the SpeedFactory Challenger. Check out his video report with his test drive, an interview with Chip Foose, and scenes from Mopars at the Strip.

Recently SpeedFactory attended Mopars at the Strip and displayed our 600HP supercharged SpeedFactory Challenger – the first modern Challenger to be supercharged. Next door to us was a supercharged Challenger built by Classic Design Concepts.

The inevitable occurred – and Rob Wolf, editor of Mopar Collector’s Guide, did a “Pinks” style start for the grudge match on the 1/4 mile drag strip at Las Vegas Speedway. SpeedFactory driver Eddie Rosa emerged victorious with a 1/4 time of 12.374 seconds at 112.66 mph, beating the CDC car by 4/10 of a second.

The SpeedFactory Challenger has the Stage 3 supercharger package, featuring a Vortech Supercharger at 6.5 lbs boost, Hotchkis handling package, Magnaflow catback exhaust, and SpeedFactory Signature package. Installed options include Richmond 3.55 gears and Boze “Tach” style forged wheels. Everything else on the car is stock 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8. As shown in the video, the Challenger was on street tires. On drags, the SpeedFactory Challenger runs in the 11’s.

Thanks to our partners at Vortech Superchargers, Magnaflow Performance Exhaust, Richmond Gear and Boze Forged Wheels.

Timeslip - SpeedFactory Challenger was on the right/Pontiac side.

Enjoy a full length video from Hotrod Magazine. Hot Rod travels to California Speedway where we test Speedfactory’s Challenger SRT8. The Vortech Supercharged Challenger easily runs in the 11s and the only challenge we have is making it hook-up. Video Credit: Boondoggle Media.

Click here to read full article at Edmunds Inside Line

This is what dream cars used to be: all attitude, big damn engine, no recyclable canola bean upholstery. You know, back in the good old bad old days when a 560-horsepower, 4,000-pound, V8-powered rear-wheel-drive muscle car made you the envy of your friends, not the destroyer of Mother Nature.

The 2008 Speedfactory Challenger is gorgeous. Lowered over those blinding wheels, it looks the way a Challenger should look — nasty, evil and ready to commit multiple felonies.

With the Nittos, the 0-60 time dropped to just 3.8 seconds (an incredible 3.4 seconds with a foot of rollout like on a drag strip) and the quarter-mile blew by in 11.8 seconds at 119.8 mph. That’s exotic-car territory — right there with the Corvette Z06, Dodge Viper SRT-10 and Ford GT . And none of those machines are anywhere near as big or heavy as the Speedfactory Challenger.