Ellephant, Dodge Supercharger Mopar scatena il V8 HEMI a 1000 cavalli
di Francesco Forni
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Lunga vita al V8 benzina, consacrato da Ellephant. Di cosa si tratta, di una belva da 1.000 cavalli mostrata al SEMA di Las Vegas, il salone delle auto speciali per eccellenza.
Cuore è il motore 426 Supercharged Crate Hemi che eroga 1000 cavalli e trasforma una Dodge Charger del 1968 con motore Hemi V8 da 6.2 litri nella mostruosa Hellephant.
Crasu tra Hell e Elephant, inferno ed elefante. Scatena il mitico motore dotato di camera di combustione di forma emisferica, HEMI appunto. Capace anche di 1.300 Nm di coppia. Un motore poderoso, dotato di un sound straordinario. Questo speciale motore, il 426 Supercharged Crate Hemi, può essere installato su tutti i modello antecedente al 1976. Un tuning vintage. Che su Dodge Charger e anche altri modelli costa 30.000 euro: per 1.000 cavalli, ricordiamo.
1968 Dodge “Super Charger” Concept
Highlights of the 1968 Dodge “Super Charger” Concept include a hood scoop based on the Dodge Challenger SRT Demon, Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat headlamps placed behind the grille and shaved door handles and drip rails, creating a clean, streamlined appearance.
The interior of the 1968 Dodge “Super Charger” includes the unique “Hellephant” milled medallion applied on the upper door panels, a Dodge Viper steering wheel that also carries the “Hellephant” medallion at its center and a dash customized with a full array of Mopar gauges.
“Hellephant” 426 Supercharged Mopar Crate HEMI® Engine Logo
The 1968 Dodge “Super Charger” Charger Concept incorporates modern touches, including the new 1,000 horsepower “Hellephant” 426 Supercharged Mopar Crate HEMI® Engine, shown in background, to reimagine one of the most iconic vehicles ever built by FCA US.
The 1968 Dodge “Super Charger” Concept assumes a “wide body” stance thanks to front and rear fiberglass wheel flares painted “De Grigio” Grey Metallic body color. Front wheels push forward two inches to accommodate the flares and shorten the Charger’s overhang, extending the classic’s wheelbase from 117 inches to 119 inches.
1968 Dodge “Super Charger” Concept, powered by the new 1,000 horsepower “Hellephant” 426 Supercharged Mopar Crate HEMI® Engine and Kit.
The Satin Black fuel door of the 1968 Dodge “Super Charger” Concept is embellished with a custom-milled aluminum “Hellephant” medallion. Vehicle graphics and badging are Satin Black vinyl decals, including the classic tail stripes at the rear.
The lower exhaust tips of the 1968 Dodge “Super Charger” are eliminated and replaced with Alfa Romeo Stelvio 5-inch dual-walled tips re-engineered to run through the taillamp housing. Brake lights have been uniquely reconfigured with LED lights to glow around the exhaust tips.
The “Hellephant” 426 Supercharged Mopar Crate HEMI® Engine is a Mopar-first for a 1,000 horsepower crate engine kit offered by an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM).
Dropping in the “Hellephant” is almost turnkey with the “Hellephant” 426 Supercharged Mopar Crate HEMI® Engine Kit. The kit includes a powertrain control module (PCM), power distribution center, engine wiring harness, chassis harness, accelerator pedal, ground jumper, oxygen sensors, charge air temperature sensors, fuel pump control module and cam bus interface device.
