RE: Hellephant 1,000hp Hemi V8 available to order

[aeropilot]

OP said:

The Hellephant set up is explicitly designed for pre-76 vehicles - those with greater US car knowledge than us will know why - as previewed in the Challenger concept car of last year. Which does limit engine swap possibilities a tad, although that 1,000hp in this Dodge Coronet could be hilarious. Or terrifying. Or a bit of both.

Why on earth would you want to deface/devalue/ruin that Coronet with a modern engine when you could just drop in a proper crate REAL 426 Hemi courtesy of the same source...?

[James91]

That looks incredible

[Meteor Madness]

That would make a Tesla sound a whole lot better.

[cv01jw]

Will this fit in my Minor?

[irocfan]

[quote=filski666]ok - let's look at this sensibly for a minute - can you name ONE car that wouldn't be better with a 7.0 litre, 1000BHP HEMI V8 in it?


<ahem>

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXGNmmB5EjU


but in principle I'm, with you

[eldar]

filski666 said:

ok - let's look at this sensibly for a minute - can you name ONE car that wouldn't be better with a 7.0 litre, 1000BHP HEMI V8 in it?

Thought not...

Anyone want to buy a couple of kidneys?

can probably spare a lung and most of my liver too....

Trabant or Reliant Regal. Nowhere strong enough for the engine mounts. Otherwise, correct.

[Shakermaker]

eldar said:

Trabant or Reliant Regal. Nowhere strong enough for the engine mounts. Otherwise, correct.

Yeah but then my neighbour has got some builders in at the moment. That scaffolding looks strong enough I'm sure he wouldnt' miss it

[boyse7en]

filski666 said:

ok - let's look at this sensibly for a minute - can you name ONE car that wouldn't be better with a 7.0 litre, 1000BHP HEMI V8 in it?

My 1977 Mini Clubman...

The engine is probably about the same size as the entire car, and I'm not sure the drum brakes all-round are going to cope.

[mwstewart]

Wow. Epic.

[robinessex]

marksx said:

That coronet in the link is awesome.

I imagine with the 1000hp lump in it would screw itself up like a crisp packet

Nope it wouldn't

[ZX10R NIN]

Oh Lordy my word if I win tonight I'll be buying one.

[YankeePorker]

Challenge will be finding a gearbox that can scope with the torque, even more so if you want a manual. In my wife’s SRT8 Challenger (only 480 hp) they use the Tremec 6 speed manual, and it’s a slow, recalcitrant device. Maybe need something special from ZF?

[BogBeast]

D-Angle said:

Imagine the mph/£ ratio of this in an Ultima. Jesus...

Not a bad idea, the trick would be making it fit and then finding a transaxle that wouldn't be twisted into a pretzel....

I am holding out to see if GM 'crate' the new Corvette C8 powertrain.,

[irocfan]

YankeePorker said:

Challenge will be finding a gearbox that can scope with the torque, even more so if you want a manual. In my wife’s SRT8 Challenger (only 480 hp) they use the Tremec 6 speed manual, and it’s a slow, recalcitrant device. Maybe need something special from ZF?

a 2-speed power-glide?

[Rat_Fink_67]

irocfan said:

a 2-speed power-glide?

Yep, there are plenty of Powerglide or TH400 based transmissions from the likes of Reid or Rossler that can easily do the job.

Or go the whole hog and go with a Liberty!...

[marksx]

robinessex said:

Nope it wouldn't

Sorry Captain sensible. I didn't realise my crisp packet analogy was unrealistic.

[texaxile]

Spaceframe chassis should go with one of these nicely.

[anonymous-user]

texaxile said:

Spaceframe chassis should go with one of these nicely.

the Ultima Evolution already comes with 1000bhp engine.

[stongle]

If only I'd taken a bit of equity out the house during in my divorce..... blubber.

[Reciprocating mass]

Oh yes now that’s a proper bit of kit ! will it fit in my e46 touring feeling sorry for itself on my drive more kidneys and body parts etc on offer for the right build deal