Dodge has announced that it will continue to expand its aftermarket offering with its Direct Connection factory parts offering, as well as partnerships with SpeedKore and Finale Speed. Whether you’re a drag racer or a custom builder, exciting things come out of it.
For racers, Direct Connection offers a number of new ways to help them build their race cars. The Challenger Drag Pak will now be available as a rolling chassis, in addition to a finished car. It’s basically the complete car, just next to the engine and transmission. That includes the car chassis, roll cage, suspension with a four-link rear setup, the Strange 9-inch rear axle, the Strange brakes, Weld wheels and Mickey Thompson drag tires. Pay your $89,999 for the chassis and add whatever engine and transmission you want. If you want something more custom build, Dodge will also sell Challenger bodies-in-white for $7,995. Note that they don’t come with VINs, so you can’t register the bodies as street-legal cars after build.
As for the powertrains, Dodge will begin offering Scat Pack 8HP70 eight-speed automatic transmissions for its crate engine kits. Later, 8HP90 transmissions of the Hellcat will be available. Superchargers in 2.7 and 3.0 liter sizes, along with headers for the Charger, Challenger and Durango will also be sold.
Dodge is also working with a few aftermarket companies to offer some specialty carbon fiber parts. SpeedKore, which has become known for its Mopar carbon fiber constructions, will make exterior parts for the Challenger that Dodge will sell. And Finale Speed is Dodge’s licensing rights to produce new carbon fiber 1970s Charger bodies. Later, the company will make Barracuda and Roadrunner bodies. They will also all be offered through Direct Connection.
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