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Volume V, Issue 4 April 1, 2010
The front end of the Challenger looks like it might have to push a lot if air as the car goes
down track. The paint job was done by Junior Hill’s Custom Motorpsorts Painting shop in
Mansfield, Ohio.
When a racer gets one of these “not legal or licensable for the street” cars, it
comes with no rear seat, airbags, heater/AC, windshield wipers or motor, radio
or body sealer and sound deadening coatings. Removing all of those
components reduces the curb weight of the Challenger by about a thousand
pounds. There can be no doubt that this car is meant for racing and nothing
else. Before it leaves the factory they also shorten the wheelbase by a halfinch
to 116 inches and move the engine back and to the right.
Despite the fact that the car is basically gutted, there is some bonus equipment
that comes with the Drag Pack package that probably isn’t listed on the
dealer’s list of options for a Challenger SRT-8.
When Jeggie took delivery of his Challenger it came with the added options of
a composite hood with a functional scoop, manual rack and pinion steering,
poly carbonate windows instead of glass, and cable system for the throttle
body, a lightweight brake package and solid motor mounts. All good stuff for a
serious drag car.
The car came direct from the factory to Jeg who then took it to John Holt Race
Cars near Columbus to check it over. Once that was done the finish work was
done at the Jegs racecar shop in Ohio by Rick Rossiter, Gerg Cody, and Cly
Philson.
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The engine in this car is a 6.1-liter Hemi that Coughlin had massaged by the
legendary Stock Eliminator engine builder and racer Jeff Taylor. Taylor told
Mopar Max that the engine that comes from the factory was pretty good but he
did put some of his “speed secrets” into the engine when he rebuilt it. That would include coating the pistons inside and out as well as the engine
bearings. He installed his own camshaft and valvetrain and on the dyno the Hemi made 635 hp and 510 lbs of torque. The stock Hemi claims 425 hp at
its best.
Jeg Coughlin Jr. loves his Mopars when it comes to his Super Stock/Stock Eliminator racing habit - Page 2 of 4 -
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