WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: en(engine revving)- It's late at night on the drag stripas you creep to the starting linea hulking beast of muscle pullsup in the lane next to youYou glance overAll that you can seeare two glowing red eyesfloating in the darknessThe lights go down the Christmas treeGreen lightWith a bellowing howl of the engineand a searing banshee crythe Challenger lifts itsfront wheels off the pavementIt's doing a friggin wheelieYou try in awe and enviousterror as the crimson Dodgedisappears into the nightit was built with quartermile domination in mindand given a name from thedepths of darkness itselfThis is everything you need to knowto get up to speed onthe Dodge (bleep) DemonDodge Demon(electronic music)Drag racingIt's the purest formof motorsport there istwo cards race from one endof the quarter to the otherand the first one there winsit's simple and that'swhere the beauty liesyou get one shot♪ One shot ♪To prove yourself and your carthere are no do oversBut for as long as dragracing has been aroundas big as the community isno one's ever made a purpose builtstreet legal production drag carthat is until SRT gave us the DemonDodge DemonDodge's Street and RacingTechnology divisionhas been responsible forsome of the craziest carson the road for over 15 yearsI mean they made the Neon coolthey gave the Challenger700 and seven horsepowerand called it the Hellcatit had words my aunt won'tsay aloud in its nameI don't know James I see your videosyou're drivin' around in thath e double hockeysticks catIt's call a Hellcat auntOh my Lord please don't usethat language in front of meBut SRT isn't the first group at Dodgeto be obsessed with speedin fact they are directdescendants in a long lineof horsepower hungry engineers and racerswithin Chrysler's wallsif you worked for Dodge back in 1959you would've noticed some studentsat Chrysler's Engineering Institutesitting together for lunch every dayand just chatting away about carsthese guys were smartand they liked goin' fastmost of the guys weremodifying their daily driversand racing them on weekendsSo they each threw in about 20 bucksbought a 1949 Plymouth coupeand called themselves the RamchargersRamchargersSoon the work they did at the trackmade it into Chrysler's lineupFor examplethe Four 20 sixhemiIt's one of the mostlegendary engines everand it was perfected at thetrack by the RamchargersRamchargersSince 2002 the SRT team has carried thebecause we can spirit of Dodge performancethat the Ramchargersinspired 40 years priorso why build a Demon?SRT already built theworlds quickest track carthat took global recordsThe Viper ACRSRT refocused that energyon building the ultimatestreet legal drag carand would use all oftheir engineering masteryin the processthey needed a new nocompromise spirit animala halo car that wouldcause every single personon Earth to sayWhat they made that?Just like the Ramchargersthe people at SRT are racersThey know what theyneed to build the worldsfirst production drag carFirst you needthe powersecondit needs to be lightthirdit needs to breathe a ton of airfourthit's gotta have gripbecause power is no goodif it doesn't make it to the groundfifthits gotta cool itself off like a Vikingjumping into a calm springSRT had their checklist and got to workon the most over the top muscle carever devisedFirst up was the enginethe Demon's engine is very similarto the Hellcat's in thatit's a supercharged Hemi V8But aside from theblock the two motors areextremely differentthe Demon has a biggerblower making more booststronger pistons rods valvetrainand a new fuel injection systemfeaturing two fuel pumpsinstead of just oneon the HellcatThe result is 800The result is 800eightThe results is 800 and 40 horsepowerFrom a car that you canbuy from one of the guysyou know the three guysHim him and ChryslerOne of 'emWhyWhat the (bleep) is going on800 and 40 horsepowerYou shittin' me?Imagine riding 800 and 40 horsesI've ridden an elephant a lot of timesDon't askand that thing's probably five horses topsSix Demons could've crumbledthe entire Roman empireTell you what historybooks'll look a lot differentThere wouldn't be a Napoleon in thereGenghis who?Alexander the what?History would be ruled by Jamesthe guy in those things we've never seenthat go super fast and scream likeI was gonna say fire engines thatBut I realized they'venever heard of fire enginesAdd the fire engines(screaming)And 700 and 70 pounds of torqueIt's the most powerful V8ever put in a production carI didn't say one ofI didn't say Dodge's most powerful V8I said the most powerfulV8 ever in a production carNext they had to modify the bodyYou see these scoops everywhere?They're not just for show bubLotta cars gotta em andmost of them are fakeNot on the Demonit is the largest functional hood scoopof any production carI'm starting to see a themeIt is the blankest blankof any production car everSRT even took out one of the headlightsto make it an intakeThat's an old school trickTo me that feels like somethingthat the Ramchargers would've doneRamchargersThat's not a headlightThat's a frickin' intageLike an MMA fighter cuttingweight before a fightSRT put the Demon on aserious diet to drop some L BsThey took out all of the speakersexcept for the ones in the doorsThe sway bars are hollowand smaller in diameterthey stripped out the noiseand vibration deadenersThe wheels are lighterand the steering columnhas manual adjustersinstead of powerthe Demon is so focusedon weight saving thatSRT installed smallerbrakes to save 16 poundsand it doesn't stop there no pun intendedThe passenger and rear seat are optionalThe passenger seat is optionalHuh yeahWhat?Pretty crazy rightVeryThey're a one dollar optionAs a result the Demonis 200 pounds lighterthan its Hellcat brotherJust like I'm bout 400 pounds lighterthan my Hellcat brotherLars hit me up it's been a whileWe're both mad at 'em dudeI don't think we're mad at each otherLet's fight it out have a soakand be brothers againSince this thing is a real drag carSRT gave it features necessaryfor a day at the stripthe Demon has a built in line lock systemthat lets you do massive burnoutsby locking up the front wheelsonce you're staged theDemon also has a transbrakeWhich engages first andsecond gear simultaneouslyYou don't have to hold the brakebecause the transmission is locked upall you gotta do is use the throttleto keep your revs in the correct rangethis is the first time a transbrakehas ever been put on a production carWhen you put the Demon in drag modethe engine engages torque reservewhich controls the ignition timingand supercharger airflow to producemassive amounts of torquefor the perfect launchThe front suspension softensand the rear suspensionstiffens up electronicallyso when you hit the gas theDemon's weight transfersfrom the rear tires giving you moregrip that's cursiveBut James you sayI heard the Demon has ACif it's such a true dragcar what's it doing with ACIt's not for you dummyIt's for the air inductionand for the coolant of the engineSRT calls it the power chillerwhich you know coincidentally iswhat they called me in high schoolThe Demon uses the AC refrigerantto cool down the superchargerthe power chiller reducesair intake temperaturesby 45 degreescooler air means denser air in the blowerand that means more air in the cylindersand that my friends that means more powerThis again has never been done beforeand now all this powersgotta go to the groundand street tires just won't cut itThis car comes withproprietary drag radialsfrom the factorythey're basically slicksthat are barely street legalTo keep the tires fromsticking out of the fendersSRT has put huge fenderflares on the Demonand now this guy's threeinches wider than the Hellcatbut to unlock it's full potentialyou gotta open the Demon crateIt is a pandora's box ofdrag strip accessoriesthat elevate the Demon to a full fledgeddrag dominating monsterDodge can't put skinnyfront tires on for youWhat Dodge can do is sell you the wheelsA jack to lift your caran impact wrench to take the wheels offand a torque wrench to put them back onBut James you ask what's adrag racing dream packagelike this gonna cost me?A dollarthat's how much SRT wantsyou to track the DemonThey'll give youeverything you need to racefor the same price as an Arizona Ice TeaLike the Viper before it the Demonis now Dodge's halo carThe very best example of what's possiblewhen engineers areencouraged to push the limitsof technology united by a singular visionthe Demon's not just fastIt's a truly impressivepiece of engineeringSo where does Dodge go from here?They wouldn't tell usBut based on the energy in the roomthey already have plansfor something insaneI didn't think theHellcat would be outdoneBut here we are800 and 40 horsepowerlater with air conditioningand comfy seatsWell one comfy seatmaybe the next one will be jet poweredmaybe a new nuclear reactoror maybe the power of lovewhatever it is I'm surewhen we first hear about itwe're all gonna sayWhat they made that?I can't (bleeping) waitThis is everything you need to knowto get up to speed on the Dodge DemonDodge DemonI actually got to drivethis car around for a weekso check out that video right herewhat other cars do you want to see meand my buddies drive tweetat your favorite OEMsand say yo give Donut a carwe gotta lot of new shows going onMonday wheelhouse with my son Nolan SykesTuesday Matt Fields F D Corvette buildWednesday science garagewith my best friend BartThursday Up to SpeedFriday the bestestit's the chillest crispiest show on DonutIf you watch those showsyou're supporting Up to SpeedIt's not competitive we're a(bleeping) team don't be a dickWhat are your demons Letme know in the commentsno judgment If you needto DM me let me knowFollow me on InstagramIf I get 20,000 followersI will pick one of youat random and send you something weirdIt will probably be perishableand it won't haveanything to do with DonutI love you(engine revving)