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Originally Posted by Vigilante375
Again. Not comparing the COPO and Demon in THAT way.
I'm talking about the engine build meant to take abuse. Yea it's 1000 HP vs 5xx HP COPO's but Chevy now has a 1000 HP engine ready.
It took Dodge a number of engines to get it right. Yea, you don't hear anything about how many engines Chevy messed up getting it right with the COPO. I take it as if you don't hear anything then that means they got it right from the get go with the engines they have on hand.
All the while, Dodge could have just looked on forums and found what other Hellcat owners were using while they were pushing 1000+rwhp and had made this new Demon without messing up any engines.
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Nope, doesn't work that way. My Hellcat made just over 1000hp on E85, and although I ran it that way for 3 1/2 years without any issues, Dodge didn't have to warranty my car since it was modified. Dodge was testing the limits of the 6.2L engine to build a factory built 1000+ HP car that was bulletproof enough to warranty. That's the difference. People like myself that built our Hellcat's to the same power level assumed a lot more risk that the stock engine internals were strong enough to hold up. The original Demon had stronger internals than my Hellcat and it was only 840hp, the new Demon 170 uses all new internal components other than the camshaft, once again built even stronger. That engine is bulletproof and overbuilt for 1000hp.