The 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon's quarter-mile speed and power to lift its front wheels off the ground on launch has already turned heads, but the engine technology that gives it that power has made Popular Science magazine take notice.
The magazine's Best of What's new for 2017 includes the Challenger SRT Demon's Power Chiller as one of 100 tech innovations made in 11 categories.
“Creating a street-legal machine that is powered by an engine with unrelenting power and torque, specifically engineered for the drag strip, yet street legal and meeting all emissions, pass-by noise and SRT durability standards demands outside-the-box thinking,” said Chris Cowland, Director of Advanced and SRT Powertrain, FCA US LLC.
The supercharger allows air to pass through a low-temperature radiator at the front of the Dodge Challenger SRT Demon, then through the Power Chiller unit where its cooled by refrigerant. Chilled liquid then cools the air which becomes denser and contains more oxygen molecules than warm air so more oxygen can pass through the engine adding more fuel and more power.
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