{"id":135019,"date":"2025-07-23T16:02:35","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T21:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=135019"},"modified":"2025-07-23T16:02:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T21:02:35","slug":"hellcat-powered-1979-plymouth-trail-duster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=135019","title":{"rendered":"Hellcat-Powered 1979 Plymouth Trail Duster"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Horsepower Northwest<\/a> built this 1979 Plymouth Trail Duster<\/a> called “Hellduster” at their company in Bremerton, Washington. In front of the custom firewall they swapped a supercharged 6.2 L Hellcat V8 producing 707 hp (519 kW) and 650 lb-ft (881 Nm) of torque. That power is transmitted through a NAG1 five-speed automatic transmission and Atlas transfer case to Dynatrac axles. The powertrain is supported by a boxed and reinforced chassis. On the inside Horsepower Northwest installed Redline Gauge Works gauge cluster, Restomod AC system, and modern Mopar rotary transmission shifter.<\/p>\n

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Horsepower Northwest built this 1979 Plymouth Trail Duster called “Hellduster” at their company in Bremerton, Washington. In front of the custom firewall they swapped a supercharged 6.2 L Hellcat V8 producing 707 hp (519 kW) and 650 lb-ft (881 Nm) of torque. 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