{"id":75237,"date":"2021-08-05T06:00:58","date_gmt":"2021-08-05T11:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=75237"},"modified":"2021-08-07T13:37:57","modified_gmt":"2021-08-07T18:37:57","slug":"test-driving-a-2021-dodge-ram-trx-with-a-supercharged-hellephant-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=75237","title":{"rendered":"Test Driving a 2021 Dodge Ram TRX with a Supercharged Hellephant V8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=75248\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-75248\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"75248\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=75248\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2021-Dodge-Ram-TRX-with-a-Supercharged-Hellephant-V8-05.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2021 Dodge Ram TRX with a Supercharged Hellephant V8 05\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;2021 Dodge Ram TRX built by Hennessey Performance with a Supercharged Hellephant V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2021-Dodge-Ram-TRX-with-a-Supercharged-Hellephant-V8-05.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2021-Dodge-Ram-TRX-with-a-Supercharged-Hellephant-V8-05.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"2021 Dodge Ram TRX built by Hennessey Performance with a Supercharged Hellephant V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-75248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2021-Dodge-Ram-TRX-with-a-Supercharged-Hellephant-V8-05.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2021-Dodge-Ram-TRX-with-a-Supercharged-Hellephant-V8-05.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2021-Dodge-Ram-TRX-with-a-Supercharged-Hellephant-V8-05.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2021-Dodge-Ram-TRX-with-a-Supercharged-Hellephant-V8-05.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A few months ago <a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=72597\">we shared<\/a> the wild 2021 Dodge Ram TRX being built by <a href=\"http:\/\/hennesseyperformance.com\/\">Hennessey Performance<\/a>. They replaced the factory supercharged 6.2 L Hellcat V8 with a supercharged 426 ci (7.0 L) Hellephant V8. The swap gifted the truck with 865 horsepower and 912 lb-ft of torque to the rear wheels on 93 octane fuel (was too big for 4WD dyno). With the swap complete and dyno tuned, the truck&#8217;s next step was Pennzoil Proving Ground for a test drive.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/ThEjx5GOgeA\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC8Jgn2dTAEvsV9YezsV3mSQ\">Hennessey Performance<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2021\/05\/this-crazy-ram-1500-trx-now-features-a-1000-hp-hellephant-engine\/\">Carscoops<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few months ago we shared the wild 2021 Dodge Ram TRX being built by Hennessey Performance. They replaced the factory supercharged 6.2 L Hellcat V8 with a supercharged 426 ci (7.0 L) Hellephant V8. The swap gifted the truck with 865 horsepower and 912 lb-ft of torque to the rear wheels on 93 octane&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=75237\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Test Driving a 2021 Dodge Ram TRX with a Supercharged Hellephant V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":75248,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[416],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ram"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2021-Dodge-Ram-TRX-with-a-Supercharged-Hellephant-V8-05.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":72597,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=72597","url_meta":{"origin":75237,"position":0},"title":"2021 Dodge Ram TRX with a Supercharged Hellephant V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"June 22, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"The 2021 Dodge Ram TRX comes from the factory with a supercharged 6.2 L Hellcat V8, TorqueFlite 8HP70 eight-speed automatic transmission, and 4x4 drivetrain. 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