Twin-turbo S550 Mustang Runs Mid-9s, Lays Gap on Demon
Beastly, boosted Mustang crashes all-Hemi shootout and proceeds to put Dodge’s factory drag racer in its place.
Dodge’s Demon came into this world riding the hype train full speed. And truthfully, it’s easy to see why. This was a car produced specifically to dominate the drag strip and, well, nothing else. But in the real world, the Demon was, in fact, a little disappointing. Like pretty much everything else Dodge makes these days, it’s awfully heavy. And lots of folks are having a hard time matching the car’s “official” quarter-mile times. Plus, for a lot less cash, you can just throw a big power adder on a 2018+ Mustang and outrun them, anyway.
Here we have yet another video example of this embarrassing fact. Popular YouTuber channels StangMode and Boosted Addictions humorously “crashed” a Hemi shootout and managed to arrange a few races. The former, as you likely already know, owns a bolt-on 10R80 2018 Mustang that runs high 10s. The latter, a twin-turbo’d car that recently ran a 9.40 in the quarter with some wheel hop. Which is obviously more than enough to hang with the Demon, a car that Dodge says will do 9.65 in the quarter.
Thus, the pair devise a scheme to “crash” their local Mopar party. “There’s a Hemi shootout, so let me go show these Hemi guys what we can do with this badass Coyote right here,” StangMode says. “We’re trying to hurt some feelings,” Boosted Addictions adds. “We just need to get in there.” They’re also joined by their buddy, who also happens to drive a Whipple supercharged Mustang himself.
The trio has no problem getting in that gate, after which they proceed to tech in. Unfortunately, the tech guy declines their request. So the Mustang guys stick around anyway, just to see what the “enemy” is up to. But after rubbing some elbows, StangMode meets up with the folks running the shootout and manages to arrange a couple of races.
Unfortunately, the guy that StangMode was supposed to race broke. Thankfully, however, Boosted Addictions manages to secure a race with a Demon, and that race actually happens. And it’s a good one. Both the Mustang and Demon cut similar lights, but the Mustang took home the win, as you’d expect. Still, the Demon’s owner ran a 9,80, which was a personal best.
Not quite enough to take down the mighty twin-turbo S500, however. The Mustang tripped the lights at 9.50 seconds, handily pulling away at the top end. But as we’ve seen time and time again, Dodge’s factory drag racer is no match for a boosted 3rd gen.
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