Boosted Motorsports Upgrades 2026 Dodge Charger for AWD Grudge Match With 850-HP Hurricane
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Updated · Hot Rod Network · Jul 21
Boosted Motorsports Upgrades 2026 Dodge Charger for AWD Grudge Match With 850-HP Hurricane
2 articles · Updated · Hot Rod Network · Jul 21
Summary
Boosted Motorsports is building a 2026 Dodge Charger for Roadkill Nights’ Direct Connection Grudge Match, aiming to keep the car all-wheel drive while chasing a new benchmark for Dodge’s Hurricane platform.
850 rear-wheel horsepower came from the same 3.0-liter Hurricane engine in last year’s Viper ACR project on a stock long block, prompting John O’Malley to tear it down and reinforce it for more boost, durability and performance.
The upgraded package keeps an HPT 7175 T4 turbo and adds a Vargas billet intake manifold with integrated port injection, plus Holley fuel hardware, Earls plumbing, Granatelli boost-control parts, Racepak electronics, an AEM dash and Mickey Thompson tires.
Dodge supplied Boosted Motorsports and seven other builders with running 2026 Chargers under one key rule: the cars must remain AWD, making traction and driveline retention central to this year’s contest.