SpeedKore
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When it comes to epic builds, Wisconsin's SpeedKore Performance Group is hard to beat. This, after all, is the same company that brought us a 1,400-horsepower, carbon fiber-bodied Dodge Challenger SRT Demon, not to mention a fully custom 1970 Dodge Charger known as Tantrum that spits out close to 1,700 hp when it gets upset. For this year's SEMA show, SpeedKore will present us with its first take on the new Dodge Charger Widebody, and naturally the company selected the 707-hp Charger SRT Hellcat grade for its project. Carscoops managed to get a teaser for the car which shows a design somewhat...
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Speedkore's 1,400-hp carbon-fiber-bodied twin-turbo Dodge Demon sounds angry, runs 8sSpeedKore shocked us with its 1,400-horsepower Dodge Challenger SRT Demon build at the 2018 SEMA show, but we now have a good look at just how brutal of a machine it is. Video from That Racing Channel on YouTube shows SpeedKore's extra demonic Challenger SRT Demon hit the dragstrip. Let's make this...
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SpeedKore's Demon-powered 1970 Dodge Charger visits Jay Leno's Garage
It made its debut at the 2018 SEMA show and now SpeedKore Performance Group's Demon-powered, carbon fiber-bodied 1970 Dodge Charger has paid a visit to Jay Leno's Garage. And there to explain it all was SpeedKore boss Dave Salvaggio. You may remember him from his meetup with Leno for the custom...
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Carbon-fiber-bodied, 1,605-hp 1970 Dodge Charger "Tantrum" for sale again
Less than a year after the car was first listed for sale, the 1970 Dodge Charger "Tantrum" has been listed yet again. Road & Track spotted the listing on Wednesday after Fusion Luxury Motors in Chatsworth, California, posted the incredibly cool muscle car for sale on Tuesday. The dealership...
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Demon-powered, carbon fiber-bodied 1970 Dodge Charger arrives at SEMA
Imagine a 1970 Dodge Charger with all of the best modifications imaginable thrown in. The result, we'd wager, would be something close to SpeedKore Performance Group's Charger Evolution unveiled Tuesday at the 2018 SEMA show. It's a carbon fiber-bodied beast with a V-8 borrowed from a 2018 Dodge...
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SpeedKore's 1,400-hp, carbon-fiber-bodied Dodge Demon drops into the 8s
SpeedKore Performance Group is back with another SEMA build, and this one could just be the Wisconsin company's wildest yet. It's a 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon whose supercharger has been swapped out for a pair of turbochargers. Working with a host of other mods, those blowers pump enough boost...
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Chris Evans recently received one heck of a gift from fellow actor Robert Downey Jr. After starring in the latest Captain America film, Downey Jr. presented Evans with this 1967 Chevrolet Camaro featuring extensive work by SpeedKore. Jay Leno recently a close-up look of the car in his garage, and luckily for us the cameras were there to film the occasion. To tell us about what's been done to the car, SpeedKore's Dave Salvaggio goes over the details, and it starts with Downey Jr. The actor wanted to surprise Evans with a car as a gift and was heavily involved in the build process. Salvaggio...
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SpeedKore shows Robert Downey Jr.'s custom Mustang Boss 302 at SEMA
Robert Downey Jr., perhaps best known for his leading role as Tony Stark, also known as Iron Man, has exquisite taste in classic muscle cars. Why? SpeedKore built this tastefully modified 1970 Ford Mustang Boss 302 with Downey Jr.'s guidance along the way. The company took to this week's 2017 SEMA...
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Carbon fiber-bodied Dodge Demon coming to 2017 SEMA show
The 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon may be one powerful muscle car, but it's not exactly the lightest performer. In fact, it weighs more than 4,000 pounds. The car relies on its massive power figures to check off multiple production-car firsts. But, what if owners want to shed some of the extra...
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Wide-body Roush among 7 custom Mustangs headed to SEMA
SEMA is almost upon us for another year and you can bet one of the most popular cars will be the Ford Mustang, especially now that the pony car has been significantly updated. To build the excitement, Ford has given us a sneak peek at seven custom ‘Stangs set to be unveiled at SEMA. Most of...
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Mercury Marine aspires to build more high-performance car engines
Younger enthusiasts may not recognize the Mercury Marine or Mercury Racing names, but in the 1990s, Mercury Marine made a name for itself in car circles. It became the official engine supplier for the Chevrolet C4 Corvette ZR-1. That car used a 5.7-liter dual-overhead cam LT5 V-8 engine that...
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SpeedKore will dress your Ford Mustang in carbon fiber for about $70K
SpeedKore Performance Group of Grafton, Wisconsin is in the business of churning out wild muscle cars. Who could forget the company’s insane 1970 Dodge Charger? Nicknamed the Tantrum, the old-school muscle car came with a 9.0-liter Mercury Marine racing engine turbocharged to the tune of...
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Take one part heavily modified 1970 Dodge Charger and add in one part massively massaged Mercury Marine racing engine and you wind up throwing one hell of a Tantrum. In fact, that's this car's name. It's the Dodge Charger Tantrum, and it's the product of SpeedKore Performance out of Wisconsin. The folks from the shop trekked to Los Angeles to present their monster machine to Jay Leno. MUST WATCH: Danica Patrick Goes Undercover As Lyft Driver: Video Under the carbon fiber hood and betwixt the carbon fiber fenders sits a 9.0-liter Mercury Marine racing engine. It's aided in the breathing...
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SpeedKore Tantrum: a 1970 Charger restomod with 1,650-HP 9.0-liter V-8
Everyone wants that Pro Touring look right? That's certainly what the folks at SpeedKore Performance in Wisconsin think, and they're quite good at crafting precious metal mixed with massively powerful engines. Car and Driver caught wind on one such machine. It's a 1970 Dodge Charger that's been...
Jeff Glucker
