OST Hellcat - Post Race Engine Inspection

[ostmike]

Here's a video of the process we go through to inspect our engine after an event or an abusive day at the track.
If you are interested in pushing your Hellcat engine to the limits this should be informative.

 

[Unholy707]

What oil do you guys use?

 

[ostmike]

Lucas 50wt.

 

[covidcommander]

How many runs out of the aluminum rods?

 

[ostmike]

How many runs out of the aluminum rods?

We try to limit them to 200-250 passes depending on a lot of factors.
If you don't change them they will change themselves

 

[covidcommander]

We try to limit them to 200-250 passes depending on a lot of factors.
If you don't change them they will change themselves

That's sweet. Ever measure how much they stretch? Like compare old rods to new rods?

 

[ostmike]

That's sweet. Ever measure how much they stretch? Like compare old rods to new rods?

We have not, sorry.

 

[Unholy707]

Did you guy do all the chassis work? Looks great, I want to know how much this thing weighs!