This Custom 1970 Dodge Challenger Has 2,500 Horsepower Under the Hood
Absolute insanity.
![Rides by Kam 1970 Dodge Challenger Havoc (15)](https://www.maxim.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/rides-by-kam-1970-dodge-challenger-havoc-15-scaled.jpg)
An Australian automotive designer has endowed a 1970 Dodge Challenger with more horsepower than the Bugatti Chiron and Lamborghini Aventador combined.
Robert Zahabi, owner of Rides by Kam, restomodded the iconic muscle car into a face-melting monster rightfully dubbed “Havoc” by installing an all-aluminum 9.4-liter, big-block HEMI V8 with upgraded, bores, valves and heads under the hood. Thanks to additional aspiration from an F3R ProCharger supercharger, the engine cranks out a truly insane 2,500 horses on the dyno.
![Rides by Kam 1970 Dodge Challenger Havoc (14)](https://www.maxim.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/rides-by-kam-1970-dodge-challenger-havoc-14.jpg)
Zahabi didn’t get fancy with a dual-clutch transmission and a double-digit gearbox, opting instead to go with a T-56 six-speed manual, which has been used on other high-powered vehicles like 90s-era Dodge Vipers and Chevrolet Camaros.
![Rides by Kam 1970 Dodge Challenger Havoc (13)](https://www.maxim.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/rides-by-kam-1970-dodge-challenger-havoc-13.jpg)
Other mechanical upgrades include a Roadster Shop Fast Track chassis and an independent rear suspension. The bumpers have also been narrowed and tucked in for a more menacing stance, while custom taillights hark to the stock Challenger. Everything rides on 20-inch American Legend rims wrapped in rubber that measure eight inches wide in the front and a whopping 15 inches wide in back.
![Rides by Kam 1970 Dodge Challenger Havoc (12)](https://www.maxim.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/rides-by-kam-1970-dodge-challenger-havoc-12.jpg)
Inside are custom bucket seats, door mats and accents that are all clad in brown diamond-stitched leather, which complement the other steel- and black-painted surfaces. According to Dakota Digital, the South Dakota-based company that provided the cockpit’s red-backlit instrument cluster, Zahabi custom-built the dash with a twin-hump design as a nod to vintage sports cars. The center console, however, features a modern flush-mounted iPad behind an adjustable skeletonized shifter from Ringbrothers.
![Rides by Kam 1970 Dodge Challenger Havoc (11)](https://www.maxim.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/rides-by-kam-1970-dodge-challenger-havoc-11.jpg)
There’s no word on whether Zahabi will sell his creation—or for how much. Feel free to reach out and ask via Rides by Kam’s website, and in the meantime, take a closer look at the Havoc in the video above.