What did you do to your Hellcat today?

[Jimmy N.]

Put the clunky stock wheels back on, to serve as jack stands while I'm mounting new tires on the good wheels.

And it does look like the brakes are still in decent shape, at least there's enough left for next summer's driving.

 

[1971demon]

Put the clunky stock wheels back on, to serve as jack stands while I'm mounting new tires on the good wheels.

And it does look like the brakes are still in decent shape, at least there's enough left for next summer's driving. View attachment 175811 View attachment 175812

what's behind the screen...a chipmunks nest....and for God's sake...CLEAN THOSE WHEEL WELLS

 

[Jimmy N.]

what's behind the screen...a chipmunks nest....and for God's sake...CLEAN THOSE WHEEL WELLS

That's unlikely. Probably leaves or maybe the remains of a bird.

Either way, the wheel well is cleaner than the wheel...and about as dirty as the front of the car. Yeah, it's peroxide time.

 

[BULL]

Put the clunky stock wheels back on, to serve as jack stands while I'm mounting new tires on the good wheels.

And it does look like the brakes are still in decent shape, at least there's enough left for next summer's driving. View attachment 175811 View attachment 175812

 

[Jimmy N.]

I'm not going to hold it against you, but you do look slightly younger in that photo.

 

[1971demon]

That's unlikely. Probably leaves or maybe the remains of a bird.

Either way, the wheel well is cleaner than the wheel...and about as dirty as the front of the car. Yeah, it's peroxide time.

Jimmie...no question yer a better man than I am...no way I could go to sleep knowin that's what my car looked like....no way..

I'm not going to hold it against you, but you do look slightly younger in that photo.

Now we know why he looks the way he does...from the time he was a little kid....he never had a chance...

 

[DGatzby]

Normal driving will produce almost zero dust, only enough to barely see on a detailing cloth.

Agree. Look at any of my pictures using my chrome street wheels. Like he says, maybe, sometimes, rarely, potentially you may be able to wipe nearly any dust away. I have never seen any, but maybe sometime if I would bed them in twice and beat the shit out of them, some little dust or something may appear.

 

[DGatzby]

Put the clunky stock wheels back on, to serve as jack stands while I'm mounting new tires on the good wheels.

And it does look like the brakes are still in decent shape, at least there's enough left for next summer's driving. View attachment 175811 View attachment 175812

He is right, WTF you been driving through? Those wheel wells would get my garage floor dirty! In the next few weeks I will post up some pics on how to detail those dirty things. Hell I would need to vacuum those b4 I got a cloth out.

 

[Jimmy N.]

Jimmie...no question yer a better man than I am...no way I could go to sleep knowin that's what my car looked like....no way...

So? Old people don't need much sleep they say.

 

[1971demon]

So? Old people don't need much sleep they say.

Funny thing about that....for years I operated on 4.5/5 hrs. of sleep....now that I'm retired...I sleep 7/8 hrs. a night...go figure...

 

[Jimmy N.]

He is right, WTF you been driving through? .

Do you really expect me to remember every place I've driven that car since August '18??

 

[1971demon]

Do you really expect me to remember every place I've driven that car since August '18??

I can...(but none of mine have over 2000 miles)

 

[Fullinsurance-semitrailer]

Is it necessary to install a "rear differential bracket" on a 717-horsepower Hellcat? I've seen someone install a J&L oil separator—could you briefly explain what this component does?

 

[BULL]

Is it necessary to install a "rear differential bracket" on a 717-horsepower Hellcat? I've seen someone install a J&L oil separator—could you briefly explain what this component does?

That bracket reinforces the rear independent differential during the launch on a prepped launch area of a drag strip, regardless of hp.

So unless you're going to launch hard for drag racing, it is not a requirement.

If you were going to do some hard launches on the street, it's something you could consider as an insurance policy against damage.

What it does is prevent the differential from twisting too much.

This was a "normal" launch during a Standing Mile on my car, this video was actually focused on the haft shaft, but the bracket can be seen in the background, and this is also a first generation bracket as well.

 

[BULL]

The oil separators are intended to remove additional oil that would normally get recirculated into the air intake. This is part of the emissions but is problematic for a number of different reasons, therefore they are a recommended part by the performance community.

They will keep your intake a little cleaner and on some level prevent detonation from oil vapor occurring, which is a good thing.

Bottom line, put a quality unit on your car, the type that mounts over on the passenger side inner fender tend to run cooler and therefore work a bit better, but they are slightly more difficult to route lines to and from, so there is a tradeoff there.

 

[2ndAmend]

Is it necessary to install a "rear differential bracket" on a 717-horsepower Hellcat? I've seen someone install a J&L oil separator—could you briefly explain what this component does?

If you are using street tires it is completely unnecessary. The only time I saw a diff fail was at the dragway. A Charger RE with 17" MT's and he had wheel hop. It was ugly. The had it flatbedded to the dealer with the MT's still on! They denied the warranty claim.