Guy supercharged a 1968 Dodge Charger, because why not?

A man supercharged a 1968 Dodge Charger that had been sitting around for more than 35 years. 

The Dodge Charger first entered production in 1966 and quickly went on to become one of the most iconic American muscle cars out there. 

This 1968 example, which belongs to YouTuber and car-lover Westen Champlin, has seen better days – so it’s in a perfect position for a bit of an upgrade, right?

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The 1968 Dodge Charger had been parked up for 35 years

Supercharging vehicles can result in some very interesting motors – take a look at this supercharged SV Rover that now has more power than a Bugatti Veyron or this Ford Coyote Van that can basically fly. 

Westen decided he wanted a piece of the action and set about supercharging the Charger he’d rescued after being parked up for 35 years. 

The end goal for the car, which Westen had named Tater, was to boost the horsepower leading to better burnouts and donuts.

That sounds fair enough. 

The unusual project, which he documented on his YouTube channel, involved Westen kitting out the car with an 8V-71 supercharger. 

He kicked off by removing the old charger, which was in pretty good condition, and replacing it with the newer, heavier supercharger that turned out to be a perfect fit. 

The car managed to attract the attention of a cop

Westen followed this with a Holley 2×4 Sniper EFI system – a fuel injector to naturally aspirate the supercharger. 

This took a little longer to get up and running, but finally fitted and worked like a dream – all that was left to do was put the ‘big old scoop on it’. 

With the work done, it was time for Westen to attempt to get the newly boosted Dodge moving. 

Westen noted that Tater was ‘running just like a peach’ but admitted that the car was a ‘little touchy’ and that the vehicle was more dangerous than it was prior to his amendments. 

Although the Dodge Charger backfired more than usual – and made some unusual knocking sounds – Westen was able to take it to do donuts and even managed to smoke out an entire car park and attract the attention of a cop. 

So we’d say – all in all – he achieved what he set out to do.