---
title: "How Much Would You Pay for a ‘Totaled’ Dodge Challenger Hellcat?"
description: "In other words...how much would you pay for a 707 horsepower engine and some crumpled metal?"
date: "2017-05-03"
modified: "2017-08-28"
authors:
  - name: "Max Goldberg"
    job_title: "Associate Editor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/max-goldberg"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/article/9944/how-much-would-you-pay-for-a-totaled-dodge-challenger-hellcat"
categories:
  - "Culture"
  - "Dodge News"
  - "For Sale"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
tags:
  - "Challenger"
  - "Challenger SRT Hellcat"
  - "Coupe"
  - "Crash"
  - "dodge"
  - "Engine Swap"
  - "Hellcat"
  - "sports car"
  - "V-8"
---

# How Much Would You Pay for a ‘Totaled’ Dodge Challenger Hellcat?

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There are plenty of crate engines available for you to drop into your old beater, but that doesn't mean you have to go with a crate motor for your build. You can always opt for a swap. There are plenty of power and performance shops that can pluck an engine, transmission, and whatever else you need out of a "lightly totaled" vehicle and assist you in a swap.

With that in mind, *The Drive* asks the question: How much are you willing to pay for a Hellcat engine and accompanying transmission? In this particular case, we are looking at a totaled [Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat](<https://www.thedrive.com/muscle-cars/4419/2016-dodge-challenger-srt-hellcat-instant-review>) with only 18 miles on it. The poor slob who purchased it probably didn't even make it home from the dealership before he rolled it. The frame is clearly a loss, but based on the images, the engine compartment looks to be intact—we can't see any front intrusion or compression of the engine bay.

Essentially, this Dodge Challenger [SRT Hellcat](<https://www.thedrive.com/muscle-cars/5609/the-707-hp-dodge-charger-srt-hellcat-is-nuclear-overkill>) has become a mangled protective casing for a glorious 6.2-liter supercharged V8. As you all should know by now, the Hellcat engine makes 707 horsepower and 650 lb-ft of torque, and is capable of propelling the Challenger from 0 to 60 miles per hour in around 3.6 seconds. Considering those are neck-snapping performance numbers, how much would you be willing to pay for the engine, transmission and other necessary parts for a full swap? $7,000? $10,000? $20,000? Let us know in the comments below.

## Author
Before working at *The Drive*, Max Goldberg raced the streets of Westchester in an ambulance as a licensed Emergency Medical Technician. He has boundless enthusiasm.

### Author social links  
[Instagram](<https://instagram.com/maxems>)