Hold on to your butts. A supercharged, V10 Viper is coming to take it’s rightful place as the top dog.

For those who were excited to see the recent video of the ’14 Viper beating a ’15 C7 Z06, we’re about to add fuel to your fire.

Reports are coming in that new Supercharged V10 engines have been delivered to Chrysler.

Not to be outdone by the 707HP Hellcat, a supercharged V10 Viper will easily surpass the Hellcat’s 707 HP, and will presumably give new Viper owners even more horsepower scalability in regards to aftermarket performance. Can we expect a 750, or 800 HP 2016 Viper? The Viper already has the suspension and handling down. As it stands, the Viper T/A is the fastest production car to ever go around Laguna Seca. That includes the Ferrari 458. The Aventador. The Mp4-12c.

The Viper is definitely a driver’s car, something that is lost on those who call the car overpriced or too expensive. The Viper may be unorthodox in it’s approach to balance and handling, but those who can master this car receive a great reward. Hence, the track record at Laguna Seca

But in regards to straight-line performance, the Viper is outmatched compared to the ZR1 Corvette and Hellcat Challenger. However, it looks as if things are looking up for the king snake.

We are hoping that the new Viper will at least hit the 750HP mark, as anything higher than that will require a strengthened transmission – as proven by the Challenger Hellcat (which uses the Viper transmission).

From Allpar:

“Why not shoot for, say, a stunning 1,000 horsepower, one may ask? Because that would require a new and expensive transmission and differential, more substantial cooling upgrades, much more incoming air, and quite possibly a new body to deal with the added stresses. Cars are systems, and upgrading the engine often requires upgrades to a large number of other components. The engineering and production costs would skyrocket. The Tremec TR-6060 in the Viper can handle, at most, 650 lb-ft of torque — no coincidence that the Hellcat maxes out at that number (which is also roughly the capacity of the ZF eight-speed). Even the Tremec TR-9008 can only handle 664 lb-ft. Tremec does have a “Magnum XL” which is good for 700 lb-ft, but would require changes to work in the Viper.”

Update: Rumor has it that this information about a Supercharged Viper was supposed to be revealed at the HOA homecoming, but Chrysler didn’t want to spoil the Hellcat’s moment in the sun. There is also speculation that SRT will be offer a retrofit Supercharger kit for older Vipers as well.

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Note: we have now had one other source say that supercharged V10 engines have been delivered to Chrysler.