GREEN WITH ENVY

BOB RYDER . May 24, 2022 . All Feature Vehicles

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2011 Dodge Challenger SRT8 392 Hemi

During the original pony car era of the ’60s and ’70s it was all about performance and styling. In 1970 the Mopar boys in Detroit decided to dip their muscle machines in vibrant colors like FC7 Plum Crazy Metallic, FJ5 Sublime/Lime Light, FJ6 Green Go/Sassy Grass Green, EK2 Go Mango/Vitamin C Orange, FM3 Panther Pink/Moulin Rouge, V2 Hemi Orange/Tor Red and FY1 Top Banana/Lemon Twist.

The rear deck lid received a carbon fiber spoiler.

Oddly enough, Alex was able to locate a green air filter made by Green Filter USA.

Raising the hood exposes the 392-ci Hemi engine, which is responsible for producing 470 hp and 470 lbs-ft of torque. Increased power, torque and mileage come from the Diablo Sport Trinity tuner. The factory valve covers received body color Green With Envy paint and flames.

With the most recent late-model muscle car pony car era, featuring the Mustang, Camaro and Challenger, Dodge decided to bring back the vibrant colors of yesterday and offered an ’11 Dodge Challenger SRT8 392 Hemi Special Edition in a Lime Green Metallic, Green With Envy.

Alex Martin, an avid Mopar guy from San Marcos, California, who belongs to SoCal LX car club, had previously built show-quality customs: ’05 Dodge Magnum and ’06 Chrysler 300. Once Alex caught wind that Dodge was going to be making available the ’11 Challenger Green with Envy as a tribute to the wild and crazy colors of the ’70s pony cars, he had to have one to add to his Mopar stable.

A set of Vossen CV3 aluminum wheels was wrapped with Toyo Proxes 4 rubber. The rotating mass is stopped by Brembo disc bakes at each corner.

The frontend was fitted with a Mopar black chrome grille flanked by a set of four Oracle Plasma Halo headlights and lower Oracle Plasma Halo running lights.

After taking delivery of his Green With Envy Challenger it received a pneumatic ’bagged suspension, the factory five-spoke SRT cast aluminum wheels were swapped out for a set of larger Vossen CV3 22-inch wheels, and Brembo disc brakes and engine accessories including a Magnaflow exhaust were added.

The factory interior delivers performance styling and comfort.

The factory Challenger hood was replaced with a Mopar T/A Hemi hood.

SPECS

Owner: Alex Martin

Builders: Ralph Pearson at Show & Performance, San Diego; John Prosk and Justin Hilding installed the Universal Air Aero Sport pneumatic suspension

Frame: Stock

Suspension: Bilstein shocks front and rear, Aero Sport Universal airbags, Accuair air tank, solenoids and valves, 3/8-inch diameter air lines, Air House airbags and replacement stock springs

Brakes: Front: Brembo calipers with stock rotors; rear: Brembo calipers with stock rotors

Wheels: Vossen CV3, front 22 x 9, rear 22 x 10.5

Tires: Toyo Proxes 4, front 255/30-22, rear: 285/30-22

Engine: Dodge 6.4L 392-ci Hemi, 470 hp at 4,200 rpm, 470 lbs-ft at 6,000 rpm, Speedlogix cold air induction, Green Filter USA air filter, Trufiber carbon fiber firewall and fuse box cover, Magnaflow cat-back exhaust, Diablo Sport Trinity programmer

Transmission: Five-speed auto stick

Body and Paint: Dodge Green With Envy, Mopar T/A hood, Mopar black chrome grille, stock black-painted headlights with Oracle Plasma Halos, stock front air dam, stock taillights tinted with body color, stock rear spoiler, under-hood engine bay painted by Show & Performance, half covers by Chuck Parker, Oceanside, CA

Interior: Front bucket seats, rear bench, Dark Slate Napa leather with Green With Envy accent bands front and rear, black carpet

Audio System: MyGig MP3 Navigation head unit, two Kicker amps, two Kicker 6-inch doors, two Kicker 6 x 9-inch rear deck,13-inch Kicker subwoofer in trunk