February 5, 2012

Hennessey Wraps up Visit to Barrett Jackson Orange County

Hennessey Performance is settling back in after wrapping up our visit to Barrett Jackson’s first Orange County edition of the famed auto auction. Nestled right beside duPont Registry’s sprawling display, we had roughly 3,000 horsepower lined up under the awning for attendees to get up close with.

Here’s the rundown of what you missed out on:

It might be safe to say we had one of the highest power to square foot ratios on the grounds at this past weekends event!

And incidentally, if you watched SPEED’s coverage of the event, you may have seen our trailer during the sweep away transitions. The camera guy across from us was continually panning and sweeping for those commercial cutaways you see before sending you back to the auction block.

Hennessey's Supercharged VelociRaptor 500 Gives Ford's Baja-Bred F-150 a Sharper Bite

If there was one complaint about Ford’s new Raptor, it was this: It needed more power! The tried and true 5.4L V8 and its 320 horsepower could barely get the heavy truck moving at a reasonable rate of speed. Granted, Ford has released the 411 HP 6.2L to help kick things up a notch, but what about all those 5.4′s?

Introducing a product of Baja-bred engineering and good old fashioned horsepower hot-rodding: The VelociRaptor 500 supercharged upgrade for the 5.4L 2010 SVT Raptor.

With 501 HP and 520 lb-ft of torque, the VelociRaptor 500 is an entirely new breed of beast. Zero to sixty times have been slashed by over 2 seconds and the quarter mile ticks by nearly 3 seconds quicker. (Sure, the drag strip isn’t exactly “home” for a Raptor, but it proves the point the VelociRaptor is definitely no slouch.)

Check out the videos below for all the details:

VelociRaptor 500 Ride-Along and 1/4 Mile Testing

Dyno Testing the VelociRaptor 500

Check out the VelociRaptor 500 at HennesseyPerformance.com for More Pictures and Details.