The Hennessey Venom F5 is a rather remarkable car and a newly-released video from the Texas tuner and manufacturer shows the hypercar’s engine in action during a recent dyno run.
Powering the Venom F5 is a 6.6-liter twin-turbocharged V8 engine that pumps out a claimed 1,817 hp at 8,000 rpm and 1,193 lb-ft (1,617 Nm) of torque from 5,000 rpm. Unfortunately, this video doesn’t reveal precisely how much of this power is transferred through the rear wheels but there’s little doubt the Venom F5 is one of the fastest cars currently produced.
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The car’s engine is based on the LS architecture and uses a billet steel crankshaft, forged aluminum pistons and connecting rods, and a custom forged steel engine block with increased cylinder wall and deck thickness. Hennessey refers to the engine as ‘Fury’ and notes that the two Precision ball-bearing turbochargers also feature 3D-printed titanium compressor housings.
In addition, the engine has a unique intake manifold that places the intercooler between the plenum and the cylinder heads in a bid to reduce the inlet air temperature coming out of the turbos before it goes into the combustion chamber. Unlike many other V8s, this one also loves to rev and has an 8,500 rpm redline.
While Hennessey recently started customer deliveries of the Venom F5, it has yet to test out the car’s top speed and make an attempt to break through the 300 mph (482 km/h) barrier.