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  1. Steve M

    (New Here)2006 Viper - What should be my first modifications?

    New tires, unless they’ve been replaced within the past couple years.
  2. Steve M

    2016 SRT - Suspension Options

    MCS (started by a group of guys that used to work for Moton), Moton, Ohlins, and Penske come to mind.
  3. Steve M

    2008 Gen IV Total speaker Upgrade.

    The previous owner of my car installed aftermarket component speakers (Dynaudio Esotec 242) in the doors/dash, and a 10" sub (Image Dynamics ID10) in the hatch. It was a weird kludged together setup where the factory amp was still installed under the passenger seat, but completely bypassed, and...
  4. Steve M

    2016 SRT - Suspension Options

    If it was my car, I'd look closely at MCS 1-way (rebound only) adjustable shocks with something like 500 lbs/in front and 800 lbs/in rear spring rates. I've been running MCS 2-way (compression + rebound) adjustable shocks for ~9 years on my '08, and I've been quite pleased with them, but it was...
  5. Steve M

    Clutch or something else??

    I would not suspect your clutch based on the information you provided. As a quick sanity check, you can put the transmission in 5th or 6th gear going up hill and give it a lot of gas - if the clutch is slipping, you should see the RPMs rise without feeling the car accelerating. That might only...
  6. Steve M

    MCS Coilovers Gen3-5

    There are a couple ways to go about it:
  7. Steve M

    Viper Shift Light Install (How-to) - Gen 4 (2008-2010)

    Bonus – Ecliptech Shift P2+ Additional Functionality When you purchase the Ecliptech Shift P2, there’s an option to purchase a regular P2 or a P2+. A comparison chart with the differences is shown below: Fear not - If you buy the regular Shift P2 and later want to upgrade, you can simply...
  8. Steve M

    Viper Shift Light Install (How-to) - Gen 4 (2008-2010)

    Installation The shift light needs a switched +12V power source, a ground, and an RPM signal. Tapping in to the RPM signal seems like it would be the most challenging part, but it’s actually quite easy – one company actually makes something that does just that with minimal effort: the MSD 8918...
  9. Steve M

    Viper Shift Light Install (How-to) - Gen 4 (2008-2010)

    Introduction I installed a shift light many years ago when I started drag racing my 2008 Viper to help me hit my desired shift points in the quarter mile. I was quite pleased with how it turned out, and many others have felt the same way - it’s the one mod on my car people ask me about the most...
  10. Steve M

    Dangerous Gen III Suspension?

    I've seen this topic pop up over the years...some are convinced it is an accident waiting to happen, but I'm not one of them. I could see a failure happening if you do something like fishtail into a curb - it may not break immediately, but it could weaken it to the point where it is more...
  11. Steve M

    Major Oil Leak Help

    In my limited experience, oil cooler lines aren't prone to catastrophic failure. As long as they still looked in tact, they probably aren't the issue here.
  12. Steve M

    Need input for hi flo cats

    The answer: it depends. You used to be able to do it with HPTuners. As of a couple years ago, they no longer support the ability to turn off emissions related codes due to Federal regulations. Many shops won't touch emissions related stuff now for similar reasons. The regulations are being...
  13. Steve M

    Where to purchase a can tune for my 2014 Viper?

    https://store.prefix.com/products/viper-gen-5-race-control-module I'm not sure how much background you have with the Gen 5 Viper platform, and I'm also not sure what goals you have. The factory didn't leave nearly as much on the table tune-wise as they did with the Gen 4 (2008-2010) cars, so...
  14. Steve M

    Contribution levels

    Definitely some Vipers running around Dayton...just don't see them out much. Hope to see yours around!
  15. Steve M

    Jacking up 2006 viper safely

    Custom Rear Center Jacking Point Following up on my own post above: Today is the day to tell the story. First - this is what I made to replace the DSE jack puck (the white paint on the frame is likely overspray from when they painted the stripes on my car): Bottom line: I wanted something...
  16. Steve M

    Alright... come on now with the ridiculous word censoring!

    Best guess? It's likely tied to the automated advertising service that is financing this site. If you agree to use their service, they probably have some stipulations about what kind of content they will allow to show up next to their ads. That ain't liberalism - that's capitalism.
  17. Steve M

    9L Extreme stroker vs supercharged vs turboed

    Finally...someone gets it.
  18. Steve M

    9L Extreme stroker vs supercharged vs turboed

    I would argue that a computer hooked up to the appropriate sensors can react far faster than any human, but to each their own. To @drasch21, I'm not sure if you follow Cable Rosenberg on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/9literviper/), but it might be worth clicking through a few of his...
  19. Steve M

    Alright... come on now with the ridiculous word censoring!

    **** b-o-n-e, as in b-o-n-e stock.
  20. Steve M

    Need input for hi flo cats

    Mmmm mmm mmm mmm mmm...toasty. Any ideas how to prevent that from happening again?
  21. Steve M

    Need input for hi flo cats

    That likely ain't helping matters...burnt wires?
  22. Steve M

    Alright... come on now with the ridiculous word censoring!

    S-N-I-P-E-R As in, someone's user name: https://www.viperclub.org/vca/members/******.21820/
  23. Steve M

    Need input for hi flo cats

    In this case, it would be apples vs. oranges. Sniper is running a heads/cam setup with a tune to match...the cam and tune bring large variables into the equation that's going to make it much harder for someone to make a solid recommendation unless they have a lot of experience with various...
  24. Steve M

    Need input for hi flo cats

    My first call would be to Prefix.
  25. Steve M

    Gen 3 & 4 Viper Exterior Body Color Paint Codes

    It's surprisingly hard to find an authoritative source for 2003-2010 Viper paint codes. There's a lot of information out there - some is incomplete, some is conflicting, and some appears to be incorrect. I'm not claiming what I've compiled is authoritative, but it is at least a start. If you...

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