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  1. redtanrt10

    Any tips for visiting LA in October?

    Santa Monica's a great place, you can easily spend a whole day walking around there, the Santa Monica Pier is fun at night. Head down to Long Beach, tour the downtown, see the aquarium, take the tour of the Queen Mary, take a 2-3 hour boat ride along the coast. Visit the Getty museum, not far...
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    1998 Viper wrecked by Mechanic?

    Nitro, I think sometimes they know the story and sometimes just create a story tag. My '06 Coupe is on their site, and, it was totaled by a mechanic. But, their tag line says something like, viper rear ended by a stupid driver in LA
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    1998 GTS- R at Auction

    Mike their always on the Velocity channel. I kept waiting for the GTSR to run but they didn't show it, broke to commercial 2-3 cars before. Was wondering if they got close to the reserve. Looked like Palmer had that car last winter asking high 80's
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    ACR Hard Core radio question

    Vince, you need to do a search, there's been a few threads with folks asking the same thing as you, the exact answer is in those threads, can't remember all the details I know the radio head unit isn't plug and play, antennae connection isn't there, maybe other stuff missing too. If you can't...
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    Car has been sold

    Ryan, best wishes to you!!! Hope we'll keep seeing you on boards like Viper Jon. Take your time with a replacement, if you get the itch to drive a viper come to SoCal and we'll set you up. Mike
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    Sell 5 Spokes and go with a dedicated track rim/tire set-up?

    Rocket, lot's of good posts/advice here. If you bought the 5 spokes for the track and their extra's sell them and get track wheels. Nice condition 5 spokes are worth 2K plus. Real track wheels are lighter and nearly everyone runs with 18"s in the rear. I think Forgelines are the best, but...
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    Anyone have info on this car? 2009 ACR - Bumble bee

    The attached car fax was clean. It was serviced by a dealer in La Mesa CA which is near San Diego. Check w/Lance the SoCal pres, he may know who owned it.
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    ALMS - Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix- TODAY 1pm EST - July 21, 2013

    So close to a victory, thought he might get by the vette. Really looks like a great track to run a viper
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    Yamaha R1 vs. Dodge Viper - CRASH!

    Probably lifted and panicked as soon as he lost traction, then locked the brakes. Looks like he just banged the facia and not the hood, so damage shouldn't be too bad. Stay in the throttle and pedal, and it could have been saved, but sometimes that can end up worse, rotating the rear around...
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    Gen 1/2 light up sign in classifieds!

    Chad, haven't seen you posting much lately. Hope all is well and good luck with your move! Mike
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    Have the discussions on the VCA site gone to hell?

    Good example of read more, post less, don't give your expert insights until you know a lot more. You, Jon, Nineball, Paul and others all make good points. I look at the Gen V threads as repetitive train wrecks, same gripes and misinformation over and over. In other forums seems like less help...
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    First Time Viper Owner- Hennessey 500

    I thought it would also have a 3:55 rear end. Did a quick web search, here's an article from Motor trend; A basic 510-horsepower Venom 500 GTS package ($9995) includes enlarged throttle bodies, high-flow intake manifold, competition air induction system, valvetrain fortification, computer...
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    Question about srt viper sales

    So if SRT had a similar guarantee program, in 3 years they'd guarantee your Gen V Launch Edition would be worth $68K, that would be a great deal and sell more vipers? BTW Tesla changed the benchmark from the S class since the industry criticized them for using a car that had the worst resale...
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    Question about srt viper sales

    Interesting thread, lot's of passion, some disapointment, some misunderstanding; Tesla; they have the direct to consumer business model, factory owned dealerships for sales and service. Their selling well for their size, BUT most states have legislation that prevents factory owned dealerships...
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    rocker looks sand blasted

    Wish I could make LS this weekend but new job and on my way to Toronto tonight for the week. If your there Gary with the black/red '08 has my featherlite. Probably Sept at either Willow or Fontana w/Speed Ventures. Have a new poly windshield and a race seat to install over the summer. If...
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    rocker looks sand blasted

    The rockers are aluminum (unlike the rear which is ureathane) and that edge's paint in particular takes a beating from rocks and road debris. On track cars they turn almost white as the paint gets sand blasted off from slicks. The only cure is to paint, then clear bra, but over time the clear...
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    Repairing Front End Damage on SRT10 Viper

    It would be a rare '05 that doesn't have frame damage sold as salvage. If you priced $10K of new OEM panels and labor to fix that viper, you're missing something.
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    Don't have your Gen 5 yet? Rent one from Hertz!

    30% of Chrysler's total YTD sales are to rental companies, it's not corporate money, it's realtionship and buying power. Do you think the hertz cars are custom units?? More than likely a few of the launch editions and who knows, may have been bought directly from dealers. At the price Hertz...
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    Gen 4 intake manifold removal

    Bushido, as Dan (ViperX) mentioned lot's of oil when you pull the intake, the catch-can he designed is posted in the illustrated upgrades. You track, get one. Boxer12, the Arrow version is great, as you'll see in the upgrade thread, not posted to sell vs. others, just a DIY option. Dan...
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    Gen one stress cracks

    Rex, I've never seen or heard of that happening before. My thought was that, like others have said, perhaps somebody sat on the top of the sport bar or repaired body work is now deteriorating? I'm not an expert but I've been on these boards a long time and never saw that happen so I waited to...
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    Question on Mixing fuels

    The CEL without the controller is when, not if with headers on a Gen IV. I lasted 200 miles? As soon as you moderately cruise for 10-15 minutes your done. (Issue is heat levels in the cats). Hopefully the controller for the G5 will be out soon. I don't keep up with the G5 developments like...
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    Question on Mixing fuels

    Kris, you can fill 100% unleaded 100 octane. Maybe the SRT engineers can comment on real hp/trq improvements going beyond 91 octane on the stock Gen IV and V computers?? On the Gen IV motors, with the venom ECU, the computer wants 93 or better. They run fine on 91 and just pull back timing...
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    Catch cans-are they emissions legal in California?

    Peter, I think a visual may miss the pvc bypass. But, hard to miss the open breather on top of the can. Not looking forward to my 1st smog test coming later this year, but removing the whole set up and reconnecting the pcv, maybe 1 hour?
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    acr x owners, anyone know anything about acrx vin17 ??

    If your really interested call Bernie. He sold that car with the same mileage, so whoever traded it in, never drove it.
  25. redtanrt10

    New Owner/Memver

    Welcome to viper ownership and the SoCal Viper Club. Keep an eye on the SoCal site, always a number of events on the calendar. for the tuning questions, as others have noted, waiting for headers, etc. Gen IV's have similar motors and adding headers, exhaust, ported intake, heads, mopar ECU...

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