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  1. MoparMap

    Control Arm Bushing Up-Grade-...

    Yeah, I think this is a good case of "close enough" for a street driven car. Just jack the car up from the bottom of the lower control arm until it just starts to come off whatever jackstand or other support you are using. It won't be the exact same corner load as everything sitting level, but...
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    Question about brakes

    I finally wore out my Stoptech rotors and the Girodisc rings were what I had in mind to replace them with. Haven't gotten around to it, but them seem like nice enough pieces and they have some of the best prices I can find for the rings. As for pads, everyone will have their preference. I...
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    Trim Screw 06035625 Junkyard Scavenging

    The problem with some of those OEM suppliers is that they only sell business to business. Maybe you've already checked all those out, but I know in the past when I was looking for some wire harness retaining clips (the kind that get wrapped into the harness with tape), the only place I could...
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    New Gen III owner

    You might consider a full fluid flush in general (coolant, brakes, power steering, oil, transmission, differential, etc.). With so few miles it's probably not a huge deal, and I'm not really sure that fluids have a shelf life like some would say, but always nice to at least have a new starting...
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    Gen 2 vs. Gen 5 GTS

    Not quite apples to apples, but I kind of know what you mean. My 2004 is better than my mom's 94 in pretty much every measurable way, but there is just something about her car that is special to drive. It's just a very unique kind of car and engages you like nothing else. There's nothing to...
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    After 20 Years I Finally Got One

    I assume you included the friction modifier when you did the fluid change? My understanding is that that is the main thing that affects noise in the differential.
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    After 20 Years I Finally Got One

    Generally speaking, Vipers are about as easy as it gets in the "exotic" car world as far as maintenance and durability. I guess I've never actually had anything else myself, but from everything I've read and heard, the Viper is super easy to deal with. I've done all sorts of work on my car...
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    Owner of the 2001 Dodge Concept Viper GTS-R

    Unfortunately I haven't really got any contacts myself. I have met Roy Sjoberg and Herb Helbig in the past, but I believe they are both retired at this point and I'm not sure I have any current information for them. I think Herb was dealing with some of the collector stuff at one point as he...
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    SCCA Sunday

    Autocross is one of those things that I don't think it matters what kind of car you drive, it's just fun. Depending on the course it might not be the fastest thing out there, but it's fun throwing a car around all over the place.
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    2016 ACR Wiper blades

    Last time I looked RockAuto showed one other different brand available, but I have my doubts as to whether they would fit or not. I bought one set for my gen 3 years ago and kept the old set to experiment with the next time I need them.
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    Gen 3 to 4 oil pickup/pan conversion

    Check with Prefix. I got my gen 4 conversion setup from them during my last engine rebuild. They can do the mod (basically just welding the front of a gen 3 tube to the back of a gen 4 pickup) and they supplied me all the parts as well.
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    Looking for honest answers regarding Gen III & IV Parts Availability

    I think the Viper is starting to inch closer to "classic car" kind of territory where people are starting to make replacement aftermarket parts, but ultimately it's still a low volume car, so the market is always going to be small. Like Dan mentioned though, there are several companies out...
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    New Four Eyes Video

    Did he do anything with the heads? His gen 2 is making around the same power my gen 3 is making with a cam, so seemed like a pretty stout setup for just a cam swap. Unless it's just a dyno to dyno kind of thing.
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    mopar race exhaust on a gen 4?

    Wish I would have seen this before I went through all the stuff with my exhaust, lol. Mostly just because I had no idea the race mufflers were so long until I tried putting them in. I started cutting up my cats to convert them to 3" to try to quiet the car down just a hair and work on some of...
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    mopar race exhaust on a gen 4?

    Really? I have the rear O2s on my setup, but that's full M&M headers into a Mopar race muffler set. The collectors have anti-foulers welded in (I didn't realize they were actually anti-foulers at first, just thought they were a **** until I looked closer. Maybe with factory manifolds you...
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    What software for Oem ECU Remap?

    Doesn't the SCT Flash tuner work on a gen 2, or is the 98/99 a weirdo? I forget the exact name of their software, but it's something like Racer III. The tuners themselves aren't too expensive, maybe a couple hundred, but the software package is up there a bit. I toyed with the idea of getting...
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    Is the suspension supposed to be this 'uneasy'?

    Yeah, -1.7 on the front is pretty aggressive in my book. I run around -2 on the track with street tires, so you wouldn't be that far off. Average street driving I'd probably keep it around -1, sporty driving maybe as high as -1.5, but you'll go through tires faster than you need to. My 04 is...
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    not a secure site

    The tough part here is that being a "member" of this site really has nothing to do with being a member of the club. It's free to join the forums and engage in conversation here. It's entirely possible for someone to get banned and create a new account and do it all over again, so banning...
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    From what Material is the floor section made on a GTS Gen 2?

    If it's anything like the gen 3 I would suspect it's likely steel. I had an "offroad incident" in my car many years ago that put a pretty good dent into the bottom of my passenger side seat pan. I don't think it's aluminum because I'm pretty sure it's actually welded to the frame rails, though...
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    Dodge 8.0 Differences?

    This is all super interesting, thanks for sharing! Always novel to see just how much really changed between the two to help put that argument to bed about the Viper having a truck engine.
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    not a secure site

    Really sorry to hear that. As others have said, this site in particular isn't necessarily restricted to just club members. It's an open forum for anyone interested in Vipers. Club memberships are handled totally separately through a different website and system. They used to be managed...
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    Wheel Center Cap

    It will never be exactly the same, but you can polish up those aluminum ones to make them a lot shinier. I had some wheels redone a while back and didn't think to remove the center caps before I sent them off. I got lucky that they actually came back with the wheels, but was extra surprised...
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    Is the suspension supposed to be this 'uneasy'?

    Maybe it's just me, but it also kind of feels like a bad idea to have mismatched front and rear struts. Seems like you could have some imbalance issues there. I know the stock suspension has been accused of being "undersprung and overdamped". My stock setup felt a little loose as well before...
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    T56 rebuild?

    I think a T56 is a plenty stout unit, but a lot of that comes down to the tune and how it's driven. There was a local guy here that made 1100 hp to the tires on a stock T56 in his gen 2 for years with no issues, but he knew not to do clutch dumps and other silly stuff like that which would be...
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    Child/Car seat recommendations?

    Thanks for the clarification! I didn't realize they removed that for gen 4. Good to know!

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