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    Can somebody photoshop the front LED turn signals so both are on?

    Like the 2012 Koenigsegg Agera?
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    100+ Pics from the NYC Viper Release, Parties, and Some Random Shots

    Good pics Robert, thanks for posting them. I had to laugh when reading your quote, because of what Peter M. De Lorenzo had to say about the event (scroll down in the link below)? Kind of funny actually.. may be a bit of envy, who knows.. http://www.autoextremist.com/on-the-table1/?currentPage=2
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    It's not your father's V10

    It's funny.. it really is, but not to go off track / topic comparing all the other aspects comparing old cars to new cars, there really hasn't been much of a feasible, significant advancement regarding hp / displacement in the last 1/2 of the century, yet there has been some advancements in...
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    It's not your father's V10

    Ok.... but it takes much less to get them going than the V10 that's for sure.. hang out at the track, and watch the old Mopars or others at the strip.. max wedges running all day long in the 10s on average. 40 year old heavy steel cars on polyglass tires in the F.A.S.T Race Series, think about...
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    Attention jeff lemke!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    .. and still meeting FMVSS regulations?
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    It's not your father's V10

    You should read and watch some more, it's about making maximum hp whilst maintaining strict emissions regulations. My father lived in the age of V8 Hemi / max wedge cars back then many decades ago, and compared to today, they would destroy today's modern V10 at the 1/4 mile track, but again...
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    New Poll---Buying a Gen.V SRT Coupe or a Gen. V GTS Coupe or........

    My wife's grocery gettin' hatchback beside my RT10... don't get me wrong, I love the Corvette for many reasons, just chatting about the vehicle architecture for a Viper.. Call me nuts, it's ok.. but I'd like to see a non-hatchback hardtop coupe version, like the previous gen Corvette Z06...
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    Disappointed with the SRT staff at the NY auto show...

    Never always know... sometimes with small town dealers, they may rarely get a Viper and mark it up just to have it sit in the showroom to bring people into the Dodge / Chrysler / Fiat dealership, it is a halo car, nothing wrong with that if they can afford to let it sit to help them market their...
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    Yet Another Poll...

    I wouldn't mind a convertible, as long as it has a decent looking functional high strength steel rigid roll bar(s), and not some kind of an expensive actuated pop-up roll bar device either.. Cheers, Mike
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    Why no BIG BLINGING 20 - 22" wheels on the GEN V???

    Thankfully not eh'.... One thing is that if there's less sidewall (or too stiff like a run flat), there's less of a tire slip angle (which means more tire wear scrubbing and traction out of the ackerman circle during turning, and increased darty handling characteristics). If one looks at race...
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    Gen V - How much of the design and engineering resources were outsourced?

    Just checking some public career profile descriptions out of curiousity.. it appears EDAG http://www.edag.de/en/company/history.html had quite a bit of design and engineering responsibility. http://www.linkedin.com/pub/john-crowley/12/325/379 Advanced Program Development Engineer Viper SRT Edag...
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    Plastic engine covers look terrible..

    Appreciate the comment, this is not intended to be a debate, have to disagree on this one and without generalizing. Enjoy the long weekend, Mike
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    Plastic engine covers look terrible..

    Good comment Paul, you get it. Many times I worked with the folks in the studios and do remember a discussion about an engine bay that we were reviewing about 15 years ago or so, they were looking at the air cleaner box, resonators, intake, etc.. and the studio folks at Chrysler said "the parts...
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    Plastic engine covers look terrible..

    To uncover my opinion a bit, I've designed quite a bit of stuff in my career including covers and plastic (some refer to them loosely as composite because of the added glass fibre in the resin) intake manifolds, from 2 piece clamshell injected molded (and for Chrysler in the past) to lost core...
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    Plastic engine covers look terrible..

    Going back to the OP subject, just some pics of engines without large plastic covers covering the valve covers, etc.. (mine below..)
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    Plastic engine covers look terrible..

    It makes the engine look cheap, surely there's some that may agree?, as it's nice to open up the hood or clamshell to look and appreciate a good looking engine, the mechanicals, cast parts, painted, but not plastic engine covers.. and a plastic intake manifold? Plastic engine covers hide a mess...
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    Only 640 hp? WTF

    Aston Martin recently put into production a Cosworth 7.3L naturally aspirated V12 with 750 hp in a low volume car, but it was pretty expensive.. I really don't like the appearance of the new Viper engine, looks like a plastic intake manifold, and cheap plastic engine covers. I do prefer the...
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    Mopar oil filter don't fit

    First thought being the condition of the motor mounts or different?
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    Clown Shoe??

    No kidding, I drove my car to work this week for the first time this year, going through a town up here in Canada, there were at least 6 times somebody yelled out "nice car!" or yelling out "Viper!!". My car is 12 years old, it seems rediculous... All Vipers are cool, low volume production...
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    Clown Shoe??

    Yes, heard that several times before and more.. and it's common for folks to segregate, typical... as my RT10 was called a clown shoe more often compared to a GTS... Hey when some GTS people had made jabs at my RT10, I'm guilty to entertain a durogatory reply to defend my ego and car... have...
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    Prototype parts for the 2013 Viper.

    It's always disappointing when suppliers start chatting about the work that they get on the internet. As I worked at Chrysler, Ford and GM, it's a very confidential business, and all suppliers have a very strict confidentiality agreement, and should respect it 100%, regardless if it's opinions...
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    How many people from Ontario are here?

    I do stink at times! :moon: :omg: Ok, so where's that VOI DVD you promised?
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    How many people from Ontario are here?

    I'm here, got a problem with that? ;)
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    $1.7 million supercar - the Aston Martin One-77 in the Toronto autoshow

    Heads up for the fellow VCA members to share some fellow membership pride, as a car design engineer (involved years of CAD work on this project including ICEM, been using CATIA, UG / NX for about 20 or so years), quite a bit of design (all related to carbon fibre), even worked at Aston Martin...
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    Issue$ with the VCO / VCA story - Thank you VCA, FIXED! Cost saving membership UPDATE

    Re: Issue$ with the VCO / VCA story - Thank you VCA, FIXED! Cost saving membership UP I got a note from somebody else that wound me up last night, chalk it up to be being personally annoyed and felt insulted / ignored in a past situation. You're right, best to leave it be. Must be the...

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