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    what is the effect of 10% ethanol in premium?

    Actually, you are both right. Ethanol has a higher octane rating, but lower energy content. We have been using it in California for years now in all gasoline blends because it does burn cleaner. MTBE was added years ago to compensate for pulling lead out of gasoline, and MTBE was replaced by...
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    American Muscle Viper

    Most likely he had a line lock to set the front brakes while leaving the rears to spin and warm up the tires. You can do a good burn out without a line lock, but it's much harder. Taking both practice and skill.
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    I Wrecked My 800hp Sc Srt Viper...

    800HP and no rollbar is pushing it, but not wearing seatbelts in a Viper?:omg::confused: I suppose that this is a major wake-up call. And it's likely the biggest gift that you are going to get in your life, dodging a bullet that way. It's great news that you survived this accident virtually...
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    Less dust? ebc red or green?

    I have greens up front and reds out back. Normally the fronts squeeled and had tons of dust with the stock Viper pads. I used the reds out back because I thought that the added grip of the reds would help. The dust and noise is much better than the stock pads, and the braking is comparable or...
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    Who’s MAKING more HP than the 08 Viper now?

    The Ferrari 599 is $255K. The Maybach 62S is $429K The Mercedes/McLaren SLR 722 (with 641HP) costs $483K And now out of production, the Porsche CGT (605HP) $440K Ferrari Enzo (660HP) MSRP $643K Maserati MC12 (624HP) $770K Mercedes-Benz CLK-GTR (612HP) 1,573K McLaren F1 (627HP) $1,000K...
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    Putting viper in summer storage

    Re: Putting viper in summer storage *DELETED* Just swap out the stock cats with high flow cats. There is no downside. The sills are notably cooler, and you get a little more power in the trade, and can still pass smog testing. It only costs a couple hundred dollars installed, and the AC can...
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    Whats the fastest youve gone in your Viper?

    128MPH in the 1/4 mile, and fully legal too. ;)
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    Track Test Of Three 500-Horsepoewr Sports Cars

    If you look at other track comparison tests between the Z06 and the SRT-10 Viper, the Viper always is a bit behind in straight line acceleration, but (depending on the track and driver) it's actually sometimes a bit quicker than the Z06 on circuit courses. :laugh: Three seconds per lap would...
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    Track Test Of Three 500-Horsepoewr Sports Cars

    I Tivo'd this show and just watched it. This was actually an entertaining program to see. The Viper was a red coupe with black stripes and looked great. I like all three of these cars, so despite not being an ideal match up, it was fun to watch. The writers of course had all of the typical...
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    Paxton VS. Roe for a Gen I I car

    The Paxton is the only supercharger that I'd consider using because of CA smog compliance.
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    2008 SRT-10 = What? You guys couldn't get 800 horsepower out of it?

    Re: 2008 SRT-10 = What? You guys couldn\'t get 800 horsepower out of it? Protochop.
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    SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES

    I'm looking forward to this raffle a LOT! :laugh: It's truly a special car, and it would be an awesome prize to win. I'd have more of a concern about if I were going to keep or sell the car if I actually was lucky enough to win it. And if I kept it, would I repaint the white either blue or...
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    Tuner on crack...

    Yeah someone did bid on the $225K TT Viper...but he was 11, and he used his dad's credit card to validate the e-bay account. Boy is he in trouble now. :p
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    Tuner on crack...

    He has had his modded cars there for "sale" on e-bay for many years now, including TT Vipers, Ford GTs, 300C SRT8s, Gallardos, trucks, etc.. It's pretty common for some people to use E-Bay for advertising, and it's most likely that none of those cars actually exist for sale today. But if you...
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    ***just Converted My Convert To A Coupe***

    It looks very nice :laugh: And I agree that a subtle lip spoiler should finish the rear-end off well. One suggestion would be to have the option of using 5 pins or latches to lock down/remove the top quickly. As long as the rollbar looks decent it should be able to stay bolted in all of the...
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    Daily Driver.....

    My Viper is not exactly a daily driver, but I drive it several times a week, and have for 5 years now. I've got a practical utility car for leaving in movie or shopping center parking lots, and other places where my car will be unattended for hours, or in questionable neighborhoods. I did have...
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    We need a Viper higher up on this list!

    The Ring has inconsistant times overall because some runs are done in the rain, and poor conditions and some with inexperienced drivers, and others done with specially prepared cars. The one SRT-10 Viper test was done with a German driver who was experienced with the track, but totally new to...
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    05 red vert stripe color?

    Black stripes with a red SRT-10 Viper are both coordinated with the top and tires and yet unconventional. I think that white stripes with red look sporty, and silver stripes with red looks classy. I've seen a couple solid colored Vipers with charcoal colored stripes, and that's another...
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    VOI9 Coupe & GTS-R

    Re: VOI9 Coupe vs. GTS-R The '98 GTS-R commemorated real, winning, Viper racecars, and it was a truly special edition car. Unfortunately, there have been a slew of special edition GenIII Vipers recently that were little more than different cosmetic paint/trim/interior combinations. And many of...
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    New 08 Viper or a Ford GT

    The Viper has been a dream for me for MANY years, but I also loved the styling of the GT40, and the Ford GT is a beautiful modernization of that 60's racecar into a supercar. If I had the money, I would be very tempted to buy a Ford GT, and have the GT-X modification to make it into a roadster...
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    Which color combo would you go with in '08?

    Re: Which color combo would you go with in \'08? Viper GTS blue roadster with silver stripes and 5 spoke wheels.:D The blue/black interior also appeals to me if they actually got the blue to look close to the deep blue color of the paint.
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    are these the 08 viper colors ??

    That's not baby blue, that's ice blue, which should look great on the Viper. :2tu: It's a classy color. :cool:
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    YOU CAN QUOTE ME ON THIS - THE NEW VIPER WILL RUN 10'S IN THE 1/4 MILE

    Re: YOU CAN QUOTE ME ON THIS - THE NEW VIPER WILL RUN 10\'S IN THE 1/4 MILE One BIG issue is that NHRA drag racing rules limit cars to running 11.5 and above without having to add safety equipment like a rollcage, halfshaft, driveshaft safety loops, 5-point belts, and more. Sure dedicated...
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    Short blurb on 2008 Viper in Car and Driver . . .

    Actually out of maybe a dozen big auto magazine tests over the last 3 years, I only remember one (Motor Trend) getting into the 11s. If You read C&D's most recent test of the Viper coupe they were surprised and please with how well it handled on the track. They preferred it to the Z06...
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    YOU CAN QUOTE ME ON THIS - THE NEW VIPER WILL RUN 10'S IN THE 1/4 MILE

    Re: YOU CAN QUOTE ME ON THIS - THE NEW VIPER WILL RUN 10\'S IN THE 1/4 MILE Many people who mod their Vipers past the stock power levels who had previously changed their gears, switch back. So with 600HP now stock, maybe the 3.07 gears are a better match even with the taller 19" rear tires...

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