In this day and age, road racing is not what everyone does. We go street race and do things like the mile. 50-200 is my preferred playground. Road racing is a blast but when I'm dropping $5k to play in a weekend, it loses it fun factor.
Run the mile and I drop maybe $1k. That's why nobody...
Here is what is stopping the Viper from selling
1.). It's too nice. The car is not pissed off enough.
2.) Lack of Performace. Really, it just nearly beats a ZR1, that's just not acceptable. It should curb stomp it then ask for who is next.
3.) Lack of aftermarket support. Lambo, ZR1/ZO6...
...WTF...it only posted half of my post. Anyway, back to the fun.
Most rags are only good for wiping my asp off, even at that, they are not very good. You can mag-race all day long. What really matters is that when your out in the streets brawling with other car (in this case mp4 vs viper)...
9 ball is right. 5-6mph trap speed @ the drags is HUGE on the street ET can both be the same but that mph is a good indicator of what it will do in a hwy roll-on. I have personally kick the crap out of a Paxton SC Viper my 10.90@130 vs his 11.4@139. I may have beat him by ET but his mph would...
I'm all for a 426 Hemi, twin turbos and an 8sp auto on a Viper. Keep the V10, but add a TT-V8 as the "SR" (Street Racer) option. 800hp would be child's play.
I would like to see a twin turbo ACR making 800hp. Would be cake with a viper motor. Then it would be nothing shoe of a tune and boltons away from 1000rwhp monster. The aftermarket would be able to sell the car for SRT. Simply look at the GTR. Nissan can't build them fast enough.
Are you kidding me? I bought my 1st Viper at age 24....that was 16 years ago. I dodnt have mommy and daddy to but it for me. To say that someone needs to be in 40+ years old to buy a viper is simply stupid.
Today you can have your Choice of Gen1 for 30k. For a clean like new 96 GTS 40k...
Lookin good so far. What are you using for sound deadener? I came across some stuff I liked from a place called GT Mat. I used the 110mil stuff. Also, are you adding a layer of MLV, if so, what weight? Love the seats btw!
My 2001 GTS had "200mph or bust" on the back of the passanger's knee bolster. Pretty cool. Wonder if they will be allowed to do stuff like that now with all the PC BS that's forced down backcracks day in/out.
Time to start putting the viper engine in the RAM1500 (and 2500), Challenger, 300 and Charger. Even if they sold only 5000 combined...that would be a huge bump in engine production.
Toyo R888 might be worth a look. I've had good luck with them. Also for a real DR...look at the MT ET Street II's. super sticky....better have better half-shafts for the ET's...hey hook HARD.
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