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    JonB Mondays!

    Remember to clear the purchase first with 1BADGTS...
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    Getting ready for 3000 mile Trip

    I made the trip to Asheville (from Toronto) last year - fabulous run down I-79 and I-77. 8 of us from the Ontario Club plan a return in late August (Biltmore, Tail of The Dragon, etc.). After 10,000 miles on my '08 (mostly highway) I find 31 psi (cold) in my PS2s (front and rear) more...
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    Please sign this petition!!!!!

    Signed. Denis Decle
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    Those b1tch slapped Z06's better think again!!

    Why is it so hard to accept the facts? Every road test I've read suggests the ZO6 vs Gen IV 1/4 mile contest is a toss-up? Every one. The fact that most journalists prefer the Vette doesn't make it any faster (or slower). I believe this argument was definitively settled on this very site some...
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    Quebec to BC...3450 miles in my GTS FE

    Welcome to the club. Great to hear from someone who enjoys the car as a daily driver and who, without hesitation, heads out on a trip most people would spend weeks contemplating in any car. I've put 16,000 kms (10,000 miles) on my '08 in 6 months of road time and will probably add another 3-5K...
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    8-Speed Automatic

    I'm pleased others have considered this concept seriously and I recognize that some have actually made the transition (with mixed results, no doubt), so I won't dispute the very comprehensive, and compelling, arguments presented here. Overall, I would agree that the anti-track rationale...
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    8-Speed Automatic

    The point of an automatic (vs a manual) is superior shift speed. The point of an underdrive is to keep the motor in its sweet spot, no matter the gear. Using the Tremec 6060's gear ratios as an example, a .78 underdrive (like GearVendor's) gives you a 2.07 second-stage first gear (not a 1.78...
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    8-Speed Automatic

    I know, I know, it's heresy but... If the 4-speed auto that bolted up to the RAM truck V10 was installed in a Viper with a Gear Vendors under-drive (both properly modified as necessary), I suspect, geared properly, it could be a very mean combo. For the record, I would not consider this...
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    fog light repair

    Replaced one of mine last week; got a 20% Viper Club discount but still ridiculously expensive for a crappy piece of plastic and a $15 bulb. I'd look around for a pair of aftermarket replacements - I will if there's a next time.
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    How fast have you driven your Gen IV?

    I think it may not run 195/200, if the guy who steals it from under your nose has the cajones. Providing the 3:07s are still in, the car was built for 202 and I recall one test of an '08 rag top that mentioned "some increased wind noise" approaching 195. (Made me laugh.) Another "SUPERCAR...
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    stock tires on a 08?

    '08 Viper-specific PS2s have "C1" on sidewall.
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    Thanks Dodge!

    Fabulous record; I don't have the track capabilities of your ACR in my '08 Coupe but I'm gradually getting the feel of it on local track(s) and expect to be in contention - time-wise - before the end of the year. Best thing about the GEN IV is its Jekyll & Hyde temperament, no doubt. Glad...
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    My Suggestion Regarding CAAP...

    I am a member (Ontario). As we haven't raised the idea this year, if any club is scheduling a visit, I'd like to tag along (meet there), schedule permitting.
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    Bummer - 'End of Viper'

    The Viper is a money-making proposition to any capable group, organized properly. With a non-unionized CAAP, wholesale (factory) operating margins would have to be in the ~20% range, or ~$13,000 per unit on average annual sales to dealers of 1,600 units @$65K (wholesale). That's >$20 Million...
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    My Suggestion Regarding CAAP...

    I'm Up For A Caap Tour.
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    ran a zr1 with an 08 cpe

    0-150 MPH December '08 Comparison Test between ZR1 and '08 Coupe: Viper: 16.4 ZR1: 17.1 At 150 MPH, car is traveling 220' per second; basic math suggests SRT10 Coupe would be 154' ahead of ZR1 at the 150MPH mark, or 7+ car lengths in front.
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    ran a zr1 with an 08 cpe

    My '08 (5,000 miles) pulled 533 RWHP on in-ground DynoJet.
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    Transmission "Chatter" on '08...

    Throw-out bearing; nothing to worry about.
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    I am not a newbie...

    After 7,500 miles, including some track time, I am still adjusting to the new V10's massive torque when in first and second gears (and occasionally in third). I can light the tires up anywhere along the torque curve after 3,000 RPM. If the throttle response was any more immediate, I'd be...
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    My first dyno pull with the '08 SSG...

    With ~4,000 miles on new '08 Coupe, I put up 533 HP and 503 TQ as a baseline last year. I expect more this year as engine is definitely looser (currently 7,500 miles) and car is noticeably faster. Your results are awesome - probably in the top 10% of all '08s posted - and a new benchmark for me.
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    Heating up street tires

    My experience with my '08 Coupe with PS2s is that one needs both warm asphalt and warm tires; one without the other is a recipe for disaster. Hawker is right: any outside temp below 50F warrants careful attention - my car will skate in third, even when not accelerating forcefully. I took the car...
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    What age is the Viper Owner ?

    58 this May...I waited 'til the engineering caught up with the concept and bought a new Gen IV ('08 Coupe) last summer; also happened to have the extra $ at that time.
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    10 second Stock Viper Video

    Phenomenal. Sincere congrats.
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    Which car is faster

    I remember the original car in '64/65 w/427 ran low 12s, bone stock, if kept in straight line; with slicks, high 11s at local track, low-mid 120s. HP was said to be 485 at the crank so a faithful replica should be putting out ~500. Given the power/weight advantage, a new-tech replica with better...
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    At it again............

    Typo aside, superb work! What would a custom dash plaque cost? Have you produced Viper trinkets before? I suspect many Viper owners would love a "Built For [or "Handmade For"]....." plaque, or perhaps something more generic, like "Vettes are for pussies."

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