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  1. PhoenixGTS

    My 05 need a tranny...Help

    I crunched the second gear in my 98 and was lucky enough to find a great tranny guy in my town who not only removed/rebuilt/replaced it for a great price, but had the skills to swap out the super tall 5th and 6th overdrive gearing for the shorter version found in older Aston Martins so that I...
  2. PhoenixGTS

    So which Viper is or will be the most collectable?

    From this year's Barrett-Jackson Auction in Scottsdale it was made pretty clear that the oddball special editions of the last model Extreme Aero ACR are the most valuable. So if most valuable = most collectible then those. I am not sure even a GTSR homologation model has ever sold for $175k+...
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    Mid-80s Corvette w/Gen I Viper Body = WTF?

    Did you see this mid-80s Corvette with a Gen I Viper "body Kit" for sale. That sure is a bunch of work for very little payoff: https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/enthusiasts/at-dollar8000-is-this-vipervette-the-mega-merger-we-deserve-or-simply-the-one-we-need/ar-BB12YEVi?ocid=spartanntp
  4. PhoenixGTS

    2000 GTS tire options ?????

    I agree. If you are going to stick with 18/18 and you do not mind an aggressive tire, my favorite tires I ever had on my 98 GTS were the Toyo R888s. Phoenix
  5. PhoenixGTS

    Smog legal Edelbrock Headers

    If you manage to find a used set of the Edelbrocks, make sure there is enough meat left on the mid-flanges so that you can machine them flat because they warp and will not hold gasket. I sold my set to someone who needed the CARB certification and went with Belangers.
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    John Phillips of Car & Driver Just Plain Rips on the Viper

    Pure hatred from John Phillips at Car and Driver in the March 2016 issue: http://www.caranddriver.com/columns/the-ultimate-antivenom-the-vipers-dying-and-i-wont-miss-it-column
  7. PhoenixGTS

    John Phillips of Car & Driver Just Plain Throws Down on Vipers

    I have read a lot of hash words written about the Viper over the years, but John Phillips just goes off in the March 2016 Car & Driver. From inception to the Gen V, he disrespects the car: http://www.caranddriver.com/columns/the-ultimate-antivenom-the-vipers-dying-and-i-wont-miss-it-column
  8. PhoenixGTS

    Asking Billy P to share pictures of standard ACR

    Here is the link with comparison that Bill described: http://www.drivesrt.com/news/2015/06/dialed-in-downforce-taking-viper-acr-aerodynamics-to-the-extreme.html My question is this: if the Extreme Aero Package makes more downforce, do you get different spring rates compared to the standard...
  9. PhoenixGTS

    2015 Dodge Viper DNA Documentary

    I thought it was Interesting that they used a stock (aka 4x4) ride height car for their beauty shots instead of a lowered ringer (I have heard that manufactures sometimes load cars with heavy sand/shot bags to squat them down for photos so they can claim the car is still "stock"). It's like they...
  10. PhoenixGTS

    Drag Strip Test - C7 Z06 vs Hellcat vs Viper vs ZR1

    Zo6 with a better 60 foot time does 4 mph less in the traps. Who's your Daddy! Someone in another thread said "NineBall has done more for Viper marketing than anyone at Chrysler." Ain't that the truth. Ralph and the boys need to learn how to player the "ringer" game etc.
  11. PhoenixGTS

    New Dodge commercial...

    I cannot find it on youtube, but last night I saw a Dodge advertisement on TV with Richard Rawlings for zero percent interest on all 2014 Dodges for I think 60 months. Any chance that includes Vipers (or was the 2014 badged SRT)? An $85k Viper with free money for five years would be amazing.
  12. PhoenixGTS

    Convince Me to Get Viper Over R8, Gallardo, 12C

    Do you love the United States of America? There is your answer right there. Seriously - take pride in an American-designed and American-built supercar. Phoenix(ex)GTS
  13. PhoenixGTS

    First pictures interior carbon fiber!!

    Just as a data point, Matt from oCarbon says he is not interested in making similar parts on an aftermarket basis, but he said if he did the retail price would be right about the $3,400 price for the OEM option once you add all the parts pictured together.
  14. PhoenixGTS

    First pictures interior carbon fiber!!

    Sent a link to this thread to a friend who owns and runs oCarbon that makes carbon fiber trim parts for interiors. Here were his comments: "To answer some questions, yes its real carbon fiber. No its not a 'pure' carbon fiber part, there are probably plastic tabs on the back to hold everything...
  15. PhoenixGTS

    Washing a viper?

    I used to stuff a towel in the air box in the engine compartment as water would get in through the hood grill; run a strip of masking tape to seal the window seals to the side windows as they always leaked (even after being replaced); and stuffed rags into the vents by the taillights as any...
  16. PhoenixGTS

    Sat inside the new 2013...DAMN IT !! NO ROOM compared to my gen2

    For the record, the latest figures out from the Center for Disease Control (yes I know all you guys in Texas surely think this is a communist organization with no credibility) reports these averages for folks in the USA over 20 years old: Men: Height (inches): 69.3 Weight (pounds)...
  17. PhoenixGTS

    Order cancelled

    This is the truth.
  18. PhoenixGTS

    The Art of Viper Painting

    Zero. It is wet-sanded and buffed.
  19. PhoenixGTS

    First Viper Gen V off the line CAAP reopens!

    Wow. Even Marchioni was there. That's respect from the top man.
  20. PhoenixGTS

    GEN-V considered a mid-engine?

    "mid-engine, front placement" has always been my favorite description.
  21. PhoenixGTS

    Gen V Autoweek

    That looks a lot more like a demonstration that the traction control can be turned off completely with all that smoke.
  22. PhoenixGTS

    Couple more new pictures...

    Re: Couple more new pictures.... I forget what the technical term is for the black masking around the non-movable windows, but do you think that huge portion of masking around where the rear-view mirror is mounted to the windshield is the production situation? Looks lik it could hamper...
  23. PhoenixGTS

    Has anyone heard of any blockbuster technology to address side-sill heat?

    I recall hearing some generic mention of addressing firewall heat transfer from the engine to the cabin on the Gen V, but is there any news of blockbuster technology regarding this and side-sill heat issues? As an aside, has anyone spent serious time in a Ferrari 599? Does it roast the cabin also?
  24. PhoenixGTS

    Gen V Viper in blue from Motortrend

    Ugh on the ride height! If every other manufacture can make cars with plenty of suspension travel but an attractice wheel-to-fender gap why does the Viper have to look like a 4x4? Lowering it via aftermarket means is just going to make the chin ridiculosuly low to the curb.
  25. PhoenixGTS

    Top Gear China edition

    With the given power-to-weight ratio, huge/sticky rear tires, and most of all traction control and no shift until after 60 mph it should be WAY quicker than 3.7 seconds.

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