I remember in one of the glossy car mags (C&D, R&T) Hennessey had one of his cars in a supercar comparison and the article noted his prep procedure; this included placing dry ice on the intake plenum. From a basic science perspective cooling the engine and the intake temps would increase the...
I might be doing Tail of the Dragon with some friends in the fall; are there any good online guides that dissect the road in terms of driving, safety etc. I have been on tailofthedragon.com and am aware of the safety issues but was looking more of a driving breakdown from someone with experience.
While hope springs eternal that there will be some solution for Timberline even after the recent, unfortunate developments in the bankruptcy court, my understanding is that Timberline is now unable to do any Chrysler warranty work on our Vipers.
Question 1: Is this true?
Question 2: If true...
IL Insider: Dodge Viper Lives ¿ For Now
Also, interesting article on Fiat-led managment restructuring at Chrysler:
Fiat's Marchionne Creates New Brand Structure at Chrysler
Thanks for the info Luke, that is unfortunate; on a side note, does Tirerack plan on doing a test of the XS in the near future? Grassroots Motorsports recently tested the XS along with some other Extreme/Max performance summer tires like the Bridgestone RE-11 and ranked the XS at or near the...
I attended an HPDE event at PIR this past Friday. Jon B and Doris of Parts Rack were helping to run the event and in between run sessions Doris and Jon gave me the following sticker as a gift:
Thanks again guys; the sticker was a nice treat on a very wet (and humbling) day at the track...
This is the response I got from K&N:
"Dear Rich,
Thanks for contacting K&N. Unfortunately at this time there not a dyno plot available for this product, however we have performed extensive testing on this filter to guarantee that it will not cause the check engine light to come on.
Please...
Actually, I spoke with a K&N engineer asking about a new filter when the 2008s first came out. I remember him telling me that they were looking for a customer donor car to develop the filter. If you look on their website, they actually solicit customer cars to do their development work. As an...
I have a 2008 Viper convertible with completely stock suspension. After 3 HPDE events thus far this eason I am noticing that the left front PS2 tire on outside edge is becoming far more worn than the rest of the tire that still has significant treat remainin. In fact, the outer tread grooves...
Thanks for posting. Here is the e-mail I just sent K&N:
"Thanks for releasing an airfilter for 2008-2009 Dodge Vipers with the 8.4 L engine, part no. 33-2432. Two questions: What are the hp and torque gains with this filter and did you ever see the filter causing check engine lights on the...
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