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    Gen III oiling issues

    Gotcha! Thanks Dan! I thought the Gen IV's changed to the higher reading gauge. I didn't know it changed in '04.
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    Gen III oiling issues

    My pressure gauge pretty much stays pegged to the right on the track. I do run a thicker oil (15W-50), but it did this even with the 0W-40. I'll go back and watch some of my videos to confirm, but I'm almost certain that mine stays much higher when running all out. Who knows?
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    Gen III oiling issues

    You seem to running a much lower pressure than any other Gen III I've ever seen to begin with. At a really light cruise or at idle (after warming up), Gen III gauges are usually pegged to the right. Even while you're running hard, yours is just sitting in the middle.:boggled:
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    Watch out for this Blue/White 08 Viper on eBay

    Depending on the state, after you fix a salvage titled car, they issue a new title that is clean. So technically, the car can have a clean title, but a salvage history.
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    Road Atlanta with Chin Motorpsorts on Nov 24/25

    Alright guys, It's getting lonely going to the track all the time and being the only Viper! Bob, there's no "racing" group, but if you or the boys just want to come have fun with a lot of track time, here's your chance! The last Chin event for the year at Road Atlanta is the Sat and Sun...
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    Road Atlanta on Nov 24/25 with Chin Motorsports

    Alright guys, It's getting lonely going to the track all the time and being the only Viper! Todd, I know you've got the Mustang ready to go. Get your butt down here! ;) Joel, if the Dr clears you, I better see you also! The last Chin event for the year at Road Atlanta is the Sat and Sun...
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    Chin Motorsports at Road Atlanta - Nov 24/25

    Alright guys, It's getting lonely going to the track all the time and being the only Viper! ;) The last Chin event for the year at Road Atlanta is the Sat and Sun after Thanksgiving. Come burn off that tryptophan from turkey day! I know I have talked about it before, but the amount of...
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    Plumbing your catch-can back to the oil pan?

    Well allllllllrrrriiiiggghhhtttyyyy then! lol Thanks for the input! :)
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    Plumbing your catch-can back to the oil pan?

    I've had the catch-can on my car for a while now and I installed a tube running to the bottom of the car with a drain valve on it to make it easy to empty. I was reading on some track forums where people have tapped their oil pan and just run a line directly from the bottom of their catch can...
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    Petty instructors didn't like me :(

    Unless he'd been coaching you about doing something specific wrong in that specific spot, over and over again, and you just weren't listening, then why would he get bent of shape? That's just dumb. It wasn't even a highspeed spin or close to hitting anything. In my opinion, if you track...
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    Mobil 1

    Thanks for the heads-up! I'll have to check if my local store has any 15W-50 in stock. I had my cabinets full for a while, but with all the track days I've been doing, it's depleted rapidly. Just a side note, Walmart usually has it STUPID CHEAP in the 5 quart jugs ($25). The trick is just...
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    Anyone know this TT Viper for sale in VA

    That looks just like Chamber's Viper out of TN. Just talked to him and it's not his. I would get in touch with UGR, since they built it. Matt said it might be Eric's car. I don't know Eric, but that may help when you call UGR.
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    My 1st vids from VOI12, auto X and Road Course.

    I would have been getting pretty impatient a few times in there (espicially around the 9:10 mark), but at least there were alternate routes to get around people if they didn't give you a quick point-by. ;)
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    I love tracking my car....

    WD40 if it's it already on the car. Sherwin Williams makes a product called Green Slime that's used for overspray masking also. If you spray the car with it, all it takes is running water to wash it all away.
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    Is there a lever/cable to open the rear hatch from the cabin?

    For the coupe, I have to admit that I don't get it. Since its a hatch and not a true trunk, you can technically get to anything in the hatch area from inside the car. Since it's not a security thing with the coupe, I can only assume it's because they didn't feel like putting one in there. lol
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    Block Welding

    Odd. You've had your engine apart, I haven't. I'm just going off of what has always been reported. Try posting this in the "Grail Trail" and see if Herb has any input. If they truly are not forged, and be proven to be original from the factory, I would be pushing someone at Dodge for an...
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    Is there a lever/cable to open the rear hatch from the cabin?

    1. The trunk will open with the fob with the key in the ignition (and even with the car running). You just have to use the ebrake. 2. I know why the vert was designed without a button in the cabin, and honestly no convertible should ever have a trunk release inside. This is done so you can...
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    Block Welding

    I assume you bought the car used and someone put hypereutectic pistons in your '99? 2000 was the first year that the Viper went away from forged.
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    Outside Door Handle Works Sporadically

    Stupid question, but are you sure the door is unlocked when the outside handle isn't working? My car tends to lock itself alot and the passenger door won't open from the outside (obviously). I would assume there is some kind electrical connection in there that's going bad. As many parts as...
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    Studied the GEN V hard and I know how SRT Fuxxked up

    Hell, with a GTS you have a decent amount of room. Try packing in a RT-10 or SRT vert! Just my helmet bag takes up a decent amount of available space. Before I started trailering the car to the track, there was no way I could take a passenger. Helmet, Hans, basic tools, extra oil, brake...
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    First 1/4 mile pass in the Viper

    No circles for me either. I guess technically it does end up being a being a big loop, but lots of lefts and rights in between. ;) It was a pretty cool event Bob. I had never been to NOPI before and I have to say there was a lot more variety of cars than I was expecting. I was thinking it...
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    First 1/4 mile pass in the Viper

    I won't lie. That was in the back of my head. With the built trans and Quaife diff, the half-shafts would definitely be the thing to snap. I left the line really easy and slipped the clutch a good bit.
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    First 1/4 mile pass in the Viper

    I went down to NOPI on Sat just to hang out and be in the "car show". While I was watching some runs, they came over the PA and said anyone entered in the show could come run for free. They pretty much called out everyone in the "exotic" section of the show to get out there. Somehow, my...
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    Bye Bye ACR

    You TRAITOR! Who in the hell would ever give up an ACR for THAT ugly piece of ....nevermind. ;) I tried to act like you shouldn't have gotten rid of the ACR for it, but I'd do it in a heartbeat. Gorgeous car!
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    Paying Cash, Financing, or Can't Afford It

    Not that I'm buying a Gen V, but I've always paid cash for "toys". That said, with the interest rates you can get from places like PenFed right now, if I was buying my Viper now, I would finance it at the crazy low interest rate instead of laying out the cash for it.

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