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    corsa exhaust/high flow cat system

    I'd like to hear the metal substrate and ceramic cat systems side by side. I went with the ceramic cats, and the sound is OK, but I could use a few more dB of volume and probably be happier. From what I hear, the metal substrate cats are noticeably louder than the ceramics. I've also heard...
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    Thanks again to Chuck for top notch service and knowledge

    I wish there was a Tator's in California... Hey Chuck, you ever though about selling franchises? :) As long as you were the one ensuring people had the right attitude and expertise, I'd go to a Tator's if there were one near me.
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    Gen II Viper Pushrod Length??

    I didn't know about it, either. I found out about the black stripes when I pulled a bunch of mine to check them, and noticed that they were color coded. I did a bunch of research, and found that they used different length pushrods on different cars, and there is a color-coding scheme that says...
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    Gen II Viper Pushrod Length??

    The big question is what color stripes are on that pushrod. The color of the stripes on the pushrod is what determines what length they are. If there are two black stripes on it, I have some that I can share, too. I second Doug's recommendation to keep the stock pushrods - they're a weak link...
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    Vipers looking for revenge at The Ring Today!!!

    How cool - an ACR-X with a license plate :) Doesn't that make it a street-legal car? :)
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    Okay don't kill me if this is a repost, but GEN 5?

    It's awesome that they're going to include a full-hood bra for the Gen V. I don't know why they didn't think of that earlier - it sure will make it easier to keep the car from getting bug splats and bird turds on it. Maybe the Gen VI will have a full-car bra - I'm on the edge of my seat...
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    What happend to my VCA and Venom?

    Still can't figure out why my VENOM color scheme changed from Blue/White or Blue/Black to Red/White. In the grand scheme of things, I don't give a cr@p, and I figured it's part of the new forum system, but it would be nice to have the old colors back since red gives me a headache.
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    gen 4 vs euro super cars

    In the grand scheme of things, I'd rather be doing work on my Viper than on any of those cars. When it comes to performance, it's splitting hairs, and it's all dependent on the driver and the track. Car for car, the Viper is competitive with any of them. Dollar for dollar, I'd rather have a...
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    Vipers looking for revenge at The Ring Today!!!

    I heard that Maurice missed the Normandin show last weekend to be at the 'Ring to take some pics... If he's out there, something is probably going to happen that's noteworthy. I was thinking it was a Gen V test run since he was out in the desert with the Gen V engine/cab-forward mule a few...
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    Normandin Car Show and BBQ

    Definitely a great show - I don't think I've ever seen so many vintage Hemi Mopar cars in one place before! Very cool! There was a good showing of Vipers, too. I saw a silver/blue GTS ACR that was originally Fred Kinder's car - was Fred there? We've both been in the club since the mid '90s...
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    Swapping Wheels and Wheel Stuck on Hub--How to Remove?

    Part of the problem (I think) is the galvanic reaction between the two different metals. Did you notice any significant corrosion on the wheels where they contact the hub and rotor? The high-temp grease idea is probably a good one - it'll slow down the reaction and keep things from sticking...
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    Hint at 2013 Transmission

    I was thinking about the final drive ratio, too - but there's no way they'd be able to get away with anything below the 3.07 unless the engine put out MONSTER low end torque... Since the first through fourth gears seem to be unchanged, I just can't see how changing the final drive ratio would...
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    Hint at 2013 Transmission

    Very interesting, and a couple of good things related to this if it truly is a '13 tranny preview. First, there will be plenty of tranny upgrades available to us for a long time if they mass produce the unit with those ratios. Second, if they did change the ratio for 6th, that might be saying...
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    OBD-II Datalogger recommendations

    I use my Droid device with the Torque application and a bluetooth adapter plugged into the OBDII port. It provides real-time graphing and display of a lot of parameters (whatever your PCM will provide), and you can save the data to a file and then upload to your PC for graphing/analysis. It...
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    Valvoline SynPower 5w-40 - seems like a great deal at Amazon...

    I did the same thing - and got about a dozen Mobil 1 filters in the process. The problem is they won't ship oil anymore, and I don't have a store near me. So, I was out looking for a good online source of synthetic oil and stumbled across the Amazon deal. I've never used Valvoline SynPower...
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    Valvoline SynPower 5w-40 - seems like a great deal at Amazon...

    This stuff is their Turbo-Diesel and European Spec synthetic oil. It has more ZDDP than the other oils, and from what I can gather, it seems like good stuff. Amazon has it on sale right now for about $32 for a six-pack, free delivery and no tax. You do have to sign up for their "automatic...
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    Corsa plus hi flow a first for me

    I have that exact setup (3" throughout) on my '09 ACR, and it sounds good. In hindsight, I think I would have gone with the metal substrate cats because the sound isn't quite 'right' in my opinion. That said, I am not sure if the metal substrate cats would have been 'better' but they're...
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    Is my stock gen IV cat back exhaust worth anything?

    I always keep the stock stuff - you just never know what a future buyer might want, or what will be in demand when these cars become classics. Virtually everyone rips the exhaust out of their cars, and I know of more than a few sets that have gone to the metal recycler or are sitting in...
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    Failed Texas State Inspection

    Here's a question related to this - on a Gen IV, if you get the cat code (0420 and/or 0430) and you clear it with whatever type of scantool you use, and you drive the car for 20 or 30 miles with no code coming back, will it pass? I know with other cars, I can just clear the code and as long as...
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    Raffle ACR-X

    Unfortunately, that's pretty much impossible unless someone out there knows something that I don't know... I suppose if they send it to you in pieces and you have to assemble it yourself you could call it a kit car based on a Viper and get it registered that way, but something tells me that it...
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    Raffle ACR-X

    Option 5 - just go ahead and street it and act stupid if you get pulled over. The rules around driving a non street legal vehicle on the roads are kind of weird. I get yelled at all the time for driving my tractor, dirtbikes, ATVs, etc., on the road when getting from one place to another, but...
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    Failed Texas State Inspection

    How long ago did you install them? About 50 miles after I installed mine, I got the P0430 CEL - and it showed up after I had left my car idling for a while. It didn't go away after many, many drive cycles. I manually cleared the code, and it seems to be gone now - about 100 miles with no...
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    Normandin Car Show and BBQ

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    Normandin Car Show and BBQ

    I'm going to try to be there. I had a little mishap last month and hopefully will be able to drive again by then (did something stupid, fractured my skull, busted my arm in three places, bruised ribs, and broke a foot). Been in driving withdrawl for over a month now....
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    what's normal hours to take down viper engine and rebuilt to factory specs

    Depends on who does it, and which year... If it were me doing the work, I'd estimate about a million hours to get it perfect :)

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