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    funny story on the way back from Reno, NV

    I'm contemplating whether or not I go to all the websites that he posted the "kill" on and show the video! lol, but here it is... let me direct: we approach... trying to line up, he's a quite ways ahead when he launches! lol.... I wasn't even ready, I didn't even as press the gas pedal yet...
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    funny story on the way back from Reno, NV

    "I toy with him for a sec and then we are off I emidiately jump a 1/2 car or so now I manually shift into third we are now next to each other and I begin to pull him and I then shift into 4th and by then I have him by 1 1/2-2 cars and pulling" lol, here's his comments about the 2of2 that we...
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    funny story on the way back from Reno, NV

    I PM'd him, just so he knew I saw his thread lol... he was a cool guy.... the thread was actually moved to a private forum as it pertained to street racing I guess... I do have the vid and I'll upload it tonight after work... I just thought it was funny, he talked about "all I saw was the...
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    funny story on the way back from Reno, NV

    I'll start off by saying, I'm not a "street racer".... and do not intentionally and/or on a regular basis engage in such acts :) anywho, on the way back from Reno with the new Viper I come across a pretty mean sounding TransAm WS6... you can hear it screamin down the highway.... he pulls...
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    Any speed shops in Sacramento/BayArea?

    Sweet car Brian!!! Hey, Ted is sending someone to pickup my car tomorrow.... but if I get it back from Valaya by the 8th, I'd definitely want to hit the dyno with you guys.
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    Any speed shops in Sacramento/BayArea?

    bwhitmore, that was me.... that was my first night out with it, I purchased it X-Mas eve... I was headed over to a family get together over on ClubCenter drive right in Natomas.... but yeah, that would be great.... we'll have to meet up sometime! is your car Black? I seen a mean...
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    Today is THE DAY, I enter the Viper world! lol

    I'm trying to upload a video that we shot today, My GTS against a buddy's Supercharged S351.... we took'em out and kinda played around for a bit....
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    Today is THE DAY, I enter the Viper world! lol

    Car just hit 40K on the nose coming back from Reno, NV.... has Edelbrock Headers, RollerRockers, Smoothtubes, K&N, Borla Exhaust, Wilwood Stage III brake kit.... Interior has the Momo steering wheel, Racing seats & pedals....it was in the VCA classifieds for about a week... I got it...
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    HELP! Please.... 1st day didn't go so well

    Re: HELP! Please.... 1st day didn\'t go so well Thx guys, I'm back on the road... double checked all sides for security.... and this was not noticeable in the test drive as the caliper sat fine in place.... but being the bolt was missing, as soon as I hit that bump... it kicked the...
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    HELP! Please.... 1st day didn't go so well

    Re: HELP! Please.... 1st day didn\'t go so well Took the LF wheel off, noticed that the top caliper bolt WAS MISSING! lol... when I hit that bump on the highway, the clunk was the caliper coming off at the top and knocking into the rim.... the metalic noise was obviously the caliper...
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    HELP! Please.... 1st day didn't go so well

    HELP! Please.... 1st day didn\'t go so well Talk about going from a high to a low.... first day with the new Viper... I was driving on the highway, when I heard a big clunk from under the car.... figured I'd ran something over.... well.. the rattle noise that I THOUGHT was the fan rattling...
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    Any speed shops in Sacramento/BayArea?

    Can anyone offer up a reputable Viper tuner or performance shop in the Sacramento/BayArea? or even an individual who works on the side that knows their Vipers.... thanks guys.... just got the Viper, and have a list of "to-do's" to GO FAST that I need :)
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    Today is THE DAY, I enter the Viper world! lol

    Thanks Mike, I actually think I need to take it to the dealership... I have to pick up another cooling fan module.... the fan blades apear to have dislodge from the module and barely turn when the fan comes on.... the U clip behind the fan just rattles, and the fan blades kinda lazily...
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    Today is THE DAY, I enter the Viper world! lol

    Here's a couple pics I took today, still hasn't quite set in yet that I own a Viper lol.... Anyway, as far as some advice guys.... there's a burning type smell.... "plastic" or "oil" burning type of smell, not sure though.... and it's only coming from inside the front wheel well???? I...
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    Today is THE DAY, I enter the Viper world! lol

    SPEECHLESS!.... I have officially entered the Viper world... I don't think I can take this Kool-Aid smile off my face lol... we completed the transaction, and I'm the proud owner of a 96'Blue/White.... I am absolutely floored by the performance.... previous owner warned about accel out...
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    Today is THE DAY, I enter the Viper world! lol

    Well it's 7:20am PST, and I'm headed out to Reno, NV to hopefully pick-up a 96'BlueWhite.... permitted all goes well I should be a proud owner later today! just wanted to share my enthusiasm. lol.... I'll follow up post when/if the eagle lands. Wish me luck guys!
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    New here

    Yeah I passed, and I've noticed the Blue/White seems to be alot higher priced.... but I'm a fool for'em! I know I'd never get around to re-painting if I went any other way.
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    Thx guys, I made the call and told him unfortunately we were off.... really nice guy, and I do believe he was a stand up guy.... he actually took possesion of the car AFTER the work was done... so the info I told him about the engine work not being on the Car Fax history actually raised his...
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    New here

    Awesome info... thx a bunch.... I've pretty much limited my search now to 96-99GTS's....
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    New here

    Yeah this is not good, I'll be calling today to ask some more questions.... talk about cold feet now..... thx for the wisdom fellas. 1997 Dodge GTS $37000
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    The guy who commented on the 1999 was a diffent person, but I agree with you on the "If" part of it all, especially when I'm paying cash. Thx Great guy, but yeah the If's are killing me now. "If this was a warranty replacment, then they would have not swaped it out for a 2002 engine."...
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    New here

    Shawn if your reading this, not that I don't trust you buddy... but I'm just trying to cover all my bases... you've been awesome to deal with so far :) Hey guys, I just purchased a Carfax of my own.... from what I see, there is no mention of an engine or tranny swap in the history...
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    New here

    thx for the info, I'll have to dig a little deeper... this is tough.
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    Exactly what I was thinking but, it has a clean car fax and title... he kinda lost me with the explanation but, he said one of the lines to the block blew and seperated or something to that matter... and the Dodge dealer suggested a new engine was needed.... and at the time of the install...
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    I should be looking at approx 450HP stock on that 02' right?

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