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    Fire Suppression Question

    Thanks everyone for your input. Eric from Autoform also emailed me privately offering their expertise. Now I have what I need to figure out the best system for me. I'll post a follow up when the system goes in. Ted, I'll give you a call and come see that rollbar install cause thats on my list too.
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    I Will Kill That Mouse

    Ulysses- That depends entirely on the cat. If you find yourself serving up your local pound kitties to your coyotes as dinner, simply upgrade the pound kitty to a mountain lion. Not only will you not have a mouse problem, you won't have a coyote problem either. See my earlier note about paw prints
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    Fire Suppression Question

    Hi all, working on my list of planned upgrades for '02. This year I'm concentrating on safety, with things like a rollbar and fire suppression on the list. What do I need to know as far as fire suppression goes? I know this much, there is automatic and manual (ie sensors vs. 'oh sh*t' switch)...
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    I Will Kill That Mouse

    Here's a thought- go down to your local pet shelter and adopt an adult cat thats slated for put-down in the next day or so. Keep it in the garage and feed it once a day or every other day or so. You'll never have a rodent problem again and you'll feel good knowing that you saved a cat from the...
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    Viper T Shirts from The Houston Viper Club

    Just FYI everybody, the address should be: Sugar Land, TX 77479 NOT Houston, TX 77479 And Don may be onto something, but for those of us more commitment-ally challenged, how about "Viper Girlfriend", ...or "Viper Cupholder" ...or "Viper Airbag" ok i'll stop, i'm lol myself now.
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    Wireless Air Pressure Monitoring

    I also just installed this system. I'll post a pic of how I did the remote display later. I have to say I was skeptical but it does do what it says. I'm not sure necessarily how useful it is just yet but at t-hill last monday, it did a good job of alerting me of a high-deviation. It was real...
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    High Flow Cats and Smog testing in California,,,,,,

    It is a bit louder at idle, but not much so. In fact I'd characterize it more in a sense that you can really hear the cam better with the high flows. Its just not as muffled it seems as with the stock cats. But at WOT and de-cel it really sounds bada$$. My favorite I think is coming down the rpm...
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    High Flow Cats and Smog testing in California,,,,,,

    None that I know of Gary. I've already done that setup to my car. The Corsa with the hi-flow cats is a really sweet sound, louder and throatier than with the stock cats. My car sniffed so clean (when it was stock) when I registered it that I don't see how there could be a problem. Only if you...
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    Vipers belong in Europe - Chapter II

    GREAT GOOGLY-MOOGLY! I'll do it. Its actually good its far off cause I'm bettin it'll be pricey, but thats the trip of a lifetime if you ask me. Well, that, and I'd love to do that Oreca trip to LeMans too! Can we swing by Spa too? I've always wanted to drive that track, and hey, since we'll be...
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    Are Ferrari Speedometers Inaccurate (or is mine) ?

    So I guess their 0-60 times are more like 0-45 times?
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    What have you had to sacrifice?

    Aaaa, it all depends on your situation. I would say though that I agree somewhat with the previous posts due to the wording you used. I personally wouldn't "sacrifice" anything to buy a car, in fact a general rule I think is that if you have to sacrifice for something, you're not really ready...
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    My Stars & Stripes Viper (PIC!!)

    Should have mentioned this in my original post... the flag is a decal, made by Al Roberts from the Southern California region. Al and his wife do a lot of work for ViperDays people and the so-cal club. He's got a website at http://www.viperize.com
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    My Stars & Stripes Viper (PIC!!)

    Well, its taken me a while to get a pic to share with everyone. If you were at Pahrump you may have seen the Black ACR with the US flag flowing across the hood. I wanted something special, and I think Al Roberts delivered. What do you think, subtle? The only drawback I can think of is that...
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    My Viper Just Died...WTF!!!

    It really sounds like the battery. Check it. Did it happen after not driving it for a while? Does it NOT happen when you drive it frequently? I drained mine down once, still enough juice for the alarm, lights, etc, but not enought to start the car. After jump-starting, the car just wanted to...
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    URGENT! Need headcount for SEMA show dinner at Pink Taco

    No, no, Gary, the Bearded Clam is across the street. And I have a REALLY good comment as to why people prefer one over the other, but I'll keep it to myself
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    Racing Seats, are they worth it??

    I'm in the process of doing this myself. I have a sparco pro2000 that is going in when I get a free weekend. Since I haven't actually raced in it yet I'll save my comments, but just sitting in it I'm looking forward to the extra lateral support. It literally takes about 15 minutes max to swap...
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    Pilot Sports - 21,000 miles and worn more so in the center! Anyone know why?

    Yep, I just went through the same thing. I still had a little bit to go before the wear indicators but they were so slippery I might as well have been on ice. Careful though! The new tires will be REALLY slick at first, until I guess whatever coating they put on them wears off. The ViperDays at...
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    How to improve Viperdays?

    Two words.... PIT BABES. As far as the trophies go, just rotate them year-to-year with something different, so you don't accumulate a collection that all look the same. The year-end ones should certainly be the good 'ol bowling style ones mumford referred to. I also agree on the classes, too...
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    Discouraging ACR Harness Update

    I went ahead and put in TeamTechs. They're superior to the OEM stuff just like Joe says, you can get any color combination you want, and you can send them back and get them re-webbed. Why mess around with something whose purpose is solely to keep you safe? If you don't want to do both sides...
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    What triggered you to buy your first Viper? What was it?

    hmmmm.... two words: BILL PEMBERTON or 'Da Pimp' as I believe he's going as these days.
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    God Bless the kids....

    A couple weeks ago I was over at my brother's place which is across the street from a big park. Very shortly, I look out the window and two young kids had shown up on their bicycles. They were about 12 or so I figure and were trying to peer in the windows and take pictures. When I saw them, I...
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    Drivers Wanted!

    Thats actually a pretty slick idea for what Tom mentioned. There are definitely some tracks I'd like to drive that I wouldn't normally do (like VIR) and this would give me the opportunity. It wouldn't be something I'd do very often but if I'd always wanted to tear up VIR, this would be a good...
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    Has anyone replaced their pedal set?

    I've done two sets so far - the carbon fibre one Jim is talking about and now an aluminum set I bought through Apex. Here are the differences: - the c/f set bolted on with clamps to the stock pedals - the aluminum ones require you to drill through your stock pedals - both gas pedals have...
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    HP loss with gears on Dyno

    Ok, the engineer in me is forcing me to throw in my $.02 (actually its probably worth less than that). I can't believe there is a problem with the Dynojet. The test is simply to accelerate a known mass over a given period of time. 4th gear is used on the Viper because it represents a 1:1 tranny...
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    Dash power tap...any suggestions?

    I need to tap power (switched preferably) to hook up my new SmarTire unit. I haven't looked through the Viper manual yet but I'm not sure it would be that helpful. I need it in the dash area, so I could potentially just use the radio power but does anyone know of a better/easier source...
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