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    Potential New GEN3 Owner?

    Odds are the batteries in your sensors have probably just finally died. The estimated lifespan on them is only 7 years I think, though I got 10+ out of mine. That being said, there are a couple of fixes. You can buy a brand new set of OEM sensors and reprogram the module in the car to the new...
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    2005 Dodge Viper SRT-10 Not starting after going into dash

    Also, off topic to some degree, but you can buy TPMS sensors that you can clone IDs into to match your OEM ones so you don't have to reprogram the module in the car. I have a set of race rims and street rims and have cloned sensors in both now. Originally just had them in the race rims, but...
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    I ask for help

    If you're super concerned I would just run the 100. I doubt you'd ever have any problem with it and I doubt Dodge would have tuned the car to require fuel that wasn't readily available at petrol stations. If it's an actual European market car to begin with and not an import as well I'd be even...
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    Stock motor mounts, Gen 1

    I would think the AB mount should be fine. If it's the same part number (minus the letters at the end) that usually just means it's a revision and would follow typical supersession rules. I only really get concerned when the entire number changes, though even then sometimes it can still be a...
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    I ask for help

    Looks like I was a tad off on my info. US uses the (RON + MON) / 2 method for calculating octane. The best I can tell from online searches, European 95 is something like 90 here. Same fuel, just different ways of rating it. What's available around you? I say "European rating", but...
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    2005 Dodge Viper SRT-10 Not starting after going into dash

    Yeah, my first guess as well was something not being fully connected or plugged in at all. I don't think you'd need every module connected for the car to start, but in the modern world of controller based vehicles, there is a network running through everything and having a break in that network...
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    I ask for help

    I don't think many of us do any kind of fuel additives for octane. Octane is a tricky subject between the US and Europe though, so hard to say what's really needed. I think the factory tunes for the "lowest high grade" available if that makes any sense. What I mean by that is in the US the...
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    Corsa mufflers installed and fluid change

    Admittedly my liners are probably on the looser side anyway after 130,000 miles, lol. I know some people will just drill out a hole in the liner for easier future access.
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    Gen 3 Interior Top of Door Trim Failure

    Very nice! This is an issue that has plagued the later gens for a long time, so I'm sure you'll see some interest pick up one the word gets around. Mine aren't super bad yet, but it does catch my arm every once in a while when I have the window down and rest my arm on the top while driving. I...
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    Corsa mufflers installed and fluid change

    I've actually had reasonable luck just pushing the fender out of the way for the front bolt. The rear one I can reach in from behind on the side sill and get to okay, but the front one is too close to the fender liner to get a socket on. I just stick a plastic trim stick in between the fender...
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    New battery technology!

    Yeah, I think these have been around for a little bit, though you don't hear about them too much. Braille was another lightweight brand I remember back in my college days. We ran one on our Formula SAE car for the lightweight aspect of it. Doesn't necessarily have the neat "reserve charge"...
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    Help... might have to sell... my back is killing me!

    You might be able to do something with the suspension to help out a bit, but ultimately it is still a high performance sports car, so only so much you can get out of it. The stock shocks tend to be on the softer side as well, though many of the aftermarket ones will let you tune the damping to...
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    GEN 3 NO MUFFLER ?

    Yeah, I think you'd have a hard time matching the Cobra no matter what you do. The Viper is just a very unique engine sound and exhaust can only alter it so much. Old V8s and chambered exhaust were a wonderful combination for sound, and Ford V8s seemed to have a special sound all their own...
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    Potential New GEN3 Owner?

    The comparison to a motorcycle is probably one of the best I've heard for the Viper. Both are extremely capable and high performance in the correct hands, and also deathtraps in the wrong hands. Respect the machine and learn its limits and you should have years of enjoyment. I suppose the...
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    GEN 3 NO MUFFLER ?

    Generally speaking the Viper is pretty stout out of the box and unless you really dig into things I doubt you'd see much for performance improvements. It kind of reminds me of what my dad used to say about Mopars in the 60s. Other brands had long lists of aftermarket parts, but Mopar stuff was...
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    2008 Gen IV Total speaker Upgrade.

    The main problem I have is that I've got a convertible and the rear trunk is a completely separate compartment that's sealed off from the passenger compartment. I had a small JL Audio W series sub in the car when I bought it. They originally had it in a footwell box on the passenger side, but...
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    GEN 3 NO MUFFLER ?

    That is the two chamber exhaust system I had in mind that I mentioned, lol. I thought it was Magnaflow that made it, but I'm not sure. Pretty sure neither is a cat and doesn't look like factory cars are in there either. They would be at the very front, one before the turnout inside the frame...
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    2008 Gen IV Total speaker Upgrade.

    You're really tempting me with those speakers, lol. I wouldn't mind a little more low end out of mine to see if I could hear or feel it over my exhaust. I've looked at trying to buy component style midrange speakers that don't have the tweeters on them, but they pretty much always seem to sell...
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    GEN 3 NO MUFFLER ?

    First of all, back pressure is pretty much a myth. The less back pressure you have, typically the better. What you actually get from "more restrictive" exhaust is typically just higher flow, which can cause better scavenging, but you have to get it in the right way. If you are trying to flow...
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    2008 Gen IV Total speaker Upgrade.

    Cool! Looking forward to seeing how it works out for you. My car actually had a set of Focal tweeters in it when I bought it, but they were huge 1.5" or more units that were literally just laying in the dash under the grilles facing up. I may have to think about those rear deck speakers as...
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    2000 RT-10 over heats when the air is turned on?

    Sounds like a clogged up radiator and/or condenser. Probably not an issue in regular driving until you have the extra heat load of the A/C in front of the radiator. You might try hosing it out real good or taking an air gun to it to see what you can **** out. That would be my first guess at...
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    Potential New GEN3 Owner?

    Hey Dave, thanks for stopping by! I actually grew up on Corvettes as well. Price to performance they are probably still the best value out there, just a different driving experience. As for some of your questions, a lot of it just comes down to what you're willing to pay for. If you a dead...
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    2008 Gen IV Total speaker Upgrade.

    I've pretty much done this on my gen 3 at this point. The tweeters in the dash are the biggest problem though as they are somewhat uniquely designed to have the mounting plate integrated with the speaker. It's very hard to find an aftermarket tweeter small enough to fit in the hole and still...
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    mopar race exhaust on a gen 4?

    Interestingly enough, I think I had worse exhaust smell with my 2.5" Borlas with no cats than with my 3" Mopar race setup. Maybe the 2.5" just trapped it more with the extra back pressure or something. I think one reason people think the exhaust is so loud is that the low tone travels really...
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    New 1996 GTS Owner - Pittsburgh, PA

    I think most of the fluids are pretty easy to change. I haven't done it on a gen 2 myself, but my gen 3 is relatively easy, I'd imagine even more so with a lift. Fluids tend to break down more at extreme conditions like on a race track with high heat, so a 300 mile trip home on the highway is...

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