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    Venom Lover

    Bob, Ron, Chris, Hi, guys! As you can tell, I haven't been reading the forum.... Not trying to be anti-social (or any more so than ususal :D ). Just trying to keep my head above water at work. I moved to a different part of Boeing -- in Anaheim. So now I have a 35 mile commute each way...
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    Can't forget the most important part! (pic)

    Re: Can\'t forget the most important part! (pic) <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by ElDiablo Viper: WOW, for 80K they could not make a new fob. This is what I have on the Intrepid. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I'm confused. What do you mean it's not a...
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    What VINs have been issued so far?

    Join the club, Steve! --Mike
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    Resale Price Thermometer

    I have no idea on your original question, but let me say you are one lucky man to be driving around in that one-off Viper blue ACR. I had two tickets, and you scooped me! --Mike
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    FIRST IMPRESSIONS of SRT/10

    95yellow, No one is saying that the SRT won't be faster than the GTS. What I'm saying is that these numbers mean the SRT is not much faster, as has been shown in the car mags. With 27 more rwhp and 100 lbs less weight than my '97 GTS, the difference in weight-to-power ratio is something like...
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    FIRST IMPRESSIONS of SRT/10

    I'm not convinced that motors are like fine wine -- that they improve with age. I say this based on tracking dyno results on my Z06 (bought new) and '97 GTS (bought with 7000 miles). Dyno results never budged on the Z06. Dyno results went up on the '97 GTS but only because of mods. With the...
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    FIRST IMPRESSIONS of SRT/10

    Chris, That's actually a good point on the torque numbers. Very impressive at 490 ft-lbs to the wheels. While we're at it, I'd like to see the overall dyno curve. The shape of the torque curve is as important to me as anything else. Sorry if my reactions have been overly negative. I'm sure...
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    FIRST IMPRESSIONS of SRT/10

    luc, First, DC's claim of 400, 450, and now 500 hp are all at the flywheel. Hence, the claimed increase is 50 fwhp or bhp for each generation, not rwhp. Assuming 13% driveline loss, that's a claimed increase of 43.5 rwhp for each generation. This is why I say I'm not wildly excited to hear...
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    FIRST IMPRESSIONS of SRT/10

    This is exciting! Too bad I couldn't join in the fray while on holiday with my family.... Bottom line: it looks to me like the SRT is only 30 rwhp above the GTS, which is around a 35 bhp increase (13% driveline loss). Sure 447 rwhp meets (and slightly exceeds) the 505 bhp claim (wasn't the...
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    Well, 2003's have gone to J Status!!!

    Re: Well, 2003\'s have gone to J Status!!! Meanwhile, have all of us in CA continued to be unusually naughty (i.e., no SRT Santa for us), or have VINs started to be assigned to CA residents???
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    SRT-10 to be 2004?

    What article?
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    Don't Hold Your Breath! They're NOT Coming Out Any Time Soon?

    Re: Don\'t Hold Your Breath! They\'re NOT Coming Out Any Time Soon? <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by SSunburn: These posts remind me of the movie "Eyes Wide Shut" The power behind the scenes are obscene! Oh, and I'd love to see more of...
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    Don't Hold Your Breath! They're NOT Coming Out Any Time Soon?

    Re: Don\'t Hold Your Breath! They\'re NOT Coming Out Any Time Soon? Steve, Thanks for not bursting my bubble! WingKing, Yeah, I hear what you're saying. Believe me, I appreciate the hard work all the engineers and production people at PVO put into the Viper, and I suppose we have been...
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    Don't Hold Your Breath! They're NOT Coming Out Any Time Soon?

    Re: Don\'t Hold Your Breath! They\'re NOT Coming Out Any Time Soon? Steve, AIIIIEEEEE!!! That was a cruel joke perpetrated on someone like me who wants to believe that explanation! Now you're going to tell me there isn't a Santa either, right? Viperpit2003, Where did I ever say that DC...
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    Don't Hold Your Breath! They're NOT Coming Out Any Time Soon?

    Re: Don\'t Hold Your Breath! They\'re NOT Coming Out Any Time Soon? I can't resist chiming in again.... 1. Something unexpected and nontrivial has obviously happened. When DC came up with their original plan to release the SRTs in September, they obviously factored in time to get...
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    Don't Hold Your Breath! They're NOT Coming Out Any Time Soon?

    Re: Don\'t Hold Your Breath! They\'re NOT Coming Out Any Time Soon? Just teasin', you know that Steve! Yeah, I like ogling the Viper in the garage too!
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    Don't Hold Your Breath! They're NOT Coming Out Any Time Soon?

    Re: Don\'t Hold Your Breath! They\'re NOT Coming Out Any Time Soon? I agree with Keith and Frank, the novelty of being "first in line" for the new SRT definitely is wearing off the later and later the release date gets. I also would take an '04 (especially if yellow is an option) in lieu of my...
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    Wall Street Journal SRT Review 11/22/02

    Cool! It's good to see a favorable review of the SRT for a change. Even some of the criticisms sound good to me; e.g., "It's so low and wide...." (though I certainly don't agree that it looks anything like a Vette, crushed or not).
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    SRT-10 Desperately Needed !!!

    I agree with Rick. This kind of sounds like we're being put to a test....
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    04 drivetrain different?????

    GM did a similar thing with the '01 Z06. They went and redesigned a whole bunch of stuff for the '02: valves, cam, intake, exhaust, suspension, etc. Holy cow! Why would they make so many changes to the car? Well, the Corvette engineers finally confessed that they weren't quite "done" with...
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    Pilot Sports are much harder rubber -- tread wear rating of 220 vs. 140 for MXX3's (working from memory here -- numbers may be slightly off, but you get the point). Michelin compensated for the harder rubber on the Pilots in part by softening the side wall. So, yes, the Pilots may hook up as...
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    1st autocross in the Viper: impressions vs. Z06

    Chris, I'm glad you're enjoying your new toy! I don't know if you've seen any of my long rambling posts over on the Corvette Forum, but sometimes the self-righteous attitude gets a bit much for me. My experience is the Viper is a superior track car in every respect -- including braking...
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    1st autocross in the Viper: impressions vs. Z06

    Oh, yes, excuse me! All I know is what my buddy Ron tells me!!! Z06 is a sled....Z06 is a sled....Z06 is a sled.... I couldn't take it any more, so I dumped it, even though it was the best car ever! Me -&gt; &lt;- SloCal
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    New Car and Driver Sidesill Image..

    Russ, we better hope that you're right and not Jon B, otherwise I infer that we'll have the same side sill heat problem as C&D. Not that I really care for my own personal comfort, but if Dodge thought they were making the SRT more refined and user friendly, they obviously missed the mark in...
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    2003 cobra beats 2003 viper?

    Sax1031, Thanks for the lecture on the relationship between trap speeds and horsepower and the relationship between 60' time and ET. Also, thanks for the reminder that ET wins a race, not trap speed. I'm sure that was a revelation for all of us. I don't really give a crap about numbers in...

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