I hate to contribute to a thread that's already too long but why so much reaction to garbage #s from a garbage source? Next thing you know when Motor Trend rates a Subaru as a better car then the Gen5 we'll see a thread how we need to sell our Vipers. Since when have these horrible sources of info ever meant anything to anyone other than kids and people who don't know any better. Geesh. My estimate for the Gen5 is just simple math with 30 yrs of drag racing & raod course events; I can run 11.5 all day at a test & tune mediocre track-prep, **-hum. Gen5, 100lbs+ lighter, that's a tenth, 40hp more (conservative we've been told), that's 3-4 tenths, I'd expect to be able to peddle it to 11.1 from the factory with a mph right around 130, and that's not even talking about the 3.55's, last time I did a gear swap it was on a 587rwhp car going from 3.08 to 3.55 and I cut 3 tenths off my time with no change in mph on 315 rears.
It's like no one here actually races their car ... I know that's not the case, so let's all get our real-car-guy minds working again. And yes, Mark J as always, is even more on the mark (nice pun). Now let's stop giving edmund's so much more respect then they deserve.
And yea, all these stop light racers, y'all need to go to a track, a Viper's performance can't be opened on a street, if you think it can then I also bet you believe what is published in car mags. I stopped street light racing before I turned 17, once I got to a couple tracks the street was just a place to look good & watch wanna-be's get tickets.
Sorry, a little venting there too I guess, feel free to kick my **** if I've offended, but I'm just sayin ...