SmokinViperGTS
Enthusiast
That's right. I haven't done anything to my engine besides air filters and exhaust. My latest dyno sheet says I'm at 445 rwhp. So, I've been dusted on the straights by some C6 Z06's, Porsche Turbos, ...even a Mercedes SLK 63 AMG twin turbo with 1000 factory horsepower. There is so much horsepower out there today, that older Vipers need to either up-the-ante, so to speak, or focus on handling (tires, brakes, suspension) and driver skills. Or, like Twister, lighten, lighten, lighten.
I've found that the deeper axle gives me much quicker acceleration coming out of the corners, even though I still run out of horsepower with my foot planted in the straights. In fact, at my last track day, one of the C6 Z06 drivers wanted to ride with me to see how I could power out of the corners so much faster than him, even though he could lose me on the straights. At the end of the ride, he said "I gotta get me one of those!".
