Exactly.
Agreed....the new Z06 is a killer.
Yes, they can.
It has always been a trait of the side exhaust Vipers.
As per my post on the Z06 in late spring, perf numbers on the new Z06 (AUTO TRANNY VERSION ESPECIALLY ) exceed the last Zr-1 made .Within a month or 2 exact road test data will be made available but what i will say again is there is no perf criteria that the old ZR-1 can beat the new Z06 in .For example the old quartermile record for the ZR-1 set by Jamie Furman is 10.8 (bone stock on stock tires ) .That record easily falls The car (auto tranny version esp ) MOVES Another example would be to use the current Z51 automatic tranny as another barometer .On sea level tracks in good air they are running in the 11.4 range .Against the new Z06 that Z51 version would lose that race by approx 9 car lengths -you guys do the math.
There is no money in Dodges budget to literally do anything with the Viper while Chevy budget on the Z06 is unlimited in comparasion .Theres parts in that Vette (Frame ,brakes, oiling system )Dodge would love to use in the Viper IF THEY HAD THE MONEY .Every R&D dollar going into that Z06 is mitigated by the other 30k Vetts Chevy sells per year .Even a slight horsepower bump to the Viper would cost millions Example a simple airfilter change requires EPA RE CERT =big money .Doubt theres money to do anything besides simple bolt ons and paint color changes
In NJ i dont think you could find a dealer to order one because theres no such thing as a non refundable deposit .The customer orders the car and decides not to take the thing the dealer is left floorplanning it forever and ultimately it either goes to Manhiem or he gives it away. Ps If they wanted to invest in the Viper but they DONT )Everything is now the Hellcall because theres MONEY IN IT FOR Dodge My buddy who was one of the largest Viper dealers in the country has Hellcat orders galore(while floorplanning his Gen 5s in stock for years) Srt could easily platform the Hellcall Drivetrain in the Gen 5 but its not even worth it for them to do that (that Hellcat motor will not fit in the Viper excuse is TOTAL HOGWASH. SRT knows they could sell the Viper with that drivetrain The problem is the car will sell numbers wise but not at the pricepoint that will MAKE MONEY(UNDER 100 GRAND ) That comes from the same Dodge Ex that gave me the coupon info. Whether the car has 640 hp or 1000 hp there is absolutely positively no marketplace for a 100k plus front engine American car. The buyer will look otherplaces at that pricepoint No matter what Dodge does to the car (other than a complete redo mid engine format )any money put into it for them is good money on top of bad. Chevy on the new teched out Z06 itself also loses money but they dont care for a few reasons. Number one its a performance icon for them Number 2 any loses are mitigated over the 30k plus other Vetts sold a year in the Vette platform
