Finally I Got my hands on a FE Viper

[Sn8kebit]

Hey Guys;

New to the forum, last weekend I bought myself a final edition viper #323 and I still have goose bumps when I see it. Yesterday I drove it for the first time after just admiring it for a full week in the garage and all I can say is WOW. I had an 04' SC BMW M3 before and all I can say now I understand why people love american muscle cars.

Attached are a couple of pictures I took of the car when picking her up. Hope you like them.

By the way Is probably a dumb question but being new probably you guys will understand. When I was driving the car yesterday the arrow light on the cluster panel lid up after doing a couple of pulls, I looked at the manual and it just indicated that it was the skip shift light that indicates you need to throw from 1st to 4th and thats it. Can anyone explain to me why this happens and if is something that should concern me in regards to the engine.

Thanks

 

['Trust']

Looks nice man! Congrats! Skip shift comes on under part throttle and blocks gears for 'fuel economy' purposes. You can buy a skip shift eliminator to get rid of it since it is completely annoying.

 

[99 R/T 10]

The arrow upshift to forth was a put in for fuel mileage I believe. Most have a skip-shift eliminator or just rev the car higher in first before shifting to second.

 

[Fatboy 18]

My GTS still has the skip shift in place. If your in traffic going very slowly in low revs, Yes the arrow lights up on the dash and the transmission shifts you to 4th. But if you increase the reves slightly then all gears are available. Drive the car for a bit and get used to it, then if you still don't like it, buy the Skip shift eliminator.

Great looking car, Get ready for Fun in the NEW YEAR

One thing though, Looking at the photos, the car has Pilot sport ones on it! You may have a lot of tread but the rubber tends to go hard after a few years and you loose grip! There have been a few crashed Viper because of this Just be careful and don't push the car hard into corners or the Snake WILL BITE!!!! If you intend to use the car a lot, you might consider some replacement rubber and keep the original Pilots to go with the car if you ever decide to move it on

Mark

 

[Gus Strakes]

Great purchase! Congratulations. Don't forget to register your new car on our FE websight: Dodge Viper Final Edition Registry by contacting Jim B. at [email protected] or by clicking on "submissions" on the web sight.

 

[plumcrazy]

congrats and be careful. especially if tires are older.

 

[Brentt]

Welcome to the club. That's a great looking car!
You'll get use to the stares.

Brentt

FE207

 

[Art 138]

Highly recommend you install the skip shift eliminator module...very easy to do; Final Edition says it all....congrats....

 

[Sn8kebit]

Thanks guys for the recommendations It looks like the tire age is really a concern, I would neet to do some research to see if they are the original tires

 

[Fatboy 18]

The Tires have a week and year stamp on them on one side of the tire only Here's a link to a thread that should explain more Scroll down the thread and theres a pic showing where to look

http://forums.viperclub.org/rt-10-gts-discussions/592653-date-code-new-tires-what-should-they.html

Mark

 

[RevHeat]

Thanks guys for the recommendations It looks like the tire age is really a concern, I would neet to do some research to see if they are the original tires

Congrats! Go here for tire age: Tire Tech Information - Determining the Age of a Tire

 

[HHI VIPER]

Thats funny! I had a "3" series that was supercharged as well before I bought the Viper! The BMW was a nice car but I needed more than nice. I NEEDED "NASTY/NICE"! Beautiful car and great year. Congrats and welcome to the madness!

 

[mike & juli]

Absolutely beautiful, that is one car that MIKE really really loves! CONGRATS! Where are you located? You indicated you just drove it, are you in the snowbelt like we are? UGH! LOL...anyway, hope you join your regional chapter of the VCA...no better car forum in the world! TOTALLY enjoy!
~juli

 

[Sn8kebit]

Absolutely beautiful, that is one car that MIKE really really loves! CONGRATS! Where are you located? You indicated you just drove it, are you in the snowbelt like we are? UGH! LOL...anyway, hope you join your regional chapter of the VCA...no better car forum in the world! TOTALLY enjoy!
~juli

I live in Simi Valley CA so fortunately for me I can drive it all year long. Thanks for the comments and compliments, I feel very welcomed to this forum. Thanks again!

 

[ViperGTS]

Welcome to the Viper world and the FE madness - good choice!


Get used to rev the GTS above 2000 rpm from 1st to 2nd. Easy fix.

 

[GBS]

Look great and concrats!

 

[mike & juli]

I live in Simi Valley CA so fortunately for me I can drive it all year long. Thanks for the comments and compliments, I feel very welcomed to this forum. Thanks again!

You ARE very welcome for sure. AND a lucky fella too...living in Simi Valley. and ENJOY that beautiful FE, you're lucky to live in the area that you do.
~juli

 

[Simms]

Very nice! Congrats.

 

[whitebluevipe]

congrats and welcome to the FE club.

 

[vipergtspa]

Very nice car and Congrats.

 

[jcaspar1]

Congrats and beautiful car! Don't worry about the skip shift. If you shift into 2nd at anything over 20mph you won't notice it. Have not hit mine in 8 years....

 

[Bandit400]

Good Luck! Welcome to the club.

Now all you need is some turbos On a serious note, first mod should be the power steering cap vent tube. Dont take a chance on the power steering cap spinning off. Too many cars have gone up in flames. I think Roe Racing carries them for a few bucks.

Bandit400

 

[KNG SNKE]

Thanks guys for the recommendations It looks like the tire age is really a concern, I would neet to do some research to see if they are the original tires

Buy new tires, don't learn the hard way like some of us do. Please contact PartsRack.com - Home for good pricing. I can tell you without even looking at the mark on your tires they are old and out of date. Those tires only have roughly a 5 year shelf life and they have not been produced since 2002. Jon correct me if I am mistaken.

Besides my tire spiel, welcome to the club. Prepare for upgrades, they get expensive. Number 1 upgrade, yellow paint .

Enjoy

 

[Sn8kebit]

Thanks you all for your recomendations being new to the car I need all the learning tips I can get.

 

[jdeft1]

Man, there's not much left to say.....

This forum rocks and leaves the back alley behind. There's alot of good folks here who care about the car and you and really don't care about the di_k measuring, if you know what I mean.....




You're gonna love that car!!!! ... enjoy

 

[escapedan]

Nice!!! I totally know the feeling. I will not forget the night mine arrived on the truck. Awesome car - welcome to the club!

 

[Next Phase]

Congrats on the FE!

I know your excitement as I just had mine delivered just before Thanksgiving.

 

[Venomiss]

Welcome! Congratulations on the new Viper!

Just in case you didn't see this already:

. : : SoCal Viper : : .

Look for a PM with some more contact information.
Drive safely through the holidays!

 

[fe4snake]

Nice car and welcome to the club. You should also checkout the following website for FE vipers only.

Dodge Viper Final Edition Registry You can see the enitre history and track each car's home.

 

[ViperGTS]

Don't forget to register here also:

http://forums.viperclub.org/group.php?groupid=2