First Florida Tuner Viper in the 9 Second Zone!!..........

[Tom Welch]

Hello,

Earlier today at Deosto Memorial Dragway in Bradenton, Florida we ran the following time with our 1997 Viper GTS, BTR 750 SS.

9.92 E.T. @ 143.08 MPH

The weather was very warm (88 Degrees at the trailer) and we made the run at 1 pm..middle of the day. The track was hooking good.

All I will say is that there is more left in the car and we will visit the track again in cool nightime air very soon. I believe that this makes our Viper the first Florida Tuner Viper in the 9's (you Houston boys are ways ahead)

The timeslip breaks down as follows and If someone wants to assist we can post it on this forum.

60' 1.43
1/8 mile E.T. 6.46
1/8 mile MPH 109.39
1000' 8.35
1/4 mile E.T. 9.92
1/4 mile MPH 143.08

Thanks for reading,

Tom
Http://btrviper.com

1997 GTS BTR 750 SS
9.92 @ 143.08
776 RWHP @ 954 RWTQ all for less than $ 20K installed

 

[Walt McFarland]

Congrats Tom. Just viewed your drag video. God Stuff.

Walt

 

[Mike 99ACR]

CONGRATS TOM I KNEW YOU WOULD DO IT . LET ME KNOW WHAT NIGHT OR NEXT TIME YOU GO TO DESOTA SPEEDWAY. GOOD JOB.

 

[Gerald]

Wow!!!

man, it's all in that first 60', incredible!....

Nice run


Gerald

 

[treynor]

1.43??? No fair using the steam catapult to get yourself launched, Tom

Seriously, great run and congrats. Spill the beans on the car, now: Heads + cam + NOS? Gears? Tires? Sequentially tranny and 4-link??

 

[CitySnake]

WOW!

I thought that 60' in 1.43 was beyond human capability in a Viper! So I repeat...

WOW

!

 

[Tom Welch]

Ben,

It felt like a catapult launch, reminded me of an old SS/AA Cuda we once owned. Funny thing is I was expecting the clutch to slip but it didn't and yanked me back in the seat. Wasn't able to bring in 2nd nos stage until top of 2nd gear..lol.

Speaking of launches..I have faster cars..8 second cars that 60' 1.20's but they are lighter and don't have that slam you in the seat feel like the 3500 + pound Viper.

As for mods, the car is a 750 Super Snake right from my website.
It still has stock throttle bodies and unported intake. Stock drivetrain, gears and my aftermarket half shafts.

I'm going to offer starting this week (in celebration of finally running a 9) a special package that includes all of the performance mods that my car has and will include a guarantee of the RWHP on any Gen II Viper. Safety equipment, tires and other drag race specific items will be available as options. The guarantee will be of at least 760 RWHP (900 Flywheel) and the price will be $ 16,950.00 including installation. This special will run until November 15th for anyone who is interested.

Thanks again for everyones comments, looking forward to seeing you at the track.

Tom
Http://btrviper.com

P.S. Sorry, didn't mean to turn this post into an advertisment, forgive me.

 

[PhilC]

Congrats Tom. Keep up the great work

 

[Maverick The Electrician]

Tom, we're you driving the car? I always hate having to drive to pick up the slip after the run. LOL. But it sure is worth it. Congrats on the run.

 

[Cudaman]

Tom, I could not believe my eye's!!! That was incredible to watch a tuner run his car, in the heat of the day (1

o pm) and in the Florida humidity with such fast times. We both know you had faster times still left in the car. I was also wondering if you could smile any bigger when you showed me your time slip. Outstanding driving and awesome car for $$$$ (9 sec.

DAYTIME run). Ward

 

[SW]

Congrats Tom!! I know you have been shooting for this for a while.

SW

 

[1TONY1]

Way to go Tom......I see your FLYING

again!!

 

[Tom Welch]

Albert,

I was driving the train! LOL....

Thanks again fellas.

Tom

 

[Maverick The Electrician]

Tom, LOL... good to see you have some humor. I guess you called your dad and told him? Keep going to the track, it gets better. We are going back to the track this week..... those RSI guys came out strong so we're going to try and make a come back.

 

[TX WHOS YOUR DADDY]

TOM CONGRATS! I KNEW U WOULD DO IT ONE OF THESE DAYS.......THANX AGAIN FOR YOUR HELP AT VOI!

 

[SUN RA KAT]

Fantastic - the car, the driver, the special offer to make clones of the car.

 

[Rich Detert]

Congratulations Tom!

That's Awesome!

. Tom Welch & BTR Viper
It's great to hear that you made it into the 9's,
everyone knows that you've been working toward that goal.

 

[TOOOFST]

TOP GUN TOM,
What's my price on that BTR 750package,keep in mind i've got a VOI7 personal interview with you everybody would like to see

 

[Chuck 98 RT/10]

Congrats Tom. I would've been there but I was too busy argueing with the Ferrari Inspection Tech in Homestead.

Hopefully next time.

 

[jkracer9]

Great work Tom, was one of the needed mods a Roll Bar?

Now that the 9 sec. has a Florida name on the list Keep up the good work as usual.
Congrats
Rohn

 

[Greg D]

Bravo Zulu Tom! 1.43 60' with stock gears! That is truly amazing. What tire did you use to accomplish that feat?
Have you thought of adding Chassis tuning to your list of services? Seems like there are a lot of folks out there who could use your talents to get their car "hooked up."

 

[Tom Welch]

Thanks,

Running e.t. streets and skinnies. I changed the front shocks, which is no secret, but I did go with a slightly different spring rate and have a looser than normal extension setting, which helps keep the front end up. Front sway bar removal helps too.

Thanks again for the comments and questions,

Tom
Http://btrviper.com

 

[MES]

Congrats Tom!

 

[Dr Roof]

Nice Job Tom!