Obviously not if Ted (LOL) did not know who he was.Not for nothing, but have you ever made a post where you didn't mention Evan Smith?
Do a search. Funny.
Agreed .Ihave a friend from NJ who is TRYING to run a 10 lb pulley on a built motor.The guy runs the car hard in hot weather (roadraces it at Pocono )and is having ONE COMPLICATION AFTER ANOTHER (blower seals,some cyl running rich others lean,MAJOR heatsoak.Our tuner measured his air inlet temp into the engine at 170 degrees after 3 HOT dyno pulls )He is using TANKS of water (injection system )in a afternoon .Our tuner is afraid next the engine will go so hes hand fabricating an intercooler but thats VERY EXPENSIVE .Is there a possibility that when you run over 6 lbs boost the blower is too small for the engine size of the Viper (same blower size used on the 5.4 Fords)and basically working too hard and producing hot air?
Ted i have been a member off and on since the clubs was started back in the mid 90s.(ANY of the old time NJ guys will attest )If you do a resarch on Evan Smith you will find out besides being editor of one of the worlds largest Ford magazines hes also (along with Jamie Furman)one of the best drivers in the country on stock radial tires as evidenced by his multiple NHRA records .Evan also holds the record of the fastest published time ever for a stock Gen 2 Viper (the very car your driving )11.7.He was John Colettis (Head of Fords SVT )GO TO GUY when he absolutely had to have the best possible time out of a stock tired Ford (Smith was instrumental in drag testing the Ford GT Prototype years before it was released)As far as my car being on a Ford Mag cover the car (now owned by EX Nat VIPER CLUB pres Joe Houss )was chosen to participate in a shootout of the fastest true streetcars in the tri state area .In its day it was a fast Viper the mag chose it and it made the cover .
I realize your 5 lb system running cast pistons is tuned perfectly(running like an 8.5 lb system) and iam happy for you BUT whats that got to do with a guy who is running a 10lb pulley on a totally worked (Built )motor extremely hard (intended area of use )that is having complications.Thats nothing....here is a shot of me from the foldout of "Timing Lights and Feeler Gauges Racing Weekly"
It was the special 1995 "greatest hot rod tuners issue". I co-authored the piece "Finding Lambda with a Dowsing Stick"
with the legendary racer R. U. Cierius.
Data....data.....the rest is just static in the system....or in your buddy's case....blown gaskets.
Time for *****.
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As to being qualified to answer your questions on 10 lbs....look at that gut...that is WAY more than 10 pounds and I feel great!
That and I almost get 10 lbs that out of my 5 lb system!
Without ****....with stock cats....with cast pistons....and the car doesn't run well, it runs perfectly. Why? because I spend time building the systems and tuning them myself.
This is data...it kind of is like a story that helps you know what is happening in your motor. Like a TV guide...lets see whats on the LBS today...my my 8.5 lbs!
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And then.....Whoooppppeeee! we can tune the milisecond pulse rate of each and every injector throughout the whole RPM target range right to lambda! Need ****? no problem, we can turn it on and off anywhere we want...
When we are done....oh my goodness a perfectly tuned Viper!
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Its not that I dont think you havent been here this long or that long...no, not at all.
Its not that I dont want to help you....no, not that at all.
Its not that I doubt you know all the right people and that they are famous....nope, I'm a big believer!
I just dont think your buddy subscribes to TV Guide and he hasnt got a clue whats on.....ever. And as far as I can see, your tuner doesnt subscribe either...
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I understand they need a tuned engine(i realize you racing experiance is limited but you have to realize the partys your questioning have built a reputation LOL as being slightly quialifyed ) HOWEVER if the engine is in tune what then .Is the problem mechnical or is the BLOWER wrong for the intended USE of the Viper.
Alright, so eventually I want to go with forced induction. My '00 obviously has cast guts. What do I need to change on the inside to achieve a set up that can withstand forced induction????
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Tony, I think the OP is satisfied
this thread needs to be closed