The_Greg
Enthusiast
So, I've finally got my first Viper! After years of staring at only the various scale model's I've collected over the years and pretending my SRT-4 has a big V10, I've finally picked up a 2006 Slate SRT-10 Coupe! ~45k miles, really loud exhaust which I'm told may be a belanger system, tinted windows, tinted tail lights, and black powdercoated 10 spokes. 
I have to thank the SoCal Viper guys for trying to help me out with the inspection, but I ended up getting it inspected at a Dodge dealer who had Viper Techs on hand. The car came on an enclosed flatbed yesterday morning (5/6/12) and I still get that SEG (**** eating grin) every time I think about it!
I haven't been able to drive it much, I'm still waiting on the title (long story...) so its not registered. This has given me time to take the dash bezels off and paint them with a nice high quality gloss black. Those will go back on soon, and I have a blue LED dash light kit on order too to keep me busy while waiting on the title. I have snuck out onto the back roads to give it a little flogging... Its everything I've ever dreamed of! Except one thing.. 1st gear isn't crazy squirrel-ey as I thought it would be. I mean I can roll on until I pin it to little or no chirp. Not sure if that's a function of the gearing and HUGE tires or if I should start looking into places where I might be losing power? It idles and seems to operate just fine, no signs of misfire and no engine codes. If that's what I should be expecting, then good! Like I said.. It doesn't really leave much to be desired and if it does hook that well then that's great! It may not get squirrel-ey, but it sure gets going! I'm not used to 500 horses to the rears. One other small thing my father and I noticed is that the coolant overflow bottle sure gets a lot of agitation and aeration when we rev the engine coming from the coolant line. The clutch pedal also has some play in it between the pedal assembly and the actuator rod, how can I fix that?
Anyways... Yeah I've been a big part of the Wisconsin/SRT-4 community ever since I got my 2003 SRT-4, now my DD, to the point where I've helped found www.wisrts.com and host our largest meet. It occurs once yearly and if anyone is around the IL/WI area you should try and make it out, its a great time. We usually get a viper or two, including an Underground Racing TT GTS, but now I will KNOW that there will always be at least one Viper at the meets... MINE!
Check out more information here:
http://www.wisrts.com/forums/showthread.php?5672-TGAMVIII-WI-s-largest-meet-Don-t-miss-it!
Sorry for the lengthy and picture heavy post. I'm excited to get my plates and start getting some miles on her!
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I have to thank the SoCal Viper guys for trying to help me out with the inspection, but I ended up getting it inspected at a Dodge dealer who had Viper Techs on hand. The car came on an enclosed flatbed yesterday morning (5/6/12) and I still get that SEG (**** eating grin) every time I think about it!
I haven't been able to drive it much, I'm still waiting on the title (long story...) so its not registered. This has given me time to take the dash bezels off and paint them with a nice high quality gloss black. Those will go back on soon, and I have a blue LED dash light kit on order too to keep me busy while waiting on the title. I have snuck out onto the back roads to give it a little flogging... Its everything I've ever dreamed of! Except one thing.. 1st gear isn't crazy squirrel-ey as I thought it would be. I mean I can roll on until I pin it to little or no chirp. Not sure if that's a function of the gearing and HUGE tires or if I should start looking into places where I might be losing power? It idles and seems to operate just fine, no signs of misfire and no engine codes. If that's what I should be expecting, then good! Like I said.. It doesn't really leave much to be desired and if it does hook that well then that's great! It may not get squirrel-ey, but it sure gets going! I'm not used to 500 horses to the rears. One other small thing my father and I noticed is that the coolant overflow bottle sure gets a lot of agitation and aeration when we rev the engine coming from the coolant line. The clutch pedal also has some play in it between the pedal assembly and the actuator rod, how can I fix that?
Anyways... Yeah I've been a big part of the Wisconsin/SRT-4 community ever since I got my 2003 SRT-4, now my DD, to the point where I've helped found www.wisrts.com and host our largest meet. It occurs once yearly and if anyone is around the IL/WI area you should try and make it out, its a great time. We usually get a viper or two, including an Underground Racing TT GTS, but now I will KNOW that there will always be at least one Viper at the meets... MINE!
Check out more information here:
http://www.wisrts.com/forums/showthread.php?5672-TGAMVIII-WI-s-largest-meet-Don-t-miss-it!
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Sorry for the lengthy and picture heavy post. I'm excited to get my plates and start getting some miles on her!
