Does anyone recall what show or when there was a timed mile top speed session on TV? I believe it was C/D or Motor trend. They had a part of an interstate blocked and showed a BLUE/WHITE GTS going against several other cars. They got two passes in opposite directions and took the average speed. I think I remember the GTS blew a rad hose and lost fluid. I want to find the article/copy of show.
Timed mile top speed for GTS (a few years ago on TV)
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allanlambo
Enthusiast
I think it was 192.
Russ M
Enthusiast
192 would be nice, but I believe it was 173 or something.
Ranger
Enthusiast
There was an earlier one for a GTS.
But...This one was in Motor Trend June 2003 at Ford's Arizona Proving Ground:
Viper SRT standing mile: 30.5 sec 167.6 mph.
Edit: That SRT went on to a top speed of 182 in the test.
Ranger
But...This one was in Motor Trend June 2003 at Ford's Arizona Proving Ground:
Viper SRT standing mile: 30.5 sec 167.6 mph.
Edit: That SRT went on to a top speed of 182 in the test.
Ranger
Andy 98 RT/10
Enthusiast
I think 192 is the ultimate top speed of the GTS.
VIPERnXr4ti
Enthusiast
MT tested the 1998 Viper GTS to a top speed of 192 MPH...
Anthony
onerareviper
Enthusiast
One person is talking about top speed, which was 192-193 in Motortrend.
The other person is talking 1 mile time/speed. I think that was 30 ticks or so at 172.
Both test were performed by Motortrend, if memory serves.
The other person is talking 1 mile time/speed. I think that was 30 ticks or so at 172.
Both test were performed by Motortrend, if memory serves.
Paolo Castellano
Enthusiast
The blue/white GTS blew a radiator hose or a water pump or something and the red 1997 GTS with 11,000 miles went 192.6 MPH.
PRVT JET
Viper Owner
forget what the magazines did, go try it your self. mine went 185 with just a cat back. now with nos, i will try for the 200 club. Get my membership card reaqdy paolo!
Isaac
Isaac
now who's car was that......allanlambo
Enthusiast
Yes, i meant the top speed was 192. Sorry.
Fast Freddy
Enthusiast
i drove my viper to a gps verified top speed of 180 mph back when it was bone stock and dyno'd 421 rwhp. since then i have done belanger headers, random tech cats and corsa cat back. i am now making 452 rwhp and 495 rwtq. my top speed only increased to 182 mph (gps verified). btw, my speedo is accurate. so a gps is really not necessary for me. my next mods will be new ported and polished heads with bigger valves and t&d 1.7 ratio roller rockers. i will also raise the compression ratio to 10:1 > hopefully this will get me to 190 mph. if not, i will put in a bigger cam.
Newport Viper
Enthusiast
FF @ what elevation did you test it?
Fast Freddy
Enthusiast
both of my top speed runs were made on a flat freeway (no down hill grade) in arizona at an elevation of 1,350 feet above sea level. the air temp on the vette run was 55 degrees and the air temp on the viper run was 65 degrees. i always test in the winter time here in arizona because it is way too hot in the summer. i also always test on the same stretch of pavement at a certain location on a certain freeway. when i get my hands on a new ford gt someday, i am gonna bust 200+ mph and my buddy will get it on video tape.
i do my high speed testing for my motorcycles in a completely different spot here in arizona. i test on a 2 lane road far from any freeway that is nice and wide. i have driven my nitrous injected honda cbr-929 to a gps verified top speed of 176 mph last week. this was in 5th gear at max rpm without even using nitrous. i will be going back out next month to retest the bikes top speed in 6th gear when i spray the motor with a 40 hp shot of nitrous in 6th gear. should be good for 185 mph according to my calculations. this bike and my turbo bike have so much power that even though i high speed test them in less than ideal conditions (high elevation and hot weather), they still run out of gear before they run out of power.
PRVT JET
Viper Owner
I have done 185 in both my '97 gts and my current '02. Both had cat back and filters only.
radta7
Viper Owner
Where? What road? Not the short highway that connects your house and mine?
Newport Viper
Enthusiast
Fast Freddy....what do you think the difference would be in MPH @ sea level?
Fast Freddy
Enthusiast
very little difference because the differences in elevation are too small. i would say 1 mph gain. if you compare denver, colorado (5,250 feet above sea level) to sea level you will see a much bigger difference (more like 5 mph).
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