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    splitter materials

    No good - can buy aluminum w/cored center - bends too easily - need a materila that can handle normal track type impacts and not shatter or bend - looking for composite type product
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    splitter materials

    looking for lightweight material to build splitter -Carbon Firber is not an option. Plywood too heavy and ugly Any ideas or sources? Was wondering what the Nascar boys are using on their OT cars
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    Legality of racing seats

    I installed a racing seat in my 1996 GTS. Fabulous comfortable on long trips but that's not the point. The Belts - I tucked my Team Tech harness away behind the seat and used the stock seat belt when driving the car on the street - very practical. Tip - buy an FIA certified seat and it does not...
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    Gasket issues on 96 GTS vs. 97?

    No one here has the issue completely correct - True the 96 and 97 model GTS's had time cover gasket issues. ONLY the 96 GTS had an intake manifold gasket issue or "TBS" (Technical Service Bulletin) The 96's had several other 'issues' Corrosion of the rivets on the side sills Failure of the...
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    Road Race Setup

    If you are doing the radiator I suggest you look at one that included an oil cooler- keeping engine oil temps down helps everything - the big issue is getting enough air to the radiator and brake cooling ducts - remember the brake cooling ducts are taking air off the radiator. Roe Racing has a...
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    Road Race Setup

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    is there a big difference in non abs cars?

    I have a different way of saying "being a bit chicken regarding my brakes" - you are "showing respect for the brakes" - good job. You are obviously going fast enough to overheat the club pads- at 2:19 you need air to the rotors nand that means installing ducts - block them with a nurf ball...
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    is there a big difference in non abs cars?

    JcaSpar1 - here is the reality of your brakes. Porsche deflecters are not worth a damn at the level you are driving at now (If you are skilled enough to avoid lockup this speaks to your overall ability). Motul 600 and air ducts (requires removing the nose) are the only thing that will keep your...
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    black soot after every drive?

    Chances are the car has overheated at some point. during such a overheating cycle, the computer is designed to dump fuel into the cylinders which cools the engine. Even after cooling down and shutting off the engine, it will continue to run rich each time it is started and driven, until the...
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    is there a big difference in non abs cars?

    Absolutely there is a difference I own a 2001 VRL Race car and I have the ABS on a switch so can turn it off. With the ABS off I'm prone to flat spotting tires With the ABS on I can drive into any corner deeper than a non-abs viper - not even close. However - I also had a 96 GTS and put 41,000...
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    The Biggest Viper Myth: The Viper Handling myth

    I have had the privilege of reading almost every article written in any kind of "motor' magazine on the viper, going back to the concept show car about 1988 or 1989. The author of this post poses the question - Why the myth regarding 'handling'? Answer: for the most part, simply a bunch of...
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    helmet regs..

    You guys are right - change 'cannot' to should not in my post - I'm with Ron -buy the best safety gear you can afford
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    Last year for Dodge/Skip Barber

    Fred - I think the discussion is over - They had one Gen 3 GTS on display next to a Porsche and a gaggle of Porsches in back where the Vipers, Stratuses, and Dakotas normally reside. Now here is a lesson folks - Support Viper Days - participate in Viper Days track events - attendance at west...
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    Sloppy Steering Input...what to check?

    Sorry -only have an image of a good one - will email it to you. I dismantle the coupler, and slide a piece of high temp rubber hose over it, and wire it in place with stainless wire, this stops the headers from cooking the shim material out of the coupler. Another way to tell of the coupler is...
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    helmet regs..

    Motor cycle helmets are not fire rated and you cannot use them in open track , Viper Days etc, for that reason. Snell 95 or newer - basically the helmets are certified for two years then they are junk -the plastics etc deteriorate and will no longer do their job. Belts and fire extinguishers...
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    Sloppy Steering Input...what to check?

    Best way I can describe it, is that there is a connection in the steering column, under the hood and adjacent to the master cylinder - look down beside the headers. This connection has some kind of padding material in it. This stuff deteriorates. If you have slop in the column, in other words...
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    Last year for Dodge/Skip Barber

    Spend the day at Laguna Seca this past Sunday - Barber is going Porsche. Knowing Skip Barber is a business, my guess is, they put the Car sponsorship/supply on the table to all takers and Porsche made the best offer.
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    Ran a new Pontiac GTO last night

    Look I'm not having a go at a guy that is having an occassional, control blat in his high performance car - most folks are NOT idiots or Morons, and take a lot of care when setting up to have some fun( i.e they control the environment.) My comments are directed at a guy that 'thought' he was...
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    Viper and Z06

    Dan - buy the viper. I did several years of Viperdays events with my 96 and currently race my 2001 VRL car in SCCA, ARC, VIPERDAYS events - Frankly, I find the car extremely predictable. Obviously pilots break loose much quicker than DOT slicks but that is more a matter of temperature than...
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    CC shorty exhaust

    I've just finished installing the 48" long CC mufflers from Corsa - 3 inch inlet and exit, muffler itself has a 5 inch diameter. Fits on my GTS very nicely with the exit right at the end of the side sill. Yet to get the car to the track but frankly it sounds much quieter than my 96 Venom GTS...
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    Ran a new Pontiac GTO last night

    GET REAL PEOPLE Bo - 1. you're an idiot if you think that was a real race. 2. Take it to the dragstip or racetrack 3. The street is not the place to do what you did - next we will be reading about you killing yourself, your idiot girlfriend (for riding with you and being impressed) or some poor...
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    Questions/problems with near overheat...

    Do not spin the fan by hand - take the car to dealer that has a proper Viper Tech - they will diagnose the problem - why risk a $12,000 motor to save a few bucks by trying to diagnose the problem yourself. NEXT - did you hurt the motor by overheating it ? - seriously doubt it - even the 96...
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    2008 Viper

    650 hp is possible without major surgery but 2800 lbs is tough to see even using a lot of carbon fiber - (as in the entire body) Gm has gone to an aluminum/composite chassis however I m not sure if that was to save weight or to creat a stiffer chassis. My money, after seeing a Z06 at the track...
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    Dodge Viper Fan Control Kit

    put the roe racing unit on my gts and it ran flawlessly the five years or so i owned the car _ the wiring insrtuction are extremely clear so wiring it in correctly is a no brainer >>>>>>>> not to mention mr roe is alwayts available to help
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    New Viper for 2008

    Dodge is on the right track with this car - they have to lighten it up, make more HP and stiffen up the chassis to get back in front of the Z06. Its really time for an aluminum/composite chassis like the Z06 has - talk about stiff. Lighten the car up and braking performance will improve. Less...

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