Steve Ferguson
Enthusiast
In an effort to supply what is lacking, I will try and post as much information as I am allowed to over the next few weeks. We will do this in instalments, so we can discuss in full detail each and every new feature.
Topic #1:
The first item we will discuss is the number one complaint I can ever remember on ALL Viper's to date, the Exhaust sounds.
If you recall, the sidepipe Viper had a very "restricted sound, that got no help by only speaking for 5 cylinders out of each side. At each and every VOI and in EVERY review of the Viper in the magazines, the one common gripe was the "UPS" inspired sound.
PVO initially thought they would change that on the SRT/10 by using the system currently in place on the Ford Lightning. The basic premise of that system (which is the only way I can comprehend it) was an adjustable (from inside the car) switch that can actually increase or decrease the level of sound. Once it was determined that this system was a little costly, with no apparent performance value, it was decided to look into alternative methods.
The method that proved most effective, and produced the best sound ever to be heard out of a "production Viper" proved to be an H-pipe system. The drawings at the SAE dinner revealed that by combining the two individual (the previous method) exhaust systems that they could produce a much deeper and meaner sounding exhaust system. To make the sound even a little more noticeable, the SRT/10 has no muffler.
For those "modified" people out there, this is not a system that will replace that loud thunderous system you are currently listening to. However, it will make you take notice that this is a very BIG and SPECIAL engine under the hood!
Topic #1:
The first item we will discuss is the number one complaint I can ever remember on ALL Viper's to date, the Exhaust sounds.
If you recall, the sidepipe Viper had a very "restricted sound, that got no help by only speaking for 5 cylinders out of each side. At each and every VOI and in EVERY review of the Viper in the magazines, the one common gripe was the "UPS" inspired sound.
PVO initially thought they would change that on the SRT/10 by using the system currently in place on the Ford Lightning. The basic premise of that system (which is the only way I can comprehend it) was an adjustable (from inside the car) switch that can actually increase or decrease the level of sound. Once it was determined that this system was a little costly, with no apparent performance value, it was decided to look into alternative methods.
The method that proved most effective, and produced the best sound ever to be heard out of a "production Viper" proved to be an H-pipe system. The drawings at the SAE dinner revealed that by combining the two individual (the previous method) exhaust systems that they could produce a much deeper and meaner sounding exhaust system. To make the sound even a little more noticeable, the SRT/10 has no muffler.
For those "modified" people out there, this is not a system that will replace that loud thunderous system you are currently listening to. However, it will make you take notice that this is a very BIG and SPECIAL engine under the hood!