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    Air temperature vs horsepower anyone how to calculate this?

    Actual elevation isn't as important as density altitude (DA), which I think is what you're asking about. http://wahiduddin.net/calc/calc_da.htm DA is calculated from your elevation, temperature & humidity and the reading it gives you is how dense the air is compared to a "standard" elevation...
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    Stock 2010 Viper ACR @ Clay City Kentucky

    Yeah if I were really interested in it, I'd set it up for drag racing with stuff like you mentioned. I'm really interested in chasing the lowest-stock-ACR slip though. 11.0x seems very doable with the power the car makes, just a making it get it down on the launch with the right technique.
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    Stock 2010 Viper ACR @ Clay City Kentucky

    Low, in the 1000-1500 RPM range. Higher than that, and the wheel hop would break the back loose and try to get me sideways. I need some diff and motor/tranny mounts and to adjust the suspension settings if I plan on doing this often, which I don't. 60' definitely has a couple of tenths that...
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    Stock 2010 Viper ACR @ Clay City Kentucky

    Finally getting the hang of the Viper. Quite a handful at launch because it wants to wheel hop violently. This was my third time with it at the drag strip. 2000' DA and typical Kentucky track prep (aka very little). Got 13 passes in total, most of which were 12.0 - 12.1 in the 1/4...
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    Photo: Quick shot with infrared filter

    They say Monet was able to see into the ultraviolet, and that's why his paintings were so vivid... Here's a little Infrared filter on a shot I took of the ACR 'Vert. Thought it came out really neat looking, and the red turning into a blackish purple is just mean as hell.
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    IN/KY VCA Mtg, NOON EDT Sat...4/14/12...KingFish @ Zorn, Louisville,KY...

    Good times! Weather makes for good stories!
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    Racing Helmets?

    I'll just throw this out there... From a practicality standpoint, if you wear glasses, open face is the way to go. If you're going to be talking to passengers (like an instructor) without a mike system, open face definitely. Full face can be very hard to fit glasses in. Additionally, full...
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    KY Cars and coffee and meeting

    I'm planning to come, and may have some other Lexington car enthusiasts in tow!
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    2012 Shelby Mustang; 950 hp. Intro at New York Auto Show

    Link? I just searched USAtoday.com and didn't find anything.
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    A Request for '10 ACR Owners

    ACR Coupe or Roadster? :rolaugh:
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    Louisville Cars & Coffee

    Sounds like a plan. Have I missed the latest VCA Newsletter? I don't recall seeing one about meeting at Kingfish... EDIT: nevermind, found it in my inbox, thanks!
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    black mamba1 is now......

    Very sharp. I like that understatedness.
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    Anyone Annoyed The Viper Is Coming Back?

    Ah, you mean the Dodge Intrepid!
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    Louisville Cars & Coffee

    Stretch, shoot me an email or something next time you go to one of these. I keep meaning to make it up the road to one. I'll put it on my calendar too, just in case you forget :)
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    2010 Final Edition ACR vs 2010 SSG ACR

    SSG. You will be noticed. The FE is nice, but any car from a Civic to a Aventador could pull off that paint scheme and be fine. SSG -- only one car can pull that off, and it's the one wearing it in your OP.
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    Vert vs coupe

    Indeed!
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    1/8th mile drag racing???

    1/8th emphasizes staging, launch, and 60-foot acceleration, instead of top-end speed like 1/4th. It's still very fun, and tends to go a little quicker through the pits than 1/4. By all means, do it, you will have fun and learn a lot about getting your car off the line.
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    Viper being sold...NOT by choice. But, Ill be back.

    A post I made that I later edited. I said that the 1980 probably meant his birth year, meaning he was 22. I was off, by a decade. I plead ignorance, I wasn't aware it was 2012 already.
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    Viper being sold...NOT by choice. But, Ill be back.

    Arithmetic fail. NVM.
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    Viper being sold...NOT by choice. But, Ill be back.

    Edited for stupidity.
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    Another teaser photo posted by SRT on facebook?

    Reading the Facebook commentary is painful.
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    Car and Driver 2013 Viper Photo

    Anyone remember when the "F-19 Stealth Fighter" was still tightly under wraps in the late 80s? People were scrambling, trying to come up with what it looked like: And obviously, as history shows, they were all not only off the mark, but pretty considerably so. Here's what it actually...
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    What to do when you lose control of a SRT10?

    Here's a little bug's eye illustration of me getting my ACR out of sorts on the track. The car's rear end steps out at :37, I start to correct by turning into the skid, and the rear all of a sudden bites again (throttle lift-off) and whips the car into a 360 that takes all of about 4 seconds to...
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    dodge viper look alike?

    Looks like a Lotus with a crosshair grill. Lotuses are cool, but they and Vipers have very different segments of the population to which they appeal.
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    new Viper gets a mention on Top Gear

    Indeed. To wit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ircx4Hea_4U http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeEBrOx12uQ There's a video where he reviews a black Gen3 and "writes" the Viper name with burnout rubber, can't find that one though.

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