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  1. J

    Time to play "hooky" at Thunderhill!!!

    Re: Time to play \"hooky\" at Thunderhill!!! I'll miss the T-hill day but if I get the kevlar clutch and aluminum flywheel installed in time I'll be out at PIR (Portland) for the Viper Club track day on June 21. Jim
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    The SRT is going to give the Porsche GT2 a run for the money!

    No matter how much we like Vipers, the new one is bound to get slammed in the car rags. I'll bet it still finishes last, or close to last, in any future comparison tests. They will all say how much more refined it is then the old Viper, mention it's more mild and 'mature' looks, but still carp...
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    360 MODENA SMOKES VIPERS

    I ran my 99 GTS in the Ferrari Club Laguna Seca day a few weeks ago. It was my second time at Laguna so I ran in the Intermediate group. I did not get passed once in 4 full sessions, and was able to pass several F355's and 360 Modenas (along with a couple of M5's, a 993, a 996TT, and a Z06)...
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    02 ACR -v- 911 GT2 SPANKED in Sports Car International

    I'm fine with the adjustable suspension on the ACR, but Dodge should have also upgraded the brakes. As far as a comparison to a Porsche GT2 goes, it's reassuring to know that you really do get something extra for the additional money you'll spend on the Porsche. I thought the article was...
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    Daily driver?

    Yup, the Z28 is lousy in snow, so we also have an old AWD Subaru Legacy Wagon, although I just could not see driving it exclusively for many months on end. How about an Audi S4? My brother had one, and I liked it quite a bit. Jim
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    Daily driver?

    I bought a 95 Z28 6 speed hardtop new and used it as a daily driver for several years before it evolved into a track car. I thought it worked great. It was fast enough, comfortable, sounded great, was quite reliable, and cheap enough I never worried about it. Now, I run the h*ll out of it on...
  7. J

    Z06 against SRT 10

    Did somebody want weights of a Z06 and Viper? Our 99 GTS weighed 3450 on the truck stop scale and our 01 Z06 weighed 3150 pounds on the same scale. Both weights were without me, and with about a half a tank of gas. For comaprison, my brother's 3000 GTVR4 weighed 3850 pounds and my road race...
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    field mice in my GTS

    After some mice made a nest under the back seat of my ex Alfa GTV-6 and chewed all the way through the wiring harness, I always keep a couple of mouse traps in the garage loaded with peanut butter. I catch a couple of the little buggers every month or so. When I first put the traps out I...
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    Is Z06 faster on the track than GTS?

    I was able to pass a Z06 at last weeks Laguna Seca Ferrari Club day (driving our 99 GTS), but so much depends on how hard the driver is willing to push that I can't draw specific conclusions. His car had GM 'T1' suspension and I have Stoptech front brakes. I was running in the Intermediate...
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    Paging all track guys...brake question

    I don't see why I would pay $70,000 for a car like the Viper and then limp along using sub-standard brakes in order to save $2,500. The factory brakes on the Viper are lousy. I just don't see it as my 'red badge of courage' to put up with the lack of stopping power. My Z28 has a great ALCON...
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    NSX -- talkin smack.

    NSX's can be fast, but they need to be modified. There's a modded NSX that runs at Portland and it is very quick, not quite up with the fastest Vipers, Z06's, or Porsches, but within a second or two. The car has big brakes, suspension, and exhaust mods (I don't know about engine mods). It...
  12. J

    Track Events & Insurance Claims: Lessons Learned in my Trial (LONG)

    Driving at the track *is* dangerous, and can result is siginificant damage to your car. I always think about the financial and personal risk when I'm running at a track day. I am concerned enough about incurring a financial loss that I normally used my much less expensive Z28 then my Viper...
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    Paging all track guys...brake question

    Shifter's advice sounds right on too me. I tried similar mods on my 99 GTS with the exception of using the much cheaper Motul 600 fluid, and Porterfiled R4s. I did not try the special caliper pistons. Performance was much improved over stock, but in my opinion, still not proportionate with...
  14. J

    Official OTC results and recap (long)...

    Thanks for the report. That sounds like quite an adventure. I looked for the results on the OTC web site hoping to see some lap times, but the pages were not up. Do you know where I can see the results? I'm especially interested in the T-hill lap times that you guys were able to do on street...
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    Battery dead in '00 Viper, HELP!!!

    Re: Battery dead in \'00 Viper, HELP!!! It takes a long time to charge a battery, and if you drive relatively short trips, the battery will not be fully charged by the charging system, and the batery slowly but surely looses it's charge to the point where it won't start. A short duration with...
  16. J

    Corsa 2 1/2

    I started with the Corsa 2.5 inch exhaust and moved to the 3 inch system a year later. Like you, I don't want a loud exhaust that gives me a headache after a couple of hours. The 2.5 had an almost sweet tenor wail that was quite distinctive and no drone. It sounded a bit like marbles in a can...
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    Porsche TT GT II v. Viper: Need Fuel for my Argument

    Hi Gerald, did you read the article in SCI? It was pretty much a hatchet job on the outgoing GenII model. I do think that price is a consideration. With all the extra money available for development, the super Porsche to ought to be more well prepared then a Viper It was Sports Car...
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    Porsche TT GT II v. Viper: Need Fuel for my Argument

    The Viper Competition Coupe is not street legal so the comparison to a GT2 would not be valid in my opinion. I wonder how the SRT 10 will stack up? How much faster then a stock Gen II do you think it'll be? As far as the GT2 goes, it's super fast, but I agree with Chuck, I'd probably rather...
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    Porsche TT GT II v. Viper: Need Fuel for my Argument

    Hi Rocky, I read the same article in SCI and have wondered how much tuning would be required to make up the approximate 4.5 second gap between the GT2 and the Viper. The GT2 is the fastest street legal Porsche ever produced and costs somewhere around $200,000 so your friend (and SCI) should be...
  20. J

    GTS As A Daily Driver?

    By daily driver, do you mean owning a Viper as your only car? I use my Viper frequently, rain or shine, but I couldn't own it as my only car. There are too many places I need to go (skiing, camping, fishing, to the garden center) where I can't use the Viper. There are also lots of places in...
  21. J

    Sports Car International Magazine - Prosche 911 GT2 vs Viper ACR

    I've been a subscriber to Sports Car International for a couple of years and they are true blue Porshce guys so I'm not surpirsed to see a professional Porshce driver prefer a 999 GT2 to a Viper. Also, have you seen the prices of the 911 GT2? They are over $225,000. I find it flattering that...
  22. J

    97 GTS test drive thoughts

    Let me get this straight - you go out and drive a trashed out Viper and then wonder why it wasn't as 'thrilling as expected'. I think you are actually more intersted in criticizing Vipers then you are in having a discussion about the cars. Jim
  23. J

    Viper and Vette owners.

    I have an 01 Z06 and a 99 GTS. Jim
  24. J

    No Flame Intended...Just an Observation

    That's absolutely true. When my wife and I want to go somewhere without attracting so much attention, we take the Z06 rather then the Viper. Jim
  25. J

    ok, so i got a whiny tranny..

    My 99 had a whine from the differential at about 55 mph in fifth gear. I took it to Ken at Timberline Dodge in Portland and he ordered and installed a new differential under warranty, which solve the problem. Jim

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