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    No Quality Control on New Vipers

    We all know that we don't buy a Viper for it's fit and finish or attention to details or refined driving experience but rather for it's performance, look and raw driving experience. Every car, and the Viper is no exception is built/designed to a price point and Dodge correctly choose to spend...
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    No Quality Control on New Vipers

    Driving my new 00GTS from the dealer to my home (300 miles trip) I noticed a LOT of noise coming from the top of the windshield. The next morning I went to my local Dodge dealer, explained the problem and took the sevice manager for a ride. He agreed with me and told me they "will look at it". I...
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    Explain Road Racing

    road racing and open-tracking are not the same thing even if they are both done on a race track. In open-tracking you try to go as fast that you can around a track ( that's why it's also called time trial) but you do not directly compete ( race) against other drivers. Road racing (also known...
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    Sourcing Obsolete Parts For Gen I and Gen II Vipers

    it has been 2 years since this "project" was started, is there any progress between the VCA and Dodge in having some of those parts remanufactured/restocked? luc 00GTS
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    Differential Fluid Replacement

    I'm a little lazy so, what I have been using for years is a $10 universal windshield washer pump from Kragen. The Pump run on 12V and has 1 inlet and 1 outlet and you just buy some vaccum tubing to put on the in and out ports. To suck the fluid from the differential you put the "in" tubing in...
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    Whats with this Seat bolster on this GTS for sale??

    When i first got my car, I used the bolster to make it easier to get out, end result being that I teared up the bolster in less than 1 year ( BTW the bolster is not made of leather but of vinyl) I had the seat back replaced under warranty and since then i have been using the latch on the door...
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    New Record for Cracking Rotors

    Nothing surprising with after-market cross drilled rotors. They are only for show and light duty driving, certainly not for open track or racing. What a lot of peoples don't realize is that the drilled rotors that come from the factory on some cars, ( Porshe, Ferrari, etc) are CAST with the...
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    I've got a problem with the new Vendor Review Forum. Or maybe it's a question.

    Isn't a reward an incentive? :dunno:and if so wasn't the incentive done to increase the numbers of members and consequently the VCA revenues? A better analogy will be a Mercedes dealer service dept that need the Hyunday work and revenues to be a viable business and have a sign on the coffe...
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    I've got a problem with the new Vendor Review Forum. Or maybe it's a question.

    Obviously the VCA decision to remove the "how-to" from the public section and reserve it to paying members was financialy motivated with the goal of increasing revenues.. The hypocrite part is that, as stated, the VCA financial health depend on advertising ( sponsors and classifieds) and...
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    I've got a problem with the new Vendor Review Forum. Or maybe it's a question.

    As one of the few "old timer" on this forum, I can tell you from past experiences that the censorship was a lot worst a few years ago, and this censorship was the main reason why I did not renew my membership after a couple of years. Also, this forum has changed alot and is now mostly for...
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    how can any viper owner like Connoly Leather?

    Jon: Are you saying that the Connolly option has more interior trim parts made of leather than the "regular" black interior? As for Connolly leather being very expensive, yes and no, back in 2002 I bought a full hide of Autolux leather ( Autolux being the best grade they offered) for my Jaguar...
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    2009 wheels on 2001 GTS poll

    Agree, I put a set of ACR/BBS on my 00 GTS. Luc 00 GTS
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    Poll...Least Desirable Viper Color???

    it really depend on how you define "desirable" The color that bring the less money? The color that was sold the less? Obviouly more Vipers were sold in red than in any other colors so one can argue that they bring less money just due to the simple fact that at any given times more red vipers...
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    Plug Wires

    If your wires are in good shape ( no cuts, burns, etc) and their internal resistance check out OK, there is no real need to replace them Resistance values: Per Inch: minimum 250 Ohms maximum 1000 Ohms Per foot: minimum 3000 Ohms maximum 12,000 Ohms Just mesure each wire and check for resistance...
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    Upgraded rearview mirror

    It's a Gentex, bunch of them for sale on ebay from new @ $190 with free shipping to used @ $25. luc 00GTS
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    Shipper damage FE 155

    A few years back I got a new set of sills under warranty ( due to heat related discoloration) and they did not came "factory painted" Luc 00GTS
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    No Backup lights

    old post but I just had the same issue Today with my backup switch and looking at the way the switch work, the issue is a bad/dirty contact ( no doubt due to the low mileage that vipers are driven) and it only need some "exercise" and contact cleaner/WD/etc to clean the contact and make it...
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    thermostat bleeed screw tool

    Thanks guys for the answers, i need the tool not for my Viper but for my tow truck. I agree that the Vipers bleed screw design/location is not the best and i just disconnect the heater hose by the firewall when I change coolant/bleed the system. luc 00GTS
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    thermostat bleeed screw tool

    What is the name of the tool to remove a plug with a square hole in it instead of torx,etc? Thanks Luc 00GTS
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    Who Makes The Best Smooth Tubes?

    not sure I understand this statment, vaccum is defined as a space in which the pressure is significantly lower that atmospheric pressure, all filters, to a certain degree restric airflow and to "flow" air you need a force that can either be negative or positive ( pressure or vaccum). Wind, for...
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    Who Makes The Best Smooth Tubes?

    Peter: The airbox sit lower than the TBs (throttle body) so, to connect the airbox to the TBs, you either need a smooth tube with a bend in it or a straight tube with the end (s) cut at an angle. The only reason for the aftermarket tubes to be straight with an angled cut is because it's...
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    GTS Daytime Running Lights

    The factory module turn on the low beams at 50% power, not the fog lights at 100%. Also the DRL are off with the hand-brake on. I really don't see why you will pay someone to instal the module, it's plug and play and the holes for the 2 screws are already punched in the cross-over beam. You can...
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    What's the deal on new Mopar oil filters?

    can we find the specs for the old and new filters to see what the differences are beside prices ($6.85 VS $11.20) ? Luc.00GTS
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    Part number assistance

    33004791 is listed as a oil pressure switch for a Dodge Monaco 88-91 and viper 92-96. for 97-02 Viper, the switch is 4848295. My guess is that since 96 way kind of a hybrid year for Viper, there is a good chance that the GTS used the 4848295 and the RT with the "old" engine the 33004791. The...
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    Gen 2 Wheel Question

    Well, who should read what he wrote? So ,let me understand, you ment to write "electrostatically" but did a spelling error and it was corrected to "electrolytically" in your post. I post a comment stating that powder coating is applied through a electrostatic process and that...

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