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    Any update on suspension besides Motons?

    I can get my self in gear, I'd sure like to be the one to come up with this solution. I'm getting there, and hope it's in time to beat the competition. I've went through so much, I've got to finish this project. Skip White
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    Are Oil Leaks common?

    Were they saying Chry. doesn't know how to machine out a piece of cast aluminum, or it was a defective pan.The pan may have had a porous area in it, as a defect, and any good sealant should have stopped that. Cast aluminum oil pans have been out for decades, and allways provide better sealing...
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    Viper V. C6 video

    I'd say most Vette owners would do an even swap for an equal year Viper any day, and not for resell gain, but because they would be moving up in true sport car class. It would have made more sense if they were doing a comparison on a Z28 and a Mustang Cobra. Or a Cadilac, and Lincoln sedan...
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    Are Oil Leaks common?

    I've had a few of my vipers spring a leak. Warranty will fix them. The oil pan gasket usually leaks. This is where some of Chryslers enginering is a bit behind. GM cars were plaugued with leaks for many years until they designed a better oil pan gasket, and boy did they. The new oil pan...
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    Whine on Deacceleration - 2003 Viper SRT-10

    My car 03 did this when new, and eventually quit, but then again it cound have been the brand of gear oil I changed over to, and I'll bet most of you can guess what that was. The trans. may have just broke in a bit, or maybe all that exhaust and intake mods, shrouded the sound a bit. To tell...
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    Should I be Pissed?

    Kai, they should replace the tire, and in all fairness, pro-rate the usuge. If it were your family car or pickup, a good quality patch job is ok. This car is about speed, and due to the design of these tires, I don't think patches are to good of a thing to have. As far as that lousy alignment...
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    Vortex cones in Corsa track exhaust.

    When you remove the x-over from the car, and the sec. cats, then install a more agressive muffler, the car sounds better some of the time, depending on what rpm your doing. I've said it many times, going straight out the side is not for the faint hearted. It can become annoying after a while...
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    Burned side sill!

    I really think it best to have exhaust work of any kind done at a muffler shop, but a competent one. Those guys are masters at working with precision fittment of exhaust pipe. The SRT is a bit hard to work with. Getting those tips to line up with the side sill off the car really requires several...
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    Burned side sill!

    Do you mean it is burned or just black sout from the exhaust. Is it on the flat black area of the sill? How rar does the tip stick out from the sill. Are they the tips with the rolled edge, if so those create a turbulance around them and turn black at the bottom. Weird how they do that, but I...
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    Headers & Cat Backs.... 10 to 60hp gains claimed.. what is the truth?????

    Re: Headers & Cat Backs.... 10 to 60hp gains claimed.. what is the truth??? Dmitry, the Gen 2 cars went to short tube headers, back in 98 or 99. This is one on the things that made up for the down grade in cam overlap, therfore keeping the horsepower the same on the car. It really did help...
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    Problem with my headlamps

    If the dealer, finds it to out of the norm, and not caused by an abrasive. Check out some other cars, with some miles on them, to see if this is common. Skip
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    MILEAGE IMPACT ON VALUE

    5100 miles per year is low mileage. It's that 2500 per month that will kill your cars value in a year or two. Skip
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    Problem with my headlamps

    That looks like downright scracthes in the lens. Could those be from wiping road grime and dust with a dry cloth. I've only noticed the rainbow effect, no doubt from the intensity of the light. Skip
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    MILEAGE IMPACT ON VALUE

    Ok, now back to the topic, Miles depreceate the value a good bit, so save those miles for fun cruising. I used to run the wheels off my Viper's, and this really hurts the value, and the car became somewhat of a bore to drive, not to mention downright uncomfratable. I'm talking putting 2500...
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    Driving in the rain

    Drive in the rain if you must, but when you drive a car in the rain, and it hasen't rained in a week or two, and the rain is just starting, the car will be many times dirtier, as the grime on the roads, will be all over your car. It's a good idea to let the rain sort of wash the roads a bit...
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    Rough riding SRT

    Yes, drop the Burger King fare, and notice your car going much faster, plus you'll have more money to spend on the car. This is why I'm allways looking to reduce weight on my car. When I gain a few pounds, it's the car that goe's on the diet. Skip W
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    Headers & Cat Backs.... 10 to 60hp gains claimed.. what is the truth?????

    Re: Headers & Cat Backs.... 10 to 60hp gains claimed.. what is the truth??? Mid range power loss with headers is common, but they do make up for it on the big end. The dip in torque is small, and not noticable with the 500 cube engine. I believe the shorter headers create a sort of scavenging...
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    My Car Pulls When Braking!

    Collapsed brake line, used to be a problem on cars, very real danger when this is happening. Skip White
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    Mass Picture Post #1 (New Mods--Skip's Tips)

    Re: Mass Picture Post #1 (New Mods--Skip\'s Tips) I wonder why the corsa expands as it doe's. When I do my exhaust mod, there is no noticable change in the end of the pipes location. The tips are four inch, and the opening is 4.25 I believe. The opening is somewhat oval in shape. Getting it...
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    My Car Pulls When Braking!

    There is one more thing, and brother let me tell you it will cause a pull like nothing else, tire pressure imbalance, but it would have to be about 10lbs difference. Air does not into a caliper usually, unless you have went to low on brake fluid. I think the road could have had a heavy...
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    Rough riding SRT

    Kai, that's so very true. In the world of suspension engineering, unsprung weight is so important to reduce. Many advantages to be realized. I've said several times before, and few people realize how laden the SRT's rolling wheel, tire , and brake assembly is. It's very easy to change, as I...
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    My Car Pulls When Braking!

    Big Carrot, had the car been sitting around, maybe a little rust on the rotors, have you recently put pads on the car, did you turn the rotors, was the road heavilly crowned in the area you did your braking, and last but not least, have you had the calipers off the car,(air posssibly in the non...
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    Rough riding SRT

    Many have done so, but the ride is least of there complaints. Not having a flat is a very nice feature, but there are to many negatives about these tires, such as cost, ride, traction, poor balancing as shown on a road force balancer, handling is not optimal, changing these tires can give a...
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    Headers & Cat Backs.... 10 to 60hp gains claimed.. what is the truth?????

    Re: Headers & Cat Backs.... 10 to 60hp gains claimed.. what is the truth??? Here's my 02 cents worth,(where the hell's that cent key?) Long tube headers as the one's above are fabulous, but mostly on cars with modified engines, that require such flow. They make a great difference on ported...
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    CHANGING OF THE BADGES - PICS

    Alice is correct about the fishing line method to remove such things. I've seen it done before, and can't think of a safer, easier way to do it. Skip

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