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  1. J

    5 star rims

    Save your 3 star painted wheels for the day when your car becomes an expensive collectable. They will be worth their weight in gold. As will the non smooth tube intake parts, and all the other stock pieces that people replace. But face it, the painted 3 star wheels were an economy measure to...
  2. J

    Extended Warranty BS

    Does the policy say anything about mods? If there is a mention of mods, they might have a case. Their claim of front end damage because of the bumper angle, might give them a legal out also. If you took the case to small claims, they might not fight even if they had a case, as I mentioned...
  3. J

    If YOU were buying a Viper...

    "I'm probably the only Viper fan in the world who likes the stock Gen II wheels better than any aftermarket ones." No, it looks like more than a few of us like the stock genII wheels. I would go so far as to say that some of the very expensive aftermarket wheels look like crap on a Viper. JMO...
  4. J

    Lighweight flywheel on SRT with Paxton

    TCKTPLZ, Think about it. Sure, you have energy built up in the spinning flywheel when you are watching the lights come down. But you also have an engine that can break the tires loose even without that built up energy. It may take more skill, but a light wheel will get you better times. When...
  5. J

    Looks of the stock Viper engine

    Some guys seem to be eaten up with this "hemi" thing. The hemi chamber in itself doesn't really get you much. In fact, I'm not sure at all that it isn't old technology that has been passed by. Ever see a car with a row of carbs on top? Lots of guys think that's cool. Would you want that over...
  6. J

    A new danger for everyday drivers

    "My roadblock stops have been 'have you been drinking', see license/registration/insurance. That's it." I always wondered why they get to ask for L/R/I when they stop you at an alcohol checkpoint. Seems like that would be reserved for stops due to something other than random selection.
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    Lighweight flywheel on SRT with Paxton

    Spinning up a heavy wheel takes more power than spinning up a light wheel. I've seen the hp numbers but I can't remember them. Slowing down a heavy wheel takes more brake power than slowing a light wheel. Any race car will improve with a lighter wheel. That's a fact. And that includes drag...
  8. J

    Hotter air hotter engine?

    Oh yeah, yelling. I could hear it all the way over on the "Snake Pit". Anyway, I was talking about a mythical car that was already running above the thermostat temp. In other words, the cooling system was operating at max with the fans on. If the outside air temp goes up 20F, does the car run...
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    A new danger for everyday drivers

    "Hmmm, what probable cause?" I think that if the cops knew about a single Viper in the local area, and they had been chasing a Viper that they thought was SEASNAKE's, That would give them probable cause to come and TALK to him and ASK to see his car. Look, If because of some crime they were...
  10. J

    NGK Iridium Plugs - Observations

    "You quickly find out how good a plug is when you make 300-400hp per cylinder" I have no data to back this up but, the right plug for 300 - 400 hp/cyl, probably has little to do with any Viper plug. And, It seems like this topic pops up over and over again. It always looks to me that the...
  11. J

    Finally a cure for rear imaging

    Cop Magnet, Have the rear camera look back through an angled mirror.
  12. J

    A new danger for everyday drivers

    If you are ever caught at anything more than a minor traffic violation, don't talk to the cops. Any questions that they ask are not designed to help you. Had you been the driver of the car, the best thing to do would have been to not respond to their banging on the door. But you were not the...
  13. J

    A new danger for everyday drivers

    Yup, they lied about having "reason to believe your car was stolen". It doesn't even make sense if you think about it. If they had been chasing a Viper with your tag number, they would think it was you that they had been chasing. Why would they think someone stole your car? But I don't think...
  14. J

    Hotter air hotter engine?

    Lets say that your Viper is running above the thermostat temp. Lets say that 200F is common for your car when in traffic on an 80F day. Now, the weather changes and you are in the same traffic on a 100F day. Does your car just run 20F hotter? I believe that I remember something about the heat...
  15. J

    Drive line loss

    Yup, I believe there is an almost fixed amount of power that it takes to run the drivetrain. Gear mesh, roller and ball bearings probably don't increase friction in a linear manner as torque goes up. The amount of heat that would be generated by 80 or 100 hp loss in a drivetrain is very large...
  16. J

    Drive line loss

    That's a good article but it doesn't really answer the question. If you look at the heat energy that 18% of your hp represents, It's hard to see where all that heat is going. I'm not sure that the load on gears or bearings has a linear effect on frictional losses. Loss through bearings or...
  17. J

    Drive line loss

    Why would drive line loss be a percentage of the total power being transmitted through it? Seems like the loss might go up a little when higher torque is going through it but I don't see how a constant percentage is going to give the right answer. Calculating the flywheel hp by using a...
  18. J

    Question for Viper owners

    First car that was really mine, bought by me, was a 1951 MGTD. I think I paid about $200 for it in 1965. It had a blown engine, and I don't mean forced induction. I rebuilt the engine. That was the first engine I ever rebuilt. The starter was bad and I couldn't afford to buy one. I used the crank.
  19. J

    Can't resurface the Flywheel ? Why not ?

    Re: Can\'t resurface the Flywheel ? Why not ? Well, yeah. I was saying shim the bearing, not the flywheel.
  20. J

    Can't resurface the Flywheel ? Why not ?

    Re: Can\'t resurface the Flywheel ? Why not ? Chuck, Couldn't a shim be fitted behind the bearing to make up the small amount taken off the wheel?
  21. J

    Can't resurface the Flywheel ? Why not ?

    Re: Can\'t resurface the Flywheel ? Why not ? They are probably worried that you will take too much off and weaken it.
  22. J

    K&N Filter warning

    "Deisel vehicles have so much suction" Why do diesels have so much suction? The cam?
  23. J

    Trickle Charger question

    "Battery tenders are great for any battery operated device that is not used for months at a time. Vipers stored for 4 Month winter or snow blowers stored for 8 Months of Summers. I also kept one on my seldom used Harley so I would not have to bump start it down the hill." A battery tender...
  24. J

    Trickle Charger question

    Your car should be able to sit for a couple of months without any battery problems. Nothing wrong with a battery tender type charger. But if you need one, there is probably something wrong with your electrical system. And? "Vipers tend to drain their batterys faster than other cars when...
  25. J

    Firestone F ' upped my Snake :( now what?.... With pics

    Re: Firestone F \' upped my Snake :( now what?.... With pics I don't understand what happened.

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