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    LOOKS LIKE I HAVE A RACE LINED UP WITH THE C6Z06

    Hey Russ. I have 10 passes on DRs and 8 on stock tires. Torque Management (the computer nanny) intervenes on a srong launch and pulls 1.0-1.5 tenths out of it. I need to find a launch technique that drives around that TM. But that take making passes, which is hard to do when booted the last...
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    I RACED W/NEWZ06 SUNDAY, WARNING SRT10 ITS NOT GOOD NEWS

    Z06 is 4 inches wider, mainly in fender flares; front (splitter and hood air-inlet) & roof (aero details and helmet bump) are different. Gurney lips on the wheel wells . Different wheels/tires. Z06 emblem above the side cowl. Larger duck-tail. Extra 100 rwhp which will be easy to recognize...
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    I RACED W/NEWZ06 SUNDAY, WARNING SRT10 ITS NOT GOOD NEWS

    My name and track times have been cited here by Viper owners a few times and I post occasionally to provide some balance or elaboration to their posts. My recent spate of posts here has been prompted by VCA's Wanted calling me out for some match racing against his RT10. If you take a look at my...
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    I RACED W/NEWZ06 SUNDAY, WARNING SRT10 ITS NOT GOOD NEWS

    I've run 11.31 at Cecil County; 11.31 at MIR and 11.20 at Capitol. Three different tracks on different days. That's in the first 18 passes. So improvement can be expected. Ranger
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    LOOKS LIKE I HAVE A RACE LINED UP WITH THE C6Z06

    Here are some facts to consider before you ice down that thought. Also might want to look at the vid of 11.55 with 363 rwhp in a 2002 Z06, If you download and play that vid frame by frame, see if you can detect the shifts. Does the nose ever drop? <font color="Red">'06 Z06</font>, Victory...
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    RACED TODAY MY 02 RT/10 THATS BASICALLY STOCK [email protected] - PICS

    Yeah, Wanted is a machine. The C6Z06 typically is pulling 450-460 rwhp (SAE). The car weighs 3132 with a full tank of fuel. My 127.5 traps were at a DA of about 300 feet which is good air. But I also caught the shift pretty well right before the limiter. Did some lift on the 1-2 and 2-3 but...
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    RACED TODAY MY 02 RT/10 THATS BASICALLY STOCK [email protected] - PICS

    I was on a wait list for 18 months and got an MSRP deal ($70K w/o sales tax). No gas guzzler tax. Demand currently exceeds supply. So dealer mark-up beyond MSRP is pretty bad in most cases. GM had cranked out about 4000 of them by the end of March and expects to build about 5500 this year...
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    RACED TODAY MY 02 RT/10 THATS BASICALLY STOCK [email protected] - PICS

    Wanted and I were running in different classes. So no chance to line up together. My times, bone stock on stock tires, were: 11.38 at 127.53 on a 1.93 11.31 at 127.52 on a 1.90 Both passes gave 100 in the eighth. Haven't got the launch dialed-in yet. But from the 60'-1320' I'm pretty much...
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    RACED TODAY MY 02 RT/10 THATS BASICALLY STOCK [email protected] - PICS

    Wanted put on a driving clinic at Cecil County Dragway on Sunday. Puting together three straight passes in a Viper that were within four hundredth is amazing driving, Best I've seen by viper, a man's car that rewards dialed-in driving. Great job, Wanted! I personally watched his passes and...
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    Thinking of renting MIR Dragway for some Viper & Cobra fun....

    If you guys would like a C6Z06 to pick on, I'd be happy to join you at MIR, if I can make the timing work. Ranger
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    Stock '02 RT/10 on street tires runs 11.71 @ 118

    Re: Stock \'02 RT/10 on street tires runs 11.71 @ 118 I witnessed Paul super driving today at Atco, personally observed his Viper's 11.71 pass, and can verify that he was running stock tires on stock wheels. BTW, the density altitude at the time of that pass was about 550 feet. Ranger
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    THE BOOST ONLY WORLD RECORD IS MINE!

    Jason Heffner wrote: Actually, I was measuring the density altitude with my TAG throughout the time trials. The 2150 foot DA reading was taken in the shade in front of the tower by the start line. TAG was left there for about 20 minutes to reach equilibrium. So its gave a good reading...as...
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    THE BOOST ONLY WORLD RECORD IS MINE!

    I witnessed Jason's amazing 9.5/155 pass at Capitol Raceway yesterday. Very well driven. Awesome trap speed...shows there's more to be had with some tinkering and in better conditions For the record the density altitude at the time of his record run was 2150, measured by my TAG weather station...
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    Timed mile top speed for GTS (a few years ago on TV)

    There was an earlier one for a GTS. But...This one was in Motor Trend June 2003 at Ford's Arizona Proving Ground: Viper SRT standing mile: 30.5 sec 167.6 mph. Edit: That SRT went on to a top speed of 182 in the test. Ranger
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    NHRA Relaxes Lower Limit to 11.50 for Stock Cars

    Good news! The NHRA has finally relaxed the lower limit for stock street cars to 11.50, joining the IHRA that's been there for a long time. This will keep most of us from being told to "park it" after a couple 11 second passes. Probably will take a little time for each drag strip to get...
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    Viper vs Z06

    Thanks, Snakester. I've put my 02 Z06 on the dyno twice. Once at 515 miles after its first 8 passes at the drags in bone-stock form. It dynoed 353 rwhp and 347 rwtq, SAE corrected. So the power is pretty normal. That day its best pass was 12.16 at 116.5 at a DA of 2200 feet. A second time...
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    Viper vs Z06

    Where this all began was the general assertion that all stock Vipers are faster than all stock Z06s. I simply made the point that the driver makes a big difference in the actual performance the cars attain. It seems from the replies that some here disagree with that, but not all. So that is...
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    Viper vs Z06

    Cratica, You seem to have overlooked my question of you. Please answer my question. No relevant data is in your signature. Ranger
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    Viper vs Z06

    I certainly am not saying that I am the best driver, and I have never said that here or anywhere else. What I have said and done is to practice a lot and then meticulously document what a Z06 driven by someone with ample seat-time can do. And, I should add, other Z06 owners have run in the...
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    Viper vs Z06

    Let's try this. Have you ever run your Viper at the drag strip? If you have, please post your slip and state your mods. Ranger
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    Viper vs Z06

    Thanks, AG98RT10. My point is that a traction-limited car, such as a Viper or a Z06, is HARD to drive well. If you hammer it, the tires will spin. Avoiding that takes proper techniques and a lot of practice. Some owners simply want to possess a vehicle that is very fast, whether or not they can...
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    Viper vs Z06

    Would love to run at Bradenton, but it's a little far for me. On the last day our club went drag racing at MIR in MD, four Z06s were running 11s on drag radials and I was in the 11.8s on stock tires. As you know, FL is DA challenged. And even Bradenton's famous track prep won't surmount the...
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    Viper vs Z06

    Thanks, Martin D. It has been fun watching Optic's progress through many, many cars. I agree. Roll-ons, particularly from beyond 60 mph...No launch...Save one or two shifts...eliminate most of the driver difference. Still have one or two shifts and shift points. Ranger
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    Viper vs Z06

    I normally run at Maryland International Raceway, the only IHRA track in my area. As you may know the NHRA limit is 12.000. Under that and you get the boot. MIR is annual host of the IHRA nationals for this region. So their timing equipment is certified. My 02 Z06 has a best pass bone...
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    Viper vs Z06

    I guess I just wasn't clear. Sorry. I think it's fairly evident that in a severely traction limited car, the driver makes a big difference. If you disagree, please say so. Viper is a very fast car. So is a Z06. I've never lost to a near stock Viper at the drags. But I drive my Z06 fairly...

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