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    03 Mercedes E55 gives Gen I Viper performance w/ BMW handling?

    <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Foster1: <FONT COLOR="Black">The 03 AMG E55 from Mercedes has a 5.4L supercharged V-8 engine. This puts out 469 HP/ 516 ft-lbs. torque. 0-60 in 4.5 sec and runs 12.4 @ 117 on the 1/4 mile! Handling is all...
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    Is this true? I saw this in the vette forum. If so..this sucks!

    <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by MiamiJeff: While, believe it or not, there actually is precedent for a car manufacturer lowering their price on a new car, I'd have some doubts here: Why would a car exec post something like that in an online...
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    SRT 4 SECS A LAP FASTER THEN A FULL RACE PREPPED GTS! 8SECS FASTER THEN STOCK GEN II?

    <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by CitySnake: There are many morally questionable, discourteous underachievers who want to "solve" all our problems by talking them to death. One -- EXECMALIBU -- is so sadism-oriented, he deserves special...
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    SRT 4 SECS A LAP FASTER THEN A FULL RACE PREPPED GTS! 8SECS FASTER THEN STOCK GEN II?

    <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Vipersrule: I'm not saying that the SRT is "not" a nice car ( double negative? ) , I'm just not sure that I like the "new" body style. Even with all the added performance, I think I'd rather buy a new Gen II...
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    SRT 4 SECS A LAP FASTER THEN A FULL RACE PREPPED GTS! 8SECS FASTER THEN STOCK GEN II?

    <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Mike L: This is great. First we post and complain that our vipers are too slow/outdated then we complain that the new viper is too fast! With that imagination EXEC must have been a regular author to the...
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    SRT 4 SECS A LAP FASTER THEN A FULL RACE PREPPED GTS! 8SECS FASTER THEN STOCK GEN II?

    <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by SPARKY: YOUR PICTURE OF THE BLACK VETTE IS NOT A Z06! REAL MEN DRIVE VIPERS AND SISSYS DRIVE VETTES! <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> SPARKY, NO ONE I KNOW CARES HOW YOU POST YOUR COMMENTS BUT BE PREPARED TO HAVE SOME OF...
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    SRT 4 SECS A LAP FASTER THEN A FULL RACE PREPPED GTS! 8SECS FASTER THEN STOCK GEN II?

    <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by ryan 94RT: YOu know it Tony 1,you have seen it on the track. When it comes down to it pro driver in both cars the viper wins. With no pro driver the zo6 has a good shot a winning with all the compuer suport it...
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    SRT 4 SECS A LAP FASTER THEN A FULL RACE PREPPED GTS! 8SECS FASTER THEN STOCK GEN II?

    CHECK OUT THE POST BY FRANK PARISE ON THE SRT-10 BOARDS STATING THAT A STOCK SRT-10 AT FIREBIRD RACEWAY IN AZ WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 4 SECONDS A LAP FASTER THEN A FULL RACE PREPPED 96 GTS WITH HOOSIERS..FRANK SAID THAT HE SPENT $70 ON RACING UPGRADES(INCLUDING BIG BRAKES) FOR THE GTS!! APPARENTLY...
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    ATT:CRAIG 201,IIEONE,TIEPILOT,SNAKEBITTEN AND MR WOODHOUSE..

    NEXUS-6, I WAS NEVER SAYING THAT THIS WAS A MAJOR FLAW.. IF I PUT THE REGISTRATION,PROOF OF INSUANCE AND CDs IN THE CENTER BOX IT IS FULL AND ALSO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO GET TO WHEN DRIVING.. BELEIVE IT OR NOT ALL OF THE OTHER CARS (INCLUDING THE COBRA) IN THE COLLECTION HAS A GLOVE BOX AND SIDE...
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    ATT:CRAIG 201,IIEONE,TIEPILOT,SNAKEBITTEN AND MR WOODHOUSE..

    NEXUS-6, VERY ELOQUENT POST.. YOU PROBABLY WERE NOT AROUND ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO WHEN I FIRST ASKED A VERY SIMPLE QUESTION.. WHY IS THERE NO GLOVE BOX OR DOOR POCKETS FOR STORAGE IN A VIPER? I WAS WAS LITERALLY BEATEN TO THE GROUND WITH INSULTS ABOUT HOW THE VIPER IS A MUSCLE CAR AND IF I...
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    ATT:CRAIG 201,IIEONE,TIEPILOT,SNAKEBITTEN AND MR WOODHOUSE..

    I CLEARLY AM NOT GETTING MY POINT ACROSS!! I AM NOT TRYING TO IMPRESS ANYONE OR BRAG.. I AM NOT TRYING TO SAY THAT I AM GREAT, SUPER SMART OR RICH.. I AM NOT!! I AM ONLY TRYING TO SAY THAT I AM A CAR NUT WITH SOME UNIQUE EXPERIENCE... I LIKE ALL FAST CARS.. I STARTED COLLECTING IN 1980...
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    ATT:CRAIG 201,IIEONE,TIEPILOT,SNAKEBITTEN AND MR WOODHOUSE..

    VIRTUALLY EVERY PERSON THAT HAS RESPONSED TO MY POST DOES NOT HAVE A CLUE AS TO WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT.. THEY MAKE COMMENTS THAT THEY HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO DIRECT EXPERIANCE WITH! THEY TALK OUT OF THEIR ASSES BASED ON BOOKS AND MAGAZINES THEY MAY HAVE READ OR WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN TOLD BY...
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    ATT:CRAIG 201,IIEONE,TIEPILOT,SNAKEBITTEN AND MR WOODHOUSE..

    GENTLEMEN, YOU ARE SOME OF THE GUYS THAT SLAMMED AND INSULTED ME JUST 4 DAYS AGO FOR EVEN SUGGESTING THAT DC COULD EASILY INCREASE THE OUTPUT OF THE VIPER V-10 ENGINE BY 100+HP.. I SAID THAT IT MAY BE POSSIBLE WITH BETTER HEADS OR A S/C ETC.. YESTERDAY I NOTICE A POST ON THIS FORUM THAT SAYS...
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    New Info on Ram SRT-10 - HEMI V10 Coming?

    GETBIT, THAT IS GREAT NEWS! THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT I PROPOSED JUST 4 DAYS AGO IN MY POST!! A 600 HP+ HI-PO MODEL V-10 WITH SOME TYPE OF IMPROVED "FACTORY" HEADS... I GOT BLASTED, SLAMMED AND INSULTED BY 80% OF THE RESPONSES FOR EVEN THINKING ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF A BETTER MORE EFFICIENT...
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    Porsche owner twith a few ??? Thinking of switching to a Gen-1 Viper, should I?

    I OWN BOTH A PORSCHE AND A LATE GEN II VIPER RT-10.. THEY ARE TWO TOTALLY DIFFERANT WORLDS... THE PORSCHE IS LIGHT AND NIMBLE AND EASY TO DRIVE FAST.. THE PORSCHE WILL TAKE AN AMAZING AMOUNT OF ABUSE WITH ABSOLUTELY NO PROBLEMS!! I HAVE DRIVEN MINE 450 MILES TO LAGUNA SECA RACE WAY UNCORKED...
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    VIPER HORSEPOWER @ 450 FOR RT-10/GTS IS VERY LOW!

    TIEPILOT, DC ALREADY HAS THE TECHNOLOGY FOR THE SUPER-CHARGER.AND UPGRADING THE HEADS TO FLOW BETTER OR WITH MORE VALVES COULD PROBABLY BE MADE TO PASS EMMISSIONS EASILY.. . HOW CAN YOU NOT UNDERSTAND THAT DC PROBABLY SPENT A FEW HUNDRED MILLION $$$ DEVELOPING THE V-12 600 SERIES THAT WILL...
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    VIPER HORSEPOWER @ 450 FOR RT-10/GTS IS VERY LOW!

    CRAIG 201 MPH, YOUR POST SAYS THAT YOU ARE AN AUTOMOTIVE MARKETING STUDENT.. I HAVE POSTED A RESPONCE TO YOUR AND OTHER POSTS REGARDING THE LIMITED PRODUCTION NUMBERS OF THE VIPERS AND ABOUT THE DESIGN TOOLING COSTS.. IF YOUR ARE NOT SMART ENOUGH TO FIGURE OUT THAT THE PRODUCTION NUMBERS I...
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    VIPER HORSEPOWER @ 450 FOR RT-10/GTS IS VERY LOW!

    TIEPILOT, WHY DONT YOU HAVE SOMEONE ELSE READ TO YOU VERY SLOWLY WHAT I WROTE AND WHAT IT MEANS!! I SAID THAT CHRYSLER USED TO OFFER IN THE PAST AN ULTRA HI-PO PACKAGE!! THE 426 HEMI OPTION IN THE CHALLENGER/CUDA!! RESULTING IN A HUGE 426 CI MOTOR IN A LIGHT E BODY.. I NEVER SAID THAT I...
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    VIPER HORSEPOWER @ 450 FOR RT-10/GTS IS VERY LOW!

    TIEPILOT, I SOLD MY 1965 427S/C COBRA THAT I HAD OWNED AND RACED FOR 15+ YEARS! YES IT WAS AN ORIGINAL CSX3127!!! I BOUGHT THE VIPER AS A PSUEDO REPLACEMENT! IF YOU ARE SUCH AN ENTHUSIST THATS GREAT! BUT WHY WOULD YOU NOT WANT AT LEAST THE OPTION OR CHOICE OF BEING ABLE TO ORDER A HI-PO...
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    VIPER HORSEPOWER @ 450 FOR RT-10/GTS IS VERY LOW!

    MIKE BRUNTON. IF DC MADE A 100-150HP ADDITION, ADDED BIGGER BRAKES, WIDER FLARES AND WHEELS THEN CALLED THE CAR THE SEMI COMPETITION (S/C MODEL)... LIKE SHELBY DID WITH THE 427S/C COBRA IN 1966! THEN TOLD DC THE BUYERS THAT THE DRIVE-LINE WARRANTY ON THE S/C WAS LIMITED TO 12 MONTHS OR 12,000...
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    VIPER HORSEPOWER @ 450 FOR RT-10/GTS IS VERY LOW!

    JOESPH HOUSS, I WOULD AGREE WITH YOU IF THE VIPER WAS PRODUCDED BY A SMALL COMPANY.. BUT D/C IS HUGH!! MERCEDES IS FAMOUS FOR DOING THE UNEXPECTED EVEN AT A HUGH FINANCIAL LOSS... IN 1966 IN GERMANY IT WAS PROBABLY A FEW CAR GUYS AT MERCEDES ( POSSIBLY LIKE LUTZ AND SHELBY) THAT THOUGHT...
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    VIPER HORSEPOWER @ 450 FOR RT-10/GTS IS VERY LOW!

    IN 1994-1995 IF I HAD POSTED SUGGESTING THAT IT WOULD BE GREAT IF D/C WERE TO UPGRADE THE VIPER ENGINE TO 450HP AND ADD HEADERS, AND IF I HAD EVEN HINTED ABOUT CHANGING TO A VENTED HOOD, ADDING POWER WINDOWS AND 18 INCH WHEELS. SOME OF THE VERY SAME MEMBERS THAT ARE SLAMMING ME HERE WOULD...
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    VIPER HORSEPOWER @ 450 FOR RT-10/GTS IS VERY LOW!

    EXCUUUUUUSE ME! THE ORIGINAL VIPER DESIGN TEAM WANTED THE CAR VERY BASIC AND INTENTIONALLY ELIMINATED THE DOOR GLASS AND ALL MECHANISMS. THEY SUPPLIED RIDICULUS CLOTH SIDE CURTAINS LIKE THE ONES FOR MY 1957 PORSCHE SPEEDSTER. EVEN MY 1965 COBRA HAD PLASTIC SLIDE OPENING SIDE CURTAINS! THE...
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    VIPER HORSEPOWER @ 450 FOR RT-10/GTS IS VERY LOW!

    MOST OF YOU ARE MISSING MY POINT!! THE VIPER IS GREAT!! IT IS A ROCKET AND A BLAST TO DRIVE! BUT!!!!! VIRTUALLY EVERY OTHER CAR HAS SEEN MAJOR DEVELOPMENT AND UPGRADES IN PERFORMANCE BY THE MANUFACTURER OVER TIME AS A STANDARD PRACTICE . THE VIPER HAS SEEN VERY LITTLE AS FAR AS INCREASED...
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    VIPER HORSEPOWER @ 450 FOR RT-10/GTS IS VERY LOW!

    MR WOODHOUSE, IF BEFORE YOU RESPOND YOU WOULD READ WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY WRITTEN YOU WOULD LEARN THAT I WAS REFERRING TO THE GEN I AND GEN II CARS. PERHAPS I AM MISINFORMED WHICH PRE 2003 SRT-10 CAR HAS 500HP?? AGAIN MY MATH MAYBE IN ERROR WOULD YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN HOW AN INCREASE FROM 400HP TO...

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