Just FYI - my Gen 5 gets parked for weeks with the key inside without issue. I bought it off the showroom floor where it sat for a year. The battery was toast and was replaced when I accepted delivery. What you're experiencing is not normal. Maybe the dealer replaced an old battery with an...
Great topic Broom.
The "launch" instructions I read left me sceptical and I've never used mine.
I know computer control is supposed to protect the engine, but the idea of holding the throttle open and then "locking" it there before "dumping" the clutch doesn't seem like a very friendly thing...
Go out in your garage and look at your car. Think about how hard you worked to get that car. That car is a trophy.... for a job well done.
Seriously, quit worrying about what other people think. It doesn't matter and will only make you miserable.
Vipers rock!
You can use a charger / tender, but it has to be specifically for a LI battery.
A fully charged lithium-ion battery can sit for a year or more and still retain adequate starting capacity, without damaging the battery. As such, any vehicle that has no current flowing when the key is OFF should...
12VDC is 12VDC as far as the car is concerned.
Amp/Hour ratings need to be equal or greater. Battery life certainly looks longer on the lithium battery. Looks like weight difference is significant.
Wikipedia says the average weight for a car battery is 39 pounds. The heaviest lithium battery...
You're right Viper Jeff. I almost stopped watching because of all the whining about noise, heat, lack of creature comforts....when did car guys get so soft?
Their message pretty much boiled down to the Z06 is the perfect car.... unless you want handling and speed.
I was driving down Main Street west of Flower Mound Friday evening and came across a miserable sight...
A Black Viper with gray stripes was sitting at a stop light with a pickup truck and landscaping trailer wrapped around it. The rear of the vehicle was crushed and the
passenger side had...
I went to Autozone for cleaning supplies recently. There were three Vettes in the parking lot when I arrived. I overheard the manager tell one of his minions to "look in the parking lot, every body style of Vette is represented out there". He pointed at my Gen 5 and said "there's the newest...
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