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    Military and LEO Snakes!!

    Gosh I feel OLD reading this. US Army active 1970-71, USAR 1971-76, 63B20 track and vehicle wrench turner. Damn that was a long time ago!
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    NARRA...Road Atlanta...April 12-14, 2013

    You will have to join NARRA (cheap) and you will have to pay the HPDE fee which includes an instructor, classroom instruction, and about 2+hours of track time. You need an approved helmet - SA2010 - not a motorcycle helmet. I would strongly suggest you change out your brake fluid to hi-temp...
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    Viper on Speed channel

    Don't hope for a whole lot of info. Typical test. Kendall says to Andretti "you sure are fast" about 12 times and they have some nice pictures of the cars going 'round Road Atlanta. They comment on the new interior. Then they go talk to Ralph about racing the new car and now Tommy is in his...
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    Found a new toy, anyone have one of these portable lifts?

    Actually the "hobby lifts" 4 post lifts are portable - you can roll them around. Most come with a panel that goes between the rails and a small bottle jack can pick the car up to work on wheels. Not what I would choose but I have a friend who has one and it works OK for intermittent work and...
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    MGW shifter install

    Does taking your time mean drinking a lot of cold beverages? I find that always helps but this project should be about 2 hours max and 3 hours of drinking cold beverages. Course if you do the drinking first, it could take more than 5 hours. If you have a friend who can sit in the car and...
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    Optimism, Pessimism and Trolls

    I'm talking about ALMS too. With less than 14 entries in GT the Vipers consistently finished at or near the back of the pack - if they didn't crash. With a projected GT horsepower limit of around 450 HP, it seems hard, if not impossible to strangle an 8.1 liter motor (a throwback to the...
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    MGW shifter install

    I think Towdawg has done it from the top, you might ask him, but my recollection is that you will have to cut things to put it in from the top. Remove the shifter boot and knob. Raise the car only enough to remove the rear mount and drop the transmission just a bit. You will need about 4...
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    Optimism, Pessimism and Trolls

    I don't think the new car was competitive and when I talked to an racer who campaigned a Viper for some years in SCCA and NARRA, he said the crashes were due to having to overdrive an uncompetitive car. Curious that Penske enabled them to win a NASCAR title but Dodge couldn't be bothered with...
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    2003 SRT-10 Overheating

    First, my apologies to Dan for not clarifying his post about the years affected by the change from PS to ATF+4. I thought it was clear from the discussion about an overheating Gen 3. Garron, the tech I talked to at my Dodge dealer, a Jeep master tech, did email or contact Chrysler technical...
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    2003 SRT-10 Overheating

    OK, just to throw more fuel on this fire. I went down to my local dealer and we looked up TSB's. The latest we could find says ALL vehicles, including the Viper, should use ATF+4. In the event your car has power steering fluid in it, it should be flushed and replaced with ATF+4. Don't mix...
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    ~Anyone located near Birmingham Alabama?~

    Wonder it that's the car that did a 360 in the road as we left the restaurant at last year's Guntersville get together? His son was mighty impressed as dad nearly took out several road signs. I remember the line " I just took it in on trade". Plenty of power that's for sure!!!
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    Weird noise with 3.55 gears at certain speeds

    Did you use the Mopar additive? Unitrax also suggested I use Royal Purple gear oil ( I am a Mobil 1 fan too) but the additive is a must. During my earlier muscle car days, rearends without the additive would not work right. I would suggest a change of fresh gear oil and use the additive and...
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    Window Regulator -GEN 3/4 Archilles Heel

    You are talking to the same folks who think SRT and Ram is a good marketing move. They are just plain disengaged from current owners and have no loyalty to keeping older cars in great shape. What do you expect from management folks who have just joined the team? They clearly don't know how...
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    Winter fun Mods (what are you doing)

    You need to get the car up pretty high but it is an easy job. I didn't have to take anything loose to get the pan down. Just take your time a clean everything really well. You might want to get a new gasket for the pan just in case. They are resusable but that doesn't always work out. Just...
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    Gen III oiling issues

    It is not that hard to change (I have a lift) and I wish I had put the aftermarket oil lines on mine at the same time. It took me less than 2 hours to do it and I guess the oil lines would have added another hour at that time. I do have additional piece of mind but I have several sessions at...
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    If You Had to Dump Your Viper...What Car Would You Get?

    Here is something cool. Maybe not for everyday but it would be a traffic stopper. http://uncrate.com/stuff/legacy-power-wagon/
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    Not looking good

    I would have bet big they could't lose 3 straight. My homies, what's up!?
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    Running order set - Petit Le Mans 2012

    Yes, but I was in my car...
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    Running order set - Petit Le Mans 2012

    If you want to follow now: http://scoring.alms.com/ Updated regularly.
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    ALMS Tracking Site

    For those who want to follow the ALMS at Road Atlanta: http://scoring.alms.com/
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    Vipers at Petit Le Mans

    Just remember the displacement limit in the series. The only way Vipers were allowed to run an 8 liter engine is that they were grandfathered in the original series. It may sound unfair but they might be better off to run V8's in the cars to escape the restrictors. They would probably be more...
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    Just got my deposit back from my dealer.

    I doubt that $25K is a drop in the bucket for any dealer. You've got to send a tech off for training, keep all the special tools to fix the cars you'll probably rarely see, and so on. I get the idea that folks don't trust some dealers but all cars are getting harder and harder to fix and...
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    Just got my deposit back from my dealer.

    Just a thought and no offense to the splendid SRT guys but this marketing thing reminds me of the time when Datsun became Nissan. It took them years to get over the mistake and I think the SRT plan is of the same poor thought. It is and will be Dodge Ram for me and Dodge Charger, Challenger...
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    So are we allowed ...

    Bob may have had more time in the car than some of us. It was near lunch when I drove the car - blue with white stripes - and they wanted out of the cars. Of course they said they will only make 150 of blue with white stripes. Kind of stupid I thought. If you have a great color combo go for...
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    Smoky Mountain Fall Cruisin!

    Ronny If you haven't been on the Blue Ridge Parkway, get on it and do some cruisin'. It ain't fast but there isn't a better view anywhere - if the weather is clear. Be sure to stop at the Pisgah Inn and eat. Great view and great food. You can drop off the mountain, get back on Hwy 74...

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