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The Quest for 275 MPH
- FST SNAKE
- Post #165
- Forum: General Viper Discussion
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Front Fender Vents
They do look great on your car. We were just discussing something like this on Blucifer for the upcoming run. We were thinking more along the style of the Gen 5 ACR wheel well vents which would be on top of the fenders but I kind of like the look of yours better.- FST SNAKE
- Post #8
- Forum: SRT10 and SRT10 Coupe Discussions
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Site decals...
I would put some on Blucifer for my next top speed event. Do you have a preview of what they will look like? Thanks, David- FST SNAKE
- Post #6
- Forum: General Viper Discussion
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The Quest for 275 MPH
Lol, yes but I think the hands you referred to belong to the guy who welds. Hopefully he won't be needed to install the engine, but it is his job to make the custom headers that are going on Blucifer. We thought 2" primaries would be better than the current headers.- FST SNAKE
- Post #164
- Forum: General Viper Discussion
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The Quest for 275 MPH
Hello everyone, been a few months since I have posted any updates on Blucifer. We had an oil pressure issue on the dyno with the car at 7000 RPM and that forced us to disassemble the engine to check everything for any damage. We found the #9 lifter guide had broken and it allowed the lifter to...- FST SNAKE
- Post #161
- Forum: General Viper Discussion
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The Quest for 275 MPH
I hope so MoparMap, ideally, I would like a half mile event somewhere close by before we pack up everything to drive 900 miles to Arkansas. Even just street driving it for a week or so will help me to feel more comfortable with all the little quirks a car can have. Thanks, David- FST SNAKE
- Post #160
- Forum: General Viper Discussion
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The Quest for 275 MPH
We are still working on resolving issues with Blucifer and hope to make the next ECTA event in Arkansas on Oct 3rd thru the 5th in Blytheville. Will be cooler weather and hopefully I can make a serious attempt at 275 MPH. A group of us still went to the May 2nd to 4th event to run our stock...- FST SNAKE
- Post #158
- Forum: General Viper Discussion
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The Quest for 275 MPH
We had a bad day on the dyno doing a hit to 7000 RPM, we have an issue with oil pressure. We don't think it's related to any bearing failure and maybe has something to do with the dry sump system. At this point that's just a guess and we are working to diagnose the problem. Unfortunately, we are...- FST SNAKE
- Post #156
- Forum: General Viper Discussion
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Gen 4 shifter lever/stick and handle replacement
I am a fan of the old school pistol grip shifters, I just removed the shifter, cut the stock handle and welded on what I wanted. By the time you get an adaptor, bolt on an aftermarket shifter you might find that the shifter is getting too tall.- FST SNAKE
- Post #2
- Forum: General Viper Discussion
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The Quest for 275 MPH
Today I put on all my gear and harness to make sure I could reach all the controls. We will probably move the seat back further and down if we are able to. It's snug where it's at but workable if we can't move the seat.- FST SNAKE
- Post #155
- Forum: General Viper Discussion
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The Quest for 275 MPH
The bulkhead is going in now, need that separation between me and all the stuff that burns in the rear hatch area.- FST SNAKE
- Post #154
- Forum: General Viper Discussion
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The Quest for 275 MPH
https://youtube.com/shorts/9r88nOMvRAw?si=xt5YKtmQPvOLeCuH Here is a link to how Blucifer did in the Celebration Exotic Car Show- FST SNAKE
- Post #152
- Forum: General Viper Discussion
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The Quest for 275 MPH
I do have vertical strakes on the roof and we also plan for the same on the rear between the hatch and quarter panels. I'm also working on making several spoilers with varying heights to help us put a little downforce on the rear. These will not be very tall, maybe a 1.5", a 2" and a 2.5", these...- FST SNAKE
- Post #150
- Forum: General Viper Discussion
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The Quest for 275 MPH
We know the rear is heavier at this point but won't know numbers until we scale it after it's finished. A lot of rear mid engine cars have a weight bias toward the rear wheels. Just quick check online I've seen 45/55 is fairly common. Stock Vipers are about 50/50. Total weight in land speed cars...- FST SNAKE
- Post #147
- Forum: General Viper Discussion
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The Quest for 275 MPH
We haven't put it on the scales as of yet but it will weigh more than a typical stock Viper. It has a lot of weight added to the rear to include intercoolers, turbos, about 6 gallons of oil, 32 gals of water, fire bottles, nitrous bottles and more. Weight doesn't hurt me in land speed events...- FST SNAKE
- Post #145
- Forum: General Viper Discussion
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The Quest for 275 MPH
It has been Jeff, almost 4 years worth to get it to this point. It's been so long since I've driven it and it is no longer the same car with all the changes. over double WHP, sequential 6 speed, 4 disc clutch, MoTec and on and on. I need a little seat time before we go to Arkansas but not sure I...- FST SNAKE
- Post #142
- Forum: General Viper Discussion
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The Quest for 275 MPH
Here are pictures of the parachutes going back on. These are land speed chutes so 1st pull is smaller chute and longer tether, 2nd pull is bigger chute and shorter tether. First chute makes sure the car is straight and 2nd chute is to help deaccelerate. It will be interesting to see how it all...- FST SNAKE
- Post #140
- Forum: General Viper Discussion
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The Quest for 275 MPH
We were back on the dyno again but apparently there is a ground issue with either the MoTec or factory pcm. Gearhead is working to figure out the issue. At about 750 WHP on the dyno the engine was having issues as the voltage dropped to 8 volts on the coil packs once you loaded it up past that...- FST SNAKE
- Post #139
- Forum: General Viper Discussion
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The Quest for 275 MPH
Here is my helmet for the attempt at 275 MPH, I've had that same decal on a few helmets over the years.- FST SNAKE
- Post #138
- Forum: General Viper Discussion
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Good read.
Was a good article, thanks for posting- FST SNAKE
- Post #2
- Forum: SRT10 and SRT10 Coupe Discussions
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The Quest for 275 MPH
It seems that the oil leaks at the turbos has been fixed, combination of the pressure regulators and drain tank did the trick. I'm not sure on the oil viscosity, but I will ask Gearhead about that. We do warm the oil up by letting the car idle before any pulls on dyno are done. It holds about 7...- FST SNAKE
- Post #137
- Forum: General Viper Discussion
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The Quest for 275 MPH
Just a short update on where we are at with Blucifer. Gearhead has had the car on the dyno a few times, ran it thru the gears including reverse. Runs great but tuning is not complete so there is more to be done in that regard. We are having small issue with turbos leaking oil into the inlet side...- FST SNAKE
- Post #135
- Forum: General Viper Discussion
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The Quest for 275 MPH
This afternoon Blucifer got a little closer to completion. It's on the dyno and was scheduled to be tuned today but some issues with a battery kill switch that was probably 8 years foiled that attempt. Gearhead is replacing it out and hopefully we get an opportunity to see what it does later...- FST SNAKE
- Post #134
- Forum: General Viper Discussion
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The Quest for 275 MPH
Today Gearhead filled the iceboxes for the intercoolers, there are (2) of them located behind the rear wheels. Each icebox held 16 gals of water for a total of 32 gals. It's going to be a 1.25 to 1.5 mile run to break 275 and this should allow for enough ice/water to keep that boost charge cool...- FST SNAKE
- Post #133
- Forum: General Viper Discussion
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The Quest for 275 MPH
Here is a picture of the work Greg Good did to the heads. What we do is pipe from the back of the heads back to the upper radiator hose to prevent those steam pockets. The housing is a little thin in that area so he built it up a bit and then tapped it for 1/2" lines- FST SNAKE
- Post #132
- Forum: General Viper Discussion
