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    New Shocks, Brakes, Wheels, yeah!

    Hi guys! It's been a while since I had anything exciting to post but I just finishing a bunch of work on the car and wanted to share. First off, a big thanks goes out to JonB over at Parts Rack. That guy is a machine! I wanted a big brake kit and new shocks but was having a hard time coming to...
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    Paxton cold air intake?

    Seems like the Paxton intake set-up isn't ideal, so I was going to fab up a box to seal to the hood so that it pulls air from the scoop instead of through the radiator, even while the car isn't moving. Has anyone else done something similar? Also, I was wondering, since the supercharger is...
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    Roe PS Pulley different offset than stock, what to do?

    So I was just swapping out my stock plastic power steering pulley (97 GTS) for the metal Roe Racing one (which I believe is a Gen1 unit?). Anyhow, the offset of the metal pulley is quite different than the plastic one. To align it with the other puleys, it's half way off of the front of the...
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    ATI Damper, smooth install?

    Hi guys. I'm putting a Paxton on, and supposing I'm able to get balancer bolt out, I was planning on swapping the factory balancer for the ATI unit. The ATI install says that you need to measure and possibly hone the inner piece that gets put onto the crankshaft. Anyone have any ATI install...
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    Intake fuel line o-ring?

    Hi guys. I'm swapping intake manifolds today. Pulled the fuel line out of the old manifold and there's what looks to be an o-ring at the end of the fuel line. It's pretty mangled, so I need a new one. Found a generic o-ring that looks very similar, but I figure if I can get the proper one, I'd...
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    Anyone concerned about Paxton Tower Brace?

    The factory one is awefully beefy, and mine even has another arm that drops down and ties into the lower part of the chassis behind the radiator (I think that was a recall item?). The Paxton one doesn't have that lower arm.
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    injector o-rings, where can I buy?

    I'm powdercoating my intake so I've pulled the fuel injectors. Some of the o-rings got scuffed/ruffed up in the process, plus the manual says to replace them if you pull the injectors. Went down to the Dodge dealership to get the o-rings and gaskets. They had the intake gaskets but said that I...
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    Paxton coming - ATI damper with keyway or not?

    Have a Paxton kit coming. Was gonna put on an ATI damper. ATI tells me they have two versions, one with a keyway that'll slide over the pin, and one without the keyway that I could drill like I would the factory one. Thoughts?
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    Anyone ever take apart the stock BBS wheels?

    Was going to take them apart and polish them up a bit. Also wanted to have the centers painted at the same time. Any problems with pulling them apart? Thanks, -Chris
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    Thread size and pitch for shift knob hole?

    Gonna drill and tap my own shift knob. Anyone know what the right size threader is? Thanks! -Chris
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    Gas cap revival

    The clearcoat was coming off of my gas cap. I dissassembled and sanded it off, with the intention of polishing the aluminum to a chrome look again, but in the process I noticed that the "brushed" aluminum look actually appealed to me more. I did break the lousy cast latch when I tried to...
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    Fan or themostat? Would like to see temps drop sooner

    I have a 97 Viper with a 99 fan. The temps climb pretty high (almost to midway between 190 and 250) before the fan kicks on. The temps will instantly start to drop and they'll go down to just above 190 and turn off again. Doesn't matter what the temps are outside, if I'm moving slow in traffic...
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    Best way to clear a code?

    97 ViperGTS. I've got a Creader from Harbor Freight. The instructions say to let the code flash four times, and then it will clear. I can leave that thing in there for five minutes and it'll only flash three times, launch again, then flash three more times, repeat. Doesn't ever flash four times...
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    Not bad for a ten year old car :)

    Polished up the Viper on New Years day and snapped a few pics at the park. **** I love this car!
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    Installed my Christmas present - Thanks JonB @ PartsRack!

    And say what you want about the Edelbrock Headers, but they are the only legal Viper headers for California (as far as I know). They came with awesome instructions and ARP fastners. Bolted right up to my Random Tech high flow cats and exhaust (also purchased from Parts Rack). No welding...
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    A little wild, but what do you think?

    Recently got my car back from the paint shop. Had the dark bluish-grey metallic racing stripes painted on under the clearcoat. Then I added the orange stripes in normal pinstriping tape in case I ever decide to sell the car and the new owner didn't like them. Added Bat's Overlays to the...
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    My new stripes!

    Finally got my Viper back from the paintshop this evening. The stripes look absolutely stunning, going from a medium steel grey to nearly black, depending upon how the light is bouncing off of the metal flakes. I'm very happy with it and had to share! Got home too late this evening to take...
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    Hit something on the freeway, need advice

    Ugh. So tonight on the way home from dinner, the freeway was pretty busy. I was getting ready to take my exit, following a SUV (can't get away from them in SoCal), and out from under the SUV I see what looks like a garbage bag full of who knows what. No time to change lanes and I hit it. I knew...
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    Gen 1 wheels cast or forged?

    Anyonw know if the Gen 1 three spoke wheels are cast or forged?
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    Dragon Foundation's "Running of the Beasts" - July 15th

    Dragon Foundation\'s \"Running of the Beasts\" - July 15th For all those in SoCal (it starts in Crystal Cove on Saturday morning) - Cruise with us July 15th at the Dragon Foundation's "Running of the Beasts" ! This is a charity event aimed at finding homes for homeless animals. We've already...
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    Stripes! But not the usual suspects...

    Pictures of my new stripes. A pair of 1" bright orange stripes down each side of the car and matching 1/8" stripes around the lip of each SSR. I still plan on some big racing stripes in the future, but I put these on earlier in the week and love the way the look. Who'd have thought Orange on Red...
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    Pix of my new SSR's

    Pix of my new SSR\'s Got these from Jon at Parts rack. Ultra light weight (20 lbs. each front and 22 lbs. each rear). Under $2k. Got them yesterday morning and had them put on in the afternoon. I like em! Didn't put the decals on (couldn't if I wanted to cause the tire guy lost one set...
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    Rubber around door windows, part # or name?

    '97 GTS. On the door window, towards the rear of the car, there is a rubber felt piece that runs along the end of the window. It comes from the inside the door, up along the outside of the window, over the top of the window and back down the inside of the window and terminates with two little...
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    What year has chrome e-brake lever?

    Did that start in 99?
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    Are Gen1 and II Shift and E-Brake boots the same?

    I have noticed in a few pictures that some people have a chrome e-brake lever showing from under their E-Brake Boot, while mine is black. Is that aftermarket? Are all of the Gen 1 and 2 boots the same? Or do they differ? Thanks!

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