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    Can I charge battery without PCU

    I had my AEM unit sent off for repairs. Question is, can I hook a battery tender up without the AEM unit in the car?
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    Separate charging system for the viper

    Just took my alternator off for a rebuild and the guy mention that there was no regulator inside. I mention it was handled by the cars PCM. Well he gies on and tells me how over time the regulators have issues and blah blah and to have the charging system separated to stand on his own. He's...
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    Alternator removal

    First off, I have a paxton. In trying to remove the alternator, I ve ran into the problem of removing the lower bolts. There seems to be a metal tube which the lower bolt goes into to make the fit tight. Ive removed the bolt but cant for the life of me get the metal tube out. It wont spin...
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    Low Voltage. AEM culprit?

    Car is a paxton GTS 2000 with AEM and fuel system. Issue: While out driving this past Friday and making two stops at stores i noticed voltage was at 12 after the second stop. Drove car home but on the way the volts drop to the yellow and then between the yellow and red line. Car never died...
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    Tuning: rich at cruise, lean at WOT

    Just dyno'ed and car is rich at idle and cruising but lean at WOT. Any idea? Car will be tuned this week but was curious. 2000 Paxton AEM ems fuel pressure is 59psi. New fuel system installed hence needs tune.
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    Hyperfest. Who's going?

    June 19 at summit point raceway. I plan on showing up if my cars done or not.
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    1000 hp NA engine

    Iam not trying to start another NA motor debate so lets not go there. In the VCA Classifieds, there's an Fat Albert engine stating 1000 hp (engine dyno #s). Just wanted to hear from anyone using a fat albert engine and how they perform, are numbers true, etc. I am sure these rev to 8k or...
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    change Gears or diff.

    I currently have a Paxton gts that has 355 gears and looking to go back to stock 307. My tech we be doing the work so question is should I change the gears ( pinion etc ) or buy used stock diff from partsrack and go that route? Labor for gears change is 10 hrs plus cost of gears. Change for...
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    Dodge viper top gear excert

    This may be a repose but I ran across this today on YouTube. It's an excert but pretty funny. "glass comes up from the doors" lol sorry it's it's a repost
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    Car trouble, stuck on road

    I'm driving on the highway in 5th when I go up an off ramp to get to another highway and I feel the car stutter some, like it lose power for a sec. I cont driving and it does it again but worst. I shift to 4th and same thing. It keeps doing this until it dies out. I try to start it back up but...
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    Update to Wreck (lucky me post).

    Well since the previous post (http://forums.viperclub.org/rt-10-gts-discussions/627414-lucky-me-wreck.html) was closed I am starting a new one to update those who questioned the accident. Police embedded. After dealing with the other guys insurance (state farm) for over a week leaving...
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    Lucky me (wreck).

    Well after having the car for only a month, its wrecked. I was driving home sat night, and the guy in front of me was all over the road, I decided not to pass him in fear of getting hit. So over a mile later he goes head first into the guard rail. I pull over as does two others on the...
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    My Paxton Story....

    Well I was out today enjoying my Paxton GTS. I have always heard 4th pulls like a mother f***** but man I had no idea. 4th pulls like a freight train. I smile everytime I hit it in 4th. As I was out driving I passed a big field where 3 kids soccer games were going on. As I drove pass...
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    Gray GTS

    Looking for some input. I am about to purchase a Gray GTS (00) and from the pics the Gray look good but not great and I know these cars look much better in person. I recently had a GTS bumble bee and I purchased it sight unseen and only had the pics to go off of and its looked good in the pics...
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    kingsnake viper

    anyone have any info on the kingsnake viper done by TNT Motorsports? Any known issues with them, do they produce their claimed up,any issues with drivability? Any advice would be appreciated. TNT is no longer around but I've heard the build is nothing complex (bore,stroke,exhaust,heads)...
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    Body/repair shops in VA/MD

    Any one know of any good ones. Car needs some body work (hood, door, side sills) and the one good shop called wagon works near me will only use OEM parts from there own supplier, which I dont think my insurance company is going to cover totally. I trying to buy most of the parts used if...
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    Gears and HP

    Ive seen on here that gears lower overal hp. Some one posted a dyno graph the other day with 3.55 gears. In the comments, someone mentioned if you had stock gears, the hp would be about 30 more rwhp. So my question is, if going from a 3.07 to a 3.55 takes hp away, would going from a 3.07 to...
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    ZR1 vs ACR

    Find this interesting. "Ring" track comparison. Hope this is not a repost.
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    Piston ring fitting

    I am in the process of getting my engine rebuilt and my engine builder informed me Friday, the oil ring would not fit in the cylinders. So he called total seal (who is the ring manufact.) and they said the oil ring would be a tight fit, really tight fit but it will fit. So my enginer builder...
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    Stock rods and pistons

    Are the size of the rods in the pre 01 different GTS different then the rods in a 01 GTS? So when replacing a 01 piston with an pre 00 piston, I should change the rods also to pre 00 rods and not use the 01 rods with a pre 00 piston? Also, besides cast vs forge, is the only size difference...
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    Head work, which spark plug

    You guys with Head work, what type of spark plugs are you using? Did a search and couldnt find answer.
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    Bolt broke off in Cam

    Just as title says. Was torqing bolt down to 25ft. lb. Felt loose, so I torqued it to 30 ft lbs. still felt loose so I tried to back the bolt out and broke.
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    HELP!!!!

    I was putting a new crankshaft sprocket on and after it would not go any further, I felt around the snout and found this, so I removed the sprocket. Have I f'ed up something. What do I do now?
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    Help with Radiator removal

    I followed the manual and took off all the bolts I can see. The manual does show two bolts on the underside that I can not find. I can move the radiator back and forth but I wont come up. Only thing I can possibly see that is restricting it are two steel wires (less then a 1/2 inch wide) that...
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    Top end accel.

    Just wondering what it is about porsches, ferr., lambs and other exotic cars that help them accel. on the top end so well compared to the viper (stock). It seems like the viper is good up to 140-150 and then it takes longer for it to accel to top end speed (180-+) then its competition. I...

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