Tom Welch
Enthusiast
Freddie,
The unknowns in your combination are the ported heads and the cam. They could improve your power as much as 80-100 hp over stock, or they could do you no good at all. It all depends on the rest of the combination and the quality of the headwork.(in my 20+ years of drag racing mopars and other name brand cars, I have bought and tried many, many camshafts that didn't work as advertised.......the cam needs to be suited to the rest of the combination.) The stock cam is GREAT for nitrous as it is long in duration with a tight lobe centerline. What are the specs of your cam?(duration at .050 and lift both intake and exhaust.
Considering the above, your Gen 1 car should make between 450-500 rwhp. My only concern with your combination is the Edelbrock headers. They add little to no power and may in fact hinder your performance as you continue to add mods to the engine.
0-60 times are hard to tell without that type of timing equipment, 1/4 mile trap speeds should be in excess of 120 mph. 60 foot times will vary with tires. Remember that just because you add power, your 60' times may not improve without either better tires, and better driving skills as the viper is already on the outer edge of traction in 1st gear from the factory. It is imperitive that the power gets to the pavement in a 1/4 mile run during the first 60 feet of the race or elapsed time will suffer extensively.
With nitrous, again the combination of mods has to be considered, but expect at least 600 rwhp and 700 ft/lbs torque and consistant 10 second 1/4 mile e.t's even on stock tires with proper driving technique.
I will have a video available very soon that is a complete and comprehensive look at drag racing the viper.( the drag strip test is the ONLY REAL WORLD METHOD of determining actual rear wheel horsepower)
best of luck,
tom
Http://btrviper.com
The unknowns in your combination are the ported heads and the cam. They could improve your power as much as 80-100 hp over stock, or they could do you no good at all. It all depends on the rest of the combination and the quality of the headwork.(in my 20+ years of drag racing mopars and other name brand cars, I have bought and tried many, many camshafts that didn't work as advertised.......the cam needs to be suited to the rest of the combination.) The stock cam is GREAT for nitrous as it is long in duration with a tight lobe centerline. What are the specs of your cam?(duration at .050 and lift both intake and exhaust.
Considering the above, your Gen 1 car should make between 450-500 rwhp. My only concern with your combination is the Edelbrock headers. They add little to no power and may in fact hinder your performance as you continue to add mods to the engine.
0-60 times are hard to tell without that type of timing equipment, 1/4 mile trap speeds should be in excess of 120 mph. 60 foot times will vary with tires. Remember that just because you add power, your 60' times may not improve without either better tires, and better driving skills as the viper is already on the outer edge of traction in 1st gear from the factory. It is imperitive that the power gets to the pavement in a 1/4 mile run during the first 60 feet of the race or elapsed time will suffer extensively.
With nitrous, again the combination of mods has to be considered, but expect at least 600 rwhp and 700 ft/lbs torque and consistant 10 second 1/4 mile e.t's even on stock tires with proper driving technique.
I will have a video available very soon that is a complete and comprehensive look at drag racing the viper.( the drag strip test is the ONLY REAL WORLD METHOD of determining actual rear wheel horsepower)
best of luck,
tom
Http://btrviper.com
