01Sapphire
Enthusiast
Just picked up my 1st Viper. Sapphire blue over cognac. I’ve been an huge fan for +30 years, so quite happy to finally own one and be part of the “club”.
The car didn’t come with much in the way of a service history, so I’ll be going through it this spring/summer. From what I know it’s basically all stock. Engine seems quite healthy. Temps were rock solid and strong oil pressure…granted this was observed at 30deg air temps.
Immediate concerns are: secondary hood release seems frozen, parking brake (basically non functional even fully pulled up) and a clutch engagement point that seems way too high. I think I’ve found old posts that help with those issues. If I have additional questions after I dig in, I’ll ask.
I’ve only driven the car about 25mi and now have it in storage (single digit temps right now around here + salt on the roads) and only really got one good pull in. Did a ~5-75mph run that seemed to take about 10sec. No tire spin or clutch slip. Felt a bit slower than I expected (like 350hp from my butt dyno). I recently test drove a basically new 2016 Challenger Scat Pack 6MT which I’d guess have a similar hp/lbs ratio and Challenger felt noticeably faster to me. It could be I didn’t get Viper throttle all the way down (still getting a feel for the pedal travel)? Or maybe the throttle cables have stretched over time and aren’t opening all the way? Maybe the Viper gearing is a lot longer? In any case, I will get it sorted.
Definitely looking forward to this summer!
The car didn’t come with much in the way of a service history, so I’ll be going through it this spring/summer. From what I know it’s basically all stock. Engine seems quite healthy. Temps were rock solid and strong oil pressure…granted this was observed at 30deg air temps.
Immediate concerns are: secondary hood release seems frozen, parking brake (basically non functional even fully pulled up) and a clutch engagement point that seems way too high. I think I’ve found old posts that help with those issues. If I have additional questions after I dig in, I’ll ask.
I’ve only driven the car about 25mi and now have it in storage (single digit temps right now around here + salt on the roads) and only really got one good pull in. Did a ~5-75mph run that seemed to take about 10sec. No tire spin or clutch slip. Felt a bit slower than I expected (like 350hp from my butt dyno). I recently test drove a basically new 2016 Challenger Scat Pack 6MT which I’d guess have a similar hp/lbs ratio and Challenger felt noticeably faster to me. It could be I didn’t get Viper throttle all the way down (still getting a feel for the pedal travel)? Or maybe the throttle cables have stretched over time and aren’t opening all the way? Maybe the Viper gearing is a lot longer? In any case, I will get it sorted.
Definitely looking forward to this summer!
