OT: IS THE NEW VIPER SLOW???

95Vert

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Well not really since it's got a V10 and 800hp, but why does it only run 11s? It is said to be hitting 150mph in the 1/4 mi. Doesn't 11 sound a little slow for that mph?

reference: Car and Driver TV Show, October 3,2004

 

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You watched Car and Driver. Might as well be driving Miss Daisy.

 

nmcgrawj

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Times mean squat(sp?) The real number is the mph that you need to look at. Since its so high, and the time is relatively slow, i would guess they lost a lot of traction.

Am i right guys?

 

FlyBy763

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I thought it was like 500 HP and 500 TQ??? There was one at the track around here that ran 11s bone stock.

 

5spd GT

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It's all in the suspension...the Viper is not a drag car...it has a more roadracing bias suspension...

Mph shows the true power and potential...

So Dodge made a new Viper that has 300 more horsepower than the previous model or is it a special production Viper (Hennesy, etc...)...

There is a significant difference between 11.1 and 11.9...

 

pleasehelp

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That was a tuner show. Aftermarket tuners brought their cars to compete with each other. ex. Linghenfelter(R.I.P), Hennesey ext.

 

5spd GT

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pleasehelp said:

That was a tuner show. Aftermarket tuners brought their cars to compete with each other. ex. Linghenfelter(R.I.P), Hennesey ext.

Click to expand...

I didn't even think about it being a rerun (I thought he meant it was a brand new show and Viper)...I've seen that episode...I liked it

John Lingenfelter

 

95Vert

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i didn't know it was a rerun either, i just caught the last part of it and was confused cause of those mph and the 1/4 time

 

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They were on street tires. Hard to hook up a twin turbo V-10 on street tires.