Have you driven a Viper lately?

StangFlyer · 03-30-2001, 08:53 PM

FivepointOH, there's not much you can't annihilate when you're driving a mid 9-second car (ok, well mid 10-second in street trim with less boost, but you get the point). So, I basically creamed a Viper with a car that with its current set-up runs mid-10's and is at 600 HP.

It would have been interesting to do it again in race trim though. So, let me stick in the C16 gas, change pullies on the NOVI (18-psi), and switch EEC calibrations and pump it up to ~800 HP. But, some how I don't think the guy driving the Viper would want another go...

In other thoughts, buddha is right. There are some places in California and Palm Springs, etc. that actual rent exotic cars. Imagine renting a Diablo for the day. Now that would be totally cool! Yeah, my Mustang will kill it in a drag race, but the beauty of a car like that is its an ALL AROUND package. It would out handle my car at a whim probably, and do it at 200 MPH too. These kind of cars aren't awesome to drive because of ET, they are dream machines because they have quite a bit of everything (acceleration, ET, top end, handling, and looks). Also, there's the fact that you're getting to drive something that is out of reach of 95% of the general public (and most likely yourself too).

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Dan McClain, Editor
The Mustang Works Magazine
1991 Mustang GT - NOVI Supercharged 377 Stroker
1999 Ford Lightning SVT - 2000 Prototype updated by Roush

[This message has been edited by Dan McClain (edited 03-30-2001).]

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03-30-2001, 08:53 PM	#24
StangFlyer Founder Join Date: Jun 1995 Location: Michigan Posts: 19,326	FivepointOH, there's not much you can't annihilate when you're driving a mid 9-second car (ok, well mid 10-second in street trim with less boost, but you get the point). So, I basically creamed a Viper with a car that with its current set-up runs mid-10's and is at 600 HP. It would have been interesting to do it again in race trim though. So, let me stick in the C16 gas, change pullies on the NOVI (18-psi), and switch EEC calibrations and pump it up to ~800 HP. But, some how I don't think the guy driving the Viper would want another go... In other thoughts, buddha is right. There are some places in California and Palm Springs, etc. that actual rent exotic cars. Imagine renting a Diablo for the day. Now that would be totally cool! Yeah, my Mustang will kill it in a drag race, but the beauty of a car like that is its an ALL AROUND package. It would out handle my car at a whim probably, and do it at 200 MPH too. These kind of cars aren't awesome to drive because of ET, they are dream machines because they have quite a bit of everything (acceleration, ET, top end, handling, and looks). Also, there's the fact that you're getting to drive something that is out of reach of 95% of the general public (and most likely yourself too). ------------------ Dan McClain, Editor The Mustang Works Magazine 1991 Mustang GT - NOVI Supercharged 377 Stroker 1999 Ford Lightning SVT - 2000 Prototype updated by Roush [This message has been edited by Dan McClain (edited 03-30-2001).]