why viper?

[Viper 10]

Originally Posted by DiabloGT

why would they jump from 500hp to 600-650 i can believe 550 but not that much lol, man viper is doing too good for only being 10 years old... good job viper, i am a big fan of vipers, but will never ever love em as much as a lamborghini diablo sv, and 6.0...

Two reasosn for the jump in HP:
- New Hemi layout adds more top end power
- 10 throttle bodies add 120 HP and 1,700 rpm to the red line. This is an example of just how underrated and choked off the Viper engines are. The race cars do over 800 HP and 900 lb-ft of torque normally aspirated.

If you love the Diablo's you better have deep pockets to service them. If you had to buy a Lambo, buy a Murci or Gallardo. The difference between the older Lambo's and the new ones? The 10,000 mile tune up on a Diablo goers for $29,000 versus the Murci's 30,000 mile tune up is $1,500. The math isn't hard to do...

On top of this, the Murci and Gallardo's chassis and suspensions are far superior to the Diablo's. Audi did a kick a$$ job in designing the new Lambo's.

Brad

[DiabloGT]

Originally Posted by Viper 10

Two reasosn for the jump in HP:
- New Hemi layout adds more top end power
- 10 throttle bodies add 120 HP and 1,700 rpm to the red line. This is an example of just how underrated and choked off the Viper engines are. The race cars do over 800 HP and 900 lb-ft of torque normally aspirated.

If you love the Diablo's you better have deep pockets to service them. If you had to buy a Lambo, buy a Murci or Gallardo. The difference between the older Lambo's and the new ones? The 10,000 mile tune up on a Diablo goers for $29,000 versus the Murci's 30,000 mile tune up is $1,500. The math isn't hard to do...

On top of this, the Murci and Gallardo's chassis and suspensions are far superior to the Diablo's. Audi did a kick a$$ job in designing the new Lambo's.

Brad

i still dont care what you say on how much i have to work i still want the 3 dream diablos: 98' roadster, 98' sv, and 01' 6.0, and besides em i want a murcielago coupe and convertable, also a gallardo...i know im picky but those are what i want, and i dont know im not that big of a fan of a viper, i dont know why well i am a fan of em but not a big of a fan as those lamborghinis cause there my drema its not liek im going to race em like on a drag strip...

[DiabloGT]

and i doubt there would be a viper coming up to me on the side wanting to race, i like never see em, i have seen a murcielago, gallardo , and 360 ferrari once on the highway here, but thats all and 3 vipers, i still am desperate to first buy a crashed viper b4 a lambo... i can find a couple gts's around $20k and around year 2000

[Viper 10]

D-man:

It's always good to dream and set high goals for yourself. Diablo's are beautiful cars, but because I drive my cars frequently it wouldn't be practical.

Keep going after those dreams, take a few risks and sacrifice those un-needed trappings and you'll have one of those Diablos before you know it.

Brad

[DiabloGT]

what about after i make my camaro around 500-550 hp then should i go on and try to get a crashed viper around the year 2000 model for around 20k? is that a good idea or should i just get a crashed vette/z06?

[Viper 10]

I wouldn't buy any of them until you got some formal road course experience in a good performance driving school. These carsare completely different from your Camaro. They are in their element when pulling high-G's through the turns. If you want to drag race these cars, save your money and stay with the Camaro.

JMO.

Brad

[DiabloGT]

no i wont drag race it, i will just drive it like a regular car like you do, and maybe speed a little on the highway , is that still a bad idea?

[Viper 10]

It's a waste of a car if all you do is drve it on the street. This beast is really in its element on a road racing course. If you love the car by just driving it on the street, then you will bow down and kiss the feet of the designers when you do a track day.

I've done over 30 track days in the 7 years.

[DiabloGT]

Originally Posted by Viper 10

It's a waste of a car if all you do is drve it on the street. This beast is really in its element on a road racing course. If you love the car by just driving it on the street, then you will bow down and kiss the feet of the designers when you do a track day.

I've done over 30 track days in the 7 years.

i would go to the track once in a while once i am good enough for it, but not really put it on the drag strip, i dont really wanna abuse it that bad...

[Viper 10]

Originally Posted by DiabloGT

i would go to the track once in a while once i am good enough for it, but not really put it on the drag strip, i dont really wanna abuse it that bad...

No offense Diablo, but your thought process is a little messed up. You'll never get good enough driving a Viper UNLESS you go to track school. The bozo's who only drive them on the street rarely lack the knowledge or talent to drive them on the track because of their falsely inflated ego's.

Abuse is relative Diablo. Driving a car in stop and go traffic is sometimes more abusive to a high performance car than tracking it. Vipers were made to be run on the track and just get by as a street car. These cars can take lots of beating. Don't be fooled into thinking that just because the Vipers can run and abuse the high strung and delicate Italian exotics, that they are also as delicate. I have spoken to several engineers on Team Viper and these engines are bullet proof.

JMO... fire away!

Brad

[DiabloGT]

k ill see what comes out of it, but isnt track school like 2k a day!?

[Viper 10]

Originally Posted by DiabloGT

k ill see what comes out of it, but isnt track school like 2k a day!?

It depends on where you go for it. I have a couple friedns who are pro drivers that can give a private lesson for a day and it would be quite a bit less than what you are stating. Come on out to CA and I can set you up.

Whatever the price it is well worth it and will outperform any mod that you can think of.

[DiabloGT]

Originally Posted by Viper 10

It depends on where you go for it. I have a couple friedns who are pro drivers that can give a private lesson for a day and it would be quite a bit less than what you are stating. Come on out to CA and I can set you up.

Whatever the price it is well worth it and will outperform any mod that you can think of.

lol ok if i get a viper anytime soon ill try to get shipped over to ca for a while and we can see what will happen

[Viper 10]

Originally Posted by DiabloGT

lol ok if i get a viper anytime soon ill try to get shipped over to ca for a while and we can see what will happen

If one of them is running Viper Days in your neighborhood, maybe he can come in a day early and do a session with you. Just a thought when you get your Snake...

[DiabloGT]

Originally Posted by Viper 10

If one of them is running Viper Days in your neighborhood, maybe he can come in a day early and do a session with you. Just a thought when you get your Snake...

one of who? do you know of any viper days in massachusetts?