Dodge Viper?
17 January 2008, 11:29 PM
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Dodge Viper?
Evening all on my way home from the in-laws this evening aroung 8.00ish and a yellow Dodge Viper pulled up next to me at a set of lights how would My 330 ish bhp Classic Scooby of got on against him and before you say why didn't you try I had the wife and kids with me plus Not really into racing unless the other driver p****s me off. How quick are they really
17 January 2008, 11:32 PM
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Evening all on my way home from the in-laws this evening aroung 8.00ish and a yellow Dodge Viper pulled up next to me at a set of lights how would My 330 ish bhp Classic Scooby of got on against him and before you say why didn't you try I had the wife and kids with me plus Not really into racing unless the other driver p****s me off. How quick are they really
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Evening all on my way home from the in-laws this evening aroung 8.00ish and a yellow Dodge Viper pulled up next to me at a set of lights how would My 330 ish bhp Classic Scooby of got on against him and before you say why didn't you try I had the wife and kids with me plus Not really into racing unless the other driver p****s me off. How quick are they really
Don't see many of em over here. One of the best looking cars ever IMHO
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18 January 2008, 12:59 AM
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i had a go with a newish corvette and must say left me for dead. at 100 plus it looked like he had an extra 3 or 4 gears the way it was disappearing. made my wrx look foolish, the same car also wasted an fq 360. dam those yank cars 
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18 January 2008, 08:36 AM
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Really should be no contest imho - power to weight ratio of roughly 400bhp, on 2 wheel drive, compared to a 4wd car with transmission losses even at 330bhp....
The torque from the 8.4L V10 (560lb/ft)
Seriously powerful car.
All well and good the predicted comments of "You'd have it in the twisties"......
True (maybe!), but as soon as there's a less-twisty bit of road.... bye bye....
One thing that the yanks can do right, is build a motor (not necessarily the car to handle the motor! - torque-wise, the phrase holds true - "There's no replacement for displacement"
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The torque from the 8.4L V10 (560lb/ft)
Seriously powerful car.
All well and good the predicted comments of "You'd have it in the twisties"......
True (maybe!), but as soon as there's a less-twisty bit of road.... bye bye....
One thing that the yanks can do right, is build a motor (not necessarily the car to handle the motor! - torque-wise, the phrase holds true - "There's no replacement for displacement"
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18 January 2008, 08:47 AM
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addendum - even with the previous model (8.4L V10) pushing out 510bhp, you've still got 535lb/ft of torques........
Which is about this much... (blatant Clarkson rip-off!)
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Which is about this much... (blatant Clarkson rip-off!)
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18 January 2008, 10:28 AM
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Having owned a C5 with about 400 ish bhp I can say they are something else when it comes to straight line acceleration once rolling, also in 3rd gear riding the torque curve makes you laugh out loud. One of the few cars I wish I had kept and would have another tomorrow.
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Having owned a C5 with about 400 ish bhp I can say they are something else when it comes to straight line acceleration once rolling, also in 3rd gear riding the torque curve makes you laugh out loud. One of the few cars I wish I had kept and would have another tomorrow.
I know, I know.....
I just like em!
18 January 2008, 10:58 AM
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Having owned a C5 with about 400 ish bhp I can say they are something else when it comes to straight line acceleration once rolling, also in 3rd gear riding the torque curve makes you laugh out loud. One of the few cars I wish I had kept and would have another tomorrow.
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Evening all on my way home from the in-laws this evening aroung 8.00ish and a yellow Dodge Viper pulled up next to me at a set of lights how would My 330 ish bhp Classic Scooby of got on against him and before you say why didn't you try I had the wife and kids with me plus Not really into racing unless the other driver p****s me off. How quick are they really
It's a Viper FFS !!! You wouldn't stand a chance.
V10 V's Breathed on 2.0 Turbo.
18 January 2008, 12:46 PM
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It always puzzels me this. Why would anyone buy a car like a Viper/911/Veyron/Ferrari etc when you could buy a second hand classic, tune it to 330'ish and beat everything on the road into the weeds.
It's a Viper FFS !!! You wouldn't stand a chance.
V10 V's Breathed on 2.0 Turbo.
It's a Viper FFS !!! You wouldn't stand a chance.
V10 V's Breathed on 2.0 Turbo.
, Hence would of liked to see how quick they are as I have never seen one close up let alone giving it some beans.
18 January 2008, 12:50 PM
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A mate of mine has just bought a C5 Vette, about 350 bhp, will get a go in that at some point.
I think that a Viper would just cause palpitations over here, to big, too wide, too much power and not enough driven wheels for our narrow roads and permanent rainfall. Fantastic though.
I think that a Viper would just cause palpitations over here, to big, too wide, too much power and not enough driven wheels for our narrow roads and permanent rainfall. Fantastic though.
18 January 2008, 12:52 PM
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It always puzzels me this. Why would anyone buy a car like a Viper/911/Veyron/Ferrari etc when you could buy a second hand classic, tune it to 330'ish and beat everything on the road into the weeds.
It's a Viper FFS !!! You wouldn't stand a chance.
V10 V's Breathed on 2.0 Turbo.
It's a Viper FFS !!! You wouldn't stand a chance.
V10 V's Breathed on 2.0 Turbo.
Depends how "breathed" on, Andy F's car??
More realistically for the mere mortals, I think there are some examples on here that would give the Viper a fright and some that would beat it!
Vipers are very tunable though - I know of a twin turbo conversion...good for about 1000bhp! Should see off the pesky japanese cars!
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18 January 2008, 01:22 PM
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176 is easy - there's plenty of cars out there that can do that for a lot less money than required to get an Impreza up to those speeds.
I don't see 200mph in the vocabulary of any of the Impreza TOTB entries though. If I had one behind me I'd prepare myself for possibly getting out of the way, no matter how much I'd modded my car
I don't see 200mph in the vocabulary of any of the Impreza TOTB entries though. If I had one behind me I'd prepare myself for possibly getting out of the way, no matter how much I'd modded my car
18 January 2008, 01:55 PM
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One thing that the yanks can do right, is build a motor (not necessarily the car to handle the motor! - torque-wise, the phrase holds true - "There's no replacement for displacement"
sorry but a 8.4 v10 kicking out 500 bhp is poor where you can get a skyline with a 1000bhp from a 2.8 engine. but the vipers do look the dogs.
One thing that the yanks can do right, is build a motor (not necessarily the car to handle the motor! - torque-wise, the phrase holds true - "There's no replacement for displacement"
sorry but a 8.4 v10 kicking out 500 bhp is poor where you can get a skyline with a 1000bhp from a 2.8 engine. but the vipers do look the dogs.
18 January 2008, 02:22 PM
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I suppose it comes down to usability. A 5.0 litre V8 will chug away all day at 100mph at low revs. While European spec cars rev higher.
18 January 2008, 03:50 PM
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A mate of mine has just bought a C5 Vette, about 350 bhp, will get a go in that at some point.
I think that a Viper would just cause palpitations over here, to big, too wide, too much power and not enough driven wheels for our narrow roads and permanent rainfall. Fantastic though.
I think that a Viper would just cause palpitations over here, to big, too wide, too much power and not enough driven wheels for our narrow roads and permanent rainfall. Fantastic though.
