Was given info on an 04 Dodge Viper SRT10.

It's supercharged and is making 750hp....



Thoughts? (I'm open to any/all thoughts, even if it's something along he lines of "your crazy and might kill yourself"....

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91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

The frequent comment about the Viper is "Stupid Fast" . . . much like the original Cobra 427 or the early big block Vettes. In the hands of a talented driver, it's brute strength from the V10 easily beat pricier supercars around Nurburgring . . . but it was prehistoric in the way it did it.

If you were looking at the first generation Viper, I would think you are totally mental. Those things were little better than kit cars with a giant power plant. I drove one and hated it. No thought of cabin comfort, build quality, and handling was blah.

From what I've read but never experienced, the second generation is much more versatile and livable. Quite a bargain considering the performance numbers it puts out. The interior actually looks quality and not out of a Dodge Neon and Miata had a baby like the previous one.

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1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!

Get laid.

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

I still remember seeing the first Viper back in Amsterdam. Was blown away, never had seen anything like it.

Years later in LA I saw a Viper on Melrose with a huge red bow on top of it, it was a present for this young girl from her boyfriend; wandering if she's still alive...

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The first Viper to come to Australia was one brought out for our Bathurst 1000 race (600 miles on public roads).
It was total garbage.
Emptied its diff oil on the track & only did a fraction of the race.
Its brakes were not up to the task.
It was all show, not enough go & little woe.
It should have been painted pink!!
It never attempted the race again.
Sent home with its tail between its legs.
The Aussie muscle cars had it for breakfast !

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I no longer question authority, I annoy authority. More effect, less effort....

1967 230-6 auto parts car. rust bucket.
1980 300D now parts car 800k miles
1984 300D 500k miles
1987 250td 160k miles English import
2001 jeep turbo diesel 130k miles
1998 jeep tdi ~ followed me home. Needs a turbo.
1968 Ford F750 truck. 6-354 diesel conversion.
Other toys ~J.D.,Cat & GM ~ mainly earth moving

Not enough power, need at least 900...


VIPER GTS GOES OFF CLIFF - YouTube

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1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Jeremy Clarkson 'All Muscle Cars Are Crap' - YouTube

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1982 300GD Carmine Red (DB3535) Cabriolet Parting Out
1990 300SEL Smoke Silver (Parting out)
1991 350SDL Blackberry Metallic (481)

"The thing is Bob, its not that I'm lazy...its that I just don't care."

I love Eric Bana's reaction.

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Given Clarkson is neither an Engineer or a Mechanic, his technical ability is best described by his comment about muscle cars. The ford they were looking at dates back to the 1960's. Most high hp cars back then had leaf springs.

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I no longer question authority, I annoy authority. More effect, less effort....

1967 230-6 auto parts car. rust bucket.
1980 300D now parts car 800k miles
1984 300D 500k miles
1987 250td 160k miles English import
2001 jeep turbo diesel 130k miles
1998 jeep tdi ~ followed me home. Needs a turbo.
1968 Ford F750 truck. 6-354 diesel conversion.
Other toys ~J.D.,Cat & GM ~ mainly earth moving

Its one thing to have power, its another thing to be able to deliver it to the road for an extended period.

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I no longer question authority, I annoy authority. More effect, less effort....

1967 230-6 auto parts car. rust bucket.
1980 300D now parts car 800k miles
1984 300D 500k miles
1987 250td 160k miles English import
2001 jeep turbo diesel 130k miles
1998 jeep tdi ~ followed me home. Needs a turbo.
1968 Ford F750 truck. 6-354 diesel conversion.
Other toys ~J.D.,Cat & GM ~ mainly earth moving

Do you mean like at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1998, 1999 and 2000? GT2 Champion? How many Australian "muscle cars" have done that?

X2

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2014 C250 21,XXX my new DD ** 2013 GLK 350 18,000 Wife's new DD**

- With out god, life is everything.
- God is an ever receding pocket of scientific ignorance that's getting smaller and smaller as time moves on..." Neil DeGrasse Tyson
- You can pray for me, I'll think for you.
- When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours.

Not to mention that leaf springs don't necessarily mean junk handling. Top Gear is an entertaining show but I always assume they are lying about pretty much everything to make the show funnier/more interesting.

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He is right, the muscle cars from the 60's were poorly built, drove poorly, but they had big motors and could light up the skinny bias ply rear tires pretty well.


Hampster is the muscle car fan on Topgear.

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1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200