Chronicles of SneakySnakes | Vol III

[Serpent]

That's exactly what I needed to know, thanks!

Where would the TA fall in that list?

There are two TA's
TA and TA 2.0
The 2.0 has aero almost similar to the ACR but it isnt an ACR (doesnt have the wheel vents, adjustable coilover suspension, carbon ceramic brakes).

Basically:
Straightline or dig racing
SRT (lightest, no aero, think of it as a base 5.0, cept the viper still has leather interior)
GT
GTS
TA
TA 2.0
ACR

Road course:
ACR
TA 2.0
TA
everything else

 

[paintless302]

Took the day off today to work on the car. Literally nothing better than a day of good weather and motoring in my book. Woke up 2hrs earlier than I usually get up, with no alarm, go figure. Most days you cant pry me out of bed with a crowbar.

The heavens smile upon thee. No its not my house, yes its beautiful. Lets move on.

Waiting for her to cool off, and unpacking the goodies;

Tried to avoid hitting this nice Volkswagen while getting on the lift;

Started with the DSE heat shield and the RSI smooth tubes. Airbox removed;

Removing the crinkly oem units. Some say the smooth tubes are worth a few hp and improved throttle response, I just think they look better

Heat shield in, fits like a glove. Also added one more layer of Dynaliner on the bottom for ****'s n gigs since we had material left over. PS. front end engine bay access with the clam-shell hood would makes my back hate life.

All buttoned up;

Did the Calvo Motorsport fusebox heat shield next. Fit well and looks great.

I like how the gold hue reflects off the longtube primaries

Tackled the oil change next. 11 qts worth of mother earth's finest.

World's longest oil pan;

While the oil drained we took a second to remove the oem air deflector spats in front of the front wheels. These are not equipped on cars with TA 1.0 aero splitters and since my car is a 2013 and TA aero didn't exist until the following year, my spats are still there. Whats interesting was apparently some cars with TA 1.0 aero spec'd from the factory had both the splitters and spats by accident. Slipped through the assembly line somehow. Long story short the only purpose they serve now is letting me know when I've reached my speed bump height limit, so off they go.

 

[paintless302]

I tried to snap a pic of the carbon diffuser for you guys but it came out like crap. Super reflective.

DSE catch can was up next. Went with sealed unit this go around so I don't contaminate the oil with moisture over time. As straightforward as the install is, it was a pain in the ass. Started off by managing to wrestle the stock valve cover trim off without having to remove the X brace, score.

And this is why I said this was a pain in the ass. Removing the stock elbow off the oem pcv valve wasn't too bad (even though its teethed to inhibit hose removal). Carefully working around with a flat head while pulling did it. Getting the supplied inlet hose over the stock pcv valve nipple though, made me want to kill myself. Ended up trying to boil the end of the hose in an effort to get some expansion out of it.

Didn't work. Ended up dremeling the ID to open it up to a point that we could get the stubborn bastard over the valve. It sucks. Access in that area doesn't seem too bad but there is no way to get your hands in a position to get leverage on the hose. We wrestled forever with it.

Finally got it buttoned up. I will say all bs aside, I love Doug's products. Everything is just so well engineered and of oem appearance. Most people don't even notice anything is aftermarket when the hood is popped. OEM+

Because Racecar.

Next we drove down to the local discount to get all 4 wheels re-balanced. I had no vibrations that I could feel but I always check my cars to make sure everything is 0.00. I'm glad I did, every single wheel was out by 0.75 to 1.25 oz. Just because you can't feel it, doesn't mean the wheel bearings and bushings don't. Get it checked. While the assemblies were off I installed the custom Motorsport Technologies spacers I had machined. Everything is hub-centric as it should be.

Look at this tiny tire;

Mocking up the spacers. 0.450" up front, 0.375" rear. Everything was cleaned and hub surface and wheel pad were hit with a wire wheel to ensure proper seating.

Oem nuts vs ET nuts. Buying back some of that lost thread engagement.

Spacers installed.

She's dirty as hell but looks great on the new spacer setup. Its subtle but really makes the difference for me. Especially the fronts, the factory offsets are super mild up front on the gen 5s. I know its functional (for aero), but it just looks weak from the factory.

Also gave the beast a long overdue bath, but the sun came down so no clean pics till later

 

[tones_RS3]

Awesome write up!
Killer car too. Enjoy.

 

[Zemedici]

Yaaaaaaaaaas

 

[2011 gtcs]

so sexy.

 

[PaxtonShelby]

Exactly how I'd build my Viper if I would get one. Gorgeous car.

 

[BlksvtCobra01]

Nice write up and work.


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[mustangvsix]

Mmmmm. Viper! Giggity!

 

[paintless302]

Thanks for the kind words. Cruising around today after getting her cleaned up. Can't wait to lower it a bit it's going to look incredible (already can't keep my eyes off of it).

 

[BlksvtCobra01]

Damn that looks good.


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[tones_RS3]

Stop posting your car before you make me trade my Roush in for a Viper! lol
Gorgeous man. Enjoy it. The colors really do look amazing.
Going to look even nicer with a little lower suspension.

 

[13COBRA]

I kinda want a Gen V.

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[VENOM1]

I've always loved Vipers. I love the fact that you see so few on the street and whether it's a G1, TA, G5 etc I always stop and stare. The only thing that's stopped me from pursuing one is I'm 6'5" tall, broad and 240lbs. I doubt I'd fit well in one. Oddly enough I fit well in a C7 but from my understanding Vipers are smaller when speaking of interior headroom and width. Would you say that's accurate?

 

[mustangvsix]

I kinda want a Gen V.

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I kinda wish i hadnt seen this thread. I have too many wants! Lol

 

[paintless302]

I've always loved Vipers. I love the fact that you see so few on the street and whether it's a G1, TA, G5 etc I always stop and stare. The only thing that's stopped me from pursuing one is I'm 6'5" tall, broad and 240lbs. I doubt I'd fit well in one. Oddly enough I fit well in a C7 but from my understanding Vipers are smaller when speaking of interior headroom and width. Would you say that's accurate?

Viper's are tighter than a C7 for sure. Interestingly enough though we have multiple guys of your proportions in our local viper group and they do just fine with a seat lowering kit (which they make to drop the seats an inch or two).

Only real way to find out is to go sit in one, but remember you can be sitting 2 inches lower than that.

 

[13COBRA]

Only problem with the lowering kit is it makes the seat fixed, correct? At least it does on the Gen IV.

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[BlksvtCobra01]

I kinda want a Gen V.

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I thought you had a gen 5 acr?


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[13COBRA]

I thought you had a gen 5 acr?


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No, mine's a Gen IV.

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[IamRacerX]

Paintless.... You don't F around.. Nice mods! That thing is sick!