Friend: "I'm only doing office work now, do you think they'd let me have a Viper as a work vehicle for food runs?"

"CB" (jrcb)
08/19/2020 at 21:23 • Filed to: This car is cool and anyone who disagrees is entitled to their opinion

Regardless about how my employer feels about giving us sports cars, reminder that the Viper is awesome.

DISCUSSION (21)

wafflesnfalafel > CB
08/19/2020 at 21:33

Nearly 20 years ago, earlier in my career, my employer added a new, automated procurement system. One day, against my better judgement, I filled out the 2 page procurement form requesting a BMW M5, manual, black with the specific option packages etc. I didn’t hear anything for about a month, until my manager at the time mentioned in passing I probably shouldn’t do that again.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > CB
08/19/2020 at 21:38

Any car can be a sports car if you try hard

E90M3 > wafflesnfalafel
08/19/2020 at 21:53

Your boss was probably upset because he knew Le Mans Blue was a much better color and you had the audacity to choose black instead.

Discerning > CB
08/19/2020 at 21:56

It is, though I w as really disappointed to hear they can hav e oiling issues when you start to track them. I woul d have thought their huge capacity would help, but it seems they can't handle sustained high g turns.

E90M3 > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
08/19/2020 at 22:01

Ask all the aggressive driving violations I got in the work trucks at my first job to confirm. To be fair, those were because I hit bumps too hard or took corners too fast and the accelerometer didn’t agree with me.

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > CB
08/19/2020 at 22:02

I’d be on board with bringing the Viper back with a lower-displacement, high-revving V10.

wafflesnfalafel > E90M3
08/19/2020 at 22:21

you know, my boss didn’t, but his boss probably did - he had a gorgeous 996 Carrera 4s at the time...

E90M3 > wafflesnfalafel
08/19/2020 at 22:22

Ah, trickle down tastes.

sony1492 > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever
08/19/2020 at 22:23

Torque or death

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > Discerning
08/19/2020 at 22:23

I assume the Viper ACR doesn’t have this problem.

boredalways > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever
08/19/2020 at 22:35

A replacement with LESS displacement?!

But seriously if/when the Viper returns, it has to make more HP than a Hellcat.

And an ACR that makes more than the Demon on race fuel

Wacko > boredalways
08/19/2020 at 22:44

But don’t they already stick hellcats in everything, so I would expect one in a viper revival. They could just tweak the last model to fit a hellcat.

I might not even be the oldest platform FCA makes ;)

Could be a HellViper

Thisismydisplayname > Wacko
08/19/2020 at 22:52

Just need to tack on two more cylinders and it’d be all set.

Thisismydisplayname > Discerning
08/19/2020 at 22:54

I thought they fixed that with the snap oversteer... no way to sustain the high g cornering. The rear end just decides to come on around. Problem solved

boredalways > Wacko
08/19/2020 at 22:55

Hellcat engine didn’t fit the last gen. Plus, it still should be a V-10.*

*Or due to federal regulations, a small displacement V8 Hybrid. A V6TT/Straight6TT hybrid just wouldn't sound right...like a Garter snake

Wacko > boredalways
08/19/2020 at 23:02

That’s why I said tweak it to fit it.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > CB
08/19/2020 at 23:06

10/10 could get burritos in a viper.

boredalways > Wacko
08/19/2020 at 23:11

But if FCA* couldn’t do it...?

*pre Stellantis

Discerning > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom
08/20/2020 at 00:34

As far as I'm aware, even those have wet sump systems. They do have swinging arm oil pick up in the gen 4, but not sure how effective they are. I was just surprised to find that some of the track cars locally were resorting to accumsump setups.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > CB
08/20/2020 at 00:42

I like the later hartop Vipers, the first gen were crappy despite Jay Leno’s praise of it in his video.

haveacarortwoorthree2 > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
08/20/2020 at 07:59

As the not-so-proud daily driver of a 2010 Civic that I recently obtained for $1000 (literally was only driven by a little old lady to church, has 8400 miles), I can can confirm. :)