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Don't use Monbil 1 unless you want to do a top end rebuild sooner than you expected. You WILL find leakage in places you never realized. Just because the factory Vettes (and Vipers) come with it from the factory does not make it better. Mobil pays these manufacturers plenty of money to do...

Pauls: Personally, I don't think it will help your smoke problem. In fact I would warn you that sythetics can cause more problems on an engine with high mileage that has been running organics. The reason that I say this is because I have first hand experience where the thinner synthetics were...

Ken: I would use caution on puttng a 454 or larger into your C4 if you are going to continue venturing out onto the road racing circuits. The reason is that the weight distribution and handling will be altered pretty dramatically, as well as braking attributes. The other thing that I haven't...

Congrats on the new toy! It's going to take a month to wipe that grin off of Nikki's face... Enjoy and be safe. Merry Christmas everyone. Brad

Bad... the disco dashboard in early generation C4's. Good... I have 157,000 miles and have not had any major problems with the car. The paint got tired after 12 years of waxing. I thought thatthe tires used to be expensive, until I bought a Viper. It's a great car and I think that you'll...

Bullitt; As much as I love this discussion, aren't we a little off track from the original thread. We should carry this discussion on under an other cars topic. I will say that Ferrari's current string of wins has to do more with their choice of fuel management/traction control systems than...

Bullitt: "In large though, you're talking about a factory that still houses their Formula 1 racing programme behind the same stone walls as their road cars. A factory that still uses their own race track across the street". Your statement only applies to the 550's and the F's which are built...

Damion: You forgot to mention a key reason for the merger... - Daimler was on the verge of bankruptcy because they were mired in debt. - Chrysler was very cash rich, with relatively low debt. Take a look atthe Chrysler product line and see what technology or quality has come from Germany, and...

Ken: Just an FYI for you and the other CA members; Lingenfelter won't work on CA registered cars. This is something that I have (and many Viper owners) discussed with them regarding Snakes. I don't think that he can pass the emissions or get the performance numbers with a crappy oxygenated...

I have the 2 chambered racing Flowmasters and they reosnate like heck. Outside they sound very aggressive. Brad

I had a Hooker header set up with 3 inch Flowmaster exhaust with Randon Flow Cats on my '85 for many years. The performance was good, but the reasonance was deafening. I would say that you need to take Ken's feedback with a grain of salt because it is a side exit exhaust. If you go with a...

Warning, do not buy a brake package that requires a proportioning valve! These valves are added as a work-around for a poorly designed brake system that was never set up to work with your car's stock master cylinder. Either the tuner or brake company should replace your stock master cylinder...

Eagle: The only manufacturer that I know of that offers ceramic brake rotors is Porsche (on their GT2 Twin Turbo Carrera). They are made to reduce unsprung corner weighting, which results in better and more responsive handling. I believe that the car's weight also has something to do with...

If you can get a hold of a set of Pilot MXX3's, you can't go too wrong. Check with Tire rack (Luke). These are some of the softest compound tires (with the exception of DOT legal racing tires). Their wear factor is 155, wear as most are over 200. They are easy to scrub the side walls too. Brad

I wouldn't consider a Centenial tire for any of my cars. They don't have a reputation for building high performance tires. If it is not better than the OE tire, I would never put them on. I swear by Michelin (and hate Goodyear). I've tried Pirelli, Dunlop, Bridgestone, Firestone, Yokohama...

The first thing that you should know is that the seats are not really leather. What you have is a plastic coated leather that is basically de-laminating. A very good friend of mine upholsters almost all of Honda, Toyota and Recaro's show and concept cars. He told me that all of the leather...

The '01 Porsche Twin Turbo stops at 109' (my friend owns one and I can vouch for it). The new ceramic rotors on the '02 TT's are supposed to stop in the are of 100'. The non-ABS stock Vipers stop at a crappy 155 feet and the new ABS Viper stop at 110. Don't any of you find it hilarious that...

How does a changing the rear end gears produce more RWHP? Sorry for the dumb question, but I don't drag race my GTS (I like the twisties). I can tell you if you want to increase RWHP without a huge amount of mods, is go to a very lightweight carbon fiber drive shaft. Viper's driveline loss is...

Ice: Unfortunately for Daimler-Chrysler, they forgot what brought Chrysler back to prominance. It was a car guy in Lutz and not the likes of a$$holes like Eaton who were always jealous of losing the limelight. If you read more on the ways that they screwed Lutz in the merger with Daimler...

What do you think now that he is a vice chairman? He is a pure car guy and I think that you will see some very positive changes at GM. I expect that there will be a Viper Killer Corvette in the future and you can bet that there will be a big block in the works. Brad