Viper with a few more bhp than standard
Discussion
CHARLESBERG said:
Wow! Where is the car now? Surely with 2100bhp on Cyprus, one jab of the throttle and you’d be the other side of the island!
Still in US. Will bring it over in a few years. Have the slow 600bhp odd Subarus and the Mono to keep me busy. Yes it will be interesting as not the wide open spaces of Texas and Mexico..
Obi Wan said:
That’s mental! I can’t imagine what WOT feels like but I’ve always wondered with these massive horsepower tunner cars though what the drivability is like.
The beauty of the Viper is being 8.4l and now stroked it has massive torque as well. If I recall with 1300whp it also has 1100ft lbs torque and over 1600 on C16. So even though turbos are quite large the engine is not struggling to spin them up. A great starting point.Also the Motec is the magic here. It controls the power delivery based on several sensors. Wheelspin is kept to a minimum and it digs and goes. I believe also the chassis design is a contributing factor.
samoht said:
Monaro - not a bad idea
Viper - pretty cool
Viper ACR - really quite interesting with the suspension and aero
Head/cam - sounds great to make it more revvy / characterful
9.0L stroker kit - surely getting a bit excessive now ?
Twin turbos putting out 2,000 hp - this is for a fighter plane, right??
Actually on that last point, it's interesting that a third of the power is unlocked by running on the high-octane fuel - I've heard it said that our ability to refine high-octane fuels was one of the key factors in winning the air war in WW2, and this fits with that.
Yes there is a heap of power tucked away waiting for the high octane fuel. We are now seeing some good results on e85. Closer to the C16. Probably right about the fuel and WW2 though. Viper - pretty cool
Viper ACR - really quite interesting with the suspension and aero
Head/cam - sounds great to make it more revvy / characterful
9.0L stroker kit - surely getting a bit excessive now ?
Twin turbos putting out 2,000 hp - this is for a fighter plane, right??
Actually on that last point, it's interesting that a third of the power is unlocked by running on the high-octane fuel - I've heard it said that our ability to refine high-octane fuels was one of the key factors in winning the air war in WW2, and this fits with that.
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samoht said:
Twin turbos putting out 2,000 hp - this is for a fighter plane, right??
Actually on that last point, it's interesting that a third of the power is unlocked by running on the high-octane fuel - I've heard it said that our ability to refine high-octane fuels was one of the key factors in winning the air war in WW2, and this fits with that.
That's more that a WWII Hurricane's Merlin XX, that was around 1200 depending on altitude. You're driving with more power than a fighter plane.Actually on that last point, it's interesting that a third of the power is unlocked by running on the high-octane fuel - I've heard it said that our ability to refine high-octane fuels was one of the key factors in winning the air war in WW2, and this fits with that.
Thanks for the compliments. It really is initimidating but also you realise that all under control at the same time. A 720S feels slooooow.
RE UGR Lambos. I only became aware of them after racing half mile and roll racing at tx2k. They are our major competition and we have some way to go to catch the fastest ones but we are close. They are so nice though but a lot more expensive as well. I am aware of the best being 3000bhp, but also have been told that they require frequent rebuilds and not street friendly. I do not know that for sure though and could be just pub talk from everyone who cannot beat them . But definitely the fastest are at least 2700 and up.
RE UGR Lambos. I only became aware of them after racing half mile and roll racing at tx2k. They are our major competition and we have some way to go to catch the fastest ones but we are close. They are so nice though but a lot more expensive as well. I am aware of the best being 3000bhp, but also have been told that they require frequent rebuilds and not street friendly. I do not know that for sure though and could be just pub talk from everyone who cannot beat them . But definitely the fastest are at least 2700 and up.
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