1:36 for anyone who wants to be able to click on it because you can’t click on his time stamp because it is 10 years old and RU-vid didn’t have that then.
@YeeSoest thanks lol the 330ci is a nice one too ;) My point is that RWD is not only for going fast in a straight line. Some cars are designed for road racing rather than drag strip racing. The Viper is one of them. A 1700 bhp Viper is not a road racer, but then again it's no longer stock either. AWD is great only with traction control. If you are racing on a course that doesn't allow usage of traction control it just doesn't matter any more.
I like the last video with the driver's cam. I just love hearing the sound of that twin turbo charged V10. It just has that unique sound to it compared to a Z06 vette's V8. Those two extra cylinder makes all the difference at the 1/4 mile.
@KKM13200 Correct. Allows you to run a smaller turbo (relative to the boost needed per cylinder) and puts less stress on the turbo's. Only downside is you'll need 2x the room and have to deal with two turbo's, piping and oiling systems. But I think its a much better system for V type engines.
If you read the full write up on this session on his website, he explains the poor track conditions due to people racing cars with street tires earlier in the day which ruined the track prep. Also in the evening in Florida the humidity was atrocious so the track surface was damp. Also, keep in mind this is a full weight car, and also on moderate settings, probably nowhere near the full 1700hp. It's all about getting the car to hookup.
That was an orgasm with 10 cylinders and 4 wheels...Seriously, a TT Viper is the sickest stuff in the world. Amazing how a 60-90K car with 10k worth of upgrades makes it run right up, and past the Veyron, Mclaren, any Ferarri (as if they really were competition), Lamborghini and Posrches costing over and above the price of a Viper with all the upgrades.
@TheTNSmw2 Another interesting fact is about the viper V10 originally Heffners Performance was putting twin superchargers on this motor and selling it to customers but found twin turbos worked better. Originally they were having breakage problems with the drive train (on the first gen vipers) Dodge has sense beefed up the drive train and eliminated the problem. Mitsubishi still hasn't built the AWD with the 4g63 strong enough in stock format to with stand more than 500hp
As for those dissing his reaction time. This is a common practice for boosted application in the drag racing world. The 1/4 mile time clock doesn't start until you leave the line, so they will sit there letting the boost build up and then just take off like a bat outta hell.
Yah I think if you go to his website, there is a good article on the car, and the terrible conditions at the track that night. The last pass he almost lost control there for a second, but he took a chance and drove through it, and it ended up being the best pass of the night
@Snakes709 You are 100% correct the time doesnt start until he trips the beam. I'm a regular at drag racing and .0000 is considered a perfect reaction time. In fact at the track I run (Bandimere) the give you a lapel pin for getting one. Seldom does a guy get one! Bottom line is if you dont see a redlight its good
@WarpPal ET is based on the time from start to finish. The guy could sit there for 5 minutes then go and still have an 8-9 second pass. His reaction time would just be horrendous. It also depends on what kind of timing they are doing. He obviously wasn't racing anyone and was "tuning".
@YeeSoest hey what color did you choose for your bimmer? I had an arctic silver 750i a few years ago and I loved it! One of my favorite auto makers is BMW
@KKM13200 because its a V10 engine. and the V layout its better to run one turbo per cylinder bank side. Helps the exhaust flow from the manifold to the turbochargers making it spool quicker.
When running strictly for time, reaction time doesn't matter since the timer won't start until the front tire breaks the timing beam. Reaction time only matter when someone is in the other lane.
@YeeSoest no the ACR-X is made for sport. The ACR is completely street legal and many people own them. I have a gen IV Viper coupe and I outraced a Ferrari F430, Porsche C4S, and kept pace with a track modified NSX this summer. The point is that the Nurburgring record is (or at least was until recently) held by a rear wheel drive American made vehicle
what kind of engine is in this car? did they get all that power from the 8.4L V10? Transmission must be different too, right? Is it running on pump gas?
@attactedbywtf first of all, the car is full weight (for a gen2 viper that's around 3200lbs), it has a 6-speed rather than a powerglide so mid 8's are right on the money. Besides, if you push the viper's v10 over 2000hp and put an automatic transmission in there you will get very close to running 6's
@carrick166 yes i understand how bracket racing works. when trying to run a quick e.t. when not in the actual race, drivers will wait till after light is green, this helps with getting the quickest e.t possible. i do understand when in the actual race, you want to put together the best package possible with your reaction time and e.t. together. like you said you can run off of your dial in but with a better reaction time than the opponent you can still win race with a better package
@Ghostt5786 Very true. its due to un-equal length axles used in front wheel drives. What you see in this vid is the effect of having massive power and front wheels that are barely touching the ground.
great choice=) in germany the color is called Silbergrau metallic (silver gray), probably the same color you had! best color there is for 3series convertibles!
@tigertic1 sure if you try to drag strip a GT-R it might not seem to be exciting or fast but the car was meant to go around a track fast... the fact it can put up a respectable 1/4 mile time is icing on the cake. Looking up Nürburgring lap times it's obvious this car was made well for what it was intended to do: beat the Porsche 911 turbo around the best race track in the world and they did.
At 1:43, if you pause it, you can see the reflection of his tailights, that's the dew and condensation on the track, the humidity is terrible there in the evening in florida
@954rr21 His reaction time is like that because he needs to build boost for the turbo, thats why he revs it when the light turns green and he just sits there
What kind of tires and clutch was he running on that? I built one of the first twin turbo LS1 camaros and I'm going to build a twin turbo viper in the next couple years.
@iPROFITDON Also on the dyno it hit the 1500 mark and that's as high as the dyno went. How would that make it only 1200 hp? Where did you get your info?
@TheTNSmw2 I agree with you that the usual weak point for the 4g63 drive train is the clutch and pressure plate and I know it easily interchanges with the GT3000. But I also know alot of guys end up spending 40k to 60K (easy) on their turbo 4 cylinders if they want to race them as hard as Shepard consistently. My point being 60k for a motor plus development and research and parts for drivetrain and chassis refinements your in the 80k to 100k real fast... They cost the same amount to build.
The point of him NOT going on green is to build boost and not rush things. Even if he goes 2 seconds after the green light its not going to affect his 1/4 mile time! from the green light to when the tire moves is his reation time r/t, from the tire moving off the line to when it crosses the finish is his 1/4 mile time. He's not there to see what his reaction time is he is there to see what he can get in the 1/4 mile.
It's because a non-bored Viper V10 can make, probably, 3,000hp with pistons, cam, twin turbos, intake, crank, and an exhaust. 1,700hp isn't half what a V10 can make.
Only thing the light does is gauge your reaction time you could sit there for 10 seconds your 1/4 mile time will still be the same. If you dont believe me look at his first time slip his reaction time was (r/t 1.66) witch means it took 1.66 seconds from light turning green for him to start moving, but his 60 foot was 1.422 meaning it took him 1.422 seconds from when he started moving to go 60 feet and 8.902 seconds to go 1/4 mile. GET IT?
Notice his time slip he sets there over a second after the green-R/T.But then he leaves and still runs a 8.902. Time starts when you trip the beam not the when it turns green.