The 2nd Gen Dodge Viper Is One Of The Greatest Cars Ever Built 

No way! That's amazing! Haha you and I wondered the same thing, and yet there is still no answer.

I know! What are the odds! I have since sold my Gen 2 coupe but if you ever want to review a Launch Edition Gen V, let me know.

So I've been looking for gen 2 viper videos ( the RT-10 and the countach where my dream cars when I was in high school in the 90s) and coming across this video I noticed you guys asking this question. Very good question on why its called that. I never thought to ask but that name Sneaky Pete referenced hidden nitrous in the 90s. Back in the 90s the race culture was huge, especially in my town as I lived near a performance auto parts store and warehouse called NOPI. They sponsored race and track events like the Race Wars you see on the first Fast and the Furious movie but on the east coast. During the 90s it was all too common to see various honda civics and mustang fox bodies duking it out on the streets and at the dragstrip with everyone looking for an edge so they could roast the other guy. We would all hook up and talk trash after racing for those that didn't wreck or get a ticket. The police absolutely hated car culture back then and rightfully so. Many guys employed small hidden nitrous bottles called "Sneaky Petes" which were thin nitrous bottles that looked like tubes more than bottles and where hidden in various places like under seats and even under the car and would literally hide the nitrous line inside an oversized fuel line all the way to the engine and even injectors. Many races had a no nitrous policy because it gave such an advantage back in the day (I ran a 175 shot on a 200hp car so you can see the significance) and so your car had to pass inspection before you were allowed to race. Even street racing the other racer would demand to inspect your car before racing because usually money was on the line and they wanted to make sure you didn't have any NOS. This is why NOS was so prevalent in the first Fast and the Furious movie. You could take any underpowered car and make it a monster at least for a few pulls until the engine and trans shredded themselves lol, which is what happened to the Mitsubishi Eclipse (and that happened often as those engines and trans were TERRIBLE). So naturally guys wanted to try and cheat because it wasn't all about the bragging rights and the trash talk once you won a race since alot of people placed bets for lots of cash (ego in the 90s got so many people into so much unnecessary trouble). Silly to talk about it now but that was the culture back then (Heck I even put stickers on my door like WWII aircraft kills did on plane fuselages - made alot of people mad so I eventually took them off as I almost got jumped more than once - so if you drove a honda civic and I beat you I would get a honda logo in the color of the car and the license plate number in white and make a small sticker of those two combined and put it on the driver door in a stacked row lol). I'm guessing you will probably need to email Chrysler and find out why the logo was called Sneaky Pete but since its owned by Fiat I'm sure those original designers are long gone. Will probably have to find out who worked on the project and see if you can email them, either message them on LinkedIn or Facebook. I highly doubt they have modern social media accounts. So my guess is that the snake would look like a sneaky pete installed and makes the car way faster than it should be. I'm sure it's not the whole reason and there may be another or a completely different reason but I figure I would offer this piece of the puzzle just in case. I'm sure its been lost to time. This peak into 90s car culture should help you figure out design choices of the logo and design back then.

I did it for you!

Haha one more so than the other but I agree

Kids will be kids.

a good thing polishers exist, they'll knock out whatever scratches the blades added

@@InTheZone85 does that work?

All my info is correct, it was based on the Chrysler LA family of engines that were designed for Dodge pickup trucks.

@@AlphaShark sorry you're so-called credible sources of information is all incorrect... Dodge knew that the truck engine was too heavy, Dodge knew they wanted a unique engine, So they created it from scratch.. Chrysler owned Lamborghini at the time and Lamborghini had the experience with the aluminum blocks. This engine in the Viper is not part of any other V10 engine that was designed for the truck, until they used the V10 in the viper truck. I cannot remember if it was your video or a different one I saw today... With some more misinformation about the horsepower... of course you think you did your research.. Google is often wrong. The Viper was actually under rated as far as horsepower from the factory. In one of my videos I show the true horsepower numbers for the generation 2 Viper... how do I get this information? Sure I meet the CEO of Dodge, But when I met him it was at Conners assembly plant in Detroit and had the privilege of meeting the men and women who worked with the viper for over 25 years.... If you would have had the opportunity to tour the assembly plant You would have come across the actual Viper facts.... The facts of what the Viper truly had as far as horsepower is concerned. there's way too many RU-vid videos out there providing false information even though I know it's meant to be positive You're providing wrong information It's an accurate... accepting that accountability goes further than wanting to debate something on information you really don't know about....

@@dodgefreakingviper You're absolutely right. I find myself having to explain this to people constantly. There is so much miss information about the Viper because of how much hatred it generates. People need to understand this car won its class nearly 3 years in a row. Had they not missed a season they would have broke the record. Imagine how pissed off the world was as a result. The only thing this V10 shares with the truck engine is that they're both pushrod with OHV lol!

Lamborghini helped design the viper v10 :)

It’s a car you can’t be prideful in

Gen 3 and gen 4 are the same design. A Gen 3 is less expensive than this Gen 2. Then there is the Gen 5 that's between 120k to 300k.

@@Topofthelinetommy the old man meant gen 5 but most people don't know any better.

Thank you Shane!

Thank you!

And only Viper owners would comment this much lol

Also cringe here! I enjoyed the video though!

I wasn't going to say anything....lol

Maybe! And if I don't, that's okay too. I'm blessed to be able to have come this far. Thank you for the encouragement though!

Yeah I've edited that section out today.

I think you can accept Jesus if you own one of these cars 😂 you just don’t have to be showy about it

That’s awesome

Thank you! I love doing documentary style stuff more recently.

@@AlphaShark Cool! Btw, do you have discord or a discord server?

Thank you Squidward!

I do not remember off the top of my head, though I used to sell headunits and I’ll tell you Alpine & Pioneer are the most reliable

That was a great color!

Yes I can Charlie!

@@AlphaShark thanks so much I really appreciate you

A lot of days haha I filmed it over probably around 2 weeks.

Haha I am going to get my hair cut! Don't worry.

I am 5’10” haha a little different! But you might be able to fit

@@AlphaShark thanks very much, great work

I own a gen 2 GTS coupe, sadly you will not have the head room. Your eyes would be at the top of the windshield frame in a vert (very low windshield). It is possible to lower the seating with aftermarket frame or seats, but I'm still not sure that would be enough for you.

you deinfitely wont fit in a Viper at 6'8"

@@ssoffshore5111 thanks very much, I'll have to see for myself it seems, and if I don't fit then I guess fewer miles for the viper!

Are you asking or agreeing?

I was shown to do it that way, but thankfully I don't believe many of us will own Dodge Vipers in our lifetime!

@@AlphaShark I totally understand and wasn't being disrespectful, lowering it down with one hand in the center (easily) so the tabs line up on both sides and then the final close is almost between the side vents, that's where the hinge is. Anything to the front of that and you are pushing down on a very expensive hood with no support up there at all. They are very easily cracked unless you know the proper procedure. Awesome video though, love all Vipers, Gen 2 GTS especially. :)

@@mxvet354 Even worse was the method used to lift the hood! NEVER lift the hood from the rear corner like that (it's possible to crack the hood from the twisting of it), always lift it more from the center area.

@@ssoffshore5111 whenever i open mine i have someone else get the other side from me

That’s funny

I have never had so many people come out of the woodwork to criticize me as much as you guys have on the Viper. It's so silly, and most of the times you guys are wrong lol. The seatbelt being on the left side of the seat is very rare, and I have reviewed hundreds of cars and every single one has the seatbelt on the B-pillar and it clicks over the driver from right to left. It would be nice if you said "hey this was a good video and I can see the hard work you put into it, it's not my cup of tea but that's okay"

I’ll pray for Gods will!

No problem Mike! I do what I can for you :)

Well I'm not AS buff (yet) or an Aussie... but I'd say we're about even. P.S. Checked your channel out and I see you read a lot, I just got done 'Practicing the Way' by John Marc Comer. I'd highly recommend. I'm about to read his previous book 'The ruthless elemination of hurry'.

@@AlphaShark haha awesome brother. Keep up the great content 🙌! appreciate that

I’m actually not a millennial. I’m Gen Z, and Die Hard is the greatest Christmas movie of all time

What would you say is the greatest car ever built?

@@AlphaShark race car? Porsche 956. Road car that’s somewhat attainable? 911…even though I’m 928 guy and am extremely biased. The 911’s history is literally unmatched

@@AlphaShark it should be noted that I love Vipers and they have a great history as well

@@928pcar Okay.

😂😂😂 congratulations no one cares what you think.

Why would you say that?

​@@AlphaSharkThe path is narrow, my friend. Let's keep walking.

These delusions founded the civilization you enjoy