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DEMO MAN
09-20-2016, 07:48 AM
Right up front I want to point out that the title in the You Tube video was meant as a joke. That's my friends GT beside me and we made about 6-7 passes down the runway at the GA 1/2 mile event and we were never more that 1 MPH apart. He did win 4 of the races but not by as much as I expected considering his car. Mine is basically a stock Viper with Gen 5 intake and Corsa 3" exhaust, his has pulley work for more boost, exhaust work and a tune. It was a great time, lots of Vipers there including a few TTs.


https://youtu.be/VpSm985d-uA

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Steve M
09-20-2016, 10:29 AM
Nice run...are you still on the stock PCM/stock tune?
DEMO MAN
09-20-2016, 11:30 AM
Nice run...are you still on the stock PCM/stock tune?

I have a Arrow PCM but no headers, head or cam work done to it. I ran 156+ in a lower elevation. This was 4000+ above sea level.
Bill Pemberton
09-20-2016, 11:35 AM
Where in the heck were you in Georgia running at 4000+ ft. elevation , since the highest Incorporated City is only at 3200 ??? Just wondering as not a lot of higher elevations down South.
DEMO MAN
09-20-2016, 12:26 PM
Where in the heck were you in Georgia running at 4000+ ft. elevation , since the highest Incorporated City is only at 3200 ??? Just wondering as not a lot of higher elevations down South.

LOL, apparently we were flying about 1300 feet in the air, I looked it up and it's around 2700' ASL. I guess I can't believe everything that people tell me. We were at Wannagofast event at Heavens Landing in Clayton GA.
Bill Pemberton
09-20-2016, 12:44 PM
Well , being born in Florida , you understand us Southerners do tend to eggagerate jest a bit! Thought maybe it was 400 ft, since that is high for folks from Gatorland, hehe.
DEMO MAN
09-20-2016, 01:26 PM
Well , being born in Florida , you understand us Southerners do tend to eggagerate jest a bit! Thought maybe it was 400 ft, since that is high for folks from Gatorland, hehe.

So true, I think my house outside Orlando might be at 20' ASL, I have a hard time breathing just going downtown Orlando and going to 10th floor of any building. I was told "slaughter" was a bit of an exaggeration in the you tube video, I was going to go with "Totally stock NA Viper annihilates heavily Modified Ford GT in 1/2 mile" but that kind of sounded like I was bragging LOL.
Bill Pemberton
09-20-2016, 01:29 PM
Stock Snake Slithers past Forced Air Ford in 1/2 mile sprint ...........orange you glad you watched this?
99RT10
09-20-2016, 03:17 PM
LOL, apparently we were flying about 1300 feet in the air, I looked it up and it's around 2700' ASL. I guess I can't believe everything that people tell me. We were at Wannagofast event at Heavens Landing in Clayton GA.

The DA was over 3500 for the day, so the car performs as if it is at a higher elevation.
DEMO MAN
09-20-2016, 03:23 PM
The DA was over 3500 for the day, so the car performs as if it is at a higher elevation.

Did you run yours Saturday? I didn't get to watch much as I was stuck in the line.
Steve M
09-20-2016, 05:41 PM
Hopefully the weather for the Indiana 1/2 mile coming up on 15/16 October holds...I only signed up for Sunday, so it's a bit of a gamble. I have very similar mods to what you have done, so I'm curious to see how mine stacks up. Whatever the outcome, I'll post up the results and *hopefully* some good GoPro footage. Still not sure where I'm going to mount it, but leaning towards having it beside me in the car.
DEMO MAN
09-21-2016, 08:58 AM
Hopefully the weather for the Indiana 1/2 mile coming up on 15/16 October holds...I only signed up for Sunday, so it's a bit of a gamble. I have very similar mods to what you have done, so I'm curious to see how mine stacks up. Whatever the outcome, I'll post up the results and *hopefully* some good GoPro footage. Still not sure where I'm going to mount it, but leaning towards having it beside me in the car.

The fastest NA car at the GA 1/2 mile was a 2016 Viper at 155.27 MPH, not sure of any mods he may have had done. My fastest run of the day was 152+. I say move the GoPro around and get some inside/outside footage on the various runs you get to make. It's always a gamble on the weather when you're only doing 1 day. I was lucky and picked the right day as Sunday was rained out in GA I heard. Good luck and let us know your speed.