Prefix 1st Nth 2nd

[KB Viper]

My Viper is off to Prefix to paint my new 6 vent hood, side sill, and to fix a couple of little paint items . After that it's headed to Nth Moto to have the motor rebuilt along with a Monster NA setup that has been given the code name, CAMZILLA. Will update thread with progress and details.

[7TH_SIGN]

Your rebuilding it after doing the Arrow stage 2?

[KB Viper]

Your rebuilding it after doing the Arrow stage 2?

I'm burning a quart of oil every 700ish miles, I've been documenting for the last 6k miles (I have 20k miles) and FCA says that is normal. The biggest issue I have with burning oil is it effectively lowers your octane rating and will cause serious issues over time. Since I have no warrenty anyway, I've decided to do a fully built motor now while the block and crank are still good.

[Jack B]

Congratulations, good choice. Even more interesting could be what they will find. Have you ever had the car dyno'ed.

I'm burning a quart of oil every 700ish miles, I've been documenting for the last 6k miles (I have 20k miles) and FCA says that is normal. The biggest issue I have with burning oil is it effectively lowers your octane rating and will serious issues over time. Since I have no warrenty anyway, I've decided to do a fully built motor now while the block and crank are still good.

[KB Viper]

Congratulations, good choice. Even more interesting could be what they will find. Have you ever had the car dyno'ed.

Thanks Jack. Yes, but only back in Jan right after the Arrow stage 2 install. I'm interested to see what they find also, I will report back with the findings.

[1.8t]

Will definitely be following this thread.

[ACR]

When did the oil consumption occur, day 1?

[Vipes]

Wow, talk about dropping some coin! You don't see the SRT hood with the GTS stripe much but that's the best looking combo IMO. Can't wait to see the results with the build...

[edc]

So you're going with new heads/cam? Want to sell the VE stuff to me for cheap ?:-P

[KB Viper]

When did the oil consumption occur, day 1?

yes, I've been burning oil since day one.

[nx91notch]

So you're going with new heads/cam? Want to sell the VE stuff to me for cheap ?:-P

I was thinking the same lol.

I would think there would be a huge want for a VE heads/cam on the used market. You just don't see that everyday.

[v10tt]

KB, is the HEAD and CAM set up from NTh, with Stand alone PCM, or HP tuners?

[swexlin]

Kris, very nice, and good luck with the build. How long is it expected to take? The quart per 700 miles is bullshit, and FCA knows it. I guess if you have the $$, and were going to build anyway, your logic is sound to do it now.

Will be following this thread.

[viper04]

KBViper
Good choice! and good luck with the build. I did not know you were burning that much oil. Just curious, why not do the build first and the paint after that way you minimize the chance of the paint getting scratched or damage, just wondering. Keep us posted.

[SSGNRDZ_28]

KB, excited to see your progress and what they figure out about your oil consumption at Nth Moto. And of course the new build / hood will be awesome.

[sadil]

KBViper
Good choice! and good luck with the build. I did not know you were burning that much oil. Just curious, why not do the build first and the paint after that way you minimize the chance of the paint getting scratched or damage, just wondering. Keep us posted.

I agree^ unless there is a logistics issue for some reason.

[ViperSmith]

I agree^ unless there is a logistics issue for some reason.

Gives paint time to cure

[7TH_SIGN]

Congrats and really looking forward to what Nth finds.

[Jack B]

Were you down on hp.

Thanks Jack. Yes, but only back in Jan right after the Arrow stage 2 install. I'm interested to see what they find also, I will report back with the findings.

[KB Viper]

I was thinking the same lol.
I would think there would be a huge want for a VE heads/cam on the used market. You just don't see that everyday.

will be reworking the Arrow heads and keeping some arrow stuff. Once everything is done and I figure out what I have left over, I"ll decide what I'm going to do.

KB, is the HEAD and CAM set up from NTh, with Stand alone PCM, or HP tuners?

MoTeC

Kris, very nice, and good luck with the build. How long is it expected to take? The quart per 700 miles is bullshit, and FCA knows it. I guess if you have the $$, and were going to build anyway, your logic is sound to do it now. Will be following this thread.

2 weeks at Prefix, 4 weeks at Nth, and 2 weeks round trip transit

KBViper
Good choice! and good luck with the build. I did not know you were burning that much oil. Just curious, why not do the build first and the paint after that way you minimize the chance of the paint getting scratched or damage, just wondering. Keep us posted.

Per Prefix, the piant needs 3 months to cure before putting a clear bra on it so I want it done first to start the clock. Aaron at Nth knows it is going to have fresh paint and he assures me it will be fine and I trust him.

Were you down on hp.

Not at that time,
http://driveviper.com/forums/threads...-Arrow-stage-2

[Jack B]

Did the oil consumption get worse

[texasram]

Has prefix quoted you on the hood painting?

[ClayR]

Yeah I am interesred in the quote for the side sill. I burned mine and we did it in shop, about to get ti re-wrapped but I am so anal I think I want Prefix to do it as well as the right rear quarter panel. My pipes came loose and torched the side sill.

[ACRSNK]

Wow...can't wait to see the results!

[v10tt]

A friend of mine sent his front bumper to Prefix to be repainted and it was $2200.(it was GTS R blue with silver stripes)