Lexan windshield for Gen 5

[Arizona Vipers]

Does anyone make one? I'm guessing not or I'm sure I would have seen it by now.
For the first time in the 4 years I've been doing Time Trials with NasaProRacing.com I lost this weekend. To a brand new 2400 lb Porsche Cup Car. I was not amused. LOL. Need to keep losing weight.
For those that know my car it's pretty light already, maybe the lightest Viper in the world?? It's about 2930 lbs now. I lost by .4 seconds a very large margin, if the car was closer to 2800 I would have covered that. The windshield is thin, but this could still save 20 lbs and it's high up weight too.
Doug Shelby is making me a foam core splitter extension that will save about 8 lbs or so, right off the nose too.

[catwood]

Let me go look at the X, it has a brand name on it somewhere......

[ViperDai]

make more horsepower? you're doing Power to weight class STU?

[Arizona Vipers]

make more horsepower? you're doing Power to weight class STU?

I can't. LOL. I'm at 803whp now. I'd have to add turbos and that's opening up another whole can of worms... I'm in unlimited class already.

[Simms]

I can't. LOL. I'm at 803whp now. I'd have to add turbos and that's opening up another whole can of worms... I'm in unlimited class already.

Damn that's a lot of rwhp! Awesome.

[ViperDai]

I can't. LOL. I'm at 803whp now. I'd have to add turbos and that's opening up another whole can of worms... I'm in unlimited class already.

What tuning platform and fuel are you using to get that much power?

[Arizona Vipers]

What tuning platform and fuel are you using to get that much power?

It's a Prefix built 13 to 1 compression, solid cam, 9.0 liter. I run C12 for fuel.

[Murpowa]

I lost by .4 seconds a very large margin

Drive faster



On a serious note, I dont see a Lexan windshield being a game changer. Is a lighter (smaller) wheel/brake set up possible? Do you have lightened driveshaft or axles already? Lose the dashboard?

[Arizona Vipers]

Drive faster



On a serious note, I dont see a Lexan windshield being a game changer. Is a lighter (smaller) wheel/brake set up possible? Do you have lightened driveshaft or axles already? Lose the dashboard?

It's a small track I'm very fast at, can't possibly go any faster unless the car was lighter. I would have beat him but I didn't have on new tires, he did, that's over 1 second right there. This is a very rich guy with full Porsche crew with giant semi's, stacks of tires etc. My fault, my tire strategy for the weekend sucked. I brought new tires but used them on my TT1 ACR to try and get the TT1 record, missed it by 1/10th because of traffic, then lost in TTU running used tires. I tried to get greedy and it cost me my TTU record!

[serpent]

AZ might as well move to a faster class like formula or the prototypes, not sure how nasa names it. But the fastest scca cars are the stohr wf1, 800lbs racing machine and your choice of what ever 1000cc motor. I've even seen one with an s2000 engine. They are fucking awesome.
The clock around the same times as the GTLM class (ford gt, c7r, viper gtsr). But that's with a 1000cc motorcycle motor.

[Arizona Vipers]

AZ might as well move to a faster class like formula or the prototypes, not sure how nasa names it. But the fastest scca cars are the stohr wf1, 800lbs racing machine and your choice of what ever 1000cc motor. I've even seen one with an s2000 engine. They are fucking awesome.
The clock around the same times as the GTLM class (ford gt, c7r, viper gtsr). But that's with a 1000cc motorcycle motor.

Yeah I'm unlimited already. I beat most prototypes, V8 Radicals etc, all but the fastest like the Ginetta's.

[NT-ACR]

Perry's Speedglass used to be pretty good but not sure if they're still around.

[LATAMUD]

My friend rebuilt his Gen5 here in Kuwait after an accident at the track. He couldn't source a Gen5 windshield. ended up installing a Gen3/4 windshield, fit/shape is the same. The difference is the Gen5 blacked out area for the rear view mirror, and the Gen3/4 radio antenna pickup "button" point buried in the butyl when adding it to a Gen5. ACR-X had Lexan windshields. Tom Francis is a good POC.

[Scot@Prefix]

Got you covered get with me tomorrow!
I will get the weight for the factory glass and lexan replacement.

[Arizona Vipers]

Got you covered get with me tomorrow!
I will get the weight for the factory glass and lexan replacement.

Cool thanks!

[Snakebit10]

.4 is not too horrible. Had it been .5 though

Any vid of that battle?

[BSLSK]

I don't know you personally, but enjoy your posts. How much do you weigh? Maybe 20 lbs could be shaved off a lot easier than you think...

[LifeIsGood]

I don't know you personally, but enjoy your posts. How much do you weigh? Maybe 20 lbs could be shaved off a lot easier than you think...

He is rock solid. I wouldn't piss him off...at least not on purpose.

[GTS-E]

He is rock solid. I wouldn't piss him off...at least not on purpose.

Well said!

[Arizona Vipers]

He is rock solid. I wouldn't piss him off...at least not on purpose.

[Pappy]

I ran into a couple of guys in the Atlanta Airport on Monday that were on their way to Sebring for an event this weekend. They have their Cup cars trucked to about 12 events a year and they just fly in, drive, and go home. No shortage of serious $$ effort. They invited me to come out and hang out with them, but I can't make it this weekend. I just took 30 lbs out of the firewall and 17 lbs out of the floorboard with my most recent mods. My AP brakes will be delivered on Friday and I should be able to save 15-20 lbs over the StopTechs. The problem is I've kind-of lost the bubble on where I am with weight, but I think I am making serious progress. The last time I scaled the car was before the Tilton carbon clutch, the MW 7075 aluminum driveshaft, and the new rear suspension. Still have the new exhaust system to go (which may add a little weight)- then I can reassemble the thing and get it on the scales. I'm hoping for 2600#, but realistically expecting 2800#.

Pappy

[sharmut]

@Pappy
AP Brakes for the ACR-E? I spoke to Essex Parts early last year and they didn't offer a package. If you don't mind could you PM the part numbers needed to complete the conversion?

[Arizona Vipers]

I ran into a couple of guys in the Atlanta Airport on Monday that were on their way to Sebring for an event this weekend. They have their Cup cars trucked to about 12 events a year and they just fly in, drive, and go home. No shortage of serious $$ effort. They invited me to come out and hang out with them, but I can't make it this weekend. I just took 30 lbs out of the firewall and 17 lbs out of the floorboard with my most recent mods. My AP brakes will be delivered on Friday and I should be able to save 15-20 lbs over the StopTechs. The problem is I've kind-of lost the bubble on where I am with weight, but I think I am making serious progress. The last time I scaled the car was before the Tilton carbon clutch, the MW 7075 aluminum driveshaft, and the new rear suspension. Still have the new exhaust system to go (which may add a little weight)- then I can reassemble the thing and get it on the scales. I'm hoping for 2600#, but realistically expecting 2800#.

Pappy

Yeah that's what this guy does, multiple big rigs show up with his car, he just gets in and drives. Nothing wrong with that if you don't have the time to take care of everything yourself. Time is money!
Cool on your '56 dude! Can't wait until it's done! What's the ETA? 3-4 more months?

[efnfast]

Try Shields - they make all my plastic windshields ... they use a specially coated polycarb that is scratch/marr resitant, similar to MR10 lexan. If they havn't done a Viper before you could probably send them your windshield and have them make a formed mold and then mass produce

http://www.racingshields.com/

[Arizona Vipers]

Try Shields - they make all my plastic windshields ... they use a specially coated polycarb that is scratch/marr resitant, similar to MR10 lexan. If they havn't done a Viper before you could probably send them your windshield and have them make a formed mold and then mass produce

http://www.racingshields.com/

Thanks buddy, they already emailed me back! Check it out- https://driveviper.com/forums/thread...dshield-needed