# someone edumacate me **URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/someone-edumacate-me/42273 **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive **Created:** [January 22, 2008, 5:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/someone-edumacate-me/42273 "2008-01-22T17:20:13Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 11
### Author: ![Final\_GTS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/final_gts/32/7359_2.png) [@Final\_GTS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Final_GTS) #### Post date: [January 22, 2008, 9:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/someone-edumacate-me/42273/11 "2008-01-22T21:46:38Z")
When you are dealing with engines as large as the Vipers, moving to a DOHC would add a LOT of weight to the car, and move quite a bit of weight higher on the engine, going against the desired low-as-possible center of gravity. It is not possible to lower the Viper’s engine any more in the frame rails. Packaging is also a MAJOR concern. The Viper’s 8.0-8.4L V-10 is not much larger than many engines half its displacement, and is light as hell for its size, allowing you to fit a gigantic engine under the hood without having to make the car bigger to accomodate it. The Viper engine, also being a 90 degree V-10, is quite wide. With the addition of DOHC, it would not fit in the current body, requiring the car be made at least 8 inches wider, adding yet again more weight. Another option would be changing to a 72 degree DOHC V-10, but the engine height then becomes an issue. All of these possibilities have actually been investegated by SRT. As everyone else stated, simplicity. There is a reason that many quad cam super-cars are a pain in the ass, they have a ton of moving parts. Pushrod engines are bulletproof, and power the fastest cars on the planet. HP/Liter is for wankers. HORSEPOWER matters, who gives a shit how you get it if its usable. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/someone-edumacate-me/42273)._