# Viper vs Me. **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [June 16, 2007, 7:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/viper-vs-me/30991 "2007-06-16T07:14:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![HYBOOST](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hyboost/32/5088_2.png) [@HYBOOST](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HYBOOST)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2007, 7:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/viper-vs-me/30991/1 "2007-06-16T07:14:47Z")
Adjusting my dump valve yesterday, when along comes a red viper convertible with a wing on the back slowly passes me in the left lane. There is traffic in the right lane so I switch lanes to get behind him. We get caught at a red lite, (I’m still behind him) when the lite turns green he takes off a little on the fast side, I pace him, he floors it and so do I. I stayed on his bumper till about 120 and feel the car missing, when I look out my back window and see lots o smoke. I let off and turn into a gas station, he sees me turning and does the same. I thought I blew a head gasket but the dumb ass I am, I had the tranny in 3rd, I was hitting the rev limiter causing the miss. Not sure why it smoked, but all the way home it was o-k. Oil Pres ok, temp good. Guess I lucked out on that one.:cjerk: ---
**Author:** ![Choda](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/choda/32/7347_2.png) [@Choda](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Choda)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2007, 7:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/viper-vs-me/30991/2 "2007-06-16T07:15:41Z")
nice run. sucks about the head gasket. ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2007, 7:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/viper-vs-me/30991/3 "2007-06-16T07:28:22Z")
doesnt your converter lock up at 85? ---
**Author:** ![13005TEDGP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/edb3f5/32.png) [@13005TEDGP](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/13005TEDGP)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2007, 7:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/viper-vs-me/30991/4 "2007-06-16T07:34:46Z")
:tup: GN’s out n 'bout. ---
**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:** [June 16, 2007, 1:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/viper-vs-me/30991/5 "2007-06-16T13:56:12Z")
hmm… Sean maybe? ---
**Author:** ![kingsario](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kingsario/32/7572_2.png) [@kingsario](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kingsario)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2007, 7:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/viper-vs-me/30991/6 "2007-06-16T19:29:55Z")
[quote=“Choda,post:2,topic:30991"”] nice run. sucks about the head gasket. [/quote] reread the post, he was hitting the rev limiter in 3rd. ---
**Author:** ![choko](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/choko/32/7240_2.png) [@choko](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/choko)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2007, 9:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/viper-vs-me/30991/7 "2007-06-16T21:05:13Z")
HYBOOST - is this Ken? If so this is jeremi … ---
**Author:** ![Big\_B](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/big_b/32/7490_2.png) [@Big\_B](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Big_B)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2007, 9:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/viper-vs-me/30991/8 "2007-06-16T21:33:53Z")
nice ---
**Author:** ![HYBOOST](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hyboost/32/5088_2.png) [@HYBOOST](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HYBOOST)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2007, 10:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/viper-vs-me/30991/9 "2007-06-17T10:42:11Z")
[quote=“choko,post:7,topic:30991"”] HYBOOST - is this Ken? If so this is jeremi … [/quote] Hey Jeremi, Yeah it’s me. New to the board, but not to a lot of the guys here. Gotta meet up at the track or wherever, have a beer. Mock out Wholesale tranny! LOL. ---
**Author:** ![HYBOOST](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hyboost/32/5088_2.png) [@HYBOOST](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HYBOOST)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2007, 10:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/viper-vs-me/30991/10 "2007-06-17T10:49:55Z")
[quote=“BuickGN,post:3,topic:30991"”] doesnt your converter lock up at 85? [/quote] Yeah, but I still hit the limiter. On a 1/4 mile track, I hit around 117 at about 5600 rpm, in 3rd gear, while still pulling, so I was bouncing off 6 grand locked up, in 3rd. Figure around 120ish. I raced rrsti last summer ask him how fast we were going, He said somewhere north of 135, but that race I _was_ in o.d. That is a quick street car, and that was before all his latest mods.😃 ---
**Author:** ![HYBOOST](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hyboost/32/5088_2.png) [@HYBOOST](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HYBOOST)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2007, 11:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/viper-vs-me/30991/11 "2007-06-17T11:01:25Z")
[quote=“Final GTS,post:5,topic:30991"”] hmm… Sean maybe? [/quote] Diddnt get his name, We stopped for a sec to talk, he too thought I blew up due to all the smoke. He was a upper 30 something guy, looked Italian, pretty cool dude. He said his car isnt stock. ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2007, 11:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/viper-vs-me/30991/12 "2007-06-17T11:11:16Z")
[quote=“HYBOOST,post:10,topic:30991"”] Yeah, but I still hit the limiter. On a 1/4 mile track, I hit around 117 at about 5600 rpm, in 3rd gear, while still pulling, so I was bouncing off 6 grand locked up, in 3rd. Figure around 120ish. I raced rrsti last summer ask him how fast we were going, He said somewhere north of 135, but that race I _was_ in o.d. That is a quick street car, and that was before all his latest mods.😃 [/quote] btw ken this is rons son kevin, met u at the meeting and duffs monday. nice burnout while leaving also 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![kingsario](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kingsario/32/7572_2.png) [@kingsario](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kingsario)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2007, 11:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/viper-vs-me/30991/13 "2007-06-17T11:36:55Z")
wow this feels like a family reunion ---
**Author:** ![HYBOOST](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hyboost/32/5088_2.png) [@HYBOOST](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HYBOOST)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2007, 6:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/viper-vs-me/30991/14 "2007-06-17T18:25:33Z")
[quote=“kingsario,post:13,topic:30991"”] wow this feels like a family reunion [/quote] LOL!