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Viper powered Cuda

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This has to be one of my Dream Cars :love:

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Ten cylinders of turbocharged Viper-born fury (with 8-30 psi potential) motivate the not-so-subtle E-body. Along with the engine transplant came the Viper's stick shift transmission (a beefy 6-speed, in case you didn't know), feeding into a Dana 60 rear axle. The transplant is not a simple one, and credit goes to owner Jack Stickle for seeing it through. Jack wants to open his own performance shop someday soon, and he's hoping the 'Cuda will serve as a rolling business card to showcase his talents.
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Getting the turbo'ed powerplant in place was one thing, but getting it to run was a job unto itself. Since Jack wanted this engine to be capable of everything from quarter-mile passes to open road freeway flying to cross-country drives (it participated in the Hot Rod Power Tour), the list of requirements was long. To accomplish the task, Jack started with an iron V-10 block (from the Ram trucks) and topped it with the flow-happy Viper heads and intake. The block was filled with upgraded goodies like Eagle H-beam rods, JE pistons (for 8:1 compression), and Total Seal rings gapped a bit wider for eventual use with nitrous oxide. The cam is from Comp, and pushed .544-inch lift with 230-degrees of duration at .050-inch lift.
The heads received a 5-angle valve job and a good rebuild prior to being fitted up with the Garret GT30 ball-bearing turbos. Injectors were upgraded to 83lb. Bosch units urged by Motec engine management equipment and fired by ten GM coil packs.

Stuffing the V-10/6-speed combo between the framerails required some serious suspension surgery. The entire factory torsion bar front suspension and K-member were ditched in favor of a completely custom setup featuring tubular A-arms and a custom tubular K-member to support the new engine. A rack-and-pinion steering setup was also added. The additional space found after the suspension swap allowed the V-10 installation to fit without any firewall modifications at all. The transmission tunnel needed to be custom-crafted, but according to Jack, "...it was junk anyway, and needed to be replaced." Jack made sure to thank his pals Jose and Pete for their generous assistance in getting the turbo equipment and drivetrain installed and functional.

"It was really important to me for this car to have a full interior. I wanted it to be comfortable and functional, so I added many power accessories and a monster stereo/navigation system (with g-meter and vehicle dynamics program). It's pulled over 1g in the tight turns already. Once I get the nitrous dialed in, I'm hoping for 9-second quarter-mile times, and incredible top-end capabilities. I've had it up to 150 mph already, and that was in 5th gear. I've still got 6th to explore. While on Power Tour, it averaged about 15 mpg, so I know I'm getting close to having the kind of all-around performance I've been craving."

The interior does boast some solid equipment, including heated seats, the mandatory pistol grip shifter (Jack says, "That was an absolute necessity...") and more power goodies to come (like power windows). The air conditioning system is also being engineered, and when enjoying the comfort of the grey and white leather-covered Recaro seats and Momo steering wheel while being snugged into the RCI 5-point harnesses, piloting this 'Cuda must be a rush.

The wheel and tire package also adds to the performance of the car. Matching a pair of 18x8-inch Bonspeed wheels with BFG 225/40-18 tires up front coincides nicely with the 22x10-inch Bonspeed hoops and 285/35-22 BFGs anchoring the rear. Jack is looking into 18-inch drag radials for his quarter-mile assaults, but he tells us the 22s have plenty of bite after the first 50 feet or so. He admits the acceleration feels "really weird" as the combination of twin turbos, 492 inches of V-10, and 22-inch rubber is certainly unusual.
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Gimme Gimme Gimme NOW!!!!!!! I want that Cuda'!! MOPAR Baby :)
 
I can see why you like it a lot and I dont blame you but I wonder about its turning circle :p .
 
<3
 
wow... I love the offset Tach... at least theres something common between my car and the Barracuda... we both use the same steering wheel :lol:
 
It need the old tyres, the one with white letters on it, the simple ones...this is horrible. And the colour is bad too, not on a musclecar!
 
That looks disgusting


Currently Listening To: When The Levee Breaks - Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV (1971)
 
Overheat said:
That looks disgusting


Currently Listening To: When The Levee Breaks - Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV (1971)
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Come on, it ain't THAT bad, yeah the color and wheel combination could be better, but this is the ultimate RestoMod there is.
 
I guess it must be an American thing (although I'm sure my Yorkshire friend will disagree with me) but muscle cars are just far too vulgar for me and those wheels just look plain silly!


Currently Listening To: Old Hat - Harvey Danger - Where Have All The Merrymakers Gone? (1997)
 
SL65AMG~V12~604BHP!!!!!!! said:
I can see why you like it a lot and I dont blame you but I wonder about its turning circle :p .
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The turning radius is like that of a super tanker, possibly larger, but it is one beautiful car. now only if my parents hadn't sold their cuda, a couple of friends and I could have refurbed it and had an awesome car :-(
 
I like the color, but the wheels are too *Bling Bling*.
And whats with the offset tach? why not put it in the middle?
Why are the pedals still ghetto if you drop a huge viper engine in there?
I think its a fairly odd upgrade. But unlimted money, who cares!
 
Not feeling the rims at all. personally I believe muscle should stick to classic rims with fat tires. 20" low-profile blink-blink just dosen't look right on classic cars.

paint... not my style, I like cars that look "original" with minor bodywork to improve what should have been done in the design department in the first place.

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is that duct-tape? LOL
 
Jostyrostelli said:
The inside looks puke-able, look at that joystick, and the revcounter...how cheap..
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Go back to pimping out your guys' "big engined" 2 liter euroboxes. :p
 
A Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII has a turbocharged 2,0 petrol engine which gives out 400 Bhp.
The new Dodge Viper, they gave it some silly designation, has a 8,3 engine and gives out 500 Bhp.

Am I the only one that thinks the Americans are a bit silly with their "bigger is better" philosphy? :bangin:

The Cuda is bling, though. I wouldn't mind if somebody gave me one of those. :)

P.S. Yes, I talk somewhat like JC because I've watched 12 epidosed of Top Gear in one week. It gets to you...
 
^AS you may have seen in JC review of the EVO, the turbolag is the problem. With a non-turbo huge engine you'll have power everywhere...it's the turbo that makes the difference..

Don't know if it's "silly" cause I haven't driven a big american engine or a superturbo Japanese car.
 
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