Photo: Inspired Autosport; Elan Shi Photography
Holding a base MSRP of $102,485 and losing the horsepower race to the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and Charger SRT Hellcat, the 2014 SRT Viper is in a bit of a limbo at the present moment. Very disappointing sales show the catastrophe's extent, so what can you do to save the Viper from oblivion?
One might answer that question that we can only keep our fingers crossed and hope that the 2015 Dodge Viper SRT with its minor 5 horsepower bump and other mods will be a better package than the outgoing model. But a few other might point their finger to a tuning job courtesy of Inspired Autosport. So what did these lads do to the American bruiser?
Well, the first elements that catch your attention are the 3M frozen black body shell wrap and the 20-inch front and 21-inch rear PUR wheels wrapped in Pirelli P Zero three-season performance rubber. But these things pale in comparison to what's hiding under the long hood of the vehicle. Normally, the 8.4-liter V10 tower-of-power develops 640 horses, but a remapped ECU, titanium side exiting exhausts and a cold air intake from Agency Power hiked the output by 60 ponies.
That translates to a 7 horsepower difference between the Viper and the recently unveiled muscle car king - the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat. We're pretty curious if the lower curb weight of the Viper coupled to the extra oomph is enough to do better than the six-speed manual Challenger Hellcat on the quarter mile run. C'mon Dodge, if a tuner can do it without a turbo or blower, you can also tune the 2015 Viper to 700 American ponies.
Well, the first elements that catch your attention are the 3M frozen black body shell wrap and the 20-inch front and 21-inch rear PUR wheels wrapped in Pirelli P Zero three-season performance rubber. But these things pale in comparison to what's hiding under the long hood of the vehicle. Normally, the 8.4-liter V10 tower-of-power develops 640 horses, but a remapped ECU, titanium side exiting exhausts and a cold air intake from Agency Power hiked the output by 60 ponies.
That translates to a 7 horsepower difference between the Viper and the recently unveiled muscle car king - the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat. We're pretty curious if the lower curb weight of the Viper coupled to the extra oomph is enough to do better than the six-speed manual Challenger Hellcat on the quarter mile run. C'mon Dodge, if a tuner can do it without a turbo or blower, you can also tune the 2015 Viper to 700 American ponies.
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