98intrigue's long overdue journal

Footloose301 · 03-30-2014, 04:42 AM

Yep. Vossens looked kinda bad

98intrigue · 10-20-2014, 02:30 PM

I've been checking into this forum more often lately and figured I'd post pictures of my newer (to me) Viper. I sold my black '06 coupe and picked up an '03 vert in July. I sold my black car for 2 reasons: it made 100whp less than I expected it to and I bought a house. I was able to put some money into my house AND lower my car payment. Win/Win. This is the first time I've ever bought a car already modified, but I've done some things to make it my own.

When I bought the car, it had an APR carbon fiber rear wing installed. I removed it a week after buying the car...just not the look for me. I also touched up the scrapes at the bottom of the front bumper and shaved the rear bumper emblems. Oh yeah, I removed the tow hook too.

During the same week, I replaced every light in the car with white LEDs (gauges/map/footwell/license plate/reverse lights) and also put in 6K bulbs for the DRLs, fogs, and projectors. At the same time, I painted the gauge rings to match the color of the car and replaced the shift knob. I did the same mods to my previous Viper and it made a huge difference with updating the interior.

About a month ago, I sold the 19"/20" iForged Aeros that came on the car and put on the 18"/19" Forgelines with drag radials so I can finally get traction. While the wheels were off, I painted the e-brake calipers black and paint matched the calipers and applied the black Viper lettering (calipers were previously red with no lettering). Since then, I've been adjusting the coilovers to get the ride height to my liking. The front tires are now tucking and the rears are maxed out. I also added a front bumper emblem to try to take away a bit of the Jay Leno chin look the car has with the Hennessey bumper. I think I finally have the car where I want it to be.

The car has an extensive mod list:

HOK Tangelo paint job
Hennessey front bumper
Coupe rear end conversion
Custom Gen 3 to Gen 4 hood
Penske coilovers
18"x11" & 19"x13" Forgeline ZX3 wheels
295/35/18 Nitto NT05 and 345/30/19 Nitto NT05R tires
Polished Paxton supercharger
Polished strut bar and timing cover
PC'ed valve covers
Built heads
American Racing headers
Mopar exhaust
MGW short shifter and knob
LED lighting conversion
Inner gauge rings and calipers paint matched

A picture of when I bought the car with the wing compared to after removing it

This was taken at the dealer before the previous owner installed the wing

Updated gauge lighting and paint match gauge rings

This picture shows off the pearl in certain lighting

From it's first Cars and Coffee

Showing off the pearl in the paint and paint matched calipers

From FL2K where I took 2nd place Best Domestic (my black Viper took 1st place last year)

I made 1 pass at FL2K and went 11.6 @ 122mph, which confirmed my feeling of being low on power (car was misfiring). The car should trap in the mid 130s.

I took off the airbox/filter this weekend and polished things.

Final ride height taken this weekend

670whp/640wtq

Bluebatmobile · 10-21-2014, 01:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 98intrigue

I've been checking into this forum more often lately and figured I'd post pictures of my newer (to me) Viper. I sold my black '06 coupe and picked up an '03 vert in July. I sold my black car for 2 reasons: it made 100whp less than I expected it to and I bought a house. I was able to put some money into my house AND lower my car payment. Win/Win. This is the first time I've ever bought a car already modified, but I've done some things to make it my own.

When I bought the car, it had an APR carbon fiber rear wing installed. I removed it a week after buying the car...just not the look for me. I also touched up the scrapes at the bottom of the front bumper and shaved the rear bumper emblems. Oh yeah, I removed the tow hook too.

During the same week, I replaced every light in the car with white LEDs (gauges/map/footwell/license plate/reverse lights) and also put in 6K bulbs for the DRLs, fogs, and projectors. At the same time, I painted the gauge rings to match the color of the car and replaced the shift knob. I did the same mods to my previous Viper and it made a huge difference with updating the interior.

About a month ago, I sold the 19"/20" iForged Aeros that came on the car and put on the 18"/19" Forgelines with drag radials so I can finally get traction. While the wheels were off, I painted the e-brake calipers black and paint matched the calipers and applied the black Viper lettering (calipers were previously red with no lettering). Since then, I've been adjusting the coilovers to get the ride height to my liking. The front tires are now tucking and the rears are maxed out. I also added a front bumper emblem to try to take away a bit of the Jay Leno chin look the car has with the Hennessey bumper. I think I finally have the car where I want it to be.

The car has an extensive mod list:

HOK Tangelo paint job
Hennessey front bumper
Coupe rear end conversion
Custom Gen 3 to Gen 4 hood
Penske coilovers
18"x11" & 19"x13" Forgeline ZX3 wheels
295/35/18 Nitto NT05 and 345/30/19 Nitto NT05R tires
Polished Paxton supercharger
Polished strut bar and timing cover
PC'ed valve covers
Built heads
American Racing headers
Mopar exhaust
MGW short shifter and knob
LED lighting conversion
Inner gauge rings and calipers paint matched

A picture of when I bought the car with the wing compared to after removing it

This was taken at the dealer before the previous owner installed the wing

Updated gauge lighting and paint match gauge rings

This picture shows off the pearl in certain lighting

From it's first Cars and Coffee

Showing off the pearl in the paint and paint matched calipers

From FL2K where I took 2nd place Best Domestic (my black Viper took 1st place last year)

I made 1 pass at FL2K and went 11.6 @ 122mph, which confirmed my feeling of being low on power (car was misfiring). The car should trap in the mid 130s.

I took off the airbox/filter this weekend and polished things.

Final ride height taken this weekend

670whp/640wtq

Love it!

B@t™

98intrigue · 10-21-2014, 04:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shaun66

What a Beast. How do you like the convertible in comparison?

It sure is. Before replacing the wheels/tires, the car would spin all through 1st and 2nd and partially in 3rd gear. I LOVE the lines of the coupe and find the rear of the vert somewhat bland. The coupe rear end conversion, among other things, is what sold me on this car. Plus, this time of year in Florida is perfect convertible weather in my opinion.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rusty

NICEEEEE!!!!!!

The wing was too much. Glad you took it off. The Viper looks good! How do you like the Forgelines? I have them on my Nismo.

ZX3R in 19x9.5 with 275/35-19 and 19x12 with 345/30-19 PSS.

Thanks! I wish I had a scale to measure the wheels, but the Forgelines are a lot lighter than the iForgeds were.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boost_lee

Slick Ryan. That's a real nice vert

Appreciate it! I figured my car would look like too much of a pumpkin if I did Snakeskin Green accents again, haha.

Quote:

Originally Posted by GaleForce

Nice. I like the personal touches you did.

The wheels have gotten a few mixed emotions, but everyone else seems to appreciate the changes I've made. I changed the wheels out for more function, but also thought the chrome/black with the orange clashed.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bluebatmobile

Love it!

B@t™

Thanks, Andrew. Plan on getting into a Gen 5 anytime soon?

shaun66 · 10-20-2014, 02:59 PM

What a Beast. How do you like the convertible in comparison?

Rusty · 10-20-2014, 04:20 PM

NICEEEEE!!!!!!

The wing was too much. Glad you took it off. The Viper looks good! How do you like the Forgelines? I have them on my Nismo.

ZX3R in 19x9.5 with 275/35-19 and 19x12 with 345/30-19 PSS.

Boost_lee · 10-20-2014, 08:43 PM

Slick Ryan. That's a real nice vert

GaleForce · 10-20-2014, 10:33 PM

Nice. I like the personal touches you did.

98intrigue · 10-27-2014, 06:54 PM

Thanks for having my back, guys! I didn't bat an eye when the Viper club had a weekend getaway at Tail of the Dragon, but would love to make it up to Zdayz with my Viper.

esfourteen · 10-28-2014, 08:44 PM

Ryan has had a turbo G, a turbo Z, and two vipers. his combined HP thus far allows him to post wherever he wants.

98intrigue · 10-29-2014, 09:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by esfourteen

Ryan has had a turbo G, a turbo Z, and two vipers. his combined HP thus far allows him to post wherever he wants.

Not to mention I have a G35 as a daily. But thanks for reminding me that my first fast car was also the most reliable. 63k-113k miles of beating the **** out of my turbo G35 and over 100+ drag passes.

98intrigue · 02-10-2015, 03:22 PM

I still check into this site a couple times a week, but mainly lurk in the shadows. With Zdayz fast approaching, I'm seriously contemplating either bringing my daily G35 coupe just to party with everyone or drive the Viper to enjoy the beautiful roads.

I just put on my 3rd set of wheels for this car and have only had it for just over 6 months...I know I have a problem

The new wheels totally changed the look of the car and I love the way it turned out! They are 18"x10.5" and 19"x13" 360Forged wheels. They are a completely custom 1 of 1 design modeled after the HREs put on the Gas Monkey Garage Ferrari F40. They are matte black barrels/centers, stepped lip, and have etched SRT logos that are paint matched.

I also went to the drag strip a few weeks ago after redynoing my car and making just a tad over 700rwhp

I'm finally part of the 10-second club!

HKYStormFront · 02-10-2015, 05:04 PM

Ryan, that's pretty much the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen...........

... And I love it lol!

98intrigue · 02-11-2015, 08:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HKYStormFront

Ryan, that's pretty much the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen...........

... And I love it lol!

Thanks, Patrick!

98intrigue · 10-08-2015, 04:15 PM

roplusbee reminded me that I didn't update my journal when I got a new car...so here we go!

My Gen 3 Viper was fast, unique, and a lot of fun...but the want was strong for a newer Viper. The more I saw it, the more I wanted it. Within 3 weeks of listing my Gen 3 for sale, it was sold and my search was on for a Gen V Viper. I searched relentlessly for about a month before I came across the one for me. What color would I be happy with after having a beautiful HOK Tangelo painted car? Well, I'm happy to say I'm now the owner of a 2014 Orange TA #25 of 93!

The question was how do I get the car home from Idaho where the previous owner lived? I've done road trips from Austin to Tampa and from Baltimore to Tampa in a couple Gen 2 Vipers over the last few years when my friend bought them. Ever since then, I've always wanted to do my own...what better time than now? My parents recently retired and were planning on moving out of state, so this was a great opportunity for my dad and I to spend some quality time together before he left. He was just as excited as I was to make the drive.

Ironically enough, an Edmunds.com journalist was doing a cross-country road trip in a Gen V Viper and passed my car in downtown Nashville. Through the power of Instagram, we exchanged information and my trip ended up being featured by Edmunds. A great way for my dad and I to remember the trip!
Two Vipers Meet In Nashville - 2015 Dodge Viper GT Long-Term Road Test

The 2500+ mile road trip went like this:
Day 1: Pocatello, ID to Denver, CO
Day 2: Denver, CO to Kansas City, MO
Day 3: Kansas City, MO to Chattanooga, TN
Day 4: Chattanooga, TN to Clearwater, FL

My dad and I on my 15th birthday (don't laugh at me, haha) and just myself on my 30th birthday (8 days before I picked up the TA).

The first time laying eyes on it

The views were beautiful

Putting my dad to work

St. Louis

Downtown Nashville

Stopped at the Georgia Aquarium on the way home

And finally home!

So far, I've done the Arrow PCM (good for about 40whp), DSE heat shield (helps keep IATs down), 20" HRE 546Rs (already for sale because I'm a wheel whore), diffuser blades, and got my vanity plate.

Before my new centercaps arrived

If you've read this far, than you deserve to know that I'm selling my TA. I have this weird infatuation with wanting to be unique...and there are now 3 Orange TAs within 20 miles of me. One of them hangs within the same circle I do, so that's part of the motivation to sell it. The other part is I really want to do a Stryker Green Viper or a Stryker Purple Viper... and when I want something, I obsess over it until I get it done. Don't get me wrong...I love my TA! But once you lookup Stryker Green and Stryker Purple, you'll understand

03-30-2014, 04:42 AM	#1 (permalink)
Footloose301 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 2,659 Drives: 40th Rep Power: 22	Yep. Vossens looked kinda bad __________________ 2010 40th Anniversary 370Z

10-20-2014, 02:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
98intrigue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Clearwater, FL Age: 39 Posts: 4,855 Drives: 2014 Viper Rep Power: 430	I've been checking into this forum more often lately and figured I'd post pictures of my newer (to me) Viper. I sold my black '06 coupe and picked up an '03 vert in July. I sold my black car for 2 reasons: it made 100whp less than I expected it to and I bought a house. I was able to put some money into my house AND lower my car payment. Win/Win. This is the first time I've ever bought a car already modified, but I've done some things to make it my own. When I bought the car, it had an APR carbon fiber rear wing installed. I removed it a week after buying the car...just not the look for me. I also touched up the scrapes at the bottom of the front bumper and shaved the rear bumper emblems. Oh yeah, I removed the tow hook too. During the same week, I replaced every light in the car with white LEDs (gauges/map/footwell/license plate/reverse lights) and also put in 6K bulbs for the DRLs, fogs, and projectors. At the same time, I painted the gauge rings to match the color of the car and replaced the shift knob. I did the same mods to my previous Viper and it made a huge difference with updating the interior. About a month ago, I sold the 19"/20" iForged Aeros that came on the car and put on the 18"/19" Forgelines with drag radials so I can finally get traction. While the wheels were off, I painted the e-brake calipers black and paint matched the calipers and applied the black Viper lettering (calipers were previously red with no lettering). Since then, I've been adjusting the coilovers to get the ride height to my liking. The front tires are now tucking and the rears are maxed out. I also added a front bumper emblem to try to take away a bit of the Jay Leno chin look the car has with the Hennessey bumper. I think I finally have the car where I want it to be. The car has an extensive mod list: HOK Tangelo paint job Hennessey front bumper Coupe rear end conversion Custom Gen 3 to Gen 4 hood Penske coilovers 18"x11" & 19"x13" Forgeline ZX3 wheels 295/35/18 Nitto NT05 and 345/30/19 Nitto NT05R tires Polished Paxton supercharger Polished strut bar and timing cover PC'ed valve covers Built heads American Racing headers Mopar exhaust MGW short shifter and knob LED lighting conversion Inner gauge rings and calipers paint matched A picture of when I bought the car with the wing compared to after removing it This was taken at the dealer before the previous owner installed the wing Updated gauge lighting and paint match gauge rings This picture shows off the pearl in certain lighting From it's first Cars and Coffee Showing off the pearl in the paint and paint matched calipers From FL2K where I took 2nd place Best Domestic (my black Viper took 1st place last year) I made 1 pass at FL2K and went 11.6 @ 122mph, which confirmed my feeling of being low on power (car was misfiring). The car should trap in the mid 130s. I took off the airbox/filter this weekend and polished things. Final ride height taken this weekend 670whp/640wtq Bluebatmobile and GaleForce like this. __________________ Ryan - 2014 Stryker Green Viper Gone - a few Vipers and a couple turbo VQs Last edited by 98intrigue; 10-20-2014 at 02:32 PM.

10-20-2014, 04:20 PM	#6 (permalink)
Rusty Ronin Samurai - Assassin Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Fayettenam,Pennsyltucky Age: 69 Posts: 35,362 Drives: 2011 Nismo GM 6M Rep Power: 2684438	NICEEEEE!!!!!! The wing was too much. Glad you took it off. The Viper looks good! How do you like the Forgelines? I have them on my Nismo. ZX3R in 19x9.5 with 275/35-19 and 19x12 with 345/30-19 PSS. __________________ 浪人 - 殺し屋 "The Difficult Anytime, The Impossible By Appointment Only" http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...o-journal.html Last edited by Rusty; 10-20-2014 at 10:11 PM.

10-20-2014, 08:43 PM	#7 (permalink)
Boost_lee A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: SATX Posts: 2,813 Drives: 09 370Z TT 6MT Rep Power: 30	Slick Ryan. That's a real nice vert __________________ My TT Z

10-20-2014, 10:33 PM	#8 (permalink)
GaleForce A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 21,749 Drives: Varis Arising II Rep Power: 51865	Nice. I like the personal touches you did. __________________ >>>GaleForce's Build<<< >>>FaceBook @3GsCustoms<<<>>>Instagram @GaleForce370z<<< Varis Kamikaze-Z

10-20-2014, 02:59 PM	#5 (permalink)
shaun66 Track Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: n Posts: 837 Drives: MB 370z 7AT Rep Power: 17	What a Beast. How do you like the convertible in comparison?

10-27-2014, 06:54 PM	#9 (permalink)
98intrigue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Clearwater, FL Age: 39 Posts: 4,855 Drives: 2014 Viper Rep Power: 430	Thanks for having my back, guys! I didn't bat an eye when the Viper club had a weekend getaway at Tail of the Dragon, but would love to make it up to Zdayz with my Viper. __________________ Ryan - 2014 Stryker Green Viper Gone - a few Vipers and a couple turbo VQs

10-28-2014, 08:44 PM	#10 (permalink)
esfourteen A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: LI, NY Posts: 1,375 Drives: 40th TT Rep Power: 19	Ryan has had a turbo G, a turbo Z, and two vipers. his combined HP thus far allows him to post wherever he wants. Boost_lee, 98intrigue, David Parra and 1 others like this. __________________ Build Thread \| GTM TT Install Thread \| Engine Build Thread

02-10-2015, 03:22 PM	#12 (permalink)
98intrigue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Clearwater, FL Age: 39 Posts: 4,855 Drives: 2014 Viper Rep Power: 430	I still check into this site a couple times a week, but mainly lurk in the shadows. With Zdayz fast approaching, I'm seriously contemplating either bringing my daily G35 coupe just to party with everyone or drive the Viper to enjoy the beautiful roads. I just put on my 3rd set of wheels for this car and have only had it for just over 6 months...I know I have a problem The new wheels totally changed the look of the car and I love the way it turned out! They are 18"x10.5" and 19"x13" 360Forged wheels. They are a completely custom 1 of 1 design modeled after the HREs put on the Gas Monkey Garage Ferrari F40. They are matte black barrels/centers, stepped lip, and have etched SRT logos that are paint matched. I also went to the drag strip a few weeks ago after redynoing my car and making just a tad over 700rwhp I'm finally part of the 10-second club! tranceformer, JARblue, anthonyy and 3 others like this. __________________ Ryan - 2014 Stryker Green Viper Gone - a few Vipers and a couple turbo VQs

02-10-2015, 05:04 PM	#13 (permalink)
HKYStormFront A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Greer, SC Posts: 14,954 Drives: 06 Frontier SE 6spd Rep Power: 53	Ryan, that's pretty much the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen........... ... And I love it lol! Hotrodz likes this. __________________ Patrick // 06 Frontier 6spd Nismosis // Mods: Uprev Tuned @ Z1 Motorsports: 257whp & 292 ft lbs 09 Pontiac G8 GXP // M6 // Sunroof // Tint... For now

10-08-2015, 04:15 PM	#15 (permalink)
98intrigue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Clearwater, FL Age: 39 Posts: 4,855 Drives: 2014 Viper Rep Power: 430	roplusbee reminded me that I didn't update my journal when I got a new car...so here we go! My Gen 3 Viper was fast, unique, and a lot of fun...but the want was strong for a newer Viper. The more I saw it, the more I wanted it. Within 3 weeks of listing my Gen 3 for sale, it was sold and my search was on for a Gen V Viper. I searched relentlessly for about a month before I came across the one for me. What color would I be happy with after having a beautiful HOK Tangelo painted car? Well, I'm happy to say I'm now the owner of a 2014 Orange TA #25 of 93! The question was how do I get the car home from Idaho where the previous owner lived? I've done road trips from Austin to Tampa and from Baltimore to Tampa in a couple Gen 2 Vipers over the last few years when my friend bought them. Ever since then, I've always wanted to do my own...what better time than now? My parents recently retired and were planning on moving out of state, so this was a great opportunity for my dad and I to spend some quality time together before he left. He was just as excited as I was to make the drive. Ironically enough, an Edmunds.com journalist was doing a cross-country road trip in a Gen V Viper and passed my car in downtown Nashville. Through the power of Instagram, we exchanged information and my trip ended up being featured by Edmunds. A great way for my dad and I to remember the trip! Two Vipers Meet In Nashville - 2015 Dodge Viper GT Long-Term Road Test The 2500+ mile road trip went like this: Day 1: Pocatello, ID to Denver, CO Day 2: Denver, CO to Kansas City, MO Day 3: Kansas City, MO to Chattanooga, TN Day 4: Chattanooga, TN to Clearwater, FL My dad and I on my 15th birthday (don't laugh at me, haha) and just myself on my 30th birthday (8 days before I picked up the TA). The first time laying eyes on it The views were beautiful Putting my dad to work St. Louis Downtown Nashville Stopped at the Georgia Aquarium on the way home And finally home! So far, I've done the Arrow PCM (good for about 40whp), DSE heat shield (helps keep IATs down), 20" HRE 546Rs (already for sale because I'm a wheel whore), diffuser blades, and got my vanity plate. Before my new centercaps arrived If you've read this far, than you deserve to know that I'm selling my TA. I have this weird infatuation with wanting to be unique...and there are now 3 Orange TAs within 20 miles of me. One of them hangs within the same circle I do, so that's part of the motivation to sell it. The other part is I really want to do a Stryker Green Viper or a Stryker Purple Viper... and when I want something, I obsess over it until I get it done. Don't get me wrong...I love my TA! But once you lookup Stryker Green and Stryker Purple, you'll understand Bluebatmobile, shaun66, DRFTR and 5 others like this. __________________ Ryan - 2014 Stryker Green Viper Gone - a few Vipers and a couple turbo VQs

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