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VIDEO: One Dodge Viper + two honkin' turbos = 220 MPH in 24.1 sec
Hennessey has a long history of making big horsepower, usually involving turbochargers. This in-car video from a breathed-on Viper shows off just how quickly Hennessey's mods can make the scenery blur. We really hate the sound of the fuel pump at the beginning of the clip - it's loud and obtrusive, and covers up a lopey idle from the V10. We're going to go out on a limb here and state that the cam isn't stock, and that's where the bumpy idle comes from. The fuel pump is quickly forgotten when the run starts. After a soft-shoe launch to maintain traction, the driver lays into it. The twin huffers sing their banshee song, things get real fast in a hurry, and ultimately 220 MPH is achieved in 24.1 seconds. Thanks to our friends over at Streetfire for yet another clip to giggle like schoolgirls over instead of working.
Video after the jump
[Source: Streetfire]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
vectorbug 2:14PM (3/29/2007)
streetfire. VIPER PULLS MUSTANG LOL
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Dandy 2:16PM (3/29/2007)
Ahhhh yes, Jon Hennessey. Everyone's favorite scam artist. Maybe I'm thinking of someone else.
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cdiddy67 2:38PM (3/29/2007)
that thang gotta hemi in it?!
ohh, v10 twin turbo...oh ok nevermind then...
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Evotec 3:00PM (3/29/2007)
damn... that is seriously fast!
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sam 3:03PM (3/29/2007)
Scam artist?
What's that thing that looks like a seatbelt connecting to the center console? Looks like one big safetly latch.
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Harvy 10:32PM (4/10/2007)
What does that feel like to go THAT fast!!!????...
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Mike 3:24PM (3/29/2007)
he might have had some shady business practices, but you can't deny that car can MOVE.
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glitched 4:43PM (3/29/2007)
how many times do your readers have to denounce hennessey before you stop hyping up his scam machines?
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DPC car videos 3:27PM (3/29/2007)
If this is the 2007 Venom 1000 Twin Turbo SRT Coupe then this car is making 1000 hp @ 5000 rpm 1100 lb-ft torque @ 3800 rpm and Only 24 will be built.
here is some more info:
0-60 mph: 2.9 sec.
0-100 mph: 5.8 sec.
0-150 mph: 10.9 sec.
0-200 mph: 19.6 sec.
Top Speed: 255 mph
http://www.dpccars.com
DPCcars
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The Penguin 3:45PM (3/29/2007)
You fools can call John Hennessey whatever you want, but his vipers beat just about anything that comes across them.
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MKULTRABLIZZARD 3:49PM (3/29/2007)
call me a girl, but i'd be afraid to drive that monster... sick though.
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John P. 4:47PM (3/29/2007)
that thing was pulling like crazy all the way up to 220, amazing no matter how you look at it.
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kevin 5:04PM (3/29/2007)
"You fools can call John Hennessey whatever you want, but his vipers beat just about anything that comes across them."
...except the itty-bitty EVO 2 that just stomped a couple of hennesseys at the Texas Mile last weekend running 202mph in one mile. www.texasmile.com
Frankly, when I went to TX mile back in Oct, the 2 Hennesseys there ran like dogs and one even misfired so bad going down the mile it sounded like it was going to blow up ending the mile with a spectacular 120mph run...
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PiCASSO 5:08PM (3/29/2007)
Was there a passenger sitting in this Viper? I thought I saw a hand rest the instrument mounted on the windshield. If so, they could shave off a few more 1/10ths of a second with the reduction of 150-200 lbs.
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TheSwener 5:38PM (3/29/2007)
I only hear five gears... why would you start in 2nd?
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Matt 5:55PM (3/29/2007)
for all that is good and holy..just revving that thing would probably make me s*** my pants. sounds like when a plane is flying over your head just getting ready to land. The driver whipped through those first few gears.
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Matt 5:56PM (3/29/2007)
that video right there should quiet down any of the import fanboys that crack on domestics...
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GT_Arun 7:15PM (3/29/2007)
#14: I'm not totally sure on the "why" for this car... so anyone else feel free to flame me.
Three possible reasons you only heard 5 gears. One, is that he started in 2nd b/c he wasn't going to get any traction in first, so why bother.
Two, I believe a lot 6-sp cars actually have the same top speed in 5th and 6th gear, the gearing is just different. You can accelerate to the same speed in both gears, 6th is more like a cruise gear, and you end up being drag limited before you hit the redline in that last gear. However, with the wacko numbers this car is making, i'm sure it doesn't have the drag limit of the stock viper (Now... this is a highly modified Viper... and with that much power, you might have a custom transmission... i'm sure the clutch is not stock, but a custom tranny with different gearing is EXPENSIVE... but I'm assuming stock tranny).
Three, (and since the 2nd reason is prolly not true for this car due to the extra power), this was a mile long run and he ran out of space. In the given amount of space he may have acclerated faster in 5th and not had enough room to keep going to next gear - once again, assuming he started in first.
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Carlos 7:26PM (3/29/2007)
Awesome! That's if you can actually get your TT kit from him within the next year or two, or three...
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Ben 12:40AM (3/30/2007)
Regardless of the actual speed and what he's done just listening to that video puts a chill down my spine. I am a huge turbo fan. I had to listen to it twice and both times I was smiling.
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