My trip to EVO
My trip to EVO
I flew to Phoenix for a business course so I thought I'd stop in at EVO and visit Todd. What a fun time! It was like Disneyland for Dads! Todd and his 'Dudes' could not have been friendlier. They showed me all the projects they were up to and all the hot upgrades they have. I learnt a ton of things about my car I had not understood before. There is nothing like 'seeing is believing'
I watched them dyno mana's car and got some good video. I drove Todd's beast and both videotaped it and measured the performance with my GPS-powered accelerometer. I also rented a Viper SRT-10 and measured its performance under the same conditions( HOT-93deg F and DRY). I must say, I didn't like the Viper, but the performance comparison was shocking!
THANK-YOU TODD AND EVO for making my trip so memorable. You guys(and girl) are a class act.
I'll attempt to post a pic or two and my analysis of Viper vs Todd
I watched them dyno mana's car and got some good video. I drove Todd's beast and both videotaped it and measured the performance with my GPS-powered accelerometer. I also rented a Viper SRT-10 and measured its performance under the same conditions( HOT-93deg F and DRY). I must say, I didn't like the Viper, but the performance comparison was shocking!
THANK-YOU TODD AND EVO for making my trip so memorable. You guys(and girl) are a class act.
I'll attempt to post a pic or two and my analysis of Viper vs Todd
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What didn't you like about the Viper?
I assume the accelaration did not dispoint. Did it feel heavy?
Traction problems under hard acceleration?
BTW how much was it to rent? That sounds like fun! I bet I would need new tires before returning a rented Viper. I wore through 50% of my rear tires on the skidpacd once...boy was that fun!
I assume the accelaration did not dispoint. Did it feel heavy?
Traction problems under hard acceleration?
BTW how much was it to rent? That sounds like fun! I bet I would need new tires before returning a rented Viper. I wore through 50% of my rear tires on the skidpacd once...boy was that fun!
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That sounds like fun! I bet I would need new tires before returning a rented Viper. I wore through 50% of my rear tires on the skidpacd once...boy was that fun!
That sounds like fun! I bet I would need new tires before returning a rented Viper. I wore through 50% of my rear tires on the skidpacd once...boy was that fun!
.also interested in the rate.
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Did you guys run the cars side by side? If so tell us how badly the EVO pulled on the Viper. Looks like from your data the Viper was like 10.5 to 100 mph while the EVO was like 7.0 to 100 mph.
Is that correct, it is kinda hard to see?
Is that correct, it is kinda hard to see?
