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Old Feb 12, 2003 | 12:33 AM
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Can you guys also do the little odometer stop mod on your C5 ?

Reason I'm asking is because my fiance and I are planning on renting either a C5 vert or Viper for 10 days during our honeymoon in Maui. All the rental places allow only 100 miles per day and then they charge an arm a leg for each additional mile.

Also, if anyone knows if the Viper has an electronic or regular odometer?

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Old Feb 12, 2003 | 10:44 AM
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Default Re: Question for you C5 owners.

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Need to know soon to make reservations <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
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Old Feb 12, 2003 | 11:08 AM
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Default Re: Question for you C5 owners.

not sure on the vette question.

but the older Vipers 92?-02 has the "regular odometer".

the 2003's has a digital odometer.


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Old Feb 12, 2003 | 11:13 AM
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by BW:
<strong> not sure on the vette question.

but the older Vipers 92?-02 has the "regular odometer".

the 2003's has a digital odometer.


HTH </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Yeah, thats what I was thinking about the Viper.
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Old Feb 12, 2003 | 05:45 PM
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Default Re: Question for you C5 owners.

If you can afford to rent a vette or viper dont complain about the miles. Have fun in the car! Its not like your on a huge island or anything.

If they found out you tampered with the car you'd pay a lot more than just milleage increases.
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Old Feb 12, 2003 | 08:22 PM
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Default Re: Question for you C5 owners.

the pre 03 vipers have a little problem with pulling the VSS from the tranny, the car idles like it has a cam, and the torque management makes the car almost want to stall when you start to go, the revd drop, the go back up. (not what should happen when driving a car with 450+ # of torque)

also, the Reverse lockout is always energized because the car thinks it sitting still. (be careful shifting into 5th)

i got to work on a gts viper with a faulty VSS connector , thats how i know what the symptoms are.

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Old Feb 13, 2003 | 11:17 AM
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Yeah! Mr. "I just put LS6 heads on my car" should be able to afford the rental fee, sheeesh. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
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Old Feb 13, 2003 | 11:37 AM
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Pro Stock John:
<strong> Yeah! Mr. "I just put LS6 heads on my car" should be able to afford the rental fee, sheeesh. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Paying $1 per mile gets pricey. My fiance loves to go cruising around and I want to go up to the volcanos and fly down on the twisties. They also got a cool little 911T 'vert with the widebody kit that I'm thinking about <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
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