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07-18-2009, 12:39 PM

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Looks sick as hell. Just got one question in general, why do the rear tires on like.. all vipers I see seem to small for the wheels? They seem like the sidewall is bent outward a little as if your running a 275 tire on a 11inch wide wheel. Even though I'm guessing thats the normal 335 or whatever they run, but still. Anyone else ever notice that on vipers?

Yeah I hate that too. My other wheels wern't too bad with the 345s. But we went with a wider rim. I'm going to find some 355s next time.

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07-18-2009, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by GO4URS

Duy, the car looks great!!!

Long time no see bud. How have you been?

Thanks for the comments guys.

Ive been good. Laying low with the street racing..

Hope to see ya out in a cruise soon!!!

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07-18-2009, 01:07 PM

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i guess thats why you should keep paying the bills and let other people do your car thinking. take a look at Fikse's they are bolted from the back no fastners on the front side

Actually I like the rivets.. Especially shiny just like the centercaps. It brings a little contrast ti the wheels...

All my wheels have rivets on them except for the cheap *** iforge I had on the vette..

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07-18-2009, 02:02 PM

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I'm usually not a fan of red but that looks really good. The red pinstripe on the wheels really helps pull it all together. Clean car!

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07-18-2009, 02:47 PM

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I'm usually not a fan of red but that looks really good. The red pinstripe on the wheels really helps pull it all together. Clean car!

Thanks. Evsmotors custom made those wheels for me...they did a great job of picking the color scheme...

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07-18-2009, 02:51 PM

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Looks great.

HRE has a line of wheels where the rivets are hidden on the backside

You can see a couple here:

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07-18-2009, 03:36 PM

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All my wheels have rivets on them except for the cheap *** iforge I had on the vette..

Haha. Iforged wheels are more expensive than some, including CCW.

Anyway, Duy, the Viper looks great. Well done.

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07-18-2009, 04:13 PM

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Haha. Iforged wheels are more expensive than some, including CCW.

Anyway, Duy, the Viper looks great. Well done.

CCW = Copy Cat Wheels (Hence the cheaper prices)

No comment on Iforged. The wheels we did on the Viper are ultra premium wheels beyond the standard HRE wheels. We use the same raw materials as HRE but our finishes are much better than their standard finishes.

Thanks D, enjoy the car in good health. His cheap Asantis were falling apart, rusted fastners, pitting chrome, etc. But the truth is you always get what you pay for.

D wanted the the chrome rivets for the nice contrast. We can build wheels without the exposed fasteners, that is called blind fasteners.

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07-18-2009, 04:34 PM

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Looks good

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07-18-2009, 05:19 PM

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Looks good Duy! EVS Motors did damn good on the rim choice!

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07-20-2009, 12:49 AM

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Sex on wheels!!

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07-20-2009, 08:29 AM

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Car looked great last weekend Duy. As evidenced by two of those girls drooling all over it and telling you how badass it was. Now it just needs a 2JZ under the hood to be your perfect dreamcar.

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07-20-2009, 10:54 AM

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Car looked great last weekend Duy. As evidenced by two of those girls drooling all over it and telling you how badass it was. Now it just needs a 2JZ under the hood to be your perfect dreamcar.

thanks tony..LOL

im not going to lie..i love the drivablitiy of this car so much better than my supra..actually i have mentioned in the pass that i love driving my C5 ZO6 around town much better than my supra!!

(but in highway racing, very few will beat an auto with a 2JZ with lots of boost and a shot of nitrous to spool the turbo)

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07-20-2009, 11:00 AM

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how about a V10 with lots of boost ?

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07-20-2009, 11:10 AM

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how about a V10 with lots of boost ?

i dont know yet..LOL

only running low boost for now

but will that V10 go straight to the track and easily run a 9.8 pass?? i seen lots of vipers and supras making 1000hp and could only manage 10.0 passes...

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07-20-2009, 11:23 AM

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Duy you need a little P-Car with about 700-800rwhp to putt around town in. You can park anywhere in these cars LOL!

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07-20-2009, 12:25 PM

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Duy you need a little P-Car with about 700-800rwhp to putt around town in. You can park anywhere in these cars LOL!

I already have a P-car with around 500bhp on 22's HREs to putt around town..I never have to find parking with that car..they usually find parking for me..

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