First off, 94 RT stock with K&N filters. I dont want to dump a TON of coin into the car. I want it to be dependable for weekend trips and shit like that. I do want to step up HP & torque. Motor or drivetrain first? To the big dogs remember back to your first viper and the stuff that worked. Also should I have the car dynoed to see what I'm starting with. Any input is appreciated
...but in all seriousness the cheapest way to make BIG power is always going to be nitrous....of course it starts to add up if you spray ALL THE TIME and are constantly filling the bottle
If you want power all the time, I'm going to say heads and cam. It'll run you a few grand but thats the cheapest I can think of. There are not many little mods that make a difference on the viper motor. Even headers and exhaust don't help a stock motor much.
And mods are not cheap. Headers, high flow cats, and and exhaust can run you $3000-$3500. This aint Billy Bob's chevy.
heads/cam great upgrade but you will be opening check book a shitload more than nitrous. nothing like a true all motor car though, its truly the only way to go [img]/images/graemlins/toothy[/img]
For "cheap" upgrades, and assuming you do not choose to go the nitros route, I would go with (in this order, having been through it)
K&N + smooth tubes. ~$100-200 = 5-15HP
Short shifter or shorter shift knob: $25-300. SVSI and B&M have short shifters, Rich Detert (sp?) sells a shorter shifter shaft, and MGW has beautiful shift knobs that also shorten the throw.
Muffler swap: You will be surprised how much HP you gain, and how much better it sounds when you get rid of the 28 # of back pressure in the stock mufflers. Go w/ glass packs (yes, glass packs) and you can likely stay under $100-200 depending on labor. = 10-25HP
Rear gear swap: you can buy a rear end from a Gen I OR 2 - both fit in the 94 - with gears of your choice already in it. Cost $750 - $1200 depending on how much time you spend looking for the rear end. You can then keep the stock rear end, or sell it to recoup much/most of your money. I went w/ 3.54, and am quite happy. = 0 HP, but feels like 35-50
Complete exhaust: Easy to spend $3k here. Probably better off spending some more and doing heads and cam instead. 25-50HP
Roller Rockers: $1500+ w/ installation. ~15HP
Heads and Cam: Heffner, DLM, Elite, BTR, Dan Cragin. At least $5k plus labor. 50-100+ HP
Blower: Roe, DLM, Cragin, Heffner, etc. $8k-$30k+. 150-500+ HP
Get some take off headers from a newer viper,flowmax,kill the cats,tubes&filters,B&M ripper shifter,Kumhos,new plugs and wires and the NOS 5180 kit for the Gen. I viper.
