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Old 08-02-2007 | 04:17 PM
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Road and Track magazine conducted a test of six supercars at a 3 mile long airstrip. The fastest car was a Hennessey Twin Turbo Viper (1,100 hp)that went from 0 to 200 mph in only 20.3 sec.

To read the article an see the video of the test visit:

http://www.roadandtrack.com/article....rticle_id=5680
Old 08-02-2007 | 04:36 PM
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Here is more information on the same car that we already talked about:

https://dodgechallenger.com/forums/fb.asp?m=13664

Hennessy is always doing this to Viper cars in Houston, Tx where his facility is.
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Old 08-02-2007 | 05:58 PM
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i need more gears in the mirada...i can get to 100 in around 11 seconds...but i run out of gear around 1500 feet from a dig.
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Old 08-02-2007 | 08:17 PM
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So you need just 9 more seconds and you can get to 200 MPH.
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Old 08-03-2007 | 01:15 PM
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haha..in theory, yes!

i havent checked to see how fast the car will go with the new gears, but at 115mph, its around 7000rpm, which is past the peak of the powerband...i would need at least a couple more gears...
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