NEED A FLORIDA MECHANIC.

[Wifey]

Good luck!! You will get it figured out!

 

[Kiwi SRT10]

Tampa for John

 

[Kiwi SRT10]

I'm not a mechanic, I'm a realtor.. So unfortunately, I have to go by what I'm being told. I'll get more info on what parts I need and reach out.

By the way thank you all! I just want to get this truck driving. It's been 3 years and I've never heard the engine roar.

Start selling up a storm! You will need money but well worth it. You need to decide what you want to build. Just a nice OEM engine (boring) 500hp. Or a crisp engine without the mass production atrocities and green initiatives. John has some good tricks to make things a bit better probably 600hp. Go hard out NA forged everything, wicked cam, wicked head work retune, probably 700hp. Forced induction from there 800hp, 1000hp up to 2500hp and beyond. John can source you a correct block. He does have access to brand new blocks. Does really good head work. Supplies other shops too.
I went for the hard out NA engine. I was lucky to have landed some Striker Heads but you don't need them as the work John does will get you within 50hp anyway.

 

[Wifey]

@srtvipertruck how is your quest to get her running coming along?
And by the way - happy birthday!!

 

[Wifey]

It's always a bummer when they leave us hanging like this lol

 

[VIPR PWR]

It's always a bummer when they leave us hanging like this lol

Yeah ,bummer dude and HAPPY BIRTHDAY

 

[rottenronnie]

Did he get you an older Gen II Viper Block instead of a Gen III?
If so, the Gen III Heads won't bolt directly on.

Or maybe a newer Gen IV/Gen V block (that won't directly accept your Gen III Heads either).

Possibility 3 would be an old V10 8.0L truck block (cast iron). A surprising number of people think they are "basically the same" engine as the Viper, but they sure aren't..

You need a 2003-2006 Gen III block.

 

[VIPR PWR]

Did he get you an older Gen II Viper Block instead of a Gen III?
If so, the Gen III Heads won't bolt directly on.

Or maybe a newer Gen IV/Gen V block (that won't directly accept your Gen III Heads either).

Possibility 3 would be an old V10 8.0L truck block (cast iron). A surprising number of people think they are "basically the same" engine as the Viper, but they sure aren't..

You need a 2003-2006 Gen III block.

Let’s hope it’s the gen 3 ,,, that would stink if not