T-Rex of America

chicknfeet · Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 10:25 pm Post subject: First time ride in SoCal

Just wanted to share some pics of the first ride of ViperSS and his awsome wife... Muggz and I got a chance to welome ViperSS to his first ride and all I can say is it was one of the best days this year. (sorry not braggN)
good ride, good times, good friends Smile

I think we need another ride this coming weekened?
who's in?
1.) cHicKnFEET and Mrs.Feet
2.) MuggZ
3.) ViperSS nd Mrs. Viper
4.) SexyRex??? (yes it will be ready)
5.) Skeet???
6.) Loki???
7.) Mellowcmb????
8.) DirtyRice???

here are some pics of our ride

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Sexy_Rex · Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 3:18 am Post subject: Re: First time ride in SoCal

maigret73 · Joined: 05 Jun 2009 Posts: 334 Location: Savoie, France

Beautiful video thumright

Eric, it's possible to share it on my facebook wall ?

cheers

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mellowcmb · Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 2:23 pm Post subject:

Man....I was even thinking of calling you guys this past weekend. I totally missed this. I'm game for this weekend, but I'm only available on Sunday. The bike is having some work done on Saturday.

J-rex · Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 9:46 pm Post subject:

Great video Eric!! makes me yern for short sleeve's and my rex... of wait thats 11 days away......DAYTONA BOUND!!!!!

chicknfeet · Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 1:41 am Post subject: Re: First time ride in SoCal

Sexy_Rex · Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 2:24 am Post subject:

Dash is ordered & paid for. Waiting for Johnny to pick up and ship it. As soon as I get it, I'll get it to the paint shop.

LED lights ordered and being sent directly to you.

New stereo amp ordered. Should be here next week.

Have new speakers & sub-woofer.
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Muggz · Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 12:55 pm Post subject:

Ah, nice pics and video compilation. It was great meeting the Vipers, looking forward to a ride out with all the so cal guys soon.

Good times! biggthumpup

chicknfeet · Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 1:14 pm Post subject:

sunday may be the only day LOOKs like we have rain coming Sad

SexyRex - Cant wait till all your stuff is here, your gonna have one sweet ride Very Happy

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Sexy_Rex · Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 1:31 pm Post subject:

ViperSSSS · Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 12:39 am Post subject:

We had a great first time experience in the rex thanks to chicknfeet, (soon to be) mrs. chicknfeet, and muggz! It was a blast to FINALLY drive this thing! I really can't say enough about how I appreciate what Tha Shop and chicknfeet have done in bringing the rex back to life. I drove it all day Sunday also. The weather was perfect both days!

I will give you some of my first impressions about driving the T-Rex. First, I am a driver that is always aware of my surrounding, so it was very difficult to get use to not being able to see anything around me. I felt like I could only see forward until I got use to using the limited side mirrors and looking over my shoulder frequently. Plus, you are very low, so in traffic you can't see anything around you and it is a bit intimidating changing lanes and pulling out into traffic. This is somewhat like my Viper, but you do sit a bit lower. The transition into my daily driver (Hummer H2 with 6" lift) is pretty extreme. The other thing that kind of surprised me is the loud clank when shifting. I thought something was wrong with the thing, but chicknfeet assured me that the noise was normal. There is also the very loud whine from the transmission while driving. Almost as loud as the engine and exhaust combined. Those were the things that I point out because I am a highly critical person.

I quickly forgot about those things as the fun of driving the beast overwhelmed me. This was a different experience than anything I have ever driven. To me, it is like a go cart on steroids. The T-Rex definitely makes you feel like a kid again. When you get on the throttle and bring up the RPMs this thing halls ass and it feels two times faster due to sitting so low. It's great fun and I would imagine it's the closest thing to an F1 or Indy car. I also could not believe all the attention and looks of envy that you get. I am not one that usually likes to stand out so much, but it became fun watching all the people watch us.

I have never owned a four cylinder car before, so it's definitely a different feel than a torquey v8 or v10. I kept bogging the engine out at low RPM so it makes an awful knocking noise. I have to work on keeping the RPM up a bit. What is the best RPM range to "cruise" at with this thing?

Thanks again to EVERYONE on this forum! I read most every post before buying the T-Rex. I hope to meet more of you soon!

And YES, my wife is AWESOME! ...and much more photogenic than I. Laughing

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Sexy_Rex · Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 1:25 am Post subject:

Hi ViperSSSS,

Welcome to the Southern California family. I like your "Superman" T on the nose.

You asked the question what is the opiminal RPM crusing range. I am going to assume that you have the factory gearing of 15/50. Very torquey and a kick in the a$$ when you punch the throttle. The downside is the engine has higher engine whine at freeway speed. At 65 MPH, the engine is cranking 5,000 PRM. A lot of 1400 T-Rexes change the front gear to a "17". I personally run 17/48. Of the 3 combinations that I have run, I like the latter one the best. It is more civil in city traffic and RPM is around 4,200 at 65. Not as much engine noise in your ears. At 17/48 I have "papered out" the top end to be 185MPH. Never had it to that speed and never want to drive at that insane speed on the streets.. My style of driving is mostly cruising until I get into the twisties in the mountains. Then I am like a kid in a candy store. What ever your style of driving, one thing for sure - it is totally addicting.

P.S. When you change the gearing ratios, you will need to change the speedhealer ratio in order to get the speedometer right.
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mellowcmb · Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 1:46 am Post subject:

Welcome ViperSSSS!!!! I don't know if you got my voicemail message, but your 1st ride looked like a lot of fun. Wish I could have joined you guys. Great looking ride you got there. Looks like the Cali Crew is starting to represent more. Hope to join you and the others soon.

Carl

WAYNE 07 · Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 11:30 am Post subject:

Welcome aboard Viper. Glad you finally got to experience the thrill of driving a T-rex.
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jerry mccoy · Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 3:09 pm Post subject: Great Video

Great Video , I'm way jealous ,,,,it is so nasty here in Ky right now. I used to live in San Bernadino when I was growing up and really miss that fine weather. I did the exhaust , flies, power commander on the Viper SS Rex. It was very fast when I had it. Still a beautiful ride ....enjoy it.....
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