Re: Re: Re: GMC Syclone/Typhoon

From: fdedip@whale-mail.com
Date: Thu May 18 2000 - 22:49:50 EDT


Well, that's just what I read in Bob Lutz' autobiography.
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From: Sandman <sandman@swconnect.net>
Sent: Thu, 18 May 2000 12:17:25 -0500
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: Re: GMC Syclone/Typhoon

Actually the Viper V10 is a completely different design from the
ground up.
It is nothing like the one in the trucks.  One of our guys is a Viper
tech and
he informed me of this.  I was like you, I figured since it had about
the same
specs it must be the same engine, but it isn't.

fdedip@whale-mail.com wrote:

> The V10 in the Ram and the Viper have always been the same engine.
> When they first were coming up with the Viper, they figured "hey, we
> got that V10 we've been designing for the Ram- lets stick that in
> there!"  (except they hadn't actually made a V10 yet when they were
> making the Viper concept, so they had to do some welding) When they
> decided to produce it, they just decided to make the Viper version
> out of aluminum to keep the weight down.
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>
> From: Stlaurent Mr Steven <STLAURENTS@mctssa.usmc.mil>
> Sent: Wed, 17 May 2000 16:45:46 -0700
> To: "'dakota-truck@buffnet.net'" <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> Subject: RE: DML: Re: GMC Syclone/Typhoon
>
> I am hearing that the new RAM will have the gas version of the Viper
> V-10 as
> the upper end motor.  But it will be detuned.....anyone has the take
> on
> this?
>
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Environment!

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