| People at have released the first shot | | | | Valve Timing (VVT), and larger valves. |
| of the green venomous 2008 Dodge Viper | | | | VVT electronically adjust when the |
| SRT10 which was just right off the | | | | exhaust valves are open and the closed |
| assembly line in Michigan. The all new | | | | according to engine speed and load. This |
| Viper in never before seen snakeskin | | | | allows the engine breathe cleaner and |
| green color would definitely make any | | | | more efficiently. |
| Jaguar to lose its Jaguar car cover in | | | | The engine lubrication is also made more |
| fright. | | | | efficient with the addition of a larger |
| Aside from its amazing new look the | | | | oil pump and a swinging oil pickup |
| 600HP Viper will also have four new | | | | adapted from Viper competition engines |
| "lifesaver" colors such as Venom Red, | | | | which helps in improving oil pressure in |
| Viper Violet, Viper Orange, and Bright | | | | high rpm and hard cornering conditions. |
| Blue. But throughout the model year | | | | Emission exits through tubular air-gap |
| eight exterior colors are to be | | | | headers which improve exhaust flow and |
| introduced. Racing stripes are offered | | | | assures rapid catalyst light-off. The |
| as an option but are available in most | | | | headers' stamped stainless-steel outer |
| color combinations. | | | | shell functions as a thermal heat shield |
| The 2008 Dodge Viper SRT will be | | | | for the individual stainless-steel |
| equipped with an 8.4-liter aluminum V10 | | | | runners. This contributes to better flow |
| engine that produces 600 horsepower and | | | | separation and exhaust tuning. |
| 560 pound-foot of potent torque. This | | | | The new Dodge Viper SRT10 has not only |
| new Viper is capable of sprinting from 0 | | | | increase performance but also complies |
| to 60 mph in under four seconds and can | | | | with the regulatory requirements such as |
| reach 0 to 100 then decelerate back to 0 | | | | the federal Tire 2, Bin 5, and |
| in less than twelve seconds. | | | | California's Low Emissions Vehicle (LEV) |
| The venomous V10 aluminum engine block | | | | 2 mandates. The very first Viper SRT10 |
| of the green Viper was bored out 1mm | | | | was the result of a collaborative effort |
| which increases the displacement to 8.4 | | | | from McLaren Performance Technologies |
| liters from the previous 8.3 liters. The | | | | and Ricardo, Inc. The SRT engineers have |
| new Viper has also stronger bulkheads as | | | | followed the racer's basic formula for |
| well as improved water jackets for | | | | more power which includes bigger |
| better cooling. The block includes | | | | displacement, more efficient breathing |
| pressed-in iron cylinder liners and | | | | and higher engine speed. |
| cross-bolted main bearing caps for added | | | | With the release of the green Viper it |
| durability and strength. | | | | is only a matter of time before other |
| The 8.4-liter engine breathes through | | | | Vipers followed suit. But for now we'll |
| its new cylinder heads equipped with CNC | | | | just have to wait and see. |
| shaped combustion chambers, Variable | | | | |