phazerdrew
Extreme
purchased a left over 14 viper xtx and love it except the gas gauge, anyone have issues with theirs or is there a fix, reads less than 1/2 at 50miles
stingray719
TY 4 Stroke God
Did you fill it and check? Vipers when new seem to use a lot of fuel or at least ours did.
phazerdrew
Extreme
yes, have about 450 miles now, today rode 100 miles, fuel light on at 85, filled it up and took 6.2 gal
shagman
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2014 SR Viper XTX SE (Sold)
I have 14 xtx and when it's at 1/2 I only take 3.5 gal. Seems to be normal. Never had my light come on that soon though. You should get better mileage with more miles. I have 3500 miles with turbo and got 16 mpg on first ride this year. Clutching makes a big difference on these machines. When stock I only got 12 mpg. After clutching I always got between 16 and 18 mpg.
phazerdrew
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what did you do to the clutching to get that increase in mileage?
shagman
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For a stock machine. 8DN belt, 8fp weights with 3.2g rivet in tip, G-W-G primary spring with 2mm shim, 46/40 helix set at 6-1 with pink spring. You can read Clutching on the cheap on here for more info. This clutch setup rocks on a stock viper and gives you better mileage because you cruise at lower rpm's. PM me if you need more help.
