Turbo Viper vs Sidewinder who wins?

[Vmax4creed]

Reading on the Forums about the Viper seems like a pretty good sled overall & price point on an older one vs a Sidewinder is attractive especially after addressing its known problems & then increasing performance . A Viper with a built engine with a 400hp Hurricane @ 270/280 hp on the trail tune against Sidewinder/Tcats (everyone i have seen is 270flash ++)who comes out on top if setups are comparable??

 

[ateick]

Not worth investing that money into a Viper IMO. Sell the Viper while the market is hot and use that towards a Winder. Your looking a $9k CAD for a 400hp Hurricane kit plus rods, pistons and having it built vs flash and some bolt ons. And then there's resale if you ever think of getting rid of it in a few years. Never get close to your money back on a Viper build not that that matters to everyone.

It'd be an interesting race though!

 

[Vmax4creed]

Not worth investing that money into a Viper IMO. Sell the Viper while the market is hot and use that towards a Winder. Your looking a $9k CAD for a 400hp Hurricane kit plus rods, pistons and having it built vs flash and some bolt ons. And then there's resale if you ever think of getting rid of it in a few years. Never get close to your money back on a Viper build not that that matters to everyone.

It'd be an interesting race though!

I am looking at a complete sled someone else already made the investment on everything , I'm the guy looking to pick it up at a depreciated value of original build .

 

[Yamajon1]

Essentially the same chassis. Viper has a stronger stock primary. Winder has a roller secondary. Winder has a 15 wide chain and gears vs 13 wide on Viper. Same drive axle bearing issue on each. I would think it would be a good race with the best clutch set up and traction coming out on top.

 

[ateick]

I am looking at a complete sled someone else already made the investment on everything , I'm the guy looking to pick it up at a depreciated value of original build .

Ah. Got it. I was thinking you were going to add to stock Viper.

One added bonus to the Viper is the front mounted radiator and heat exchanger in front of drivers vs Sidewinder front and rear tunnel heat exchangers.

 

[twyztid]

I would guess that if both sleds were running similar HP, the Viper would out accelerate the Sidewinder right off the start to maybe 85-90mph. After that, the Sidewinder may reel it in.

I guess it depends if the Viper build has higher compression pistons than the Sidewinder. That would make a difference.