Viper...Are they worth it

[Rumour control]

Hi all,im considering getting a viper kit for my mk2 172.Are they really worth it?All i really want it for is for looks and noise.Ive heard they are a pain to fit properly and people having problems with the cold air feed.



Cheers matt.

 

[Andy GDI]

if you want noise and looks then yes..

you will get better throttle response with it as well.

A.

 

[rollin on 18s]

i had one on my 1.2 and it didnt sound too good but that was obviously only a 1.2!? my mate got a bmc on his mk1 172 and it sounds the muts nuts!there about the same price i think?maybe the bmc is cheaper??

 

[jay s]

does this apply to 16v/williams aswell??

 

[dannyboy]

i have one on my valver sounds good, and looks good, but if your just after sound, and not power, get an open cone i/k.

 

[jay s]

Quote: Originally posted by dannyboy on 21 August 2005

i have one on my valver sounds good, and looks good, but if your just after sound, and not power, get an open cone i/k.

did u notice any difference in power m8, i would love to have the sound of an open air i/k but u loose power and thats hard to comeby on these engines, ive curruntly got an itg panel filter in std airbox which most peep on here recommend but wouldnt mine having a viper if u get a bit of a gain and they sound good , did u get yours from k-tec??

 

[Rick]

I wasnt too keen on the sound of the Viper kit on mine, and I didnt really notice any performance benefit. Fitting is a bit fiddly and the only easy route for the cold air feed is to run it down into the arch, just behind the foglight. Did look good tho...