January 14, 2005
What's this? John Lingenfelter, the founder of Lingenfelter Performance Engineering (LPE), renowned Corvette tuner and builder of the ZR-1 that won Car and Driver's 0-to-150-to-0-mph contest (August 1998), is now modifying Vipers? Isn't this switch a bit like a Mets fan embracing the Yankees?
According to Lingenfelter, plenty of his well-heeled customers aren't as brand-loyal as Chevrolet might wish, and these folks have added Vipers to their fleets. Those double-dipping enthusiasts who already own Lingenfelter-tweaked Vettes wanted the same treatment for their Vipers, and you don't need a Harvard MBA to realize the benefit of granting these customers' wishes. More...