Shown above, a Road & Track rendering of what a mid-engine Viper could have looked like, based on a photograph of a prototype built by Dodge in the mid-90s.

Hennessey gives the Viper's 8.1-liter V-10 a complete workover to achieve performance numbers;approaching its 1000 hp twin-turbo Viper Venom 1000 without using any kind of forced induction.

A newer but equally unique story also comes from Dodge. This time around, it's a 1996 8.0-liter V10 Viper factory crate engine currently for sale on Bring-A-Trailer.

1992-1995 Viper Engine Specs For Handling, There's No Replacment For Rubber On Pavement . ... However, the 1993 through 95 cars are in the $35,000 range for good examples.

The engine was delivered to a Dodge dealership in 1996, but there was no Viper there to receive it. Allegedly, a dealer employee was attempting to order a tube of red touch-up paint for a customer ...

The first-gen Viper cranked out 400 horsepower and 450 pound-feet of torque from its 8.0 liter V10 — enough to propel the car from 0-60 MPH in 4.4 seconds, and a 13.1 second standing quarter-mile.

A 3,200 HP Dodge Viper Just Ran Down The Quarter-Mile In 6.95 Seconds. This Viper sports twin Garrett turbochargers and many other mods, but still retains the original car's engine block ...

Sadly for fans of U.S. sports cars, the reinvention of the Corvette into a mid-engine model for the C8 generation has seen no response from Dodge. The maker of the Viper stopped production of its ...

The Dodge Viper V10 is an and 8.0 or 8.4-liter engine — depending on generation — developed primarily by Dodge in America. However, this high-performance engine has been used in a wide variety ...