svt lightning!

[bk2kmax]

I love the way Lightning strikes.

[New04GT]

Originally Posted by 2000LS1Z28

I've beaten 2 Lightnings thus far. They take off well, but my LS1 tends to reel them in. Still, they look awesome. Ford has got Chevy's daddy with that truck. The SS truck sucks IMO.

I raced a buddy of mine with a '99 lightning, I originally thought it was alot faster, But we lined up at a light, Launched and I barked 2nd 3rd and 4th gears. I had a consistant pull on him up until we caught traffic at about 110 mph by that time my rider said I had about 2 or three links on him.

[RedLightning]

Originally Posted by New04GT

I raced a buddy of mine with a '99 lightning, I originally thought it was alot faster, But we lined up at a light, Launched and I barked 2nd 3rd and 4th gears. I had a consistant pull on him up until we caught traffic at about 110 mph by that time my rider said I had about 2 or three links on him.

you have a base stock mustang? '99s have less hp, i could see you beating one with a Mach 1, or Cobra easily.

Edit: oh you have a GT, i can see that then.

[street_racer_00]

Definitely the SRT-10.....can't beat a shortbed truck with a viper engine

[Vettribution]

As a fan of Chevrolet.. Im dissappointed. Cant say anything else really to describe the feeling of seeing the SS tags on that thing. Ive seen 4 different versions of an SS Concept since the 99' Silverado came out. From the Gold stepside to the 485 HP (ahem naturally aspirated V8) unibody, to a shortbed, shortcab lowered 395 version that looks like the SS of today. That version had ALOT of promise, as it was going to run about 20 grand, had a V8 with that much horsepower, less weight than the Lightnings and a MUCH better stance. As it is, there are no plans for production of the latest real SS concept.. which is a shame.

So is an attempt of my own to destroy Lightnings, and though incomplete. It shows me that if I were to hit anywhere NEAR (You know like within 5-10 grand near) the 35K price tag of the Lightning, It wouldnt be just me beating them, it would be an absolute slaughter. Soon comes the supercharger, and as it is I am already beating the Lightnings, with what I have and havent hit 25k. With the suspension and stance I have, I could easily outrun the Lightning on a road course, as well as a drag strip. Aftermarket superchargers will easily add 50-65% additional horsepower, so even without the nitrous, I cringe at the thought of the power that is soon to be at the tip of my toes.

The truck ran a best of 14.20@97mph with a 2.10 60 foot time. I show the 60 foot time to show how much quicker the truck could run with slicks. This run was at Bandimere Speedway, Morrison, Colorado. This track is at an elevation over 5,000 feet. The corrected et for sea level is 13.40@105mph. On the dyno, with nitrous the truck made 351hp and 436lb ft of torque to the rear wheels, at 5,000ft elevation. Of the three Lightnings that showed up on the same day as me, the quickest ran a 14.8x, and was an 03'. Just my own three cents.

[syr74]

As has been said before modded compared to stock is kinda pointless. I can slap a nitrous setup, an exhuast, ram air, and a tweaked the ECU on a new 5.4L 3-valve shortbed and equal your numbers with ease I am sure. But the point is????

Chevy showed up with an SS that doesn't cut it. The fact that you have to build a truck yourself to keep up says a lot. Lightnings can, and do run a lot faster than high 14's. And, just like the Cobra the Lightning is very easy to mod to insane levels of hp. MM&FF proves that when they got a strictly bolt-on Lightning to run high 11's. And that with the factory supercharger as well.

You have a nice truck and thats cool. But, the fact that you can modify it to outrun a stock Lightning really doesn't say much. I could slap nitrous, an exhaust, and a set of cams onto a Mach-1 and smoke a C5 Vette down the 1/4-mile for under 40 grand. That doesn't prove anything either, Excet that modded cars can outrun stock ones...we knew that already.

[RedLightning]

Originally Posted by syr74

As has been said before modded compared to stock is kinda pointless. I can slap a nitrous setup, an exhuast, ram air, and a tweaked the ECU on a new 5.4L 3-valve shortbed and equal your numbers with ease I am sure. But the point is????

Chevy showed up with an SS that doesn't cut it. The fact that you have to build a truck yourself to keep up says a lot. Lightnings can, and do run a lot faster than high 14's. And, just like the Cobra the Lightning is very easy to mod to insane levels of hp. MM&FF proves that when they got a strictly bolt-on Lightning to run high 11's. And that with the factory supercharger as well.

You have a nice truck and thats cool. But, the fact that you can modify it to outrun a stock Lightning really doesn't say much. I could slap nitrous, an exhaust, and a set of cams onto a Mach-1 and smoke a C5 Vette down the 1/4-mile for under 40 grand. That doesn't prove anything either, Excet that modded cars can outrun stock ones...we knew that already.

actually there is a vortec Mach 1 i read about in motor trend last issue i believe, and it can supposidly destory vipers.

[righthandrive350Z]

my dad owns a 99 lightning, very quick for being a first year veteran of the new style, he upgraded with an air intake, i cant see much change with just that. SS is weak i can agree, the SRT-10 is stout but who pays that much money for a truck?? Harley truck is ok if ya want class, and the hemi..thats dodg'es biggest joke yet...why call it a hemi when it dont produce like the real hemi actually did? JOKE!!

[Neutrino]

Originally Posted by righthandrive350Z

and the hemi..thats dodg'es biggest joke yet...why call it a hemi when it dont produce like the real hemi actually did? JOKE!!

the new hemi doesn't produce like the real one....you mean the 426?

hmm lets see the 426's in the cuda's, challengers etc were tuned for performance, had virtually no emission restrictions and were 81Ci bigger...well of course they performed better


the new 5.7 hemis are now only in trucks, station wagons, and luxury sedans are not yet tuned for all out power...you have to wait till D/C pulls out something like the charger concept and then we can see a hemi tuned for permance with the gear ratios to match....there are even rumors of an all aluminum hemi

[GTStang]

I agree and the true potential of the new 5.7 Hemi has not yet been realized but right now it's just as sad of a name sake as the new GTO IMO.

[Vettribution]

The GTO is a hell of a car. What do expect, another retro car like that peice of crap Thunderbird? It puts up better numbers on the track than any previous GTO, and is one hell of a quick car as big as it is. The interior is nice as hell, surprising for GM. Its roomy, quick, comfortable. People complain just because its what others do, if you ask me. If GM continues to evolve the GTO, its going to be one of the best cars on the market as far as speed, comfort, and poor man's luxury.

[DkShadow]

Originally Posted by Vettribution

The GTO is a hell of a car. What do expect, another retro car like that peice of crap Thunderbird? It puts up better numbers on the track than any previous GTO, and is one hell of a quick car as big as it is. The interior is nice as hell, surprising for GM. Its roomy, quick, comfortable. People complain just because its what others do, if you ask me. If GM continues to evolve the GTO, its going to be one of the best cars on the market as far as speed, comfort, and poor man's luxury.

The GTO is just another Grand Am with another name, Same as the Grand Prix, the Bonneville and whatever other damn car Pontiac is gonna pull out of their ass. If they wouldnt have called it a GTO then itd be alright. Its like bringing back the Camaro and making it look like a Cavalier

[hungryJonJon]

SRT-10 is a sad truck. if it didn't weight 8383838 lbs maybe it'd be ok.

[phantomz28]

A good ol chevy for me. for mespepd in a truck just seems dumb. trucks where ment and designed for hualing stuff not racing! just dont make sence to me. and with any amount of money any car can kick ass. so its just the model i look at not the power

[Steel]

I made the mistake of running a lightning in my n/a 7. This was before I knew what "lightning" really meant. My ass hurt for a week after that.