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Originally Posted by Jake795
I just wanted to reassure myself that i was thinking on the right page so i tracked down the torque curve of the ford lightning. It can be found here http://www.stangnet.com/specs/lightning_torque.jpg Now that curve starts at around 350 goes up to 440 and then back down to around 350 or so. I found out that your engine produces a max of 380 torque. alright i have to head off for my morning classes now. Sorry if i seemed to rant about this.
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Greetings Jake,
Don't worry about me - I don't take things personal - and to me (remember, I'm a Ford kinda guy for 30 years) I just want to see Chevy get its "due". Yes - you are correct just by the numbers - Ford's torque curve compared to mine is a bit higher. But that on its own wasn't my point. In Hot Rod's televised evaluation - the SRT-10 far out powered the Lightning - wasn't even close. Yet in the quarter mile the "real world" measurement was only a half second different. And they had a hard time keeping the SRT-10 controllable going around the race track - it over steered and spun easily. Thats because specs are for paper and theory. My point is - a Chevy truck like my extended cab is an Extended Cab (not regular cab) yet weighs the same as the Lightning regular cab they tested. Their opinion was the Lightning needed better brakes and some better handling. I think on the oval tracks (like they tested) - a Chevy equiped stock just like mine - might handle better than the Lightning because of its longer wheelbase. Also - as their editors pointed out - its not just performance that makes one truck more desirable over another. The Chevy H.O. 6 liter is a - no super charger - no hemi - no turbo unit. That leads to less maintenance and more longevity I would think.
But my real point is - Chevy wasn't there. In all the periodicals where they evaluate muscle trucks and sport trucks and review the top vehicles coming out - each time you don't see Chevy mentioned or don't see it mentioned in a positive light. The SS is MSRP $12,000 more and 400+ pounds more. The AWD isn't the simplicity and performance that rwd is (and its a stiffer ride IMO because of the AWD). Yet Chevy isn't telling the public or the periodicals about the "other choice". The SS is a nice truck - but not a legitimate consideration compared to the Lightning or SRT-10. Ford and Dodge had legitimate candidates for Hot Rod to test - but I think Chevy had a choice to enter too - yet Hot Rod didn't even know about it. It doesn't even matter if a truck like mine would have come in 3rd of three - the idea is - an extended cab is attractive to many buyers who still want "sport truck" performance and handling from a stock vehicle. I'd love to see Chevy match up their truck (like mine) to the others. Not just in the quarter mile, but on a race track setting like Hot Rod did - where many things COMBINED come into play.
Hey - any insights what weaknesses the Chevy would have?
White Lightening