My TA vs. Ford Lightning?

**secondgearscratch** · 04-10-2007, 01:52 PM

Originally Posted by 01_White_Light

This is 00TAWS6's brother. A bone stock Lightning should be running mid to low 13's in the 1/4. Go check out www.nloc.net and look at or ask about the recorded times for bone stock Lightnings.

You might see a "Lightning" run 14's, but it can be only one ot two things going on in that situation.

A. The driver can't drive worth a damn.
or

B. It isn't a real Lightning.

A lot of people will disgrace the truck by badging and adding the ground effects kit to a standard flare side F150.

how can you badly drive an automatic in a straight line?

**2000T/A Guru** · 04-10-2007, 01:58 PM

He won cause he was a crazy texan not cause it was a ford truck, if you notice since you live in Texas carzy texans rarely loose i have been to texas many times i have seen them beat the odds many times.

CRAFTY TEXANS

**djvaly** · 04-10-2007, 01:59 PM

sure thing mate!

**Hot Black Trans-Am** · 04-10-2007, 02:00 PM

I just know the couple that I raced were close at the start but fell back quickly. I looked on a couple of sites and they all were about 13.5 for stock lightning. That's better than what I thought they were stock. I even found some modded ones running 9's in the 1/4! Now I know why it's my favorite sport truck. To bad the SRT-10 is faster stock. They were like 13.3. Not much difference for over 100HP more!!!

**djvaly** · 04-10-2007, 02:02 PM

shit, I saw a Honda CRX at the track 2 weeks ago pulling 12.2sec... wow.

**djvaly** · 04-10-2007, 02:02 PM

it was hanging with the c6z06 until the fnish line, the z06 beat it by 2-3 cars.
damn!

**Hot Black Trans-Am** · 04-10-2007, 02:03 PM

That is a rarity!!

**djvaly** · 04-10-2007, 02:06 PM

sure thing. there was another one CRX 12.7sec. hmmm. but they were built to hell I am sure.

**djvaly** · 04-10-2007, 02:07 PM

Lightnings are fast y'all. the torque is huge 500tq on Zapfool's... shit, impressive.

**2000T/A Guru** · 04-10-2007, 02:10 PM

Maybe not those cars are light one with 300 hp would be running in the 12's easy.

**secondgearscratch** · 04-10-2007, 02:12 PM

this debate is similar to a modded f body vs. terminator debate.

if the pulley on the lightning is changed, then some f bodies MAY become embarassed (if they are lightly modded).

**2000T/A Guru** · 04-10-2007, 02:13 PM

My friend had a civic hatch back yes i know the most ricer car ever anyway, it dynoed in at 300+fwhp and like 240fwtrq and he ran a 12.4 at the track his interior was stripped and it was a v-tec turbo but it doesnt take that much for a 2200 pound car to run 12's.

**Hot Black Trans-Am** · 04-10-2007, 02:13 PM

That's why I like the Lightnings over the SRT-10 trucks. Just swap a pulley and they are history.

**00TAWS6** · 04-10-2007, 02:15 PM

What my brother didn't tell you about that 03 cobra was he had 500rwhp(not sure about the tq) and I have 400rwhp and 465ft/tq and from 70 to about 115-120 mph we was side by side than after I shifted to 5th it was over the cobra walked me bad. But I guess I still lost but I gave a car with 100 more hp than me a good run for his money.

**djvaly** · 04-10-2007, 02:16 PM

Originally Posted by 2000T/A Guru

Maybe not those cars are light one with 300 hp would be running in the 12's easy.

good point, the s/c pulley will free up 20rwhp

**secondgearscratch** · 04-10-2007, 02:17 PM

Originally Posted by Hot Black Trans-Am

That's why I like the Lightnings over the SRT-10 trucks. Just swap a pulley and they are history.

oh yeah! plus a lightning is lighter. they feel sportier and dodge is retarted. whos gonna buy a 70,000 truck that isnt a Banks prototype diesel making in the neighborhood of 2000 lbs/ft. you dont buy these trucks to work them. you buy em to cook rice.....but not filet cat fish. sorry.....

**Hot Black Trans-Am** · 04-10-2007, 02:19 PM

Originally Posted by secondgearscratch

oh yeah! plus a lightning is lighter. they feel sportier and dodge is retarted. whos gonna buy a 70,000 truck that isnt a Banks prototype diesel making in the neighborhood of 2000 lbs/ft. you dont buy these trucks to work them. you buy em to cook rice.....but not filet cat fish. sorry.....

**00TAWS6** · 04-10-2007, 05:48 PM

Originally Posted by secondgearscratch

oh yeah! plus a lightning is lighter. they feel sportier and dodge is retarted. whos gonna buy a 70,000 truck that isnt a Banks prototype diesel making in the neighborhood of 2000 lbs/ft. you dont buy these trucks to work them. you buy em to cook rice.....but not filet cat fish. sorry.....

Wow you are truely ignorant like your friend 2000T/A GURU. You've obviously never tried to place 500+ RWTQ to the ground on a street tire, but hey I understand you drive a LSx car.

I wish you guys were local, so I could show you exactly what a Lightning is capable of. They handle great, accellerate even better, and brake just fine.

Also, there was a question before about the 8.6 time I posted, that wasn't a typo that was an 1/8th mile quote. That was also when my truck was bone stock. I haven't been back to the track since the pully swap and tune.

Yes, 2000T/A Guru, the TA can be made a lot faster, but your talking the difference of 2000lbs here. I would hope with the same HP and TQ numbers that the TA would be a faster car. If not then something is definantly wrong.

LOL, my brother's car is pretty quick now since the turbo, but if I had a convertor and DR's I'd still out 60' his ass. I'm still making more power then him with a 5.4S/C with a 6# pully swap. But yes he has me beat due to weight.

**AKIRA** · 04-10-2007, 05:55 PM

Originally Posted by 00TAWS6

Wow you are truely ignorant like your friend 2000T/A GURU. You've obviously never tried to place 500+ RWTQ to the ground on a street tire, but hey I understand you drive a LSx car.

I wish you guys were local, so I could show you exactly what a Lightning is capable of. They handle great, accellerate even better, and brake just fine.

Also, there was a question before about the 8.6 time I posted, that wasn't a typo that was an 1/8th mile quote. That was also when my truck was bone stock. I haven't been back to the track since the pully swap and tune.

Yes, 2000T/A Guru, the TA can be made a lot faster, but your talking the difference of 2000lbs here. I would hope with the same HP and TQ numbers that the TA would be a faster car. If not then something is definantly wrong.

LOL, my brother's car is pretty quick now since the turbo, but if I had a convertor and DR's I'd still out 60' his ass. I'm still making more power then him with a 5.4S/C with a 6# pully swap. But yes he has me beat due to weight.

I thought the kid was on your side?

An SRT-10 is a joke when comparing power to power & price to price. The Lightning wins overall.