aplvlydrtybird said:yea that ram isnt as impressive as i thought it would be, for 500Hp its only going down the track at 13.6....the neon is right behind if for only 20k....15k less, and you can get a lightnign for like 30k around here or less, and with a few bolt ons you will be looking at the srt-10 in the rearview mirror...
my .02
1BADSC said:HSKR, C&D drivers are some of the fastest and most accurate testing drivers around. They don't test going downhill like Motortrend or other lower mags. Their times came in right were Dodge figured they would be.
They also stated that the truck has the tractoin of a gravy boat. Their job is not to put slicks on it and tune it in order to get a faster time at the track. All they do is test it 5-10 times or more and average the results. With big heavy rims and street tires it runs those times. If dodge really wanted it to perform they should have used a shorter, lighter tire and they would have improved braking and acceleration times.
I am sure that with some slicks the 5500lbs truck will make it through the
1/4 in a little less time. Although it will not quite be the performance truck the lightning is because of the cost of parts and mods for that motor.
SC90_Pete said:I'd never own a dodge, unless it was given to me for free. The ford Lightning is still the best and its outdated now. I'm sorry but I'd rather have a forced induction engine than an N/A engine any day. Plus if you ask me, Chrysler/Dodge/Plymoth have some really ****** looking cars and trucks. And like others have said, with a few cheap bolt ons for the lightning you'll be destroying those srt-10's no problem on the track and on the street.
1BADSC said:I don't think it would take any bolt ons for the lightning to win. It will be much like the vette vs viper. In order to drive the Viper fast you have to be a really good driver, where with the vette an average driver can extract great times.
It will be much the same way with the SRT. The lightning owner will have a much easier time getting good times than the SRT owner will.