Why??
#17
Originally Posted by RamSS/T
We can't all have a magic truck like Josiah. Its a simply formula, if you want it to go faster than it is now the first thing you should do is take the lift and big tires off. Unsprung weight and reduced aerodynamics always mean reduced acceleration no matter what you hear....its a simple engineering fact. If you want to keep the lift then don't worry about racing it on the street....thats not what you built it for. That would be like me complaining that my truck isn't good off road....use the truck for what you built it for.
Kelmvor, your words are working against you. You are caught up in the hemi marketing. 8hp combined? Ok turbo. Have a little respect for those who shovel money into their trucks, not everyone has to be slow. I'm glad you made the 8hp combined comment, shows the intelligence and experience level of who I'm arguing against...Some of you ruin the forum experience, I wish it weren't so easy to pass on misinformation but you make it look like child's play.
Last edited by Josiah; 09-05-2006 at 01:26 PM.
#18
Ok...first off I still want my truck to be smog legal! So taking off the cats are out of the question. Second...I was being serious in that last post where I said I ran a SS chevy, then some other guys took it too far. Third...I never called BS on you at anytime so have some and chill out and know I have and will always be on your side.
#19
Originally Posted by 04procompLARIAT
Ok...first off I still want my truck to be smog legal! So taking off the cats are out of the question. Second...I was being serious in that last post where I said I ran a SS chevy, then some other guys took it too far. Third...I never called BS on you at anytime so have some and chill out and know I have and will always be on your side.
#23
Hi.
Yup.
Search is your friend (ad nauseum) ... and it's not a fixed percentage either ...
https://www.f150online.com/forums/sh...driveline+loss
Post #15 & 16 in particular...
Cheers
Bubba
Yup.
Search is your friend (ad nauseum) ... and it's not a fixed percentage either ...
https://www.f150online.com/forums/sh...driveline+loss
Post #15 & 16 in particular...
Cheers
Bubba
Last edited by MGDfan; 05-24-2007 at 01:45 PM.
#24
Originally Posted by NCSU_05_FX4
So you're saying that the 5.4 3V only puts ~205-225HP at the wheels?
Speaking of Titans...
I beat one the other day. We both inched up to a stoplight. He revved up (my window was down), and I obliged. This is the *only* road race that I've ever bought in to but, when the light went green, we were off.
I had him by about 3/4 length when we both got out of it -- probably right at an eighth of a mile...
While we'll never know if he was really pushing or if he had anything special (it looked stock), I did beat him.
#27
Originally Posted by RockPick
Yeah... that's probably just about right.
Speaking of Titans...
I beat one the other day. We both inched up to a stoplight. He revved up (my window was down), and I obliged. This is the *only* road race that I've ever bought in to but, when the light went green, we were off.
I had him by about 3/4 length when we both got out of it -- probably right at an eighth of a mile...
While we'll never know if he was really pushing or if he had anything special (it looked stock), I did beat him.
Speaking of Titans...
I beat one the other day. We both inched up to a stoplight. He revved up (my window was down), and I obliged. This is the *only* road race that I've ever bought in to but, when the light went green, we were off.
I had him by about 3/4 length when we both got out of it -- probably right at an eighth of a mile...
While we'll never know if he was really pushing or if he had anything special (it looked stock), I did beat him.