That's without fluids or people. If my 4-door only weights 5125lbs with all it's fluids I guarantee that the crew cab weights close to 400 lbs less.

 

Was at the dodge booth at SEMA when they moved out the red SRT-10 and pulled in a turbo-Hemi, and the guy got on the SRT, it seemed quicker than my L which does high 12's. Must say its exhaust sound was weak, but the new more conventional wheels are an improvement, Oh, and they can keep that spoiler.

 

I suspect you know the answer already, but: none.

Centrifugals are too noisy and the boost comes on too slowly for a production car. But they make monster power and send it to the wheels in a nice, controlled fashion.

 

1966-1967 Shelby GT350s Actually had a Paxton as an option.

Oh and also Saleen is a manufacturer(not a tuner as some people think) and use to have centris on the blown cars, now they use Twin screws though.

 

Don't know if this counts as production or not? What qualifies a vehicle to be production? This by the way is centifugally s/ced.

 

That counts, never knew that they were centrifugally supercharged though.

 

yup, 4.7L v8 centrilfugally s/ced engine making 655 hp, in a car thats about 2500 lbs. Its supposed to beat the mclaren f1 for top speed.
check for more info here http://www.koenigsegg.com/

 

I freaking agree with ya, why by a truck if u cant tow barely anything, you would be better of buying a car. The lightning has some versatility and is practical for everyday use.

 

ST 2WD ST Long Bed 2WD SLT 2WD SLT Long Bed 2WD ST Quad Cab 2WD ST Quad Cab Long Bed 2WD SLT Quad Cab 2WD SLT Quad Cab Long Bed 2WD Laramie 2WD Laramie Long Bed 2WD Laramie Quad Cab 2WD Laramie Quad Cab Long Bed 2WD SRT-10 2WD
Passenger Volume (cu. ft.) 65.10 65.10 65.10 65.10 121.10 121.10 121.10 121.10 65.10 65.10 121.10 121.10 65.10
Standard Towing (lb.) 3350 3150 4800 4550 3050 4250 5450 4250 6700 6500 6400 6200 6700
Maximum Towing (lb.) 8650 8450 8650 8450 8350 8100 8350 8100 8650 8450 8350 8100 8650
Standard Payload (lb.) 1830 1830 1780 1750 1550 1550 1740 1550 1720 1700 1700 1490 1720
Maximum Payload (lb.) 1830 1830 1780 1750 1740 1550 1740 1550 1720 1700 1700 1490 1720
Cargo Volume (cu. ft.) No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data
Maximum GVWR (lb.) 6350 6550 6350 6550 6650 6650 6650 6650 6350 6550 6650 6650 6350
taken from msn auto .

 

grinomyte:

0-60 in 3 sec., 245 mph top end, made in Sweden and powered by Ford! Who woulda thunk it? What a car!

BTW, I especially like the castle in the background. Guess you'd have to own one of those too if you also had the car.

Mike

 

My wife and I attended the annual Central Florida Automobile Show this afternoon. It was a much better show than the past couple of years (we spent 7 hours there today) but I was disappointed at the Dodge and Ford exhibits.

Dodge didn't have a Ram SRT-10 (the model/spokesperson said there are only 3 in existance and the one that was at the Miami show last week went to Los Angles this week instead of to Orlando). They did have a Viper SRT-10, however, and it was a very beautiful black. What a great car. And only $84,000.

Also, the only SVT vehicle at the Ford exhibit was a pre-production (non-running) GT (what a beautiful car!). The girl at the Ford exhibit said there have only been three production GT's built so far and Bill Ford has them all. Just looking at the GT at the show I could easily see that it is quiet a bit larger than the original GT-40. Other than size, however, the body shape is just about identical. If I hit it big in the lotto this evening, my first $150,000 is going for a white one with blue stripes.

 

One of my firsts cars was a dark blue original GT-40.




























Of course it was only a 1/24 scale slot car. Man could that thing haul azz though.

 

Why must it always come down to raw HP?

The SRT-10 is heavier, has worse aerodymanics, huge rotors (over which no slicks I know of will fit), a 6 speed standard shift, gets 8 MPG, and costs $15k more.

Will it be an impressive truck? Hell yes. Is it worthy of drooling over? I don't think so.

The aftermarket scene for the Lightning will remain stronger because of the numbers involved. The Lightning handles nicely, looks good, and still gets used as a truck.

As for the HP numbers, what's the big deal? The SRT-10 needs 2 additional cylinders, 170 additional cubic inches, and 1k more RPM to make 120 more HP and 50 more lb/ft of torque. I am sorry but that just doesn't impress me.

So what if the Lightning is supercharged? There is still a ton of potential left in the engine as evidenced by the number of people making 600+ HP. The important thing is the Lightning can get that power to the ground, and not destroy itself doing so.

The 4R100 or a Monster Box can handle the additional power. What are the SRT-10 folks going to do? I doubt the Tremec is going to last with the stock engine let alone an engine making 700 lb/ft of torque. We won't know until we see it though. And without slicks, what good is all that power?

For now, the Lightning continues to be on top. We'll have to wait and see happens is all.

-Don

 

Better get with Autoweek and pass on all your knowledge...

According to them, "Dodge doesn't recommend towing..."; "The payload of the SRT-10 is about 1000 pounds."

Gee, I wonder if I'll believe you or Autoweek?

BTW, curb weight includes all fluids, even a full tank of gas.

If a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, you need to be locked away for everyone's protection.

 

Just got my January issue of Automobile Magazine and read their test of the Ram SRT-10. It's not on their website yet, so here's a quick summary:

Title of article: RAMBO -- The 500 horsepower Dodge Ram SRT-10 muscles in on Ford SVT Lightning territory.

Base Price: $47,795

0-60: 5.3 sec.
1-100: 13.2 sec.
1/4 mile: 13.9 sec. @ 103 mph
Skidpad: .90 g left & .84 g right
70-0: 178 ft.
Speed in gears: 1=50, 2=75, 3=100, 4=147, 5&6=155
Test weight: 5,080 lbs. (56% front/44% rear)

Automobile mag liked the truck. They say it handles and stops very well and that it's amazing that something this big can be so quick and agile.

They also state that in order to help control the 525 lb-ft of torque at launch, Dodge engineers modified the rear suspension by adding a horizontal damper that links the differential to the frame. In addition, it has a limited-slip diff, 305 section Pirelli Scorpion Zero tires, good weight distribution and unusually high gearing. In fact, they said that a 3,500 rpm clutch dump will only result in slight wheel spin followed by engine bogging and that a lower ratio rear end (higher numericly) installed aftermarket would probably lower the 1/4 mile time by a few 10ths.

The part I liked best about the article, however, was when they talked about the heavy duty nature of the truck by stating: "The Dana 60 rear end is so large Ben Affleck wants to have an overpublicized relationship with it."


Mike