before administering an azzkikkin. with statements like that, you kind of have to wonder if they even drove the Lightning, or something

http://www.pickuptruck.com/html/2004...ive/page1.html

 

That's pretty much the only way I've beaten the Lightnings.
Getting the jump on 'em before the blower spools up.

In the van anyway.

 

HA HA SUPERCHARGER LAG!!!!!! I cant wait to smoke one.

 

I was under the impression that blowers don't need to spool up. They are belt driven unlike a turbo which relies on exhaust gasses to spin the turbine, which is directly coupled to the compressor impeller. Blowers are "on demand". They provide boost as soon as you stomp on the gas. Mine makes 9 psi less than three seconds after I jump in hte fuel. I timed it the other day with a buddy of mine to show him the difference between my truck and his wrx.

 

At the autocross, we did our first laps in the Ram, then tried the Lightning, then returned to the Ram.

The Ford costs some $12,000 less than the Dodge, and also weighs nearly 500 pounds less, but its supercharged 5.3-liter V8 has two fewer cylinders, 120 less horsepower and 75 fewer pound-feet of torque to send to its 18-inch tires, and that power flows through a four-speed automatic, not a six-speed manual. The Lightning also is lower – you step in, not climb in – and feels more nimble through the cones, but the frustration with the Ford on the autocross was having to wait for the supercharger to spool up and so the V8 could spit out its power.

On the other hand, the Ram’s power was always there – ready, willing and as eager to strike as a venomous snake -- from the instant you tipped into the throttle until you ran out of room on a straightaway or reached a corner


QUOTE FROM THE ARTICLE:

this guy is a dip****, unless he is thinking that it is an automatic and it takes a asecond to downshift...

 

Further proof that most reporters couldn't hack it in the real world with a real job. What a tool.

 

Just f-n bludgeon me already, or something. SRT-10K (K for kissmyazz)

 

"O.K., so you won’t be towing a horse trailer or a boat behind this truck"


So its a $45K sports car with a 6ft trunk.

 

I wrote:

Hi! I'm writing concerning the article you wrote concerning the SRT-10. The only think that I really wanted to ask about was the fact you mentioned supercharger spool up for the lightning causing some "lag" as compared to the SRT-10. Since we're talking about a top blown roots style supercharger I know for a fact that the "lag" simply doesn't exist. In fact it's quite the opposite as top blown motors make ridiculous power in the lower rpms areas just due to the nature of how they function. Coupled with the fact that it's on an auto tranny (which contrary to what you seemed to imply, actually helps move 4000+ pounds much nicer) makes for esentially a low end torque monster. No doubt the SRT-10 makes an insane amount of power despite extra rotational mass and the extra pounds. What my question really comes down to is in a side by side, which actually felt faster?
Putting the SRT into the 14's pretty much makes it in the same slot as the Lightning, but you make it seem as if the lightning really doesnt hold up to it in terms of acceleration. Is this just a byproduct of downshifting? Also for the SRT-10, you make no
mention about the clutch feel or the shift throws. Any comments on that?

Thanks for your time,
Chris Greiner

P.S. The Ford uses a 5.4 L engine.


He wrote:

surprisingly light clutch and shifter works fine, even with such a long arm... the 4/5 shift might be a stretch for people with short arms, but I'm 5-8 and had no problem.

while the ford was more nimble around the cones, the ram was much faster in its low-end acceleration.. it may have been the gearbox causing the lag, but there was a definite and frustrating wait for the power to reach the ford's wheels.

Larry Edsall

At least he was really quick about responding.

 

I love having a 331 ci 5.3 L lol.

 

but there was a definite and frustrating wait for the power to reach the ford's wheels.


Maybe the tires were spinning and he couldnt tell Ha Ha J/k

PS that truck better be well into the 13's stock!!!! if not dodge built a 2nd place truck!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I'm thinking of losing the blower, adding 2 cylinders and stroking it out to about 500 cubic inches.

 

i'm having this installed on my dash, so i'll know exactly how much delay we are talking about here.

 

The Ford costs some $12,000 less than the Dodge, and also weighs nearly 500 pounds less, but its supercharged 5.3-liter V8 has two fewer cylinders, 120 less horsepower and 75 fewer pound-feet of torque to send to its 18-inch tires, and that power flows through a four-speed automatic, not a six-speed manual. The Lightning also is lower – you step in, not climb in – and feels more nimble through the cones, but the frustration with the Ford on the autocross was having to wait for the supercharger to spool up and so the V8 could spit out its power.

Oh NOW it's a bad thing to step in and NOT CLIMB IN
Hold on honey, let me get a F.ucking ladder so you can get in





At the autocross, we did our first laps in the Ram, then tried the Lightning, then returned to the Ram.

AND ?????



Dodge provided a Ford F-150 Lightning for back-to-back comparison runs through the orange cones.

Ok we heard enough bull s.hit about THE BRAKES Dodge,
so how was the comparison ???



Like I've said in all my post, love the Viper motor, want one, but the front of this CLIMB INTO """"TRUCK""" looks like a got dam mac truck and it's outright ugly

And I'll easy blow one off WITHOUT my juice



BRING IT ON DODGE AND STOP TALKING ABOUT IT

 

That article is going to get a lot of suckers to buy that thing. I cant wait to see the surprises on their faces when they race an L and it doesnt take forever to "spool up" and the L just rapes them. They may be the fastest truck produced but damn sure not the quickest. Thats all that matters anyway right?