Halo brother spanks an SRT-10 [merged]
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Originally posted by Lightningquick
Sometimes just sticking a big motor in a vehicle to make it go fast doesnt work so well.I get the feeling this is just the beggining of transmission,clutch issues in this thing. they should have stuck with a S/C hemi and i think they would have litterally sold TWICE the amount of trucks and their profit margin would have been better even with a $6k reduced window sticker.They are idiots thinking that you can take a cluth from a 3000 lb car and stick it in a 5000 pound truck and make it work!!
Typical simple minded dodge fools.
Also explains why there is no 7/70 warrantee on it.They knew beforehand what was gonna happen.
For those of you who think ford is going with a 6 speed,You are in for a big surprise.I would NEVER spend 40k and have to shift something manually other than my tow trucks
An automatic with paddle shift would be the best!! probally the way it will come.
Sometimes just sticking a big motor in a vehicle to make it go fast doesnt work so well.I get the feeling this is just the beggining of transmission,clutch issues in this thing. they should have stuck with a S/C hemi and i think they would have litterally sold TWICE the amount of trucks and their profit margin would have been better even with a $6k reduced window sticker.They are idiots thinking that you can take a cluth from a 3000 lb car and stick it in a 5000 pound truck and make it work!!
Typical simple minded dodge fools.
Also explains why there is no 7/70 warrantee on it.They knew beforehand what was gonna happen.
For those of you who think ford is going with a 6 speed,You are in for a big surprise.I would NEVER spend 40k and have to shift something manually other than my tow trucks
An automatic with paddle shift would be the best!! probally the way it will come.
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From: memphis and houston
Thank what you want . The first day he had it he lost the motor and clutch . He paid $55,000 for that junk , pay 10 grand over list and I thank dodge will you a motor quick like . What do you thank?
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From: Seoul
Thank what you want . The first day he had it he lost the motor and clutch . He paid $55,000 for that junk , pay 10 grand over list and I thank dodge will you a motor quick like . What do you thank?
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From: Stinkin Joisey
Originally posted by LIGHTNING4JC
Thank what you want . The first day he had it he lost the motor and clutch . He paid $55,000 for that junk , pay 10 grand over list and I thank dodge will you a motor quick like . What do you thank?
Thank what you want . The first day he had it he lost the motor and clutch . He paid $55,000 for that junk , pay 10 grand over list and I thank dodge will you a motor quick like . What do you thank?
huh????????
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From: hubbard, ohio
It may be a overpriced piece of crap but to ridicule the design is wrong on lightining owners part, just in the fact you folks have problems keeping a spark plug in the cylinder head. That sounds pretty ridiculous to me; sounds like dodge isn't the only one skimping to get a product out. Not a flame, just an observation.
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From: NH
Originally posted by pyssed
…but to ridicule the design is wrong …
…but to ridicule the design is wrong …
Perhaps one answer is an overweight Viper with a “truck bed” that will eat clutches and keep transmission shops very busy and profitable…
Back to the drawing board for Dodge to try and come up with a real “truck” that might one day actually compete with a Lightning, because at the moment Dodge has no “trucks” in their line up that come close to competing with a real “truck” a real performance “truck” the Lightning…
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From: Shelton, CT
Originally posted by MaxTorque02
Rumor has it that the Viper equiped Ram SRT-10 is going to be very limited, thus holding a very high value as a collector item. They will then switch over to a supercharged hemi that will be very comparable to a Lightning. It will be interesting to see what Dodge has by the time the 3rd generation Lightning comes out.
Rumor has it that the Viper equiped Ram SRT-10 is going to be very limited, thus holding a very high value as a collector item. They will then switch over to a supercharged hemi that will be very comparable to a Lightning. It will be interesting to see what Dodge has by the time the 3rd generation Lightning comes out.
I think that will put the Dodge right where it should be. It's becoming quite apparent that the Viper drivetrain is the wrong choice for a 5000lb truck. A supercharged "hemi" should give those things the low end grunt that they need.
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From: Botswana
Originally posted by Fast Gator
huh????????
huh????????
Come on Gator...don't pretend you can't understand "country boy" speak.
I thank you be from flowida wasint ya? Don't thank we dunt be noin abut dat....
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From: Plainfield, Illinois
Re: top ten list
Originally posted by l-menace
3. well you are running slicks at the track and I can't find slicks to fit over my huge rear calipers
4. Wait until I get used to driving it
6. I didn't know you wanted to race
8. Wait until I start putting mods on this thing
3. well you are running slicks at the track and I can't find slicks to fit over my huge rear calipers
4. Wait until I get used to driving it
6. I didn't know you wanted to race
8. Wait until I start putting mods on this thing
Shane
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From: Bel Air, MD
I have to scratch my head over the whole slicks thing. Maybe my memory is not accurate, but weren't there no suitable DR's for the Gen2s when they came out? Only 16" wheels would fit around the brakes, and there was no selection of slicks in 16"s, so people had to shave down their calipers for 15".
Yet... people are still throwing trash on the SRT that slicks won't fit it. My, how quickly people forget sometimes.
Two fast trucks, both running good times, both with reliability problems, one just uses a supercharger and auto, the other a big block and manual.
Yet... people are still throwing trash on the SRT that slicks won't fit it. My, how quickly people forget sometimes.
Two fast trucks, both running good times, both with reliability problems, one just uses a supercharger and auto, the other a big block and manual.
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From: Miami, Fl.
This is what the Dodge boys are saying. They can't/won't believe it happened. Some of these guys don't have a clue
http://www.dodgetrucks.org/forums/vi...er=asc&start=0
http://www.dodgetrucks.org/forums/vi...er=asc&start=0