Lightning VS Hemi
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Originally posted by f150intally
I'm a ford guy through and through. But I do have one question for all the Lightning guys.
Why is it so hard to believe that a 500hp viper truck can run a 12.9? If indeed it is 500flywheel horsepower, which would equate to around 430-440 whp, i think it would be pretty easy to run 12s. Here is a link to a bonestock dyno, with exception of the throttlebody.
http://www.srt10forum.com/attachment...ttachmentid=26
I mean what does a 400/500 hp lightning run the 1/4 in? If the weights are similar why is it so hard to believe that it ran a 12.x. Seems like it would be pretty easy to roll one off the showroom floor, slap some nittos on it and pull off a mid 12 second run.
I'm a ford guy through and through. But I do have one question for all the Lightning guys.
Why is it so hard to believe that a 500hp viper truck can run a 12.9? If indeed it is 500flywheel horsepower, which would equate to around 430-440 whp, i think it would be pretty easy to run 12s. Here is a link to a bonestock dyno, with exception of the throttlebody.
http://www.srt10forum.com/attachment...ttachmentid=26
I mean what does a 400/500 hp lightning run the 1/4 in? If the weights are similar why is it so hard to believe that it ran a 12.x. Seems like it would be pretty easy to roll one off the showroom floor, slap some nittos on it and pull off a mid 12 second run.
Mopar sites list the SRT-10 as running a 13.8 quarter mile, thats slower than a stock lightning. To run a 12.8 it would need 471 to the wheels. The truck is still going to lose time with the shifter, nobody can shift as fast as an auto can, expecially with that 2x4 they call a shifter.
HP from ET (1/4 mile) = 5,000 * (5.825/12.8)^3
Last edited by Aaron_001; Apr 28, 2004 at 01:22 AM.
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From: Plymouth, MI
Originally posted by Aaron_001
The 528 still has the same block as the 426. If you want to get stupid you can compare a 10L Hemi which will make 2,500hp easy.
Does Ford (or FoMoCo) even produce the Sonny Racing Engine?
The 528 still has the same block as the 426. If you want to get stupid you can compare a 10L Hemi which will make 2,500hp easy.
Does Ford (or FoMoCo) even produce the Sonny Racing Engine?
You're right about Unoid, the fact that your Hemi arguement is stupid has nothing to due with you living in Canada...
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From: San Antonio
Originally posted by V!0
but I ran a 12.9 with my stock srt-10 believe it or not. .
but I ran a 12.9 with my stock srt-10 believe it or not. .
you fished through this Lightning Forum pretty well with you dodge magazine facts and got all the bites you were looking for ....,
you were doing some good mainstream "trolling" for a kid without a drivers license and a stack of magazines for info
but I think you crossed the line with this statement because you can't back it up with a magazine .....or a link ...or your screen name on the SRT-10 Forum...Do you feel uncomfortable now that you have been caught in a LIE 12.9
