Stock SRT VS Lightning
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From: Nashville, TN
One of my best friends bought an SRT-10 like 2 months ago. My truck has 5lb lower, 90mm mass air, JLP air kit, ported t/b, 2400 stall, built trans, caltracs,chip, nitrous. Without nitrous we went from a 40, 50,55,65 and 80mph roll. I was ahead by as much as 5 cars on all attempts except for the 80 kick. At the 80kick he pretty much stayed up with me. Being my friend I didnt spray him
Next ocassion we went 3 wide with a bone stock 01. It was CRAZY! I was in front, 4 carlengths back was the SRT, and 6 lengths behind the SRT was the stock 01L. We raced 7 different times and the outcome was pretty much the same throughout. If you dont have mods then look out. The SRT is a stout ****
Next ocassion we went 3 wide with a bone stock 01. It was CRAZY! I was in front, 4 carlengths back was the SRT, and 6 lengths behind the SRT was the stock 01L. We raced 7 different times and the outcome was pretty much the same throughout. If you dont have mods then look out. The SRT is a stout ****
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From: wyoming MI.
They are good enough to beat a stock L "IF" the driver knows how to drive it. A lot of the guys that will race, are getting them figured out. and they're no sloutch with a good driver.
Have fun, but don't expect to automaticly waste him if your stock.
thier potential is more driver limited than most
Have fun, but don't expect to automaticly waste him if your stock.
thier potential is more driver limited than most
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From: Los Angeles and San Luis Obispo
The SRT-10's are faster than a stock L period. Not by much and especially not $15,000 worth faster, but they are faster. I believe a Pully, Chip, and Intake and u will keep up with a stock one.
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is it faster,, yes
is it quicker,, don't know
is it worth 45-50K,, don't know
is it impressive with 500hp,,,, i'd have to laugh, or something
Nasty Wendy's post/race,,,
I raced THE EXACT SRT-10 that set the world record at the track friday....interesting
I went to the track this past Friday. There was a Dodge day or something there. There were at least 3 Vipers and maybe a dozen SRT-4s. AND there was the SRT-10 ViperTruck. The actual one that was used to break the Guiness World Record for Top Speed (pickup). Well my truck being basically stock (I have added a conestyle K&N filter) I figured here is the Golden opertunity to see Which of these trucks is in fact the Quater Champion. Now those of you saying to yourselves -I know you added a ram-air hood too- let me say to you that it isn't functional yet as I haven't sealed the system so that the airbox gets pressurized. Anyway it was 70degrees and there was a fair bit of humidity (~65%), about a typical South Louisiana day. My truck had been running anywhere from 13.51 to 13.63 on this night. So the SRT-10 makes it way into the staging lanes for a pass in the left lane and I quickly got next to it for a pass in the right lane. The Gods must have been smiling on us as it worked out perfectly and we were set to race each other. This was a heads up contest because eliminations hadn't started for the bracket racing yet and we were running a time trial style pass. So we staged and the lights came down. And we both left the line without incident. I looked up and saw that the ViperTruck got a better reaction off the light than I had (he cut a .023 to my .041 light). I still pulled a considerable lead on him as I knew I would have to because those trucks should trap much higher than me. Well at the finish line the race was too close for me to tell. I mean our trucks were literally in a dead tie (to the eye). Then I saw that he had the win light!!! "FUCH!!!!!":rant: I said. Then when I got my time slip I saw that my truck ran its worste pass of the night at 13.738 but still out ET'd his 13.750:headbang: . His RT is what gave him the win not his SRT:wink: . I felt so much better about this race now. I also cut my worste 60' foot of the night on that pass too with a 2.063 after cutting 1.97's and 1.98's all night. I guess I may have been a little anxious and overcompensated for that. Any way the results were that the Lightning was the quicker Truck:headbang: but the SRT driver cut a better light.
My hats off the Dodge guys as they were very nice and good sports. The fellow driving the SRT-10 didn't have a problem showing everyone the truck and talking about it to us. I was pleased with the night.
is it quicker,, don't know
is it worth 45-50K,, don't know
is it impressive with 500hp,,,, i'd have to laugh, or something
Nasty Wendy's post/race,,,
I raced THE EXACT SRT-10 that set the world record at the track friday....interesting
I went to the track this past Friday. There was a Dodge day or something there. There were at least 3 Vipers and maybe a dozen SRT-4s. AND there was the SRT-10 ViperTruck. The actual one that was used to break the Guiness World Record for Top Speed (pickup). Well my truck being basically stock (I have added a conestyle K&N filter) I figured here is the Golden opertunity to see Which of these trucks is in fact the Quater Champion. Now those of you saying to yourselves -I know you added a ram-air hood too- let me say to you that it isn't functional yet as I haven't sealed the system so that the airbox gets pressurized. Anyway it was 70degrees and there was a fair bit of humidity (~65%), about a typical South Louisiana day. My truck had been running anywhere from 13.51 to 13.63 on this night. So the SRT-10 makes it way into the staging lanes for a pass in the left lane and I quickly got next to it for a pass in the right lane. The Gods must have been smiling on us as it worked out perfectly and we were set to race each other. This was a heads up contest because eliminations hadn't started for the bracket racing yet and we were running a time trial style pass. So we staged and the lights came down. And we both left the line without incident. I looked up and saw that the ViperTruck got a better reaction off the light than I had (he cut a .023 to my .041 light). I still pulled a considerable lead on him as I knew I would have to because those trucks should trap much higher than me. Well at the finish line the race was too close for me to tell. I mean our trucks were literally in a dead tie (to the eye). Then I saw that he had the win light!!! "FUCH!!!!!":rant: I said. Then when I got my time slip I saw that my truck ran its worste pass of the night at 13.738 but still out ET'd his 13.750:headbang: . His RT is what gave him the win not his SRT:wink: . I felt so much better about this race now. I also cut my worste 60' foot of the night on that pass too with a 2.063 after cutting 1.97's and 1.98's all night. I guess I may have been a little anxious and overcompensated for that. Any way the results were that the Lightning was the quicker Truck:headbang: but the SRT driver cut a better light.
My hats off the Dodge guys as they were very nice and good sports. The fellow driving the SRT-10 didn't have a problem showing everyone the truck and talking about it to us. I was pleased with the night.
