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Old May 16, 2006 | 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by ARTIE54
If they build it as pictured I do think it's a better looking truck than the Rhoush. Would be something to consider down the road. If Ford bails completely on performance. The interior is really a strong point in contrast to our Gen2's just nice to see there will be some sort of Gen3 performance F150's. Artie
I've seen and sat in both the Roush and the Saleen, and let me tell you the Saleen is WAAAY nicer, both interior and exterior. The Saleen's stance and diemensions are portioned out perfectly and really high quality.

And I'm one who doesn't care for the new body style. Saleen did a great job on the styling IMO.

Performance wise, I'm sure it will handle like a dream, but they're at a disadvantage with a 5300lb truck. I'd say they'd be lucky to break 13.8 in the 1/4.
 
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Old May 16, 2006 | 11:53 PM
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Originally Posted by B-Man
Sorry, but the truck has Saleen logos all over it and a "Saleen" section on the window sticker... Also, a Saleen logo on the dyno sheet ????
I'm thinking it is possible that either A.) the dip**** that typed up the description doesn't know his a$$ from his face (HIGHLY possible, trust me I used to work at a dealer and literally half the stuff on the typed up add-on price sheets is bs), or B.) It has Saleen cosmetic and suspension stuff but a different supercharger...dealers custom build vehicles too.

Here is a DIRECT quote from www.Saleen.com

"Haulin’ Attitude

The Saleen Supercharged Sport Truck packs a punch at 450 bhp @ 5200 RPM, and with 500 lb-ft of torque @ 4000 RPM which is due in part to the unique, patented, high-flow Saleen Series VI integrated twin-screw supercharger. Here, air is compressed through the twin screws and then runs through the dual-stage, water-to-air intercooler, which reduces the intake air temperature. With this cool, dense air, the Saleen Powerflash™ performance calibration system radically increases the power and performance."

And here you can see pics of what is CLEARLY not a standard Whipple supercharger.

http://www.saleen.com/s331.htm
 
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