First off, my GTP is modified, with a smaller pulleyy and a throttle enhancer. Next to me at the stoplight is a black very new Lightning. He revved it up so I knew we were on. At green, we both mash the pedals with quite a bit of tire spin. I grabbed first and immediately got a full car length on my quick opponent. At 70MPH he gained to decrease my lead to 1/2 car. At this point we shut down and we turned off into a corner gas station. He said it was his first loss with his 4 month old truck. He laughed that he lost to a "4-door" car, and I laughed back that I was not about to lose to a pick-up truck!! All in all, a good race.

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2000 GTP - all options
- 3.5" pulley upgrade
- Casper's TPSE

2000 Dodge Durango - 5.9L
- 3.92 rear
- limited slip
- can outhaul a Lightning any day!!

 

Wow you beat a truck, what will your friends say!!! You do have a manual transmission and less weight, so my hats off to you. Next time you race a lightning and it has a few mods like your vehicle tell us how you faired. I anxiously await the results.

 

Well, not to bring to light your lack of automotive prowess, but GTP's have auto tranny's. A manual is not available. BTW - his truck was bone stock.

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2000 GTP - all options
- 3.5" pulley upgrade
- Casper's TPSE

2000 Dodge Durango - 5.9L
- 3.92 rear
- limited slip
- can outhaul a Lightning any day!!

 

Are you in Lancaster PA?

If so, we can arrange a race w/ a Lightning for you that you WON'T win.



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Regards,
Gordon

'99 Red Lightning
Johnny Lightning Superchip
Johnny Lighting Stage II Ram Air Kit (on floor in office)
Century Tonneau

 

Unfortunately for you, no, I live in lancaster NY. I never back down from a challenge, even from you with all your superchips, etc. My best ET has been 13.88 at 101. Yours?

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2000 GTP - all options
- 3.5" pulley upgrade
- Casper's TPSE

2000 Dodge Durango - 5.9L
- 3.92 rear
- limited slip
- can outhaul a Lightning any day!!

 

In all fairness, you must have a pretty quick GTP with the mods you have performed. I've driven them and bone stock they are maybe high-14 second cars. Fun car, but not fast at all. A stock GTP vs. a stock L would be a complete joke.

If you beat him to 70 by 1/2 car, then that's pretty good. It would have been very close in the 1/4 mile to ~100mph.

I'd be curious as to what your car runs at the track in the 1/4. Have you ever had it to a track?

Oops...you posted again as I was typing this...and your true colors shown through in your last post. Nice attitude. 13.88 will get you absolutely whipped by at least 75% of the L's out there. Good luck, and thanks for letting us realize within the first 3 posts of yours that you're just trolling on this board.

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Wes Tarbox
90 LX 5.0 (10.69 @ 134.7)--597rwhp/590rwtq
96 Cobra (12.34 @ 115.8)--392rwhp/433rwtq
99 Lightning (13.20 @ 103.8)--364rwhp/444rwtq
00 Expedition XLT 5.4 http://members.aol.com/Wa2fst/index.html



[This message has been edited by WA 2 FST (edited 09-29-2000).]

 

2K and BadDog
Gotta love your loyalty...
GTP...would have been a little more impressive if it had been a modified Lightning and you had delivered it a little differently...At any rate, I would take my Lightning over a GTP any day.
CA

 

Good kill, though I doubt you'll find much enthusiasm here. I've seen some quick GTP's but the quickest (that I've seen) are a match at best for my truck with just a chip. Stock to stock or mod to mod the GTP's lose. Are you trying to troll?
"2000 Dodge Durango
- 5.9L
- 3.92 rear
- limited slip
- can outhaul a Lightning any day!!"

Can it haul a hot tub?

wouldn't that look funny strapped to the roof

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99 Lightning black, cd,tow package,bed rug,roll-n-lock
(13.73 @ 99.74 stock)
98 Cobra coupe laser red w/ 3.55 gears
(13.26 @ 104)
former Chevy fan still have a few
72 SS454 11.6 @ 116 (slicks open headers)
68 Camaro 12.2 @ 116 (street tires closed exhast)
e-mail
r454g@eriecoast.com

 

98 SVT Cobra - yes you can haul a hot tub, but how often is that necessary? I would think the ability to haul 4 passengers plus driver would be much more worthwhile!!

As for your SVT I assume it is heavily mod'd because I did walk away from a late 90's version (I think) a few weeks back. He had the most awesome sounding exhaust note, stereo blaring incoherently, super-dark window tint and all, but once the light turned green, it was all show and no go for him. Unless he "missed a shift" or something (excellent excuse!)

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2000 GTP - all options
- 3.5" pulley upgrade
- Casper's TPSE

2000 Dodge Durango - 5.9L
- 3.92 rear
- limited slip
- can outhaul a Lightning any day!!

 

GPT-

I normally dont get involved with these post but, with your attitude and since you live in NY, Think we should run. I will even be nice and give you a 2 car lead. And I have a few mods like you. Take care

Chris

 

This guy is so full of it. I can't even find my shovel, it's buried under lies!

GTP is a waste of time for the L2, even if he has mods, vs. stock L2. Were talking about a low 15's car vs. a mid to high 13's truck.

 

1FASTSVT - I only posted originally because I was impressed to beat a "13.50 out-of-the-box" truck. I think that number is now an exaggeration. At the track in June or July, an SVT posted a 14.4. What's up with that? A stock GTP with a good driver can coax a 14.5, maybe 14.3 at best out of this car stock. Slap on a smaller pulley (which you guys cannot do), and instantly add 20, 30, or 40 horses depending on pulley size. All it takes is 15 minutes to swap pulleys. Soon I'll be upgrading the intake (CAI) and exhaust (SLP), so even a mod'd truck will be an ornament in my rear-view mirror!!! Jeez, I think my Durango would give your "SVT" a run for the money...with 7 people in it of course!!!!!!

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2000 GTP - all options
- 3.5" pulley upgrade
- Casper's TPSE

2000 Dodge Durango - 5.9L
- 3.92 rear
- limited slip
- can outhaul a Lightning any day!!

 

GTP

The offer still stands. But I can tell you this, my car is running faster than a 13.50.

 

1FASTSVT - well, let me borrow a friend of mine's '00 WS6 TA - OK? It'll run circles around your Rustang! BTW - he's not stock either and he already has slip'd into the 12's. Are we on?

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2000 GTP - all options
- 3.5" pulley upgrade
- Casper's TPSE

2000 Dodge Durango - 5.9L
- 3.92 rear
- limited slip
- can outhaul a Lightning any day!!

 

GTP

I have been in the 12'S looking for 11's soon, but no need to argue. I just hope I see you on the street one day. And we are not talking about your friends car. Good luck with the GTP