1991 GMC Syclone
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Originally posted by millerwb
Go to http://www.syty.org/old/ for a good read about Syclone's and Typhoon's.
At Bandimere, elevation 5700 feet, a stock Syclone will do high 13's to low 14's. A stock Lightning will do high 14's.
Go to http://www.syty.org/old/ for a good read about Syclone's and Typhoon's.
At Bandimere, elevation 5700 feet, a stock Syclone will do high 13's to low 14's. A stock Lightning will do high 14's.
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High 14's
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you can go to www.car-stats.com to find out the 1/4 mile and 0-60 times of about any car ever made.
the sy and ty were listed at 14.1 each.
the sy and ty were listed at 14.1 each.
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ok,
first of all the car and driver test was done in 100 degree weather and from a roll, not a launch to begin with. take a syclone, on a 70 degree or less day, and properly tuned in stock form, will run very low 13's, with 0-60 times in the mid 4 second range.
as for your trucks, they are nice, but lets be realistic. my truck weighted around 3400 lbs with me in it and a full tank of gas, so i dont know where someone else is getting those figures from, i weighed mine at the track. the lightenings are HUGE and clumsy. i have alrady raced one, and destroyed it, although i am not stock. the lightening was modified, but to what extent i could not tell, anyway, it was a joke, the guy didnt have a chance, but then again i am running 500+ hp
first of all the car and driver test was done in 100 degree weather and from a roll, not a launch to begin with. take a syclone, on a 70 degree or less day, and properly tuned in stock form, will run very low 13's, with 0-60 times in the mid 4 second range.
as for your trucks, they are nice, but lets be realistic. my truck weighted around 3400 lbs with me in it and a full tank of gas, so i dont know where someone else is getting those figures from, i weighed mine at the track. the lightenings are HUGE and clumsy. i have alrady raced one, and destroyed it, although i am not stock. the lightening was modified, but to what extent i could not tell, anyway, it was a joke, the guy didnt have a chance, but then again i am running 500+ hp
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first of all the car and driver test was done in 100 degree weather and from a roll, not a launch to begin with.
The deal is this. We go by two-lane blacktop rules. Money in front. From a standing start, we'll cover 1320 feet. On three. One pass. Winner takes all.
The Syclone will beat a brand-new $122,000 Ferrari 348ts. No doubt about it. If the script is right. Be careful of heat though, because temperatures above, say, 75 degrees, cause significant power losses. On cold days, The Syclone's turbo, torque converter, and adhesive tape traction are devastating from 0 to 60. Above 80 mph, it pays for its truck shape. It clears the quarter-mile in 14.1 seconds, compared with 14.5 seconds for the Ferrari, but the Ferraris is moving 6 mph faster (99 mph versus 93). The Ferrari grabs the lead very soon after the quarter and never looks back. Its top speed is 166 mph. The Syclone's is 126.
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Newbie convention on the Syclone thread. You guys are coming out from under all sorts of rocks to get your .02 in about your precious little syclones.
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http://invisibill.unimatrix01.org/sy/stats.jpg (109K)
http://invisibill.unimatrix01.org/sy/specs1.jpg (216K)
http://invisibill.unimatrix01.org/sy/specs2.jpg (242K)
http://invisibill.unimatrix01.org/sy/specs3.jpg (202K)
http://invisibill.unimatrix01.org/sy/specs4.jpg (201K)
You can see right there that GMC's technical specs show it at 13.4 for the quarter, for what it's worth.
On average, stock for stock, the newest L's seem to run about the same as the Sy's. Even just a year or two ago, they seemed to be a bit slower. These are track times too. A Sy can launch just as well on the street, where an L would be a lot more likely to have traction problems. In all honesty, I never even think about traction unless I'm turning onto a road from a stop in the rain. To whoever mentioned turbo lag, a boosted powerbrake launch clears up that problem.
I've never driven or raced an L, so I have no firsthand experience. This is just what I've seen from all the posts on both sides of the argument. My Sy has a K&N in the stock airbox and a hotwired Jabsco IC pump with rubber lines. Other than that it's bone stock, with over 116k. I might be heading up to Stanton tonight actually, if anyone is in this part of Michigan...
Both trucks have their pro's and con's. I don't really like the styling of the new Fords, and I prefer smaller vehicles, so I'm just a Sy guy. But when I'm cruising the dealerships, the L's are the only thing I look at in the Ford lots. =)
http://invisibill.unimatrix01.org/sy/specs1.jpg (216K)
http://invisibill.unimatrix01.org/sy/specs2.jpg (242K)
http://invisibill.unimatrix01.org/sy/specs3.jpg (202K)
http://invisibill.unimatrix01.org/sy/specs4.jpg (201K)
You can see right there that GMC's technical specs show it at 13.4 for the quarter, for what it's worth.
On average, stock for stock, the newest L's seem to run about the same as the Sy's. Even just a year or two ago, they seemed to be a bit slower. These are track times too. A Sy can launch just as well on the street, where an L would be a lot more likely to have traction problems. In all honesty, I never even think about traction unless I'm turning onto a road from a stop in the rain. To whoever mentioned turbo lag, a boosted powerbrake launch clears up that problem.
I've never driven or raced an L, so I have no firsthand experience. This is just what I've seen from all the posts on both sides of the argument. My Sy has a K&N in the stock airbox and a hotwired Jabsco IC pump with rubber lines. Other than that it's bone stock, with over 116k. I might be heading up to Stanton tonight actually, if anyone is in this part of Michigan...
Both trucks have their pro's and con's. I don't really like the styling of the new Fords, and I prefer smaller vehicles, so I'm just a Sy guy. But when I'm cruising the dealerships, the L's are the only thing I look at in the Ford lots. =)
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Don't know about all of that. Yes the Syclones/Ty were and are bad a** trucks but, they are old news. Yes I will get my *** handed to me by a modified Sy/Ty but, same with a modded Lightning. I have'nt met a stock Ty/Sy to this day that has beat me when I was stock. While the numbers are there it doesn't mean squat if the drivers can't drive. The point is the Lightning is now king of the hill, the ty/sy had there run.
BTW, We can haul bricks and a**, can you?
BTW, We can haul bricks and a**, can you?
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Whatever the article says... when I went to school in Gainesville I ran my mustang at the track all the time. There were a few regulars out there with Cyclones that consistently ran in the mid to upper 13 second range. Sometimes they would dip a little lower if the temperature was right. They were stock.
They would not mph that well though. They were a lot like my wrx - hell off the line up to 60mph but no top end to speak of.
BTW, a low number of posts does not necessarily mean a lack of experience, dude.
Jim
They would not mph that well though. They were a lot like my wrx - hell off the line up to 60mph but no top end to speak of.
BTW, a low number of posts does not necessarily mean a lack of experience, dude.
Jim
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go ahead, I'll race you, im not saying this to be ****y or a jerk at all, but seriously you are gonna loose and loose bad
obviously you are the one that knows nothing about these trucks. GMC didnt even make them, PAS did, and yes, PAS tested them, resulting in a 13.4 run at the track in full stock trim, there's your proof. the car and driver test was flawed according to PAS.
who the hell wants to go 166? you are gonna kill yourself in that stupid lightening, so you have any idea how top-heavy those things are? you hit one bend and you are done. and all you need to do is get rid of the speed gov. to up that 126 speed, which is very restrictive in stock form i must admit.
but seriously, i do not wish to arhue here, if you wanna race, thats fine, e-mail me, just be prepared to loose bad, thats all, just giving you guys a heads up
obviously you are the one that knows nothing about these trucks. GMC didnt even make them, PAS did, and yes, PAS tested them, resulting in a 13.4 run at the track in full stock trim, there's your proof. the car and driver test was flawed according to PAS.
who the hell wants to go 166? you are gonna kill yourself in that stupid lightening, so you have any idea how top-heavy those things are? you hit one bend and you are done. and all you need to do is get rid of the speed gov. to up that 126 speed, which is very restrictive in stock form i must admit.
but seriously, i do not wish to arhue here, if you wanna race, thats fine, e-mail me, just be prepared to loose bad, thats all, just giving you guys a heads up
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who the hell wants to go 166? you are gonna kill yourself in that stupid lightening, so you have any idea how top-heavy those things are? you hit one bend and you are done. and all you need to do is get rid of the speed gov. to up that 126 speed, which is very restrictive in stock form i must admit.
but seriously, i do not wish to arhue here, if you wanna race, thats fine, e-mail me, just be prepared to loose bad, thats all, just giving you guys a heads up
but seriously, i do not wish to arhue here, if you wanna race, thats fine, e-mail me, just be prepared to loose bad, thats all, just giving you guys a heads up
buhahahahaha, its getting to you
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Man you guys need to take a pill and relax,I owned a 92 Typhoon also,and yes with 15pounds of boost running at LAUNCH this baby will do a 4 wheel burn out so it will out launch a Lightning,top end it would fall right on its face,plus they computer limited speed to 107 but good old Kenne Bell(sound familiar) took care of that with a chip,ran 13.9 at the track at 60deg. anything over 70 and by by power. If you had bucks put on a "big Boy" turbo and the sky was the limit. It all takes bucks for speed and back then no bucks
