Cruising down the highway the other day I came up behind a Ford Lightning. As I approached he accelerated, and being in a good mood on a clear highway I floored it. Lightnings are obviously way faster, but I already had a speed advantage. So I passed him and was still clear at about 120, at which point I figured I probably had the advantage due to aerodynamics.

Nope - suddenly I see him rip past my passenger window before we both shut it down. Yikes, those motors are even sicker than I thought. Fun to see one run.

(smiley chosen by my five-year-old )

 

I guess they don't call them Lightning for nothing.

 

Those trucks are sick, should do mid-high 13's all day long, unfortunately too much for most VQ35 Max's to handle. On the highway, the aero limits the L a bit, but with a top speed of 135-140, they are still pretty formidable.

 

Hahaha...you just figured that out ?...

 

Try to go up against a Ram SRT-10!

 

yeah those truck are mad fast

 

i had one and yes they are crazy fast but you get like 12 mpg so i had to give it up hehe but dam i miss that truck. there are some truck that are in the 10's already

 

The lastest ones 02, 03 yes 99-01 no.
99-01(I think) run mid 14s.
And I know first hand as I had a run in with one while driving my old car.
Dodge Spirit RT.<----2.2 4cyl T3 224hp/217 14.6 stock
Anyway I raced one and we were neck and neck up to 95mph where he backed off. I wouldn't even try racing one with my 03 autotragic. And to boot the 05 Lightning are gonna have 500hp/500tq. SRT10 is gonna have 500hp/525tq. Very crazy.
I think we're gonna need that SSR turbo kit in order to try and keep up with those trucks.

 

The SSR turbo kit is gonna be our only hope with those trucks.

 

is a turbo better thab a super charger??

 

Well it all depend upon what application the user wants to use either for. The Turbos have better efficiency and can be boosted higher than the SC but turbos also have a lot of low end drag whereas the sc doesn't.

If you are looking for big power go turbo and if you are looking for instantaneous power especially on the low end then obviously the sc is for you.

Most seem to pick turbo because of the big power and efficiency as well as other things you can do with them as far as controlling boost.

 

is turbo also better for the engine

 

try going against a ford Windstar Sport
those are fast LOL.... cause its "wind"star sport

 

LOL

 

I think superchargers are better for high displacement vehicles. You can run more boost with higher compression with a supercharger.

 

Wooow, you had brain!


~limsandy

 

yea but if you want mad crazy torque and power immediately spray the **** out of the max. just remember to have the fuel and flow

 

5.4L with supercharger and composite rear bed. What were you expecting?

 

Off a light, I would expect to get crushed. From a highway speed roll when I'm already passing with about a 15 mph advantage, thought it might be pretty even (wrong! )


limpsandy, what's your problem?

 

Yeah you had some decent thoughts.

 

actually an 02-3 lightnings do between 145-147 mph...........

 

duh....13's sec stock trucks...

 

WTF??


Anyway Maximax, those SVT Lightnings are NO JOKE. For a p/u truck, they have some serious topend; not to mention lowend and midrange. Apparently that 5.4L SC V8 gives that F150 body enough thrust to overcome part of its aerodynamic "disadvantage". And even on the twisties, the SVT Lightning is capabale of a .88g skidpad (though I'm not certain of the slalom speeds).

It would be SO COOL if Nissan put a blower on the VK56DE motor of the Titan!! I'd love to see how would compare with the SVT and SRT.

 

[QUOTE=F23A4] WTF??


random idiocy - not a big deal

 

Nice try with the Lightning - those trucks are great. I've seen them run at the track and do easy 13's. Very fast, I'd love one in a few years

 

You knew it was a lightning SVT and yet you raced him?


~limsandy

 

Yeah, that was kinda dumb. Especially since you tried to beat him.
I've messed with cars before that I know I can't beat. i.e. My old 85 5.0 Tbird vs. lambo countach. I revved the crap out of my engine while sitting at the light just to annoy him; I even launched off the line and chirped the tires. the italian slicked bad cool guy didn't even blink and pulled from the light slower than my gram. I laughed. Anyway. I was gonna say something else but I'm

 

I've done the same thing before (i.e.: My Max vs C5). Sometimes, you just want to see what they can do rather than read about it in a mag.

 

Heres a video on how i got raped by a lightning at english town

http://www.acurainspired.com/gallery...=371&pid=15817

 

Wow it looks like you had a bit of a launch problem. I thought your Max sounded great once the Lightning left the field of view. It sounded just like SC V8 power! Maybe you should edit it from that point. BTW did you use iMovie on that video?

 

It was my 2nd time running and i was scared to jump the tree so like a moron i waited until i saw green.

the engine that you hear is still the supercharged lightning not my car...and it's a TL not a Maxima

i used imovie on my powerbook

 

Sure, what the hell - it's not like were racing for $$$

 

I guess you failed to notice my tongue in cheek.

 

apparently

 

Watch out for the new Dodge Ram SRT-10. Regular cab and 500HP.