DC advertises 0-60 in "about 5 seconds", i'm still breaking mine in, 500 miles as per the manuals instructions. handling is world class!
Thanks!sanchoba said:DC advertises 0-60 in "about 5 seconds", i'm still breaking mine in, 500 miles as per the manuals instructions. handling is world class!
sanchoba said:DC advertises 0-60 in "about 5 seconds", i'm still breaking mine in, 500 miles as per the manuals instructions. handling is world class!
Exactly my input . . .sanchoba said:DC advertises 0-60 in "about 5 seconds", i'm still breaking mine in, 500 miles as per the manuals instructions. handling is world class!
Yeah, they are an incredibly smooth ride. I have bilstein shocks on my Dak RT along with Hotchkiss suspension. Its a firm ride but not uncomfortable. Thought the ram might be the same with bilsteins. No way, its a SMOOTH ride.Wikdsvt said:it handles that well being 5100 lbs?
over two and half tons?
Yes, Yes it does...Wikdsvt said:it handles that well being 5100 lbs?
over two and half tons?
Beautiful. Yet there are those who won't get it. I've got a couple of track days planned in the next couple of months. Maybe I can get an instructor to give his impressions. Bill...........want a ride at the SRT-4 nationals?Roadrunner said:Yes, Yes it does...
People have been downright amazed at how good it really is. And this is where the Lighning dies.
The lightning is built on a spaghetti chassis that rides well but handles poorly. It's chassis is the biggest reason that there is no 2004MY Ford Lightning. Ford has to rebuild the old lightning into the "new" F-150 chassis (which is about 500 lbs heavier) that was necessary to actually meet crash and impact regulations.
The SRT/10 already has a chassis that will meets regulations is already box sectioned, spring right, has rear anti-sways and 340 series 22's that stick like glue. The fact that it is fully "modern" is part of the reason the SRT is nearly 500 lbs heavier...
Maybe for not the L will go fast in a straigt line, but go ahead take it around the bend and you'll learn quickly that it is only an F-150 with a blower.
And this without mentioning braking capabilies...
A sporting vehicle needs balance... otherwise you might as well just be the 16 year old ricer down the street. But a vehicle that you can actually autocross requires a bit more finesse than a supercharger.
Later...
Roadrunner said:Yes, Yes it does...
People have been downright amazed at how good it really is. And this is where the Lighning dies.
The lightning is built on a spaghetti chassis that rides well but handles poorly. It's chassis is the biggest reason that there is no 2004MY Ford Lightning. Ford has to rebuild the old lightning into the "new" F-150 chassis (which is about 500 lbs heavier) that was necessary to actually meet crash and impact regulations.
The SRT/10 already has a chassis that will meets regulations is already box sectioned, spring right, has rear anti-sways and 340 series 22's that stick like glue. The fact that it is fully "modern" is part of the reason the SRT is nearly 500 lbs heavier...
Maybe for not the L will go fast in a straigt line, but go ahead take it around the bend and you'll learn quickly that it is only an F-150 with a blower.
And this without mentioning braking capabilies...
A sporting vehicle needs balance... otherwise you might as well just be the 16 year old ricer down the street. But a vehicle that you can actually autocross requires a bit more finesse than a supercharger.
Later...
9 seconds said:What did I tell you? These guys have a huge chip on their shoulders don't they? Again they have to mention "with a few mods". Maybe you should "make a few calls" and find out why you can't just let it go. There are several Lightning circle jerk sites. Post your drivel there.
Really? Do you even believe that now? I guess the HALO club has some road racing kills too. Probably of me, huh? The post was about handling. So what if Roush designed the suspension even though it looks more like they designed the exhaust. No doubt they did the best they could with the $ and chassis constraints. How about those Bose and Infinity sound systems in cars? Same deal. Realize that just because you post it, it doesn't mean it's true. Especially when you go off on the Ram. Take your own advise and own/drive a SRT before making comments like "give your SRT a run for it's money. ANY day!". That's the drivel. You don't know crap about the Ram. I guess that magic automatic transmission will even things out.THOR01 said:Yeah, so big we show up to the track to back up what the mag's put down and then some!
How was that?
Chippy enough?
I can do better then just talk about it. If your ever in Michigan I can take you over to the Roush buildings and introduce you....9 seconds said:Really? Do you even believe that now? I guess the HALO club has some road racing kills too. Probably of me, huh? The post was about handling. So what if Roush designed the suspension even though it looks more like they designed the exhaust. No doubt they did the best they could with the $ and chassis constraints. How about those Bose and Infinity sound systems in cars? Same deal. Realize that just because you post it, it doesn't mean it's true. Especially when you go off on the Ram. Take your own advise and own/drive a SRT before making comments like "give your SRT a run for it's money. ANY day!". That's the drivel. You don't know crap about the Ram. I guess that magic automatic transmission will even things out.
You claim to be learning but in your posts you're always trying to teach. Why? Who asked? If I wanted to learn about L's I would go to one of those sites but I don't. If you notice, most SRT-10 owners here don't post much about them. Just L guys. If you wanted to offer a counter opinion to Roadrunner you should have posted data like spring rates, lateral G's, stopping distances, etc. Real facts. Instead we get Roush this and F-250 that. Big deal.
Your comment about how smart Ford was to make a 2006 model truck meet 2006 crash standards was classic. Sure to make the blooper reel.
THOR01 said:
Joeykunz said:What is the 04 f150's quarter mile time anyway??
Quotes from the same article.VIPERAM said:Hey, no dis intended here, but did you read this article? I did and I took away two things. One, the guy who drove the truck/wrote the article is obviously not a regular at the dragstrip. Who goes through the water box with street tires? Anyone? Buhler? Further, even if you don't go through the water box, who burns "$50 of Italian rubber" off their tires in a burnout on streets? Clearly he is a novice driver and not a lot of faith can be placed in his driving skills. Can't speak to the truck that he drove, but I can talk to driving a SRT-10 . . . I actually have one that I drive. I've NEVER missed a gear in mine and I've stretched its legs a few times on the street. It is by far the easiest shifting manual transmission I've ever driven, and my 66 Mustang three-speed was pretty easy!
The second point I took away wasn't that he was disappointed at all with the truck. In fact, his last sentence he asks if he can come back the next day to do it again. His point as I read it was that the truck was so overpowered as to be excessive. His actual word choice was "decadent". His tone was, "Really. Who needs this MUCH power?"![]()
In his first run, he admits not revving up enough for the launch and in the second he revved too high. He was obviously learning by trial and error like everyone else will. Finally, he admitted that even he could've had the truck in the mid-thirteens recognizing for himself that he wasn't that great a driver or experienced at the track.
The only thing he implied disppointment about in the whole article seemed to be difficulty in parking because of the size. Well, that would certainly turn me off to buying a 500 hp muscle truck . . .![]()