[Shotimes] Racing against fast trucks

[Ron Childs]

Ooops. Those are the numbers for the old Lightning. The recent model is 5.2/13.8.
Good catch, Mike.

http://caranddriver.com/article.asp?section_id=19&article_id=3082&page_number=1

-Ron


--- Mike Kopstain <SHOtimes@midwestsho.com> wrote:
> If Car & Driver got a 15.8 out of a Lightning, they left it in second or the
> belt came off the supercharger.  No way in hell.
> 
> ~ Mike
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ron Childs" <rbchilds@pacbell.net>
> To: "Erik" <masho95@charter.net>; "Carl Prochilo"
> <gr8sho@prochilo.myserver.org>; "Mike Murphy" <murphymike@hotmail.com>
> Cc: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 2:06 PM
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Racing against fast trucks
> 
> 
> > Car and Driver tested the Lightning at 7.2 / 15.8 . The SRT-10 at 4.9 and
> 13.6. That
> > is 2.3 quicker to 60 and 2.2 quicker in the quarter. In your video, it
> looks like
> > the SRT-10 must have gone up in smoke. Anyone can have a bad run (I know I
> have :-)
> >
> > -Ron Childs  '91
> >
> >
> > > > Mike Murphy said:
> > > > > The Lighntings are faster than the SRT-10
> > > > >
> > > > > see video:
> > > > >
> > > > > http://www.haloclub.com/movies/LvsSRT10a.wmv
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm at 500hp at the crank.
> > > > >
> > > > > Murph
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > From: Ron Childs <rbchilds@pacbell.net>
> > > > > To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> > > > > Subject: Re: [Shotimes] FS: '91 SHO (reduced!)
> > > > > Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2004 09:12:31 -0800 (PST)
> > > > >
> > > > > They have a Silverado SS with a 345 hp motor and AWD but it is not
> > > really
> > > > > fast
> > > > > (especially for $40K stripped.) Try a Dodge SRT-10 with the Viper
> > > drivetrain
> > > > > if you
> > > > > want a fast truck.
> > > > >
> > > > > -Ron Childs   '91
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