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There is so much more to a Lightning than a stock truck with a blower. From the 4 wheel disc brakes to the beefed up Super Duty trans and the Sterling SD rear.
While the Toyota's have a great reputation for their auto trans, the S/C does shorten its life considerably.
As far as the blower shortening its life -- thats the only place I disagree with you. I beg you to show some backup on this statement that doesn't deal with guys that turned the boost way up and fried their vehicle. I know so many guys with the blower, with all the respect in the world, I doubt its a debate you wanna go down with me. Even if they do shorten longevity, they will still outlast the competition 9 times out of 10.
Click "short commings" and then you'll find the auto trans info.
That doesn't even take into account the guys I know that have had the blower for 70k+ miles with no problems and the ones who didn't put em on until 120k who also have no problems. Sure, it might compromise a little longevity, I said that b4, but they will still outlast others. Who do you know that has tested a blown Lightning for over 100k miles? Once again, I am not trying to compare the lightning to the s-runner as trucks. I know which is better, beyond a shadow of a doubt, but I would imagine that the s-runner would go the usual 200k miles with a heavy duty tranny. Kinda funny that they couldn't just stick with what the f-150 has.
And a supercharged taco will beat a stock R/T. Ive heard it from tons of folks that have done it. But if you don't consider that a fair race, oh well. I still think its bragging rights for Yota fans.
Stick to the trucks please.
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However, it doesn't matter how much HP & TORQUE your motor makes, if you can't get it to the ground! Do any of the Dodge camp out there really think that 500 hp/500ft.lbs. will hook up in a truck? I'm not trying to take a personal stab at anybody. I'm seriously asking! If Dodge can make it work without liquifing the rear tires at each go-pedal mashing, then they've acomplished something.
One reason the Syclone & Typhoon were so quick is the fact that they were all wheel drive. There was virtually no tire spin, it'd just squat & go! Quickly!
Does anybody remember the Dodge Warlock? Best I remember it was similiar to the Lil' Red Express, but I don't know if it was just a different appearance package, or the truck was significantly different.
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I think you're huffing and puffing. I don't believe a stock R/T will even stay in the same time zone as a Lightning or Syclone.
Another thing is about throttle control, I learned long ago that the best times can be achieved by mashing the throttle about halfway down to get moving then get on it after about a half second after the truck starts to move, it prevents the rear wheels from putting on a smoke show.
I know the subjects of this discussion are off topic, but the relevance is not. The RWD vs. AWD or 4WD is essentially the same as the motorcycle test. If you can get a RWD truck to hook-up, it will beat the same truck with AWD or 4WD everytime.