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Just curious i expected it to be faster...... 60-100 maybe 105 my front bumper was at his front tires

70-? 4th gear almost out maybe 110-120 my front bumper was around the middle of the truck..... but after 95 he pulled alot faster

man the supercharger sounded so good

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naw man there not that fast. My friend has an 04 and it's got magnaflows and a pully and tune. Runs mid 13's I think. It's just tooooooooooo heavy. And your absolutley correct, it's "fast" from about 50 to 100,before andafter that....... it's over. [&:]

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ok because 3rd and first half of 4th i was ahead then around 95 he started pulling

mid 13's i wonder what mine would run then

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I dunno man, Im just speaking from experience of riding in his, Like I said I can really feel it pulling hard to about 100, then it's over. The truck you raced may have been set up differently though.

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not sure didn't get to ask he he had exhaust that i know of........

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pulley, tune, cutouts and they run mid 13s? I didn't know they were that quick. I knew they were supercharged, but it's still a heavy someabitch...

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This is just a random article I found and if he has all those mods on his lightning and is only runnin mid 13's there is sumthin wrong lol.

Comparison between lightning and Ram srt-10


Laying Down the Numbers

The SRT-10 is the most powerful production pickup available on the market today. It produces 90 percent of its torque between 1500-5600 rpm and can roar to 60 mph in 4.9 seconds. The quarter mile is gobbled up in 13.3 seconds with a trap speed of 106.9 mph. We found a 3500-rpm launch is required to get the 22-inch rear wheels to spin--anything less than that and the tires would initially break free and then suddenly gain traction and bog the motor. Senior road-test editor Chris Walton was surprised by the truck's ability to hook up during quarter-mile launches. "Who knew a pickup truck with this type of power wouldn't just sit there and roast the rear tires? I was impressed at how well the traction bars [unique to the SRT-10] work to minimize tire spin."
BDespite a 120-horsepower deficit to the SRT-10, the Lighting still managed to whip out respectable test numbers. The blown V-8 is good for a 5.1-second 0-to-60 run and a quarter-mile shot of 13.6 seconds at 102.0 mph. However, testing proved that performance diminishes quickly when the supercharger heats up after just a few runs. Walton says, "Getting a good launch required careful listening to the mechanics of the transmission and supercharger boost. The rest of the run is 'automatic', and I'm just along for the ride."

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You can't really base it off that. Are you stick or auto. From a roll, a stick has a huge advantage. If you don't nail an auto at the right time, it doesn't shift down and that really makes it feel slow (you auto guys know what I mean).I'm pretty familiar with Lightnings, as my dad and brother each have one. You are correct, from a roll, they are definitely not quick. Your GT should be where it was against a stock Lightning.
Now, the reason why you can't base your quarter mile off of that is because off the Lightning's torque (450 ft. lbs.). If you ran him from a stop, he would have walked you. They are a lot easier to launch than GT's, and the supercharger gets them out of the hole pretty quick. It is true, they are around 13.6-13.8 seconds or so from factory form.
But still, stock Lightnings aren't that fast. The "supercharger" makes people think they are. You can easily take a bolt-on/gears GT and outrun a Lightning. Bolt-on Lightnings can be adifferent storythough, as a few bolt-ons easily makes them 12 second players.

BTW, I die laughing everytime I see your sig white04gt! lol

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5 speed