VETTE vs. LIGHTNING
Thread Starter
Heel & Toe
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 16
Likes: 0
VETTE vs. LIGHTNING
Hey guyz!
This is a reply to one of the forums. Has anyone raced a Lighting (truck)? I did last week at the track. The best she (a girl driving)
ran was a 13.34. 05 & 06 Vettes shouldn't have much of a problem with the Lightnings. Anyone have a similar situation?
This is a reply to one of the forums. Has anyone raced a Lighting (truck)? I did last week at the track. The best she (a girl driving)
ran was a 13.34. 05 & 06 Vettes shouldn't have much of a problem with the Lightnings. Anyone have a similar situation?
Instructor
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 188
Likes: 0
From: Rancho Cucamonga CA
I saw them running 7.85 or so in the 1/8 mile. While the best I could muster from my C6 was 8.8 that night, completely stock. Obviously the Lightning was heavily modded.
Last edited by lockshed; May 12, 2006 at 12:18 PM.
Team Owner
Joined: Sep 1999
Posts: 20,054
Likes: 44
From: Swansea IL
The problem with racing ANY Ford S/C vehicle is their "stealth" mods like under drive pulley’s and chips that can easily tweak the boost to stupid levels and make stupid HP/TQ.
I'd be leery any time an S/C Ford challenged me.
Tom
I'd be leery any time an S/C Ford challenged me.
Tom
Melting Slicks
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 3,372
Likes: 0
From: Springfield VA,
I used to own a 2000 Lightning and loved it. Most are pretty heavily modded now. Their biggest problem is a huge lack of traction since their rear is so light. Thus, its pretty hard to get the truck down in the mid 12s. The truck is also heavy but has tons of torque. A stock C6 will beat most Lightnings unless the truck is both heavily modded and has slicks. 
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvette Engines RANKED by Peak Torque (70+ Years of Muscle!)
Joe Kucinski
Corvette ZR1X Will Be Pacing the Indy 500, And Could Probably Race, Too!
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvettes Coming to Mecum Indy 2026!
Brett Foote
Top 10 C9 Corvette MUST-HAVES to Fix These C8 Generation Flaws!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Revolutionary 'Corvette Firsts' Most People Don't Know
Joe Kucinski
5 Reasons to Upgrade to an LS6-Powered Corvette; 5 Reasons to Stay LT2
Michael S. Palmer
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 2,146
Likes: 1
From: Atlanta
ive raced a few at the track and none have come close to the vette. i agree though all you need is some computer tuning, a pulley, and a way to make traction and you will have your hands full with one of those ugly trucks
Instructor
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 142
Likes: 0
Originally Posted by Low Rider
I have a 2002 stock Lightning that consistantly run high 12s but its no match for my Vette. Nice little truck and has little trouble with the Dodges
though
thoughWhich Dodges? Viper engines?
Drifting
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 1,321
Likes: 0
From: Catonsville MD
Originally Posted by lockshed
I saw them running 7.85 or so in the 1/8 mile. While the best I could muster from my C6 was 8.8 that night, completely stock. Obviously the Lightning was heavily modded.
Not really. A lightning with a pulley/intake/exhaust should run a 7.9 in the 1/8th. They run great down low, that's why they are so hard to beat on the street. Now from 70+MPH the vette should walk a pretty well modded lightning. Down low though, look out.
Drifting
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 1,321
Likes: 0
From: Catonsville MD
Originally Posted by Low Rider
I have a 2002 stock Lightning that consistantly run high 12s but its no match for my Vette. Nice little truck and has little trouble with the Dodges though
thoughYour stock lightning does not run high 12's. Unless it's downhill or off a cliff.
Maybe you bought it used and it's still got mods on it. I was pretty well known in the lightning community, and I'm callin
on this one.BTW, the record for a stock lightning is about 13.2.
Last edited by Waveblaster785; May 12, 2006 at 06:06 PM.
Instructor
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 183
Likes: 0
the problem with my 01' lightning was it shot a spark plug out of the engine and stripped the threads out - at 36, 575 miles on the odo. which meant no Friggin warranty
but got fixed and with a chip and pulley was pretty quick......
Went to an 04 SRT10 Ram that was a much nicer looking truck and got a lot more attention but it actually felt a little slower?? on the sotp meter. Still much nicer truck.
But neither are as nice imo as my new C6!
but got fixed and with a chip and pulley was pretty quick......
Went to an 04 SRT10 Ram that was a much nicer looking truck and got a lot more attention but it actually felt a little slower?? on the sotp meter. Still much nicer truck.
But neither are as nice imo as my new C6!
