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10-15-2003, 12:38 AM
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Location: Modesto, CA
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Got beat by a lightning...
I was takin a friend to work, came to a stoplight and a new style white lightning rolls up next to me. Don't think much of it. light turns green and he floors it with no warning. I jumped on it shortly after, my hood at his rear bumper. We stayed even til about 60 when traffic made me slow down. Would have been nice if he had revved so I could turn off the ac and put it in drive and launch. Oh well. Those things pull damn hard tho, easily as fast as my car.
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93 Purple Pearl Metallic Z28, Cold air intake, Hooker aero chamber cat back, magnaflow high flow cat, pace setter mids, TB bypass, fan switch, Fully built 91 700R4, 2500 Stall torque converter,TCI Manual valve body, B&M quicksilver ratcheting shifter, BMR SFC's, tubular LCA's and PHR,Lots of Energy Suspension, 3.23 rear end, SS/ZR1 Rims on Kumho rubber, MP3 Player, boston accoustics speakers, lack of finances
project car: 1964 Chevy II Nova
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10-15-2003, 12:42 AM
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Location: charlotte, nc
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yeeep. fast trucks.
i'd be much more cautious around a syclone or typhoon myself. those guys really know what their doing.
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10-15-2003, 02:40 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2003
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word.
auto + 4wd + boost = holeshot all ova your face kid
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10-15-2003, 02:44 AM
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Location: Danville, IL
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i have a video of one killing a LS1 SS Camaro Pretty bad! not sure on his mods tho... those things are fast for how heavy they are
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10-15-2003, 02:48 AM
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Location: St. Louis, MO
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Quote:
Originally posted by Short Round
word.
auto + 4wd + boost = holeshot all ova your face kid
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Last time I checked they're RWD, and I'm 99% sure they are.
When I was virtually stock (cheap cat-back, no cat, and a drop in K&N filter), I ran one from a 80-110 roll on the highway late at night and I crept away from them. They're turd ass bricks up top considering I walked away from him with 100 less horsepower.
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95 Camaro Z28. 11.68@115.1 all motor. - SOLD!
CC306, Lloyd Elliot heads, Vig3200, Hooker LT's, ect.
My goal in life is to blast through the Pearly Gates backwards in a fiery muscle car going: "Yes, I'm here! Where are the women?!"
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10-15-2003, 02:43 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by Kain
Last time I checked they're RWD, and I'm 99% sure they are.
When I was virtually stock (cheap cat-back, no cat, and a drop in K&N filter), I ran one from a 80-110 roll on the highway late at night and I crept away from them. They're turd ass bricks up top considering I walked away from him with 100 less horsepower.
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All trucks are like that. at 100+ the aerodynamics are so bad theres no point in trying..
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93 Purple Pearl Metallic Z28, Cold air intake, Hooker aero chamber cat back, magnaflow high flow cat, pace setter mids, TB bypass, fan switch, Fully built 91 700R4, 2500 Stall torque converter,TCI Manual valve body, B&M quicksilver ratcheting shifter, BMR SFC's, tubular LCA's and PHR,Lots of Energy Suspension, 3.23 rear end, SS/ZR1 Rims on Kumho rubber, MP3 Player, boston accoustics speakers, lack of finances
project car: 1964 Chevy II Nova
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10-18-2003, 01:46 AM
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lightnings are amazing....for $1000 in mods you can have a low 12 second PICKUP TRUCK that weighs well over 2 tons.....
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10-18-2003, 04:45 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by Steve Y
My car could go low 12s for $1000 with nitrous and slicks. But the neat thing about the Lightning is you have the power all the time!
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exactly!
my car can touch on a low 12 with no nitrous but it took a lot more than 1000 bucks to get it there... 
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Midnight Blue Metallic 2005 GTO (1 of 566)
6-speed, 224/224 cam, ARH longtubes w/ catted X, Magnaflows, Vette Doctors tune, LPE cold-air, Boyd F22 wheels, JHP lip spoiler, A/X grilles, DashHawk, etc...
409 RWHP/394 RWTQ
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10-19-2003, 02:02 AM
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you should post that vid of the syclone and ls1, i would love to see it
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230/236, ported LT1 heads with 2.00"/1.56" valves and all the supporting goodies to go along with
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10-19-2003, 04:38 AM
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Yeah, I ran a new one at the track last year, he went 13.8@97mph to my 14.0. I was shocked, it was my first encounter with one. They are quick for a truck!
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10-19-2003, 11:45 AM
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If you can jump them out of the hole and stay in front till about 60 or so aerodynamics is in your favor.
Most of the ones around here won,t race top end cause they know they have flying bricks. 
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10-19-2003, 02:22 PM
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Location: Modesto, CA
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Quote:
Originally posted by revtime
If you can jump them out of the hole and stay in front till about 60 or so aerodynamics is in your favor.
Most of the ones around here won,t race top end cause they know they have flying bricks.
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yeah. If I would have launched I think I could have stayed ahead. He kinda sucker punched me tho. Oh well, they're still fast as hell.
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93 Purple Pearl Metallic Z28, Cold air intake, Hooker aero chamber cat back, magnaflow high flow cat, pace setter mids, TB bypass, fan switch, Fully built 91 700R4, 2500 Stall torque converter,TCI Manual valve body, B&M quicksilver ratcheting shifter, BMR SFC's, tubular LCA's and PHR,Lots of Energy Suspension, 3.23 rear end, SS/ZR1 Rims on Kumho rubber, MP3 Player, boston accoustics speakers, lack of finances
project car: 1964 Chevy II Nova
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10-19-2003, 05:06 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Southern California
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I think the reason he beat you was because he got the head start. The samething happened to me with a F-150 Harley Davidson truck and I have another post about it, but basically if he got the head start, he will win. But if both of you slammed the gas pedal at the sametime, you would have won.
http://www.camaroz28.com/forums/showt...hreadid=182936
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10-20-2003, 07:36 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Gilbert
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Exactly with little money you make lightnings fly like the wind in around 12's. Thats with pulleys, exhaust, chip and intake and shift kit if you really need it. It doesn't take much to make a fast ass lightning.
2003 F-150
-Dual Exhaust Flowmasters
-K&N Filter
-5spd
No more mods cause saving for Black Lightning 
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10-20-2003, 11:55 PM
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Location: Southern California
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Does chevy have an equivalent to the ford lightning?
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