So i test drove an 05 SRT 10...
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Re: So i test drove an 05 SRT 10...
Originally Posted by Boxer4PSI
I have driven a Lightning and the tranny in them is smooth shifting....you are probably correct in that the auto tranny is well suited for a performance truck, my gripe is just in the basic idea that manual trannys should at least be an OPTION in a vehicle labeled as Factory Performance. Manual trannys give the driver more control over operating the vehicle as everyone here knows. Whether or not this is a good thing depends on the driver, conditions, etc. I am aware that you can still downshift and upshift manually if you choose with auto trannys, however I have always found it easier and more natural to do it with a manual transmission. I honestly don't think auto trannys could handle someone treating them like a manual transmission all the time as well. I've known a few people who have busted an automatic tranny for treating it like a manual when driving on a constant basis.
But this debate and my opinion is pointless because the SVT branch of Ford is barely alive. The SVT Cobra based on the new Mustang design is the only thing SVT has going on. The SVT Focus got killed off because their target buyers (people our age) can't afford the insurance on an SVT. The SVT Lightning got killed off by Ford for business reasons (which I thought was dumb, the Lightning concept was badass and probably would have sold much much better then the SRT-10 currently does). Rumors with questionable accuracy say it will be three years before the Lightning has the chance of making a comeback.
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Re: So i test drove an 05 SRT 10...
Originally Posted by wow im awesome
You're friend is a retard. How is something with 500 HP going to be "dog ass slow"?
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Re: So i test drove an 05 SRT 10...
Originally Posted by gtistile
i heard they are dog ass slow from a buddy that drove one.
Well, if your buddy thinks that an absolutly stock truck that can do 0-60 in 5.3s, a 1/4 mile in 14.0 seconds @ 102mph, turn out a .90g on the skidpad all while topping the scales at about 5400lbs is slow he's got to be driving a ferrari or something similar.
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Re: So i test drove an 05 SRT 10...
the lightnings transmissions are the the ones used in there "heavy duty" series trucks.
i had a friend w. a lightning about a year ago that dynoed at like 460whp and over 500trq, he never had any probs. w. his tranny.
As for the lightning comming back, it aint. The new SVT truck will be the Sport Trac Adrenalin w. a 6 spd automatic all wheel drive transmission. and the motor from the current svt mustang, that puts out 390/390.
http://www.svt.ford.com/home.asp
i had a friend w. a lightning about a year ago that dynoed at like 460whp and over 500trq, he never had any probs. w. his tranny.
As for the lightning comming back, it aint. The new SVT truck will be the Sport Trac Adrenalin w. a 6 spd automatic all wheel drive transmission. and the motor from the current svt mustang, that puts out 390/390.
http://www.svt.ford.com/home.asp
and it'll dick you too... retard or not, the truck is slow
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Re: So i test drove an 05 SRT 10...
Originally Posted by TheAntiCivic
Well, if your buddy thinks that an absolutly stock truck that can do 0-60 in 5.3s, a 1/4 mile in 14.0 seconds @ 102mph, turn out a .90g on the skidpad all while topping the scales at about 5400lbs is slow he's got to be driving a ferrari or something similar.
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Re: So i test drove an 05 SRT 10...
Originally Posted by gtistile
14.0 for 500 hp is what's retarded. what a fucking waste of gasoline and effort just to drive the shit. 500hp and 102 mph DO NOT belong in the same sentence. fuckin junk is all i have to say.