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Old Mar 26, 2008 | 10:59 PM
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Default c5 vs. lightning (vid)

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/F...e-C5_92498.htm

This has probably been seen before but I was just a little curious to the guy that was commenting on the video saying that lightnings can run high 12's BONE STOCK (with slicks)?? I didn't think they were capable of that, so anyways...
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Old Mar 26, 2008 | 11:06 PM
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Hhmmmm I don't think they could hit 12 anything stock to be honest. Nice truck but..... What part of OK are you from?
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Old Mar 26, 2008 | 11:57 PM
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I don't believe they are capable of that bone stock, I may be wrong but I think they're to heavy to hit 12's stock.
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Old Mar 27, 2008 | 12:16 AM
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no but with cai, pulley, tune and slicks they will hit 12's. I guess that is near stock but not stock with slicks. A pulled tuned lightning is nothing to take lightly depending on what you got.
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Old Mar 27, 2008 | 02:02 AM
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nice to others on here from OK.
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Old Mar 27, 2008 | 03:53 AM
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dang that vette pulled a 110mph trap while the lightning pulled a 103mph trap and the lightning still won. That vette needs to learn how to launch cuz thats a 12 sec car right there.
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Old Mar 27, 2008 | 07:51 AM
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Originally Posted by gregsss
nice to others on here from OK.
Huh??????????
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Old Mar 27, 2008 | 08:05 AM
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That was a damn good race. I, too, thought even with that launch the Vette should have come around, but the Lightning had a great run.

This vid is a great example of how the driver mod is the most important and can be the biggest factor in any race, on the street or at the track. Just because some car/truck that SHOULD be slower won the race doesn't necessarily mean the race was BS.

Cars don't drive themselves.
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I agree.^...I've outran many cars that I shouldn't and if the driver was even a little better the outcomes would have been different
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Old Mar 27, 2008 | 08:17 PM
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I'm from the Shawnee area, although I did live in Ada for about 5 years.
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Old Mar 27, 2008 | 08:49 PM
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Stock from the factory usually will run mid to lower 13's with 'really' good traction - 12's usually takes a pulley and a tune.

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Old Mar 28, 2008 | 12:04 AM
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500lbs of torque off idle + Traction will do that for you
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