F150 Performance Pickup
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They tried that in 14, it was called the Tremor. It Flopped badly. A full second slower in the 1/4 mile than the Gen 2 lightnings. Then they added every option in the book to make it unaffordable. A few guys bought them, but the lots are still full of them. A supercharged V8 in a RCSB is the only way to build a Lightning replacement. The 3.5 Eco's just don't have enough performance potential to Lure the Lightning owners away from their Gen 2 trucks. THey rarely leave trucks stock. Raptors are great for the 4X4 crowd, Now Ford needs a true sport truck. Until then, I'll keep my RCSB 5.0 to tide me over.
The tremor kinda sucked. The 15 is lighter and better looking. No need for all those heavy options in a sport truck. 365 HP and 4200 or so lbs with some good handling suspension and wide tires would be fun on the street and probably run low 13's high 12's. I think it could be equal to or a bit quicker than the old lightning.
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From: Milwaukee, WI
They tried that in 14, it was called the Tremor. It Flopped badly. A full second slower in the 1/4 mile than the Gen 2 lightnings. Then they added every option in the book to make it unaffordable. A few guys bought them, but the lots are still full of them. A supercharged V8 in a RCSB is the only way to build a Lightning replacement. The 3.5 Eco's just don't have enough performance potential to Lure the Lightning owners away from their Gen 2 trucks. THey rarely leave trucks stock. Raptors are great for the 4X4 crowd, Now Ford needs a true sport truck. Until then, I'll keep my RCSB 5.0 to tide me over.
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They're already working with a beautiful specimen in the SVT Raptor.
http://www.motoroso.com/collectionIt...=5487347206610
Give it some bigger wheels, get it low, change the gearing if you have to, and call it a day.
http://www.motoroso.com/collectionIt...=5487347206610
Give it some bigger wheels, get it low, change the gearing if you have to, and call it a day.
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The tremor kinda sucked. The 15 is lighter and better looking. No need for all those heavy options in a sport truck. 365 HP and 4200 or so lbs with some good handling suspension and wide tires would be fun on the street and probably run low 13's high 12's. I think it could be equal to or a bit quicker than the old lightning.