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Old Aug 26, 2005 | 01:22 AM
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I see this kid, really young, must have been his fathers truck. I hear the whine of a supercharger as he gives it some gas, and he gives me the signal. What the hell why not?

So we go around the corner to a nice long straight away where people race late night usually. And he blew me the Hemi away. I expected it, but damn that truck was fast. There is no way it was close to stock.

I don't know anything about the SS pickup, but I was impressed. I stayed with it off the line but it had serious top end acceleration with the SC.
 
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Old Aug 26, 2005 | 02:11 AM
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Well hell yeah with a supercharger he's going to,put a supercharger in a ford and he'll blow you away too. But put one in your hemi and it'll be bye bye to them!!
 
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Old Aug 26, 2005 | 05:03 PM
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Welcome to reality... no matter how fast you are, how quick, or how good, there is always someone better! Such is competition, especially for those of us who do it for fun instead of for a living.

All the best, and pick your opponents carefully![sm=burnout.gif]
 
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Old Aug 26, 2005 | 08:46 PM
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I agree, I didn't going in to it thinking I was going to win. The SS was definitely not a sleeper. And then he started messing with something on his floor, so that was a dead give away. He held up money and I said no. I just like to race.

It gets even worse when I'm on my bike, I get huge ***** and will race anyone anywhere.
 
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Old Aug 26, 2005 | 09:40 PM
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Hmmm, wasnt a stock SS, lol....GM should put a SC on it though so it can atleast "kinda" keep up with the real trucks!!lol
 
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Old Aug 27, 2005 | 10:10 AM
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There's one advantage to having a GM product, unlike our trucks, is that you can tune them with engine controllers, SC, TC, or whatever. There is always plenty of stuff to throw at your ride. Unfortunately, DC doesn't provide anything worth while for performance and the aftermarket stuff is sooooo expensive. Well, the worth while stuff anyway.[&o]
 
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Old Aug 27, 2005 | 11:19 AM
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hey Todd, I agree.....GM, Ferd, and the like, have tons of stuff to jack up power on their trucks..... wish DC would do the same.... but thats ok, I still like my truck better than theirs......

BTW, saw a SC-SS pick up recently, and it looked bad........


 
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Old Aug 27, 2005 | 01:49 PM
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There's one advantage to having a GM product, unlike our trucks, is that you can tune them with engine controllers, SC, TC, or whatever. There is always plenty of stuff to throw at your ride. Unfortunately, DC doesn't provide anything worth while for performance and the aftermarket stuff is sooooo expensive. Well, the worth while stuff anyway.[&o]
Anything worth while is expensive lol.... That is why the Tornado is $19.95.....
 
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Old Aug 27, 2005 | 03:20 PM
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Not to worry about losing to that SS, the silverado ss has the all wheel drive system, but GM had to tone down the 6.0 the truck comes with thats why stock hp is 345 instead of closer to 400 like the new corvette. The all wheel drive system couldn't handle all the HP, so he won't be racing for long seeing how he will destroy his all wheel drive.
 
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Old Aug 27, 2005 | 03:25 PM
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besides, I owned a GM truck. Bought it brand new (4 miles on it when delivered) took awsome care of it, everyone in the service dept knew me due to the fact it keep f**kin' up, from haveing to have both driver and passanger doors re-set cause it rained inside aswell as out, the bed was installed wrong, numerious engine issues (lines, hoses, etc....) oh yea and the brakes failing, that was the fun one. So in short I owned one but never again will I make that mistake.
 
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