were you stock?

 

Tell him you will race the lightining at a road course and then you can beat it hands down. The EVO was not meant to be a drag car, it is meant to be a rally car and then road course car. It pains me a great deal to see people drag racing an EVO or STI, but to each his own

 

well maybe your right, but its not like the lighting has a bad 60 ft from the factory(if they can get the tires to hook up?) and Evos usually are around mid 13s from the factory( which sometimes i guess you never know since ive see stock ones run 14s) but ive see lightings run 14s so oh well.

 

We are talking about a race from a roll so E.T. times really don't matter. The fact is AWD or not the EVO still traps over 100mph when driven properly which is an indicator of power (Plus if the EVO didn't have AWD it would weigh less and probably trap higher). Stock Lightnings run approx. the same trap speeds as stock EVOs, yes they do have a lot of power and do have a boat load of torque, but they are also very heavy and trucks period are not very areodynamic vehicles. The EVO isn't either, but still better than a truck. A stock EVO is very quick, and very fast, but it is no highway monster stock, but neighter is a Lightning. We are talking stock here, just like an EVO it doesn't take a lot of mods to turn a Lightning into a true beast.

 

i coudlnt tell it was jus some dude on the highway but if you was me the thing look stock as all hell all i know is that i was like this afterwards

 

Actually your story kind of makes sense, correct me if im wrong but i thought all lightings(lightnings however u spell it) are all 4 speed autos, so once you shifted into 4th your final drive ratio was lower then his since he was prob. in 3rd gear through the whole run.

 

a lightning is very fast stock they run a mid 13 so from a role a stock evo should be beat unless the evo is moded. those truck can also be upgraded easily. just a change of the pulley on the supercharger can increase the already stock 400hp to 450 or more

 

I think it would walk you up till about 120MPH then you'll pass it, they are flying bricks.

 

Being the previous owner of a 2002 Lightning. I know for a fact that a stock '05 Evo will beat a very slightly modded Lightning from a 60mph roll. Its a very close race though.

 

evo from dead stop.

 

lightnings are automatic
old buddy's roommate had a automatic 11sec lightning with an upgraded torque converter ... he sold it for a new manual cobra after he finished his masters

 

I was on the track at Thunderhill Raceway with a Lightning. I was ******* him in the corners, but he wouldn't pull over to let me pass. Finally when he did yield, I couldn't pass him. The truck wasn't faster down the str8, we were even to turn 1. My car is stock, and I assume the F150 is also.