12gage

Legend 1 - It seems like you did very well. Lightnings are pretty easy to launch and most L's are modded with at least a chip and filter. Lightning strong points are definitely off the line however they still pull pretty well up to about 120 or 125.








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12gage

2000 Honda S2000 Silver/Red
2000 SVT Lightning
2002 BMW M3 SMG

glen5839

[QUOTE]Originally posted by 12gage
[B]Legend 1 - It seems like you did very well. Lightnings are pretty easy to launch and most L's are modded with at least a chip and filter. Lightning strong points are definitely off the line however they still pull pretty well up to about 120 or 125.

12gage

In order for Lightnings to run the et's that they do they must get off the line very quickly. These trucks need a lot of torque to get moving off the line. Their acceleration talls off at higher speeds because of the increased aerodynamic drag. This why most modded Lightning post good et's with lower trap speeds than someone would normally expect. I believe that one of the faster Lightning guys runs 11.2 @ 119 with about a 1.5 s 60ft time. To me, a 1.5 s 60ft time is really moving off the line. Glenn, I guess we agree to disagree.

Legend1

Solely based on my experience with this particular truck one would have to conclude that launching was not a problem for it. Secondarily, I did get the impression that I was holding my own or perhaps gaining ever so slightly when we were mixing it up the first time. That was from a roll roughly 60-100+mph. I have no idea if this truck was modified in anyway, but I will tell you this, the noise coming from his exhaust was awesome sounding.

Z06-KILLR

[QUOTE]Originally posted by glen5839
[B]From a stop??

glen5839

[QUOTE]Originally posted by 12gage
[B]In order for Lightnings to run the et's that they do they must get off the line very quickly. These trucks need a lot of torque to get moving off the line. Their acceleration talls off at higher speeds because of the increased aerodynamic drag. This why most modded Lightning post good et's with lower trap speeds than someone would normally expect. I believe that one of the faster Lightning guys runs 11.2 @ 119 with about a 1.5 s 60ft time. To me, a 1.5 s 60ft time is really moving off the line. Glenn, I guess we agree to disagree.

RodneyK

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Psicho54
[B]

Damn, how much did that set your friend back?

texasbman

[QUOTE]Originally posted by RodneyK
[B]


He's into the motor swap thing, he's also got an Elise with an Intgera Type-R motor in it.

RodneyK

That sounds a lot like some vehicles I've seen around here. El Camino on a Blazer chassis, Pinto on a Jeep chassis.

Alz2002

I thinks the TQ/weight numbers are more telling off the line: 480 ft-lbs, 4690 lbs for the '02, 153 ft-lb , 2810 lbs.
MT says the '01 (with 360 HP, 440 TQ) will do 0-60 in 5.6 and the quarter in 14.1/96 mph. Probably wouldn't slow down that much towing the S2000, or even your stocker C-5.