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Silverado vs Thunderbolt ranger

Highoctane84

By Highoctane84
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Highoctane84

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Tomorrow, friday the 3rd, i will be headed down to Orlando speed world to try and show up my buddy with a 4.0 Thunderbolt ranger, which was an slp optioned ranger from ford. His truck in best conditions should run a 14.9 or 15.0, ive gotten my truck from 17.3 to 16.0 with just a few light mods and not altering anyhing at all under the hood. If there anything i can do that wont hurt the truck to get at least another .5 outta it? Right now ive got it chipped and got it tunned out real good. Just looking for in expensive ways to get maybe another .5 at least. Give me some feed back, thx.

Schmids5.3l Senior Enthusiast

Schmids5.3l

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Hahahahaha naaaws.

 

Hook up a hundred shot of naaaws and that should take off a second I'd imagine.

 

To take off a second you'd probobly need to get under the hood. And since its tuned so good that means you'd have to tune it again.

ZZebes Senior Enthusiast

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well a real PCM tune versus a superchips and how the hell did you get a 4l65e in a 1500 much less with a 4.8L

Schmids5.3l Senior Enthusiast

Schmids5.3l

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Well it worked out, i ran a 15.4@89mph to his 15.9@85 and i repeated this feat twice  :chevy:

 

 

 

 

So you got a nitrous system?

 

Fords are slow. If it isnt a mustang, a lightning, or a SVT focus, its nothin to worry about. I dont know what harley F150's run.

Wingnut Senior Enthusiast

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I'd never heard of a "Thunderbolt Ranger" until I read this thread, so I googled it.

 

DA*N, that's one fugly truck. I just WISH one would pull up next to me and get froggy. :chevy:

 

In other news, I walked away (slowly, but I still walked him) from yet another Charger R/T yesterday. That dude looked like he was going to cry...Getting beat by the soccer-mom looking grocery-getter in his Mopar hotrod.

 

I was feeling all good about it until I got absolutely destroyed by a Charger SRT-8 not 30 minutes later :crazy:

 

Those are bada$$ cars, both in performance and looks (this one was all blacked out).

Wingnut Senior Enthusiast

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:crazy:  Yeah the srt8's haul balls, 425hp 420 ftlbs 6400rpm redline. Weighs a lot tho, 4160 lbs.

 

Just googled the thunderbolt ranger, that thing is ugly.  :chevy:

 

 

 

 

Considering that the SRT-8 has (stock for stock) a bit more HP than me, and I weigh about a half-ton more...That equals me getting my a$$ handed to me in a to-go bag.

 

Now...Do I buy a pickup this spring, or do I go forced induction on this truck? That's my delimma :wtf:

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