90 454SS vs 94 Lightning - TrucksTV

[chevy4x494]

does anyone know the size of tires they used with those 18 inch rims on the SS???

[Red94Chev]

Originally Posted by Nitro1799

You guys are probably going to give me a lot of grief for this but, isn't kind of embarrassing for chevy that it takes a 454 big block to compete with a 351 ford small block???
Just my opinion and you'll probably disagree.

You would be thinking right, I am a FORD guy.

If it was an all naturally aspirated motor build-up, the Chevy would win hands down. Meanwhile to remain somewhat remotely competitive, the Ford needs a little boost.

[speedracer326]

Originally Posted by Nitro1799

You guys are probably going to give me a lot of grief for this but, isn't kind of embarrassing for chevy that it takes a 454 big block to compete with a 351 ford small block???
Just my opinion and you'll probably disagree.

You would be thinking right, I am a FORD guy.

Stock for stock, yeah. That 454 is a joke, but so is the fact that it takes a 351HO to keep up with that unnecessarily restricted 454 with 7.8:1CR. Is that something worth bragging about? Mod for mod that 454 will hand the Ford it's ass, guaranteed. Let's not forget now that the 454 is breathing, the Ford needs boost to keep up. There's no replacement for displacement.

[AmericanZ71]

Originally Posted by speedracer326

There's no replacement for displacement.

OWNED

[cool_as_crap]

Originally Posted by Nitro1799

You guys are probably going to give me a lot of grief for this but, isn't kind of embarrassing for chevy that it takes a 454 big block to compete with a 351 ford small block???
Just my opinion and you'll probably disagree.

You would be thinking right, I am a FORD guy.

Isn't the Fail supercharged though?
That takes any advantage the big block Chevy had right there.

[Red94Chev]

Originally Posted by chevy4x494

does anyone know the size of tires they used with those 18 inch rims on the SS???

255/55R18 Yokohama ADVAN S.T., 285/50R18 ADVAN S.T. on 18X8 Polished Torq-Thrust II, 18X10 Polished Torq-Thrust II, 5x5 b.c. 4.5" B.S.

[fiream400]

Originally Posted by Pauly

Werd.


And whats up with no drag racing? No insurance? Thats ghey. Go to some track on a Friday night, pay your $15 and put a pass or 2 on each truck. At least get a timeslip for each truck for comparison. I'm choked that they didnt race each other.

peace
PAuly

They've got insurance but it's that they are TV personalities and that if one of them wrecked and hurt a bystander somehow; there could be a huge lawsuit. They rented a track and ran them, it will air sometime in october along with the sport truck shootout that they went to.

[hornsfan10609]

Those BASTARDS, they used the exact same 18" Torq Thrust IIs on the 454 I picked out for my truck 3 years ago. Oh well, they look awesome. And my truck will have a MUCH better stance.

[Red94Chev]

And the Chevy took him by a nose.

[S/C Z71]

They're not even moving there. Look at the flag on the antenna.

[x95Tahoex]

Don't have to be moving to beat the ford

[heavy-chevy]

the 454 need less rake, that looks kinda bad with like 3" difference. still, words cant even describe how much more sporty it looks then the lighting. not that the lightning looks bad, it just looks like a poor attempt at the street truck scene, its so freaking big and bulky looking.

[Chevy1500z71]

its not that the lightening is big and buly, they are both big trucks. its that the ss has much smoother body lines, and just an overall better looking truck, the ford is just not sporty looking that year. that body style ford looked good lifted, thats it...

[S/C Z71]

Oh sure now the picture is gone.