Fun pick up trucks?
Oct 2, 2007, 03:13 PM
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Here's your answer my friend. The Roush F-150.
It comes in so many versions you can pick which best suits you. 2X4 4X4 And Different handling packs. Heres the full list from the Roush Site.
http://www.roushperformance.com/f150.shtml
ROUSH F-150 Sport - Including ROUSH a core set of ROUSH components with additional optional components.
Stage 1 ROUSH F-150 - Including ROUSH's cutting-edge styling, wheel, and tire package.
Stage 2 ROUSH F-150 - Including the exclusive styling of the ROUSH Stage 1 package, plus ROUSH's new advanced suspension and handling package.
Stage 3 ROUSH F-150 - - Including all the elements of what a ROUSH F-150 can be - power, handling, and styling. In addition to the handling and styling components of the Stage 1 and 2 packages, the ROUSH Stage 3 F-150 includes the ROUSHcharged 5.4L powertrain system producing 445hp/500lb-ft.
500RC ROUSH F-150 - A high-performance road runner. Complete with the ROUSHchargerTM, the 500RC puts a ground-pounding 445 horsepower/500 lb.-ft of torque to the street.
Stage 3 Champion Edition ROUSH F-150 - You might not be able to drive on a racetrack like Matt Kenseth, the 2003 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series champion, but you can drive the No. 17 Champion Edition truck.
ROUSH F-150 Nitemare - The 2007 ROUSH Nitemare is a menacing tone-on-tone, 445-horsepower beast. The ROUSH F-150 will be a limited run of only 100 vehicles.
KTM Edition ROUSH F-150 - The standard features of this machine are anything but basic, and include a KTM/ROUSH-exclusive paint and graphics package and two-tone KTM-branded leather interior. The painted front bumper, chin spoiler, hood scoop and 20-inch chrome wheels with high-performance tires definitively set this F-150 apart from others on the street. The billet aluminum grill adds a touch of class, and intimidation if seen from behind you in the rear view mirror.
Liquid Propane Injection ROUSH F-150 - The Roush Propane F150 is a dedicated propane fuel vehicle.
Saleen makes a nice truck but there's is overpriced. A friend of mine is selling his Lightning its listed on the cars for sale forum.
It comes in so many versions you can pick which best suits you. 2X4 4X4 And Different handling packs. Heres the full list from the Roush Site.
http://www.roushperformance.com/f150.shtml
ROUSH F-150 Sport - Including ROUSH a core set of ROUSH components with additional optional components.
Stage 1 ROUSH F-150 - Including ROUSH's cutting-edge styling, wheel, and tire package.
Stage 2 ROUSH F-150 - Including the exclusive styling of the ROUSH Stage 1 package, plus ROUSH's new advanced suspension and handling package.
Stage 3 ROUSH F-150 - - Including all the elements of what a ROUSH F-150 can be - power, handling, and styling. In addition to the handling and styling components of the Stage 1 and 2 packages, the ROUSH Stage 3 F-150 includes the ROUSHcharged 5.4L powertrain system producing 445hp/500lb-ft.
500RC ROUSH F-150 - A high-performance road runner. Complete with the ROUSHchargerTM, the 500RC puts a ground-pounding 445 horsepower/500 lb.-ft of torque to the street.
Stage 3 Champion Edition ROUSH F-150 - You might not be able to drive on a racetrack like Matt Kenseth, the 2003 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series champion, but you can drive the No. 17 Champion Edition truck.
ROUSH F-150 Nitemare - The 2007 ROUSH Nitemare is a menacing tone-on-tone, 445-horsepower beast. The ROUSH F-150 will be a limited run of only 100 vehicles.
KTM Edition ROUSH F-150 - The standard features of this machine are anything but basic, and include a KTM/ROUSH-exclusive paint and graphics package and two-tone KTM-branded leather interior. The painted front bumper, chin spoiler, hood scoop and 20-inch chrome wheels with high-performance tires definitively set this F-150 apart from others on the street. The billet aluminum grill adds a touch of class, and intimidation if seen from behind you in the rear view mirror.
Liquid Propane Injection ROUSH F-150 - The Roush Propane F150 is a dedicated propane fuel vehicle.
Saleen makes a nice truck but there's is overpriced. A friend of mine is selling his Lightning its listed on the cars for sale forum.
Im sorry to say but those Roush F150's are a joke and a half. The dealership where I live has been sitting on a lot of them and they can never move them out. Including the Nitemare. Even the supercharged Stage 3 F150 is pretty sad. Consider this, it'll run upwards of $50,000. What you get is sport truck right? Wrong. This 405 hp/480 ft lb truck only runs low 15's in the 1/4 mile. Comparably....a stock regular cab short bed Hemi Ram (around 345hp) will run the same if not better. My friends with an intake and exhaust got down to 14.7. The new Toyota Tundra in regular cab/short bed style with the iForce 5.7 litre v8 will run mid to low 14's. Some sport truck, it loses to trucks that cost half as much by a big big margin. And the Dodge and the Toyota are rated to tow/haul more as well if you're interested in using them for truck purposes.
to every Roush truck they make.
Oct 2, 2007, 03:20 PM
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http://youtube.com/watch?v=KrRlDCIZDvs
Theres a video of a guy running his Tundra. About a full second faster than that Stage 3 supercharged Roush.
Also if you can wait it out alittle longer...
http://www.gmc.com/canyon/canyon/specsStandard.jsp
The Canyon will now be coming with the 5.3 V8 as an option.
Theres a video of a guy running his Tundra. About a full second faster than that Stage 3 supercharged Roush.
Also if you can wait it out alittle longer...
http://www.gmc.com/canyon/canyon/specsStandard.jsp
The Canyon will now be coming with the 5.3 V8 as an option.
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Oct 2, 2007, 03:34 PM
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also you have to understand with a truck the gearing of the tranny and diff is made to pull stuff not go fast and the "go fast" trucks like the ram SRT-10 with its 6mpg LOL and then lightning they are geared to go fast so that hinders their pulling ability.
im pretty sure if you try to pull 5,000lbs in a lightning you would blow up the diff
im pretty sure if you try to pull 5,000lbs in a lightning you would blow up the diff
Oct 2, 2007, 04:26 PM
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NOBODY suggested the Viper truck???
I'd go for the diesel cummins trucks if not the Viper trucks. I'm partial to gas engines, and V10's are just cool.
I think BRAND NEW they were just a touch over 50k, so shouldn't be killer expensive used.
I'd go for the diesel cummins trucks if not the Viper trucks. I'm partial to gas engines, and V10's are just cool.
I think BRAND NEW they were just a touch over 50k, so shouldn't be killer expensive used.
Oct 2, 2007, 04:32 PM
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dude scratch that, if your hauling something get a srt8 grand cherokee....ooooo god its so sexy!!!
idk about how good of a tow-er it is, but damn haha look into it!
idk about how good of a tow-er it is, but damn haha look into it!
Oct 2, 2007, 08:12 PM
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OK so I just test drove a Tacoma Pre-Runner and I have only one word for it: JUNK! That thing is not only hideous, but the interior is less appealing than my Evo. (I actually like the 80's styling =) ) And that scoop on the hood, which I am assuming is not functional, is annoying. And what ever happened to a truck being low enough that you can actually load stuff into it? They did not have an X-Runner there for me to check out, but from talking to Mr Salesman I do not think it could handle the abuse I intend to inflict on my new truck.
That GMC Crayon with the V8 could be fun, but only if they set it up to handle.
I doubt I will find what I am looking for. I want small, handles, hauls, tows, and not too high so I can load me and my nephews' dirtbikes by myself. Think an Evo drivetrain would fit in a Mighty Max like ONALL4S suggested?
That GMC Crayon with the V8 could be fun, but only if they set it up to handle.
I doubt I will find what I am looking for. I want small, handles, hauls, tows, and not too high so I can load me and my nephews' dirtbikes by myself. Think an Evo drivetrain would fit in a Mighty Max like ONALL4S suggested?
Oct 2, 2007, 08:33 PM
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also you have to understand with a truck the gearing of the tranny and diff is made to pull stuff not go fast and the "go fast" trucks like the ram SRT-10 with its 6mpg LOL and then lightning they are geared to go fast so that hinders their pulling ability.
im pretty sure if you try to pull 5,000lbs in a lightning you would blow up the diff
im pretty sure if you try to pull 5,000lbs in a lightning you would blow up the diff
In other words, the 4.10 axle gear ratio that makes your truck lunge out of the hole at the strip is going to make yanking your boat out of the water easier than, say, a 2.73 gear. The 4.10 will do this at the expense of gas milage on the highway. While the 2.73 gear will perform better at the pump, but be slower and be harder on the engine during towing/racing.
Oct 2, 2007, 11:30 PM
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Nissans (Datsun) p/ups with L20B, Naps Z24 and KA24Es (Pre Frontiers) are awesome.
But Toyota trucks with 22R is my choice (Pre Tacomas). Parts are interchangeable, drive trains are bullet proof. Even the 4x4 parts are interchangeable. If you need to have LSD or gears, simply get them from (2WD models) from the 4WD models which it varies from 4.11, 4.30, 4.56, and 4.88s. The 22R motor responds well to many after market parts.
Here on our islands (Saipan northern Marianas Island and Guam), some are making as fast as low 11s on Toyota Truck!. Offcourse with NOS 150-200shots but otherwise, all motor with either a Mikuni or Webber 50mm twin sides.
Quickest all motor is making high 12s on a high compression set up. (see www.dragguam.com
Check it out. Mini trucks are fun!
But Toyota trucks with 22R is my choice (Pre Tacomas). Parts are interchangeable, drive trains are bullet proof. Even the 4x4 parts are interchangeable. If you need to have LSD or gears, simply get them from (2WD models) from the 4WD models which it varies from 4.11, 4.30, 4.56, and 4.88s. The 22R motor responds well to many after market parts.
Here on our islands (Saipan northern Marianas Island and Guam), some are making as fast as low 11s on Toyota Truck!. Offcourse with NOS 150-200shots but otherwise, all motor with either a Mikuni or Webber 50mm twin sides.
Quickest all motor is making high 12s on a high compression set up. (see www.dragguam.com
Check it out. Mini trucks are fun!
