Was driving onto the freeway behind an 03-04 F350 6.0L with a V-Boss snowplow on the front and salt spreader in the bed when a Dodge 1500 Hemi w/ exhaust tried to pass the Ford on the right. The driver of the Ford must of had a tuner installed, he tromped on it. Left a trail of black smoke out of the exhuast and down the side of the Ram(truck was white). The Ram could not catch the Ford until the driver tapped his brakes. The Ram continued to race down the freway till he was out of my sight, only later down the road to be chased and beaten by another Ford. A Crown Vic, with a pretty red and blue lights on top.

Just goes to show you the power a 6.0L makes. wonder how much the ticket was?

 

That doesn't mean anything. Just because the hemi is louder doesn't mean it is racing. I thought trucks aren't meant for racing. Isn't that what other fte members agree on all the time when the titan beats the f-150?

 

you missed the point, to see a truck that weighs probably 2 tons(it had a plow and salt spreader on it) more than that Ram get up and pass it with a vengance, and leave black marks from the exhuast down the side of it , just wish I had a camera. and yes the Ford and Ram were racing onto the freeway.
like I said, just goes to show you the power of a PSD.

 

I would not care if the dodge made 15,000 hp, ran the quarter in 6 seconds. They are so ugly, I would not drive one on the moon if I had to walk instead, and I knew no one was watching.

 

You could take that to mean the dodge has more torque if you apply the standards from real trucks versus ones that perform better in a dragrace from here. lol.

Clint

 

Hey Crash687, a guy I work with only has a hypertech programmer, Flowmaster exhaust with cat removed, and a K&N drop in filter and ran the 1/4 in 4x4 to get 14.3@99mph. Oh yeah he weighed in at over 7000lbs with a tool box in the back. The truck was a 2003 Chevy 2500 Duramax extended cab, w/33" tires. In that run he beat a Ford- 2003 Mustang GT 5speed. I see your point, but let me also point out that a diesel with minimal mods can be very fast, and to say the least if that Ram was an F150 you saw the other day, this wouldn't have been posted since the F150 would've been smoked even worse.

 

Also no offense, but I think the Titan should be given more respect since its taken Ford, Dodge, and Chevy decades to bring there full size trucks to where they are now, and on Nissans first try they trump all 3.-by that I mean a truck that has won many comparisons in magazine tests, etc.

 

Good grief. Take the post for what its worth. the dodge guy wanted to pass and the the F-350 whooped em. If you dont think that's cool, something wrong with you.

"OMG, THEY WERE RACING" Please, just shut up.
"OH YEAH, If it were an F150, it would have been smoked even worse!" So freaking what. It wasnt a F150 and we werent takling about fords.

Please, lighten up a bit people. Dont be so pesimistic. <-- (Spelling?)

 

Typical Japanese Manufacturer.......blinding the American buying public with lies about how "hard" they work, to bring a supposedly better truck to the consumer......It's always easier to follow the leader than to be one. Where was Nissan 10, 20 or 50 years ago? Respect is earned not given!

 

When you have something to measure against, things are a WHOLE lot easier. Try building the golden gate bridge on your first try. NOW, analyze the design's and theory behind other known bridges that have withstood the test of time, and then build your bridge.

Without the Acura NSX, the Ford GT's shifting wouldn't be so smooth. Without the exotic Italia offerings, it would not have nearly so much power, such a great suspension, or that wonderful exhaust note.

Everything has to have something else to measure against, or else its evolution for the better either stagnates or proceeds extremely slowly.

 

Yeah you both make great points. All I was saying is respect should be given to the Titan since it is doing so well against the competitors and is the first full size truck ever made by Nissan. You can't say the same thing about Toyota's first try. And also, Nissan was the first compact truck made however many years ago.

 

Japanese Manufacturers will NEVER earn or get my respect until they open up their trade laws and let American Manufacturers build and sell American made cars in Japan. It is and has been a ONE WAY street for too long. The japanese people walk around with their noses in the air, bad mouthing American cars. If I am not mistaken they were building nothing but a glorified "rickshaw" before the WWII, which they started. They would still be in the dark ages to day. If not for the rebuilding effort from the USA.

 

This is also true.

 

Thank you, someone who sees the point

This is a V-Boss plow, adds over 800 lbs. to the front axel alone

 

This is Ford vs. Competition, so I posted a race between a heavy truck (Chevy-Competition) and a light Mustang (Ford). Whats so wrong about that?