shoot, the older lightning 5.8 will outrun the new silverado ss.

 

HEY MOTORCRAFTSMEN, I MEANT THE STANDARD F-150 COMPARED TO THE STANDARD SILVERODO WITH IT'S FAKE SPEEDO YOU COULD'NT FOOL ANYONE UNLESS THEY'RE DRIVING IT. WHAT ARE THE SPECS FOR THE OLDER LIGHTNING AND WHAT IS IT'S ACCELERATION. ANYBODY WHO DON'T LIKE FORD DON'T LIKE E'M CAUSE THEY CAN'T AFFORD THESE TRUCKS. BYE THE WAY I DON'T SEE CHEVY OR DODGE ON THE WARD'S TEN BEST ENGINES LIST I ONLY SEE THE 5.4L THAT'S IN THE F-SERIES

 

That is so stupid someone mentioning the syclone...if u didnt realize, that is an S-10 and the lightning is a full sized F-150...lil bit of a size difference and really the two are not that far off.

 

>That is so stupid someone mentioning the syclone...if u
>didnt realize, that is an S-10 and the lightning is a full
>sized F-150...lil bit of a size difference and really the
>two are not that far off.

Why is it that the Chevy or Dodge guys are always looking to compare trucks? Chevy or Dodge hasn't made anything that comes close. Lets face it, when you are the best, someone is always out to try to out do you.

"Ford, the Heart Break of todays Chevrolet"

 

Okay. I think you guys are a bunch of comics. I am enjoying reading these. Evidently the chevy guys do lack brains though. I say a guy with a BRAND NEW duramax diesel towing a trailer. He had all the wait at the front which was then burying his hitch and raising his front end. I passed him on I-75 and if he hit a rut his front wheels would have been off the ground. Doesn't that tend to lead towards lack of steering control. I think I will stick with my ol Ford. Oh, and that new "quick" chevy is already known to be in the doldrums like their old attempts and failures. The time it takes the Chevy guy to restart his engine, the lightning is at the next redlight waiting to romp down again but this time against a sports car. "Some real competition!!"

Sherlock and Watson with the 4.9 I6

I always thought bowties were tacky and Rams hide in the mountains don't they?

 

>HAY ALL YOU FORD BRIGHT IDEA ENGINEERS WERE ARE
THE
>BETTER IDEAS BECAUSE SENCE I BOUGHT MY NEW 1993 F-150
>THAT ONLY HAS 77 THOUSAND MILES ON IT
I HAVE HAD THE FUEL
>INJECTORS CLOOGED AND FRIED THE VALVES TWICE ONCE AT 32
>THOUSAND AND ONCE AT 77 THOUSAND AND THE DEALER THAT I
>BOUGHT IT FROM TELLS ME IT'S BECAUSE I ALTERD THE FUELING
>SYSTEM WHEN I PUT A EXPLORER PRO COMP 4" SUSPENSION
>LIFT
ON THE TRUCK IS THAT BECAUSE FORD CAN'T STAND BEHIND
>THERE PRODUCTS I HAVE ALLSO HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION
>WHEN A HOLE THE SIZE OF A FOOT BALL ACCURED ON MY WAY HOME
>FROM WORK ONE DAY I RELIZE THAT DETROIT ROADS SUCK BUT NOT
>AS MUCH AS THE PEOPLE WHO SAY FORD MAKES THE BEST OOOO BYE
>THE WAY I HAVE NEVER ABBUSED THIS TRUCK EVER.
AND I
>SWITCHED FROM CHEVROLET TO FORD I SHOULD
HAVE TAKEN UP
>SMOKEN CRACK INSTEAD IT'S PROBLEY CHEAPER THAN FIXIN,OR
>,REPAIREN , DAILY GET IT


1. if you want to get someone's attention, you say "hey". HAY is for horses.
2. the words "were" and "where" are not interchangable.
3. "sence" should be "since".
4. the fuel injectors in your '93 ford are made by bosch. the exact same injectors are used by chevy. i have Z-28 injectors in my 'stang, and it will eat chevies for breakfast, lunch, & dinner. my injectors don't clog up - i wonder why you had trouble with yours?
5. "clooged" is not a word.
6. "alterd" is not a word.
7. "explorer" should be prececed by the word "an", not "a".
8. "allso" is also not a word.
9. "accured" is not a word.
10. i don't know how you got a big hole in your tranny - i have never heard of that happening to anyone else - i wonder why you had trouble with yours?
11. "relize" is not a word.
12. "OOOO BYE THE WAY" should be "oh, by the way" or "oh! - by the way", or just "BTW".
13. "abbused" is not a word. some problems are caused by neglect, rather than abuse - and some people just aren't quite bright enough to realize when they ARE abusing a vehicle (or the english language!). i wonder why you had trouble with yours?

as far as i can tell, you were "smoken crack" when you typed all that... get it?

 

You didn't have to tell us you were a converted chevy owner. It was pretty easy to figure out by reading your message. <=^) By the way, is your name Junior Sample and can we reach you at BR542.


>HAY ALL YOU FORD BRIGHT IDEA ENGINEERS WERE ARE
THE
>BETTER IDEAS BECAUSE SENCE I BOUGHT MY NEW 1993 F-150
>THAT ONLY HAS 77 THOUSAND MILES ON IT
I HAVE HAD THE FUEL
>INJECTORS CLOOGED AND FRIED THE VALVES TWICE ONCE AT 32
>THOUSAND AND ONCE AT 77 THOUSAND AND THE DEALER THAT I
>BOUGHT IT FROM TELLS ME IT'S BECAUSE I ALTERD THE FUELING
>SYSTEM WHEN I PUT A EXPLORER PRO COMP 4" SUSPENSION
>LIFT
ON THE TRUCK IS THAT BECAUSE FORD CAN'T STAND BEHIND
>THERE PRODUCTS I HAVE ALLSO HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION
>WHEN A HOLE THE SIZE OF A FOOT BALL ACCURED ON MY WAY HOME
>FROM WORK ONE DAY I RELIZE THAT DETROIT ROADS SUCK BUT NOT
>AS MUCH AS THE PEOPLE WHO SAY FORD MAKES THE BEST OOOO BYE
>THE WAY I HAVE NEVER ABBUSED THIS TRUCK EVER.
AND I
>SWITCHED FROM CHEVROLET TO FORD I SHOULD
HAVE TAKEN UP
>SMOKEN CRACK INSTEAD IT'S PROBLEY CHEAPER THAN FIXIN,OR
>,REPAIREN , DAILY GET IT

 

Yes, I know a guy at work who had a new chevy also. Traded it in on a new Toyota before it was a year old. I asked him if he was going for better mileage and he said he just got tired of taking the chevy in for all of the recalls.

>Dont you guys have a life??? OHHH lets bitch at this guy for
>fun.We all know Ford builds a piece of crap.I have owned 2
>and they are the biggest crap truck i have ever owned.Oh by
>the way i bought a 1999 Silverado, best truck i have ever
>owned.!!!!

 

[updated:LAST EDITED ON 30-Nov-02 AT 01:07&nbsp;PM (EST)]I have a 97 F250 with the 5.4 in it. It has 181,000 on it with no problems.Thats driving it hard too. Now I'm not saying that ford don't have it's days but there far and few between.Real Trucks Don't Wear Bow Ties !!!!

 

Any day you want to hook up some chains there Tom and I'll give you a class on horsepower and torque.

 

I'll chime in now Last I checked anyway (not like the numbers have changed since), my 5.4L (stock) and my Dad's GM 6.0L had very similar torque numbers. Mine has 350-360# (depends on source, but 350 is most common) and his has 365#. I have about a half-liter less displacement and comparable torque... Granted his higher torque does come in at 4000rpm. Oh wait! You mean you don't tow at 4000rpm?, then mine peaking at 2500rpm is a good thing then, right? Then I guess that is another point for me. (I won't even waste my time comparing the 5.3L to my engine.)

Ford = 2
GM = 0

His truck is a 2500 extended cab, mine is a Crew cab F-150. Wait a minute, more power (torque) in a smaller truck. Pa-ting! Another point.

Ford = 3
GM = 0

He has the dreaded "piston slap". I know that Ford has experienced this also, but not the entire engine line which at last count there were around 800,000 affected engines. Pa-ting!

Ford = 4
GM = 0


Oh yeah, I almost forgot... He gets like 9mpg in town, and up to 15mpg at a steady cruise on the Interstate. I get around 16.5 averaging everything in. Closer to 18 on the interstate, but I haven't driven it for any major long trips to really figure. 2.5 - 3 hrs is my longest one-way so far. >>KA-BONG!<<

Ford = 5
GM = 0

Well, what have we proven today class? If you really start comparing trucks to trucks, the Ford wins. The GM owners are just , and now they get to wear the "Dunce" cap and be green with envy in the corner while Ford owners can continue buying and driving the best.

 

>I'll chime in now


P0wNeD

 

i've owned both general motors and fords it just happens that i like fords and my gm's had alot of issues due to the fact that the previous owners kicked the crap out of them. no matter what things break so mine did this and mine did that dont really mean jack ##### no car runs 200,000 miles without atleast losing an alternator both rock in my opinion

 

You think that the chevy silverado SS id going to take a lightning. Your crazy because how come the lightning will take the vette in a 1/4 mil hmmmmmmmmmmmm thats what i thought.

 

Uh-oh...looks like Jr. High is out for winter break. Let the children play - I'm sure that once mr. Tom has his driver's license, he's going to start saving his allowance for the Silverado SS.

XXL