Ford F-150s look better, that truck looks tired and boring, even with the red paint job. plus the floating calipers in the front and rear are really disappointing and the engine isn't powerful enough
Crap Shack it’s 15 years so that’s even legal to import into Canada from overseas. I have an ‘04 Nissan Fairlady Z (350z) and people ask how I got a “new” Japanese import over here. Seemingly oblivious to the fact it is indeed 15 years old. Need for Speed Underground doesn’t quite feel like 15 years ago, it’s a bit strange.
@@stsbanga I wish I had an MX-5/Miata, those cars are badass. And just cause I hate a Dodge doesn't mean I drive a Toyota, it means I own a better Truck, AKA An F-150
@Mentor Tairi , you may laugh now, but when you get roasted like a marshmallow over a campfire on the track, do not say that you were not warned when your Yugo loses.
I remember seeing one of these as a kid walking past the Dodge dealership. I never realized how beautiful and badass this truck was until a few years ago. Those numbers are no joke even by today's standards.
It's crazy what low PSI will do to these motors. My 4-cylinder to get to near 500 is on 25 psi. what's cool about the viper motors is you never really have to boost than that high so you don't need a mess around with the internals that. I think it's dumb when people boost these things like crazy making like two thousand horsepower at that point it's not even drivable. Shoot my car would like 450 horsepower can get sketchy.
Holy Shit !!! I was born on 2002 and right know I am just 17 years old and they are calling this a retro review , I am feeling damn old ,didn't realize that a lot of years has passed by , missing those old golden days with good cool looking cars and good songs!!!
The Ford Lightning had a detuned ford gt engine in it. And while not supercat, the GMT900 Denali’s had detuned corvette engines, and GM trucks still do
It’s crazy that today’s version of the RAM SRT-10 would likely cost $85K. Pickups and SUVs have doubled in price in the last 15 years. You can barely get a base model work truck for $40K, let alone a hulking V10-equipped monster.
They should have built this truck in the early 1990s when the Viper engine first hit the scene. If they'd done that, they could have wiped the floor with the Lightning and 454SS.
The Dakota R/T was cool for it's time. A 360 V8 in a midsize truck was pretty rare. But a college buddy of mine took a new one to the track and could only run 14.0 flat with it. Impressive for the 1990s, but still not to the level of the full size sport trucks like the Lightning and SRT10.
Yeah, Dodge was a little late in their game of high performance trucks of the early to mid 90s. The Ram VTS was thought up of during the early to mid 90s, and it made it into a full on prototype vehicle. It housed a Viper V10 engine. Basically a stock Dodge Ram with a different front bumper to resemble the Viper GTS, and a roll pan out back with a hidden trailer hitch mounted behind the license plate. It was lowered 4 inches all around and used the GTS 17 inch wheels mounted on 275/60-17 tires. Painted Banzai Blue with dual white stripes. A little but of info from that truck that made it into production with this certain truck in the video.
@@aaronmcconkey6448 It's funny you gotta make up 'handicaps' for the Lightning that don't exist. The Lightning was pushing 10 psi stock, which is NOT considered low boost and was considerably lighter than the naturally aspirated SRT10. Oh, and maybe he's comparing the two because the are in the SAME category?
@@231mac My 2003 Ford SVT Lightning made 9 psi stock - verified. It also weighed 4750 lbs with me, no trailer hitch - verified. It also made 355 rwhp/441 rwtq - on a Dynojet. It ran 13.90@102.5 MPH on the stock Goodyear F1's at Dragway 42 back in September of 2002. I personally saw a few of these trucks at the drag strip and they were running in the 14's under 100 MPH, which was not impressive, especially when I spent $750 and ran 12.58@110 MPH on the same F1's. As for the boost and weight, the Lightning also did not have a more power efficient 6-speed transmission and it had a considerably smaller displacement of 5.4 L vs. the SRT's 8.3 L. These are all nice trucks, but I was actually one of the guys racing these cool trucks when they were new.
I wanted one of these so bad! I had 2004 quad cab in flame red. That Hemi was a wonderful engine. Put a Hotchkis TVS suspension on it and 22” centerline wheels.
I'm normally a Ford first, Dodge second kind of guy but in this case I think I'd have to go with the SRT10 as a first choice. The V10 and manual transmission are the big sellers for me, though the supercharger whine of the Lightning is awesome.
@@Kaiser187 and UnsulliedSpy, you know, you CAN go get an aftermarket supercharger that is better than the one that Chrysler made for this vehicle, right?
that's the deal with this truck..it ain't just a good track performer, but is still an HD work truck. compared to the Syclone that has a 500 lb tow rating, lol. Ford Lightning was way down on torque and 500 lbs lighter? guess where..weaker frame and, pretty much everything else.
@@gzuzsavz actually according to Dodge towing "wasn't recommended" with this truck and it had no official tow rating. The quad cab 4 speed auto version was rated to tow 5,000 lbs. This was no work truck. I had one and still regret getting rid of it.
i desperately wanted this truck when it was new. but 50k price and absurd dealer markup. (10-20k over sticker) made that impossible. so i bought the lightest hemi ram i could get. a shift kit, 4.56 gears, and a true dual exhaust were added. a superchip programmer, CAI, a short serpentine belt (no ac or power steering) enabled me to get quarter mile times equal to the numbers shown in THIS test. i raced many srt10 trucks at the drags and none of them were this fast. off a roll, they would pull away like i was standing still. but off the line i got them every time. sometimes they were 10 mph faster at the end, but i got there first. with a "stock" hemi truck. that cost less than a third of what they paid. still have time slips for doubters.
Those old Pzero tires weren't that tough but man they looked good and functioned well. Great truck. A dealer years ago lets us literally borrow one for the weekend trying to sell it. I had my SRT Jeep and this truck in Atlanta. The truck was a blast to drive. The only downside was the rear end could break loose very easily. Otherwise what a unique fun truck. I'd buy one.
Love this truck for pure batshit crazyness. Although I think Dodge did screw it up a good bit in the option sheet, extended cab versions were automatic only, the 6 speed manual should have been available on them as well. When you think Viper, you think manual transmission. After owning several cheap reg cab trucks, I bought an extended cab a couple years ago and will never go back to reg cab trucks again, at least for something that serves as my daily driver.
Been in the car business for the last 15 years, so about 10 years ago I got to drive one of these that I took in on trade. It was bright red and basically still in the wrapper with ridiculously low miles, 6k if I remember correctly. Honestly it wasn't as fast as I was expecting with 500 hp. Smooth power delivery and everything, a nice truck overall. To me it felt like the Ford lightnings pickups I had driven were more ridiculous and exhilarating to drive.
Come on guys....give credit were credit is due...the Raptor is a badass off road baja style pick up truck and the ram srt 10 is a badass real sport truck both of them are amazing ...but the ram srt 10 is the one I'd choose!
@@reyfuentes4572 Exactly. I'd still rather have an SRT10 (maybe Lightning, but I prefer the SRT10) but the 2wd makes it hard to justify. It's cool that the Raptor makes more power out of less than half of the engine displacement and you've got to respect its offroad capabilities but it's a totally different class.
Back in the day I was a Gen 2 Lighting guy. Bought a 02 brand new and over time did bolt ons and eventually built the engine myself. Once at Milan dragstrip we (SE Michigan Lightning owners club) invited some SRT-10s to run with us. They simply could not hook up off the line. Not once did one of them come close to hanging with even a stock Gen 2 Lightning. Having said that... I really wished Ford would have gave us that 6 speed manual the Dodge had. Also... the SVT was far easier to buy and mod (afford) than the SRT.
This is for those who only drive trucks and desire high straight line performance, along with the cargo practicality of a light duty truck. Durability, cheap maintenance, comfortability, and quickness is what this truck delivers. That is the type of American this beast calls to own. It may average 10-11mpg and be larger than life but I've known people to daily drive dually pick ups. Missouri is great. . .
Still the old GMC Syclone is not far off even today in a straight line at least. I get that this is heavier an can at least haul something if wanted. Wonder what would happen changing the exhaust system to freefloow cats and then only one end silencer, ipening it up on the intake side too and a chip or mapping on just that?
My 2002 Lightning in stock trim was keeping up with SRT10 trucks when they came out in 2004, every time. The Lightning is lighter and better handling. Sure, V10 power might compensate for the extra weight on the Dodge. But only with a decent driver shifting gears on the SRT10, were they a tick faster in the quarter mile. After making a few bolt-on changes to my Lightning to improve HP, such as an upgraded plenum and throttle body, larger exhaust, smaller pullies to create more boost for the stock supercharger, a K&N cold-air system, and programming by HPP Racing, SRT10's were seeing only my taillights. Adding up the cost of those parts, it was still way less money invested than the cost of an SRT10 out the door. PS: I still have the Lightning with 116K on it and it's still wiping up SRT10's on the street whenever I can find one.
Let's go bolt on for bolt on and I won't used forced induction. My 2005 SC has headers, flash tune, larger TB, cams, intake and exhaust with a short shift kit and I will give you a serious run for your money. BTW, I don't miss the shift from 2nd to 3rd either. C'mon on down to Miami for a pull.
about 4 years ago i seen one of these sitting in a bush near some trees at my buddies farm. i knew it was an srt 10 by the grill. i asked him why it was sitting in there like that he said it was stolen and his dad was hiding it for some people lol
this truck formerly held the Guinness world record for fastest production pickup ever made now held by the ram TRX. technically it still holds the record for fastest N/A pickup ever made
LOL the stock tires were not 215-40's as the video clearly says! That would be a joke. They were 305/40's! Slight error. Can you imagine 215-40's on a 500HP Viper-powered Ram?
I upgraded my 1990 454 ss to a full roller motor and deleted the airpump and mechanical fan for an electric cooling motor and an underdrive setup. A k&N intake. I'm pushing more than stock. And can hang with a viper truck. As long its light to light. But not freeway
Mr. Butterworth He's not 'struggling', lol. He's pronouncing it like the Germans do by saying 'Behl-shtine'. It's the people who say 'bill-steen' that have it wrong.
231mac - Pronouncing it like a German doesn’t mean he isn’t struggling to pronounce it like an American. In the US, there’s no ‘Bilsh’ in Bilstein. Hell, why not pronounce the ‘stein’ correctly while you’re at it.
@@mr.butterworth Pronouncing something CORRECTLY will never be 'struggling', no matter what country you're in, lol. Proper pronunciation is not dictated by region. What you're referring to is accepted dialect. And then again, accepted doesn't mean correct, it just means accepted. But, you're right about one thing; there is no 'Bilsh', since it's 'Behl' and then 'Shtine'. Hell, go ask people, 'Cain't you speak 'Murican?' while you're at it.