MuscleTrux Wars FINALE: Ford Lightning vs Chevy 454 SS Grudge Match - Trucks S10, E19

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  • Опубліковано 24 лис 2024

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  • @alexmagee5743
    @alexmagee5743 5 років тому +324

    I think my dad may have this on VHS somewhere near his old 90’s porn VHS.

    • @xanderrosin7357
      @xanderrosin7357 5 років тому +4

      Alex Magee haha legend😂

    • @baddonkey6876
      @baddonkey6876 5 років тому +11

      I have it WITH my old 90s porn on the same VHS

    • @davidenglish2003
      @davidenglish2003 5 років тому +19

      They may be making more money releasing these episodes on UA-cam than they did back in the day.

    • @BigEightiesNewWave
      @BigEightiesNewWave 5 років тому +3

      Peter North😍

    • @baddonkey6876
      @baddonkey6876 5 років тому +1

      @@BigEightiesNewWave ha! You know your vintage porn

  • @MagnoliaSupreme
    @MagnoliaSupreme 5 років тому +301

    A 2 day wait for a video that’s 9 years old😕.

    • @scringe1
      @scringe1 5 років тому +8

      I know right? lol.

    • @nortons4673
      @nortons4673 5 років тому +1

      “Okay”

    • @brian1157
      @brian1157 5 років тому +6

      They've had this whole series posted on their website the whole time. I couldn't wait so I went ahead and watched them all

    • @TheBb6prelude
      @TheBb6prelude 5 років тому +1

      MagnoliaSupreme I didn’t mind

    • @wade998
      @wade998 5 років тому +2

      11 years..

  • @stevend3753
    @stevend3753 5 років тому +413

    “Premieres in 2 days”.
    Like this isn’t a video recorded years ago with 4 minutes of coverage on these two trucks and 17 minutes of infomercial.

    • @hydrocarbon82
      @hydrocarbon82 5 років тому +15

      Based on another vid it's about 4yrs vs when it aired on TV. Ironically that's when I cancelled my cable subscription, so I'm fine with that.

    • @allenjones675
      @allenjones675 5 років тому +3

      Y'all should do another episode like this with classic cars. Heedfully with the 1979 z71 I rock camaro.

    • @chancewarren2042
      @chancewarren2042 5 років тому +5

      I thought this was from the 90’s

    • @mantisushi
      @mantisushi 5 років тому +7

      This aired in 2008 lol

    • @slumpnmyrump4986
      @slumpnmyrump4986 5 років тому

      Seen the 2008 at the end like are u kidding me?? We've been bamboozled!

  • @sonparabailar
    @sonparabailar 5 років тому +143

    "And copper is expensive"
    Throws in trash

    • @jeeppower4871
      @jeeppower4871 5 років тому +1

      haha I know, I checked the comments just to see if anyone else noticed how ridiculous that was. and it was a big ol fat piece too lol

    • @jonathanryan2915
      @jonathanryan2915 5 років тому +3

      and it was worth more back when this was filmed

    • @RetroCheater81
      @RetroCheater81 5 років тому +1

      Meth heads are probably scrounging around in their trash now.

    • @ronb113
      @ronb113 5 років тому

      Lmao, priceless!

    • @dangoldbach6570
      @dangoldbach6570 5 років тому +1

      Bigstacked is flipping shits right now. He could've melted that into at least two ingots in his forge!😁

  • @mattperkins7038
    @mattperkins7038 5 років тому +59

    It’s so cool that they’re uploading these old episodes.

    • @ziggy3075
      @ziggy3075 5 років тому +1

      guided one I mean, I never saw it before but I bet that lighting sucks the f*#king head lights out that SS

    • @Billybobaggins9
      @Billybobaggins9 5 років тому

      guided one these two trucks look so familiar you’re a tool

    • @duradim1
      @duradim1 5 років тому +3

      Sad that others are so ungrateful and complain about waiting a couple of days.

  • @elilachappa3330
    @elilachappa3330 5 років тому +28

    This is the best thing since having full roadkill episodes on UA-cam

  • @Paulio91184
    @Paulio91184 4 роки тому +28

    That 454 needs new pistons to get it to 10.5-11:1 compression....under 8:1 stock and 8.8:1 after the head upgrade in episode 1.... It doesn't matter what parts you throw at it with compression that low.

    • @whatta7793
      @whatta7793 2 роки тому +2

      Agreed, if running that low of compression that thing needs a MASSIVE shot of nitrous.

  • @SamAceRothstein
    @SamAceRothstein 11 місяців тому +3

    I've always believed the 454 SS aged very well, still a beautiful truck even today.

  • @Dr_Xyzt
    @Dr_Xyzt 5 років тому +24

    The 454SS has a sweet looking wheel/tire package.
    Fun, simple trucks. For their time, and budget, they did just fine.
    A modern re-do of these trucks would entail some disc brake swaps, better bottom-end assemblies and cylinder heads, as well as a locking diff for that chevy, like a detroit locker.

    • @sorshiaemms5959
      @sorshiaemms5959 9 місяців тому +1

      ILL TAKE THE FORD

    • @Dr_Xyzt
      @Dr_Xyzt 9 місяців тому +1

      @@sorshiaemms5959 The original lightning would be wicked with a 434 Clevor.

    • @sorshiaemms5959
      @sorshiaemms5959 9 місяців тому

      AGREED 100%@@Dr_Xyzt

    • @Dr_Xyzt
      @Dr_Xyzt 9 місяців тому

      @@sorshiaemms5959 On a side note, I've worked on both of these kinds of trucks. The GM chassis is better. The inline-6 F150's are underrated.

    • @sorshiaemms5959
      @sorshiaemms5959 9 місяців тому

      UP north in the rust belt the gm frames rust faster and 351s are hard to beat@@Dr_Xyzt

  • @angelfigueroa1206
    @angelfigueroa1206 5 років тому +172

    Isn't this like 9 years Old ? Why wait 2 days
    Or even a week to release every episode
    Just upload the whole damm thing .

    • @felixthecat1672
      @felixthecat1672 5 років тому +2

      Fucking dogs

    • @banditsbikeco3439
      @banditsbikeco3439 4 роки тому +2

      It’s about hits per day....UA-cams algarhythums and how to work them for views. If you upload 4 videos in a day and someone watches all 4 it isn’t as much click activity as staggering them out 24-48 hours. It’s pretty common knowledge for content creators on this platform.

    • @williamsanders468
      @williamsanders468 3 роки тому +1

      Yeah if they just posted all the episodes they have they wouldn’t see as many views

  • @alphazulu3555
    @alphazulu3555 5 років тому +83

    The Chevy could really use another 2" taken out of the rear......

    • @ShadyO-e
      @ShadyO-e 5 років тому +2

      Most definitely.

    • @skullcrusher2732
      @skullcrusher2732 5 років тому +1

      Are you talkin about to make it look better because the slalom course it kick but no problem brake test got slaughtered the red truck did they just put fuel injection in the Chevy small block Ford with a turbo pretty much had the advantage but the Fords like 6 years newer 5 years 6 not even worth talking about I guess

    • @alphazulu3555
      @alphazulu3555 5 років тому +4

      Yeah to look better.

    • @WhiteManXRP
      @WhiteManXRP 5 років тому +1

      Absolutely

    • @salazam
      @salazam 4 роки тому +1

      @Zachary Trent *you're

  • @panchosspeedshop8576
    @panchosspeedshop8576 5 років тому +70

    "Only one wheel is spinning"
    *Proceeds to do a proper two wheel burnout. lol

    • @kevin2m4
      @kevin2m4 5 років тому +13

      looks like a gov lock rear. 2 wheel in a straight line but any turning it goes to one wheel. bad for donuts. my camaro had one of those

    • @Miguelspl150
      @Miguelspl150 5 років тому +1

      Neither of them know how to do donuts.. it's not just slamming the throttle to the ground

    • @Big_Loo
      @Big_Loo 5 років тому +1

      @William Schwartz no. The Chevy has a GovLok, which is not a limited slip, and has no clutches in it.

  • @adrianmartinez5270
    @adrianmartinez5270 5 років тому +23

    All that wait just to see the 454 1 wheel peel on the donuts😂

  • @Luke-tm5oy
    @Luke-tm5oy 5 років тому +41

    Man the 454ss was so disappointing when it came out, the cyclone/typhoon totally kicked its ass in the when it came out.

    • @johnjohnston1168
      @johnjohnston1168 5 років тому +18

      Because the 454ss was literally the exact same crappy tbi 454 from the 3/4 and ton trucks which meant they didn't even try to make it better just said here's you a big block 454 in half ton short bed it's not very fast but looks cool

    • @BrownBomber92181
      @BrownBomber92181 4 роки тому +9

      @@johnjohnston1168 that exactly right. The had an anemic 7.9:1 compression ratio making only 230 hp.

    • @ericbrenner690
      @ericbrenner690 4 роки тому

      Syclone not Cyclone.

    • @roninkraut6873
      @roninkraut6873 4 роки тому +3

      @@johnjohnston1168
      Yeah, Chevy pulled a Ford and released something people wanted but didn’t put any performance effort into it. Ford was notorious for that or releasing a high performance vehicle in only limited numbers or only through its special order shop.

    • @CoyoteFTW
      @CoyoteFTW 3 роки тому

      @@roninkraut6873 - when? Boss 429 only needed a lil more aftermarket support that’s all. Rickie Smith made the first pro stock IHRA 7 second pass in 1980 with one. And Dyno don nicholson ran the first 7 in NHRA pro stock with a 516ci Cobra Jet Those engines just needed more aftermarket support is all. The quickest street car in the country was “Sudden Death” street car that ran 9’s! In the 70’s. No Hemi or chevy could come close. the famous “silver bullet” was TOO scared to race the mustang.

  • @Thelongmanable
    @Thelongmanable 5 років тому +31

    *_PRETENDING THIS WASN'T SHOT FIVE YEARS AGO ISN'T HELPING RATINGS ON UA-cam!!!!_*

    • @RetroCheater81
      @RetroCheater81 5 років тому +4

      its closer to 11 years.

    • @Thelongmanable
      @Thelongmanable 5 років тому

      Chris Roseberry *_They will never get what is entertaining in automotive society... Let me direct the program and they will learn what is needed.._*

    • @banditsbikeco3439
      @banditsbikeco3439 4 роки тому

      I think you mean 11....700k subscribers tho, so they’re doing better then you! Many of us love these old videos vs todays hoonagin clone automotive content

  • @justinballard7242
    @justinballard7242 5 років тому +36

    7:39 I almost had a seizure

    • @jefflucietta6894
      @jefflucietta6894 4 роки тому +2

      😭👍

    • @jameson3500
      @jameson3500 3 роки тому +1

      Terrible editing. Maybe a few frames of "back and forth," but that was excessive.

  • @luischavez8645
    @luischavez8645 5 років тому +30

    Lightning all the way⚡️454ss still nice tho

  • @bennetfox
    @bennetfox 5 років тому +12

    You guys need lockers in both trucks to get rid of that one-wheel peel.

  • @TheUsmc0802
    @TheUsmc0802 5 років тому +10

    I still want a 454 SS, I have the original Hotrod from when they came out, love them!

    • @CraftsmanQuad19
      @CraftsmanQuad19 5 років тому +1

      Gorgeous trucks

    • @mseabolt45
      @mseabolt45 5 років тому

      I remember one with a wiend blower with a pair of 600 Holly's. Was a monster. Stock block and heads too. They are still great looking vehicles

    • @bilbobaggins4710
      @bilbobaggins4710 5 років тому

      @@CraftsmanQuad19 hell yeah...I'd drive the shit out of one

  • @FB67Mustang
    @FB67Mustang 5 років тому +13

    That lightning is beautiful. Definitely a dream truck

  • @edjackson4389
    @edjackson4389 4 роки тому +9

    I lowered a 95 F150, added edelbrock shocks, and addco bigger sway bars. It handled like sports car on a curvey road. The only negative was the slacky steering box, but with some adjustment it wasnt too bad. The lightning rear leafs must be too stiff because I never had oversteer with mine. It was neutral handling at the limit.

  • @michaelcollins7596
    @michaelcollins7596 3 роки тому +4

    I would love to see y’all do a Dodge SS/T. Everyone forgets about the red headed step child of the big three.

  • @CHEVYCAMARO4GEN
    @CHEVYCAMARO4GEN 5 років тому +6

    That 4 wheel burn out is on God Mode

  • @melted_pistons
    @melted_pistons 5 років тому +15

    The 454 had some really impressive handling. Makes me want to build my trucks suspension

  • @bubbafinch07
    @bubbafinch07 5 років тому +152

    It's funny how far technology has come. Both will get smoked by a fwd family sedan. 🤣

    • @loganmckinney1285
      @loganmckinney1285 4 роки тому +12

      Have you drivin a 454? A stock 283 sbc can smoke out new shitty stangs imagine a big block

    • @FATMIKED5183
      @FATMIKED5183 4 роки тому +11

      @@loganmckinney1285 In stock form that truck only had 255hp and curb weight was 4400 pounds.

    • @fastaslightfiber2534
      @fastaslightfiber2534 4 роки тому +4

      You must be talking TrailHawk

    • @Overlord277
      @Overlord277 4 роки тому +4

      @@loganmckinney1285 There is a guy on the Mustang forums with a ticket proving his S550 did the 1/8 mile in 8.22 @ 90MPH.

    • @unicornsteaks6769
      @unicornsteaks6769 4 роки тому +2

      @@FATMIKED5183 If you run that through a 1/8 mile et/wt/hp calculator to get flywheel HP it comes to 219. Pathetic.

  • @dukesjeepsandtrails8511
    @dukesjeepsandtrails8511 5 років тому +12

    These trucks look like their just cruising down the street

  • @95Sn95
    @95Sn95 5 років тому +6

    That SS looks sinister!

  • @aaronvaandrager1001
    @aaronvaandrager1001 5 років тому +31

    Every single one of the chevys look exactly the same

  • @BBBILLY86
    @BBBILLY86 2 роки тому +1

    Built 454, TH400 and 4.10 gears stock. Then left the stock 1,200 RPM torque converter?? That truck didn't need compression as much as it needed a torque converter, rebuild of the posi and somebody to heat them slicks up and leave hard!

  • @cobracharmer6178
    @cobracharmer6178 5 років тому +2

    Read this 1st. It'll save you 18minutes! Lightning: 1st run; 9.21 @ 74.02mph.2nd run; 10.29 @73.98mph. 3rd run; 9.52 @76.92mph. 8.98 @ 76.29mph with M/T slicks. SS: 1st run; 10.04 @ 72.93mph. 2nd run; 9.97 @ 73.56mph. 3rd run; 9.70 @ 74.17mph with M/T slicks.

  • @ShyaMiss
    @ShyaMiss 5 років тому +8

    I'm a GM guy, and I always loved how these 454ss trucks look. But any way you look at it, Chevy halfassed this truck. That 454 was literally plucked out of the 3500 line. It is a low compression, low rpm, small cam engine that was meant to produce ok horsepower and torque, and to be worked hard towing things. None of that makes for a good performance oriented drivetrain. What's worse, the "build" they did for this show, did NOTHING to address the built in shortcomings.

    • @darrellwilson5808
      @darrellwilson5808 10 місяців тому

      I've always heard it was one of the worst production vehicles ever made for gas mileage...

  • @uio890138
    @uio890138 5 років тому +16

    This like being hungry for a snack, opening a candy bar, and realizing it's a crap health protein bar.

  • @AimlessMoto
    @AimlessMoto 5 років тому +39

    Really? A 2 day wait? Woof.

    • @stereolababy
      @stereolababy 5 років тому

      yeah and it's from 2008. wtf

  • @sccarguy
    @sccarguy 5 років тому +43

    This seems like the impeachment hearing , ford guys claiming victory chevy guys claiming victory lol

    • @arkhsm
      @arkhsm 5 років тому +1

      @@bigboreracing356 I don't !!

    • @GrandPrix46
      @GrandPrix46 5 років тому +3

      I'm looking forward to when it gets to the Senate, fun times ahead.

    • @Hoggdoc1946
      @Hoggdoc1946 5 років тому +3

      @@GrandPrix46 Only if the republicans get off their asses and do something.

    • @I_like_turtles_67
      @I_like_turtles_67 4 роки тому +4

      @@GrandPrix46 To get shot down. Trump has not done anything worth an impeachment. Former presidents have done a lot more and nobody bats an eye.

    • @Flying_GC
      @Flying_GC 4 роки тому +1

      @guided one lmfao the Colorado is the worst midsize ute available, GM are not even in the truck game 😂 calling Raptors shitty that's hilarious dude.

  • @BlackTownie999
    @BlackTownie999 5 років тому +3

    Crown vic chassis swap that Lightning and handling will no longer be an issue.

  • @67pear
    @67pear 3 роки тому +1

    In my younger and dumber days I raced a 454SS on the interstate through one of the worst areas for police. Completely chance encounter and didn’t get caught. Let off when his headlights were dots in the rear view. Miss my old truck and the fun I used to have in it but am still alive with a license.

  • @CobraP1989
    @CobraP1989 5 років тому +7

    Those two trucks are so beautiful

  • @johngeorge2081
    @johngeorge2081 2 роки тому +2

    Wish there was a third contender. Maybe the Little Red Express with a centrifugal supercharger!

  • @andys8718
    @andys8718 5 років тому +13

    Slow vs. slower, but I like how that SS looks

    • @gavinthroop2839
      @gavinthroop2839 5 років тому +8

      I kinda assumed the ford would win, those 454s came waaaaay underpowered. However, those old chevys are SHARP

    • @missingremote4388
      @missingremote4388 5 років тому +1

      I have the same engine in my 1995suburban. I keep it all stock. Sounds tough at a stop light. But it's slow.

    • @gavinthroop2839
      @gavinthroop2839 5 років тому

      missingremote all the old v8s were slow in the 90s. My dad has a truck with a 350 and it’s so frickin gutless compared to my jeep with a 4.0 inline 6 from the same time period

    • @missingremote4388
      @missingremote4388 5 років тому +1

      @@gavinthroop2839 mine had a after market supercharger on it for 12 years, until 2008. It seized up or stopped turning while I was driving 75 mph thru Utah... So I took it off. At a gas station off of interstate freeway I-15. The Paxton SN 95 centrifugal supercharger; Seemed to help with passing accelerating. But not my 0-60 time 10seconds.
      I sold it to someone on eBay who fixed the SN95 and put it on a, 1971 mustang Mach1 $500.00

  • @CanadaBud23
    @CanadaBud23 3 роки тому +4

    Damn, I could have bought a mint condition 454 7-8 years ago for 10K. Had no rust and perfect paint. Clean and only had a oil down the front of the motor. Easy rebuild and could have had a super cherry truck.

  • @wild_horses
    @wild_horses 5 років тому +5

    Both are badass trucks!

  • @fourstarman1
    @fourstarman1 4 роки тому +4

    the 454 still needs more compression. 8.8:1 is still just hardly anything. reuse the heads, intake, cam, block, rods, crank, everything just put a set of pistons in it to get that compression up would make a big difference. I mean, they pulled the whole motor out, had the heads off, the oil pan off... obviously spent a good chunk of change, what would another 400 bucks on a set of pistons have hurt??

  • @littlerhino2006
    @littlerhino2006 5 років тому +2

    Oh it's on my recommended feed and it's for real this time? Thanks.

  • @LIKIN2RACE
    @LIKIN2RACE 4 роки тому +5

    Great show!!! How can that Chevy Big Block Be so slow And the lighting, I have an 88 chevy C1500 sport that weight is 4100lbs, with a little 355efi stock bottom end with ported alum L98 TPI heads by me, GM Performance LT1 Hotcam, 4L60/700R4 with one tire fire pegleg 3.42 gears, ran a 9.15et @75mph with street tires, no drag radials or slicks..

  • @juangaona1520
    @juangaona1520 5 років тому +13

    That Chevy should've been leveled out . Lower in the rear

  • @steviedee71
    @steviedee71 5 років тому +3

    I’ve never seen a video I had a week 36 hours to watch you’re killing me

  • @usmcvet0313
    @usmcvet0313 5 років тому +1

    That was pretty cool. The outcome was the opposite of what I predicted.

  • @fasfzr1
    @fasfzr1 5 років тому +2

    Both of these trucks are still cool as hell

  • @sillyguy9828
    @sillyguy9828 5 років тому +5

    6:30 In, lets see the drag race

  • @trevorwilson5461
    @trevorwilson5461 4 роки тому +1

    That GaragePack is an expensive death trap.3 of my buddies got it and installed it properly and out of the 3 of them 7 mishaps occurred.joints keep blowing apart.all 3 had major issues

  • @mseabolt45
    @mseabolt45 5 років тому +2

    I wish both would have been boosted with similar kits. Everything else with lowering and transmission was similar. I just think it would have been a better comparison with forced induction on both trucks.

  • @DirtyDagwood
    @DirtyDagwood 5 років тому +13

    Premiered in 2008 you mean. Cut the shit and just say it aired at noon on a Saturday 11 years ago for people that weren't interested in watching Notre Dame play Navy.

    • @CraftsmanQuad19
      @CraftsmanQuad19 5 років тому

      That’s oddly specific

    • @crazyeyez1502
      @crazyeyez1502 5 років тому +1

      2008, if you go by the copyright at the end of the video.

    • @ImTheJoker4u
      @ImTheJoker4u 5 років тому +2

      Spot on.
      Power Block was a Saturday routine. Hell I remember before it was even PB, when it was just a few shows like Shade Tree Mechanic, Trucks, and Horsepower, on TNN, before it switched to “SpikeTV”.

  • @paulhoskins7852
    @paulhoskins7852 5 років тому +7

    LAME. Update: I only said "lame" because they click-baited with that "Premieres in 2 days" thing! This is a cool video.

    • @paulhoskins7852
      @paulhoskins7852 5 років тому

      @@msw7021 I only said "lame" because they click-baited with that "Premieres in 2 days" thing! This is a cool video.

  • @smitty31560
    @smitty31560 5 років тому +4

    We use to race all of these vehicles when they were new. I had a deep respect for the 454, however the Lightning would get it everytime. Around 97 when Ford changed the body style and put the 5.4 in I couldn't wait for them to race. It was close but it would outrun the Lightning everytime.

  • @jayallen408
    @jayallen408 5 років тому +9

    There's something wrong with the anti-lock braking system in that lightning those trucks don't lock the front tires up they should have said that instead of just left people thinking those trucks lock up the front tires

    • @roberthawxhurst3717
      @roberthawxhurst3717 5 років тому

      I'm about 99% sure the 93-95 LIGHTNINGs only have 2-wheel anti-lock. Only anti-lock on the rear. The TRUX driver was simply honking down hard on the brakes which having no front anti-lock locked em up. BTW he locked them solid producing flat spots for sure.

    • @jayallen408
      @jayallen408 5 років тому +2

      @@roberthawxhurst3717 I'm not sure why they would put four wheel anti-lock brakes on my 94 and 95 Bronco but not the lightning

    • @willspicer3190
      @willspicer3190 4 роки тому +1

      The 1st test with the trucks it didn't lock up the fronts.. They even stated the Lightning had 4 wheel ABS and the SS only rears. They obviously screwed something up which killed the stoppong distance on that Lightning

    • @jonathanswinford88
      @jonathanswinford88 4 роки тому

      That an his rear brakes aren't even working

    • @scottgriggs2596
      @scottgriggs2596 4 роки тому

      The Lightning brakes worked a heck of a lot better stock than after their “performance mods”.

  • @rextrammell7840
    @rextrammell7840 2 роки тому +1

    The guy driving the 454SS had a tough go at it. I have a 1990 model SS truck with a freshened stock bottom end, stock peanut port heads, Edelbrock Performer cam, Performer TBI intake, long tube headers, 40 series delta flows, Adjustable MAP, Fuel pressure reg & still stock TBI. We have cracked 9sec a few times in 1/8 on a 275/60/15 drag radial. 8.96 is the fastest time but it runs 9.0-9.1 almost every pass.

  • @What-ic6hp
    @What-ic6hp 5 років тому +11

    Copper is expensive but im still gonna throw it in the trash........

  • @aarongarcia5296
    @aarongarcia5296 2 роки тому +1

    In my opinion, if Ryan would've put a power adder in the SS454, the playing field would be even

  • @quantum_entangled_tardigrade
    @quantum_entangled_tardigrade 5 років тому +2

    This is AWESOME! (I've been waiting to post this comment for nine years.;)

  • @mikecostello8769
    @mikecostello8769 5 років тому +1

    These trucks are timeless

  • @jonathanryan2915
    @jonathanryan2915 5 років тому +10

    Chevy and ford should do "retro" designed TRUCKS and do these bodies.

    • @slim.jimmie6529
      @slim.jimmie6529 5 років тому +1

      Yeah the box looks are my fav

    • @RobNC143
      @RobNC143 3 роки тому

      Add the Little Red Wagon

  • @jeffa.8976
    @jeffa.8976 5 років тому +1

    both these trucks are awesome but its kind of funny that any ol modern stock pick up has the same horse power. The second gen lightnings were legends, in the late 90s they were running 13s

  • @texasrose8477
    @texasrose8477 4 роки тому +2

    Damn when the lightning took off in the drag race it sounded like a 6.0 powerstroke

  • @inspector13jjf
    @inspector13jjf 5 років тому +7

    I thought both trucks would be a little faster than that. 🤷‍♂️

    • @Hoggdoc1946
      @Hoggdoc1946 5 років тому +2

      The 454 was always a toad engine, only thing it did well was gobble gas.

    • @Tim99GT
      @Tim99GT 4 роки тому +1

      Same here. For reference I had a stock 1999 Mustang GT that would do 8.90s in the 1/8. I would think that a turbo first gen Lightning would easily match that. Well they both look great anyway.

  • @jbr496
    @jbr496 5 років тому +2

    I remember a '74 Chevy 454 that a friend of mine used to drive. That thing was a super smooth accelerator with monster low end torque but it was all done at 4000 RPM. It needed way more head and cam. I'm not sure what mods this one has.

  • @nathonsmithson3024
    @nathonsmithson3024 5 років тому +5

    i new two guys back in 1995. one had 454ss and the other had a 5.0 5 speed f150 4x4. the 150 would smoke the 454. everyone i ever met that had ss454 wasn't happy with it. basically just a 1 ton moter in a half ton pick up. does a pretty good burnout but worthless for performance

    • @nathonsmithson3024
      @nathonsmithson3024 5 років тому

      @guided one neither one of these trucks are really fast. they are both 15 second quarter mile trucks from the factory. not bullshit. just wind that 5.o out tight and she'll run right with these. a mansmision against a 1990s auto in factory form makes the difference

    • @jakestree1892
      @jakestree1892 5 років тому

      Yeah 454 smog engines are not impressive but with the right combo they come to life

  • @Joshuapsalm
    @Joshuapsalm 5 років тому +2

    I already now who wins
    I saw this yrs ago. But looking forward to watching it again

  • @loganbrown8400
    @loganbrown8400 5 років тому +5

    This is my home town I’ve ran my four wheeler down that exact track one time when it was closed and and straight down the track towards them pines is where I killed my first deer.

  • @trentmulford2960
    @trentmulford2960 5 років тому +2

    I like how over here watching car videos and loving to work on cars while I'm sitting in a parking lot and my starter went out

  • @plottwist1733
    @plottwist1733 5 років тому +10

    The trucks are nice, but you know what I like the most about this? No shitty rap music like you hear in pretty much every new video.

    • @alanmoncus2331
      @alanmoncus2331 5 років тому +1

      I hate all the generic music that put on all these shows now. Those musicians should jus go to Nashville and record there redundant shit like the rest of them and let car shows be car shows. And I'm musician

  • @darrellwilson5808
    @darrellwilson5808 10 місяців тому

    Gimme the Cyclone they showed! That was the real beast!💪

  • @MrBharper1978
    @MrBharper1978 5 років тому +8

    Them boys messed up that Lightnings handling and brake performance by doing all that goofy suspension work lol

    • @tomingebrigtsen8976
      @tomingebrigtsen8976 4 роки тому

      Brian Harper yeah when the used normal F150 springs to lower it they should have seen it coming

    • @scottgriggs2596
      @scottgriggs2596 4 роки тому

      You’re right. The stock Lightning was a very well engineered piece. They screwed it up with all of their chassis mods. Those super long traction bars in the rear had the effect of adding a ton of rear roll stiffness. The stock F150 coil springs in the front were undoubtedly a lower rate than the stock Lightning springs. That change, and the goofy modified mounting of the front stabilizer bar reduced the front roll stiffness. The combination of the stiffer rear and softer front explains why the truck wanted to swap ends on their slalom course. They messed up the balance of the chassis in a big way.

  • @blakechico9542
    @blakechico9542 5 років тому +2

    Haha 454 SS, what a joke of a truck. The Lightning is a legend in it's own right in the truck world.

  • @logut80
    @logut80 5 років тому +18

    Good thing they didn't run 1/4 because the 454 would have been covered in Gapplesauce

    • @todiathink8864
      @todiathink8864 4 роки тому +2

      Nope! I've never seen a test where the stock SS454 defeats the Lightning! NEVER

  • @anthonynelson9136
    @anthonynelson9136 4 роки тому +1

    I see why they ran them on the 1/8 mile, if they would have run them down the 1/4 it would have taken another day for taping the episode. They threw all those parts and work at these truck and you could still use a calendar to time them down the 1/8 mile.

  • @hualni
    @hualni 5 років тому +10

    If I was going to do a truck build for the strip, it would be a 1991 GMC Syclone. Greatest truck ever made!!

  • @donovan007007
    @donovan007007 5 років тому +2

    That Garage Pak airline, I’m getting that!

  • @x3z942
    @x3z942 5 років тому +1

    Si queman Cuh
    Those are good tlacuache Trucks

  • @Furyataurus
    @Furyataurus 5 років тому +30

    Even after the upgrades those trucks were still slow LOL.

    • @raysylvia2846
      @raysylvia2846 5 років тому

      Yup

    • @mrnoname8499
      @mrnoname8499 5 років тому

      Yup

    • @eizzle78
      @eizzle78 5 років тому +7

      I mean, they’re trucks, not sports cars.

    • @sixt9coug
      @sixt9coug 5 років тому

      Colin A 2nd gen Lightning is faster than either one bone stock.

    • @eizzle78
      @eizzle78 5 років тому +2

      sixt9coug yeah but a second gen lightning is supercharged, not to mention the advance in technology that we didn’t have in 94.

  • @rogergreene2272
    @rogergreene2272 4 роки тому

    Dude threw the 454 SS in reverse and hammered it while it was still rolling forward. Glad it ain’t my truck

  • @Dub-ce3dy
    @Dub-ce3dy Рік тому

    I’d be happy with any of these trucks in this video but definitely want that SS 454

  • @4.8isai75
    @4.8isai75 4 роки тому +8

    14:30 NO QUEMA CUHH

  • @kb9oak749
    @kb9oak749 5 років тому +2

    Had to race 1/8th mile for the Ford to win. The Chevy would kill it in the 1/4.

  • @NissanTy
    @NissanTy 4 роки тому +1

    How technology in the automotive industry has changed since 2008. These trucks were barely cracking 300hp to the wheels with all the mods they did. The brake test made me laugh though, lets just flat spot the tires while we're at it lol

  • @juliodc1231
    @juliodc1231 5 років тому +8

    The ford is faster than that heavy Chevy.

    • @bilbobaggins4710
      @bilbobaggins4710 5 років тому

      The Chevy has the look tho

    • @juliodc1231
      @juliodc1231 5 років тому

      @@bilbobaggins4710 yeah I completely agree on that.

  • @russwitt4879
    @russwitt4879 5 років тому +6

    Wish they would do a little red express

    • @paulvickers9978
      @paulvickers9978 4 роки тому

      A lot of people probably don't even know what that is lol

    • @screamingscarecrow4251
      @screamingscarecrow4251 4 роки тому

      @@paulvickers9978 Its a old guy in my town have one of those. It was interesting watching the truck starts up and see puff of smoke come out of those pipes like a rig. It was cool.

  • @kevintucker3354
    @kevintucker3354 5 років тому +1

    Exactly the results I expected.

  • @mustanguy102
    @mustanguy102 5 років тому +2

    I would love to have that Gen 1 lightning.

  • @gunguyforlife630
    @gunguyforlife630 3 роки тому +1

    Dude at 3:44 SMH! "Him and some buddies" re-wrote the ECM codes ...yeah right, probably had no idea what was being done!

  • @ben2687
    @ben2687 4 роки тому

    This takes me back to my high school years.

  • @boostedKTM
    @boostedKTM 5 років тому +1

    Couldn't help but feel like some better clutches in the rear end of the SS would have helped on the drag strip

    • @MrJayo73
      @MrJayo73 5 років тому

      A higher stall converter would've helped also

  • @user-ol3ug1gb8l
    @user-ol3ug1gb8l 5 років тому +12

    Yall need to chill with the hate. They were nice enough to upload them to youtube for free, you can wait 2 days. There's plenty of other shit to watch until then. They could be like motor trend and only upload on their website which makes you pay to watch anything

    • @erichumphreys3417
      @erichumphreys3417 5 років тому +2

      @Luke Meier , I think I speak for everyone else when I say "F**K OFF!

    • @erichumphreys3417
      @erichumphreys3417 5 років тому +1

      @Luke Meier , are you still here? I thought maybe you crawled off to your playpen, crying over someone's mean remark to you on UA-cam. Bwahahahaha!

    • @user-ol3ug1gb8l
      @user-ol3ug1gb8l 5 років тому +1

      @Luke Meier
      Show me on the doll where my comment touched you.
      If the shoe fits wear it, bitch.

    • @user-ol3ug1gb8l
      @user-ol3ug1gb8l 5 років тому +1

      @Luke Meier
      You wont do shit. You're just another boomer who thinks he's bad ass by talking shit on the internet but would probably snap both his legs if he stepped away from the Walker.

    • @user-ol3ug1gb8l
      @user-ol3ug1gb8l 5 років тому +1

      @Luke Meier
      You're just mad I'm right that you're a little cry baby bitch complaining about something free....who does that ??

  • @brianwilkins6643
    @brianwilkins6643 2 роки тому +1

    They can't find a 1/4 mile track to run these?

  • @Karios_Me
    @Karios_Me 5 років тому

    honestly two amazing trucks here

  • @jakeboyle8939
    @jakeboyle8939 4 роки тому +1

    For real they spent $30,000 for an extra hundred horsepower

  • @tammyforbes2101
    @tammyforbes2101 5 років тому

    This is where I live I’m just down the road from the London drag way. My cousin Robbie Mayne runs his S-10 there. I used to run my bike there.

  • @jesusyeshuaelelyonelshadai6295
    @jesusyeshuaelelyonelshadai6295 5 років тому +3

    I thought original lightning was a 5.8 windsor

  • @rtteazeie6384
    @rtteazeie6384 5 років тому +1

    I didn't see if the lighting got built but if it did it's going to be hard to beat it got boost.

  • @texasdarkhorse6227
    @texasdarkhorse6227 4 роки тому +2

    Been a ford guy all my life but that chevy is the best thing i missed out on due to being born later

  • @lop8828
    @lop8828 5 років тому +2

    The 454 needed a super charger not aluminum heads.