2002 reg. cab 4.8L - bone stock

vs.

1990 reg. cab 5.7L stepside - cat-back dual exaust

 

i think you should be able to take the old skool truck. my dad had a '90, it was pretty quick, but i think with all changes on the new trucks, you should win. j.m.o.
i raced a 98 vortec 350 when i had my truck stock, 5.3l single cab, and i took him pretty bad.

which also reminds me, i raced a f-150 about two weeks after i had my truck (bone stock) and i whipped his *ss. he put his window down to ask what i had, and i told him a 5.3l, and he said, damn i have a 5.4l, and you killed me. is your truck stock? yep sure is!!! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> bite me ford boy!
<img border="0" alt="[guns]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_guns.gif" />

 

I also took a 97-98 single cab Chevy (5.7) in my 4.8 by a few car lengths and all I had was Flowmasters and Airraid.

Cody
2001 Silverado HT StepSide RegCab
Flowmasters and Airraid

 

If memory serves me correctly, that truck had maybe 225 HP from the factory. Doesn't the 4.8 have 260 or so?? If those numbers are close, the cat back sure wouldn't make 35HP worth of difference.

Those are my thoughts... for what that's worth

P.S. - There is a HUGE difference between a 90 5.7 and a 96+ Vortec 5.7

<small>[ March 19, 2002, 11:03 PM: Message edited by: RandyZ71 ]</small>

 

The 00 and up 4.8 is rated 270hp at the crank. The early 90's 5.7 (before Vortec) was 220 at the crank according to the info I got. The 4.8 should smoke that 90' 5.7 if the gearing is close or the same.

 

The '90 will lose big time.

 

i had a 1990 ext cab 5.7 and that thing was pretty quick of the line. i could hang with a reg cab 5.3 until like 30mph. but then that thing would die off so fast. they were rated at 205hp and 300tq. so thats why.

 

i raced a 92 sierra 350 "ss" not sure if they even made the ss package for 350s, was my friends, but i dnot know jack about those engines.

but it was pretty close up to 20 or 30, but by the time we hit 90 i had about 3 truck lengths on him

not a fair comparison really, but my 4.8 feels WAYYYY more powerful than the 92 sierra (5.0 engine) i had before this....

bryan

 

i have an 1999 ex. cab 5.3, and i when i was bone stock (not even exhaust) i raced single cab '90 w/ 350, chip and exhaust, anyways i beat him by a couple car lengths.

<small>[ March 20, 2002, 01:29 AM: Message edited by: Phatchevy ]</small>

 

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by F150-killer:
<strong>i think you should be able to take the old skool truck. my dad had a '90, it was pretty quick, but i think with all changes on the new trucks, you should win. j.m.o.
i raced a 98 vortec 350 when i had my truck stock, 5.3l single cab, and i took him pretty bad.

which also reminds me, i raced a f-150 about two weeks after i had my truck (bone stock) and i whipped his *ss. he put his window down to ask what i had, and i told him a 5.3l, and he said, damn i have a 5.4l, and you killed me. is your truck stock? yep sure is!!! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> bite me ford boy!
<img border="0" alt="[guns]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_guns.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">oh yeah. my dad has a 97 ford f-150 with the small V8 (4.6 i think). he just hated when i got my chevy. the other night on the way home from a game he asked me if i wanted to race. surpised when i found out he was serious, we went for it. he hated when i got that chevy and he hated it even worse when that chevy left him in the dust.