It will take more than a procharger kit on a stock 4.8 to beat a lightning. As LS1TRUCKGUY said you never see a stock lightning. I know from experiance that you will need to make 450rwhp to compete with the low-modded lightnings at the track and on the street. To actually be a player with the L's you need to make some serious power. The 4.8's dont make torque. The L's make lots of torque. Hree are some moda that you will need to "play" with the L's:

- Procharger (3core intercooler, 11+lbs boost)
- Cam
- Heads (6.0 or p&p'd Ls1 heads)
- built trans (60e or 65e)
- Convertor (3000+ stall)
- Gears (3:73 or 4:10)
- Locker or a good Posi

that should bet you started.

On another note I think that you would have a better chance with a small cam'd, turbo'd 4.8

 

Heres a vid of a stock motor, nitrous'd, bolt-on 4.8 vs. a pullied, bolt-on L:

http://video.performancetrucks.net/v...5e3e4bc5aa.htm

 

Nice video. But the only problem is when the bottle runs out your *** if grass and the lighting is the lawn mower

 

HAHA, so true, you have to choose your battles wisely!

 

Darknight ran his L a few weeks back with a CAI and a basic handheld tune ran a 13.4@102 spinning for about 25-30foot.
Just to give an idea of very lightly modded L's.There so easy to make so damn fast...

 

Yes a 4.8L on motor alone can beat a lightning... and even a modded one at that..

but for every L that you beat there are at least 3 more that are faster..

 

Yea they can....but your kinda the one exception of that haha.
At least that i have seen.

 

I've never seen a stock 1999 or 2000 in the 13's. They seem to be very low 14's. I ran one once a long time ago. Just the reputation Gen-II Lightnings have had me so psyhed-out at the line I missed the tree pretty bad!

http://bertok.us/pics/tahoe-vs-lightning.mpg

The 2001-up Lightnings have 20 more HP and run high 13's stock. If it's still got the stock wheels you can tell which year is. The 99-00 have the more star-looking wheels.

 

Just **** in his gas tank. Suck out all the gas is his tank then **** in it so it looks like it's full then his truck won't start and the win goes to you. Oh wait this isn't Pinks?

 

thanks guys i guess i need more boost then ^^^lol^^