Vortec 6200 Z71 vs Raptor?

[Boss327]

Pretty sure what he meant was $3k could buy you a crotchrocket that could smoke most cars on the road which is correct

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He said ANY truck so that's wrong. I agree that the Raptor is meant more for the dirt but he didn't need to belittle the OP.

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[NickPic83]

hey man its ur truck and i am with ya here. i know this truck is an offraod bad ass but hey most of us do spened lots of time on the road with it and why not have some fun, of course when its safer not during rush hour or some stupid scenario. my last truck was a gmc with the 6.0 lq4 with a bunch of bolt ons and a custom tune. it also had a 7" lift with 35" tires 4.10 gears and i raced on the streets. no it wasnt extremely fast but it def was quick for what it was and embarrased some hemi's and 5.4 150's as well as some 5.3's and a couple lq9 6.0s. why cant it be an offroad beast and fast on the streets. whats so wrong with that. i will say the raptor in stock form or close to it compared to a 6.0 or 6.2 i think the GM will win especially if its got some bolt ons they r lighter and smaller tires. if its a gm HD they have 4.10's too

not trying to rub anyone the wrong way here its just IMHO

 

[matt33]

Pretty sure what he meant was $3k could buy you a crotchrocket that could smoke most cars on the road which is correct

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That is what I meant. A cheap sportbike would beat any new truck from the factory that i can think of. Obviously some trucks from the past were very fast on road. The GMC cyclone and the Lightning are good examples, both are fun to race and both will destroy a raptor on the street.

For personal reasons, I have a real hard time with anyone who shamelessly drives drunk. People are killed by drunks everyday. The OP's post rubbed me the wrong way.

 

[JuggNuttz]

he didnt say he was drunk, he had some drinks, but he was also smart enough to NOT race in that state, and was only asking "what if". so how that rubbed you the wrong way i dunno, sounds to me like you were ASSuming things and had to get on your little soap box.

 

[matt33]

he didnt say he was drunk, he had some drinks, but he was also smart enough to NOT race in that state, and was only asking "what if". so how that rubbed you the wrong way i dunno, sounds to me like you were ASSuming things and had to get on your little soap box.

In the original post, he wrote:
"...But if I was sober I would have taken him up on it..."

Now, if he wasn't sober, that would make him drunk. Maybe he got a ride home or maybe he waited until he sobered up before driving, but to me his original post reads like he hurried up and drove home in his non-sober state.

I'm far from a saint and I don't have a "soap box"; I just hate drunk driving. Several years ago, a friend of mine was killed in a DUI related accident. I'm not here to start a crusade against DUI, I just shared my thoughts on the topic(s) at hand. I also think drag racing a Raptor against a Chevy 1500 series truck on road is silly. My viewpoint clearly puts me in the minority here, I can deal with that.

 

[JuggNuttz]

sober to me, and im sure to anyone who knows someone in recovery, means having had nothing. in my youth i was very stupid. today if ive even had 3 or 4 beers (to me that is nothing, i can drink 30 in a night no problem) i dont drive, cuz im not sober.... but i am also very very far from drunk. i dont know the OP's state, and neither do you, hence where i came in with your ASSumption.


i can understand having a problem with drunk drivers, hell i lost someone too because of it,but you came into an old thread and made an assumption and decided to preach on a subject no one was even talking about. and that rubbed me the wrong way.

 

[verytalonted]

Jeez, talk about digging up old threads!?!?!

matt33, sorry about rubbing you the wrong way...

Just wanted to give a full story about why I came to the 'bench-racing' question in the first place.

 

[reid_88]

I will find out about the topic of this thread in a few days. My cousin has a 1500 z71 and I've been wanting to test out the trucks. will post with results and possibly a video in a couple days.

 

[Wheela]

woot! cant wait! the verdict will be decided!