Thread: stock 04 gtp vs. 05 f-350 turbo diesel

My cousin has an 05 F-350 turbo diesel lifted with 35" AT's and a chip. He swore he would beat my gtp. I didn't think he stood a chance but I finally gave in and raced him. Needless to say I won by a few car lengths. Now he claims he would have beat me with stock tires on. Anybody agree with him? We really can't test that theory since he no longer has the stock tires.

tell him to get over it, its an f350 that weighs 7500 pounds lol

I think you can take him

I have seen some very fast turbo diesels but his was not one of them. Though from a 20mph rolling start I think it's a toss up.

I've seen them too. But the only performance mod he has on his truck is a computer chip. Every other mod he's done is visual and just adds weight. Those trucks your reffering to are heavily moddified. If his was like that I would not have even bothered to race him. What are the times on an 04 gtp stock at those conditions? I think 04 and up came stock with a little more power.

if he has 4x4 then if he has smaller tires he'll launch in 4x4 and be gone. They are very quick for the size and will surprise you with what they can do.

I don't think he was running it in 4x4 (at least he said he wasn't) but I don't know. I know he would launch better but I would think it would slow him overall. I did see an F-350 lifted blow the doors off an RX-7, and it was pretty cool.

Well the stock tires and wheels were probably a lot lighter and that's less rotational mass, but as much as a diesel can weigh I doubt it'd make a difference since you beat him by a couple cars anyways...bench racing...lol

The 35" tire and wheels killed him. He may not win even with stock sized tires/ wheels but it would be a closer race. How did u race/ roll. dead stop. Was he boosting up at all when he launched?. The lift and bigger tires really did hurt him. You forget that bigger tires effect your overall gear ratio in a bad way.

We went from a dead stop. I don't think he was boosting up when he launched. Would that have made a big difference?

yes it would make a huge difference. I say next time you guys race have him throw it in 4x4 and brake boost and see how bad he'll launch out of the hole.

Originally Posted by sunfiregtp

My cousin has an 05 F-350 turbo diesel lifted with 35" AT's and a chip. He swore he would beat my gtp. I didn't think he stood a chance but I finally gave in and raced him. Needless to say I won by a few car lengths. Now he claims he would have beat me with stock tires on. Anybody agree with him? We really can't test that theory since he no longer has the stock tires.

I saw a stock honda barley loose to one (I was in the honda). Enough said.

Ya the diesel owner was laughin pretty good. I'm sure he had no idea. Not even sure why he was messing with us. Something about diesel owners around here, they are always messing around.

He raced this full exhaust vette with a 100 shot. I got to ride in it all night. I kinda want a vette now. He raced the vette N/A and he could find traction...vette won by a couple cars. On the drive home we ran into a early year Trans Am WS6...nothing special. Looked stocked to me. A '98 or '99. He couldn't find traction from the light but caught up easily...win for neon!