Lightning vs 454SS

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Original article in the July 1993 edition of Car and Driver magazine.

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[Wht95Lightning]

Who's got the girl? Says it all right there. :D

That mag brings back memories. I have it but haven't looked at it in years.
Thanks for posting that.

[98Cobra]

Wow, if the clothes the girl is wearing don't date that article...! http://www.talonclub.com/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

[bobbywade69]

I had one of those SS454's in highschool it was the biggest dog ever, damn thing never ran more than a week or so without breaking!!:bs

[Ivanhoe_Farms]

Why is it that you always see RED Lightnings in the ads? Maybe that is because they are the fastest color.:cool:

Actually being a Chevy guy, I was really disappointed in the SS454, and really enjoy the Gen I Lightning.:d

The 454 has a lot of potential that Chevrolet lets someone else find.

[WA 2 FST]

The 454 has a lot of potential that Chevrolet lets someone else find.

Absolutely! I know some guys who did some work to theirs and they were really fast. Slap some heads and headers on it and hello 100hp easy.

[my2002lightning]

Regan and I had a chipped 454 SS "on borrow" http://www.talonclub.com/forum/images/smilies/cool.gif for an afternoon back in HS. We both agreed (then) it was a dog, too.

[Ivanhoe_Farms]

If you look at the 454 and the 351W, you give away over 100 cubic inches, and there is an old addage ---- there is no substitute for cubic inches!! :nana2