What ya got?(Lightning)

[Smokefan]

2004 Sonic Blue
1 of 596 for colour
1 of 3781 for year
Still waiting to hear about build number.

Old photo :

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n102/ModeratorsBeware/Lightning/IMG_1868.jpg

[Lightning Steve]

2002 Silver Lightning
Build #4302 of 4726
Build date 05/22/02
1 of 1019 in Silver

http://www.nloc.net/photopost/data/2260/medium/IMG_23941.jpg

http://www.nloc.net/photopost/data/1240/medium/DSC00658.JPG

[lightning25]

2001 Lightning aka "black betty"
can't remember the build number...i think it's 4731 of over 6200 for 2001.

in case you guys forgot what i'm running:
stock eaton
4# lower
JLP cold air induction
FTVB
JLP traction bars
SCT chip
DaSilva tune
oil sepatator

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/seansvt/front2.jpg
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/seansvt/front4.jpg
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/seansvt/interiorfromdriverside.jpg
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/seansvt/burnout4.jpg
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/seansvt/burnout7.jpg
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/seansvt/2001Lightning10.jpg
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/seansvt/SexyLightnings1.jpg

[klewis]

I love the sonic blue.. thats the color im gonna get when I get a new truck, wonder if you can order it custom from ford for the new trucks..

[flip_86]

2001 black Lightning, MOD virgin so far, except for stereo. Pully, programmer and nitrous (or alcohol injection) come spring

[lightning25]

2001 black Lightning, MOD virgin so far, except for stereo. Pully, programmer and nitrous (or alcohol injection) come spring

very nice!!! when did you pick her up???

you'll have to come race at grand bend and sparta with the other lightnings this spring/summer!!

also, if you need any help with mod questions or anything technical, these are the sites i visit:

www.svtperformance.com
www.f150online.com
www.nloc.net
and this site of course :)

[flip_86]

just got it in november, i'll most likely see you at grand bend sometime, assuming i can get rid of my dakota.

[Marc Carignan]

2003 black L here. Bought it new spring of 2004. 60,000kms on her so far. Lowered the rear with JLP shackles to level it out. Replaced the cat-back with a JDM Silver Bullet and removed to two rear cats for a little more volume. FTVB for firmer shifts and only a K&N panel filter so far on the motor side of things. Billet grille and clear corners. Custom sound system designed and installed with the help of my wife (5 - 10"s baby!). That's about it. Looking at getting a tuner, CAI & 4# pulley this summer.

[4D Tough]

2003 black L here. Bought it new spring of 2004. 60,000kms on her so far. Lowered the rear with JLP shackles to level it out. Replaced the cat-back with a JDM Silver Bullet and removed to two rear cats for a little more volume. FTVB for firmer shifts and only a K&N panel filter so far on the motor side of things. Billet grille and clear corners. Custom sound system designed and installed with the help of my wife (5 - 10"s baby!). That's about it. Looking at getting a tuner, CAI & 4# pulley this summer.
You have to show as a close up pics of your sound system

[Marc Carignan]

You have to show as a close up pics of your sound system

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj15/alpacamarc/Stereoinstall9.jpg
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj15/alpacamarc/Stereoinstall11.jpg

[Marc Carignan]

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj15/alpacamarc/Stereoinstall6.jpg
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj15/alpacamarc/USAmpsUSA-400.jpg
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj15/alpacamarc/Stereoinstall16.jpg

[Lightning Steve]

Wow amazing job!!!

[Bush_aholic]

That's insane, awsome job!

[fordtough.ca]

What a cool setup
How does it fill to drive with all that power behind you

[98nascartruck]

WOW...you did a great job and bet it sounds AWESOME!!!

[Marc Carignan]

Thanks for the compliments, sounds great but I'm not a fan of my front stage. The Q-form kick panels are kinda flimsy and the Phoenix Gold components I've got in them are so-so.... they do have quite a bit of low-end to try to keep up with so I think I may be asking too much of them. Maybe some day I'll upgrade the kick panels to some custom made f-glass ones with some MB Quarts or Focals or something. I've also got Kicker 8" mid-bass and a set of tweeters in the doors to help out.
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj15/alpacamarc/2003%20Ford%20Lightning/Stereoinstall17.jpg
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj15/alpacamarc/2003%20Ford%20Lightning/Stereoinstall8.jpg

[fordtough.ca]

That system has to sound amazing.
Whats your head unit?

[Marc Carignan]

That system has to sound amazing.
Whats your head unit?

This is the only pic of my HU that I have, it's an Alpine I bought probably 5 or 6 years ago. Does the trick. In fact I don't even really use the CD player itself anymore, it has an Aux. input that I have my Sirius hard wired to and another input for my mp3 player or laptop.
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj15/alpacamarc/2003%20Ford%20Lightning/Alpine7894HU.jpg

[Bush_aholic]

That's crazy I have that exact deck sitting around at home I have no use for it cause I have two other's ....awsome deck for pumping base and I'm preety sure it's only a 2V but it out did my 5V Eclipse that I put in the F250, Nether even come close to my blaupunkt MP74 though (4V)

[silver]

bought a 2003 after selling my 04 lightning. I became the remorsefull seller. I had the 04 maxed out on the stock block .


The 03 is dark grey with a hard top. Built motor- Manley rods , magnum powers with a 6# lower. C&L upper with a JPL intake. Electric fans, with manual override for the fans and the intercooler pump.
Heads have been complete with valves done with crowler stage 2 cams. Seimens deka 60# injectors. Kooks long tube headers, low flow cats with Magna flow exhaust. Built tranny with the deep oil pan. Been lowered 4 inchs ( gona raise it back up 2 inchs) in the rear and 2 in the front. Idler relocate, larger intercooler tank resulting with the rear mount battery.
Still finding things. I was aware of the truck when it was built by the first owner, missed it by 15 minutes when he sold it. Next owner changed a few things, spotted the truck at the dealer a year later when he traded it in for a HD deisel 4x4.


Truck is in getting new coil packs, fuel pumps and a dyno tune. Hope to have it back on Monday.

[Bush_aholic]

That's quite the list, she must fly!

[silver]

That's quite the list, she must fly!

waiting to get her to the track in the next few weeks. Once it is raised gonna put the traction bars on (currently very little clearage).

hoping to see some 11's.

on the street hitting it hard under 20 mph just gets wheel spin. Still fun:icon_biggrin:

[flip_86]

i'm expecting a package from lfp in the next 2 weeks, stage 3 kit, programmer, 6# lower, plugs, thermostat, intake and plenum, cai, maf, single blade throttle plate, belt, idlers, boost bypass, oil seperator
any thoughts on numbers I'll make? Stock 01 lightning,

[fordtough.ca]

Very nice,
This will be a nice upgrade

[BlairTruck]

i'm expecting a package from lfp in the next 2 weeks, stage 3 kit, programmer, 6# lower, plugs, thermostat, intake and plenum, cai, maf, single blade throttle plate, belt, idlers, boost bypass, oil seperator
any thoughts on numbers I'll make? Stock 01 lightning,

410hp/520tq
make sure to get a dyno tune pushing 15lbs of boost

while you installing all those new items you might as well take the superchager off and clean the IC and fill the silencer holes. It makes the supercharger nice and loud.

[silver]

i'm expecting a package from lfp in the next 2 weeks, stage 3 kit, programmer, 6# lower, plugs, thermostat, intake and plenum, cai, maf, single blade throttle plate, belt, idlers, boost bypass, oil seperator
any thoughts on numbers I'll make? Stock 01 lightning,

my experience is that with that set up you will see 14 # of boost in the mid 60-70 degrees temp. range.

I have almost the same mods but a built block, cams and head work. I was dyno'd at 487 rear wheel and 557 torque
with 14.7 pounds of boost.

If your block is stock it may not last to long. Avoid the 2 gear kick down. These motors are known for lossing a rod when the throttle is stomped when the truck is in 4th and it kicks down to 2nd. On a diff. lightning the C&L upper intake, single blade throttle body and a cold air intake gave me an extra lb of boost the larger crank pully (91/4 ") will give around 6 more pounds of boost. You may need larger injectors (60#) as you are at risk of running lean. I would reconsider your what you are doing with the 6# pully. consider a 4#lb, with the other mods that should put you around 430-450 rear and about 510 torque. Depending on the tuner and how agressive he is with timing.
I bought this lightning from a guy who did the 6# pully with a ported eaton the c&l inlet and upper plenum etc.. He blew the bottem end so it was rebuilt with manly rods , head work etc. Went lean on him. burt a piston and cost an other rebuild. Went lean at the upper end of third at the track.


The 01 lightnings also have a sparkplug and head issue. There are I believe only 4 threads for the sparkplug and with increased boost the plugs can work loose and inject themselves. Some are repaired with coil inserts others change the heads.
Generally the lightning 5.4 block handles up to 425-450 hp just fine. I had a 04 with 428 rw for a couple of years and spent every avaible friday night at the track hundreds of passes no problem. Some were not so lucky.

good luck in your project.