WHAT EVER HAPPEND TO THE NEXT GEN LIGHTNING?
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05-16-2011, 03:31 PM
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Just for kicks and grins I tried to "make" a factory Lightning.
Short bed XLT with a 3.5 EB engine...figured that would be a nice place to start...no go. only available with the long bed in regular cab versions or ext. cab....
BUT I could make a 5.0 shorty with regular cab and a 3.55 LS...now THAT might be a nice place to start.
360 HP and 380 TQ isn't too shabby on 87 octane. Get a tuner and use 92 octane and just imagine what you got then...swap the 3.55 with a 3.73 or 4.10...
and you would still be if I figure this right, less than what a Lightning would cost...including some decent tires and rims. The truck I put together was less than 31,000 on the ford website.
Short bed XLT with a 3.5 EB engine...figured that would be a nice place to start...no go. only available with the long bed in regular cab versions or ext. cab....
BUT I could make a 5.0 shorty with regular cab and a 3.55 LS...now THAT might be a nice place to start.
360 HP and 380 TQ isn't too shabby on 87 octane. Get a tuner and use 92 octane and just imagine what you got then...swap the 3.55 with a 3.73 or 4.10...and you would still be if I figure this right, less than what a Lightning would cost...including some decent tires and rims. The truck I put together was less than 31,000 on the ford website.
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