Supercharged 5.4
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Supercharged 5.4
I am getting bored with my pickup and want a little more power. I have done a lot of stuff and upgrades to my 99 f250 in the past year, I even have people guessing that it is a 40k pickup. I found a vortech supercharger but the kit is $5000. Figured I would check first about a ford lightening supercharger. Does anyone know if it would bolt up easily, what other parts would be needed or any part numbers? I thought about a motor upgrade but it is very strong and I have headers, y pipe, programmer, and k&n intake kit already on and don't want to start over with those parts.
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Not a clue about the upgrade but will tell you a lot on here will tell you to spend that money on a different truck with a V10 or Diesel. I upgraded to a V10 and its much more power than my 5.4 was and the truck I own now is much heavier. I thought I wanted to keep my 5.4 forever.......until this came along 
Try seaching this in the SuperDuty Forum. I seem to remember that it is not simple and might take a lot of modification which equals more money which could be put into a newer truck that is more powerful.
Try seaching this in the SuperDuty Forum. I seem to remember that it is not simple and might take a lot of modification which equals more money which could be put into a newer truck that is more powerful.
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The only way to add the Lightning setup is to get a donor truck, or a complete motor with wiring and ECU. There are a ton of headaches with it. If you want to supercharge it, the best way is with the kit.
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Im not really looking for a new pickup. I got my superduty about a year ago and have about $8000 into it. Just looking for another project. I got a couple other cars but there isn't much left to do to them either. I have been looking for a Harley f150 for more of a daily driver. I will post pics of my superduty later
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Why do you need the wiring and ECU? I am thinking about doing this set up myself and have no clue
I found one on ebay. Here is his description THIS IS A 99% COMPLETE LIGHTNING SUPERCHARGER KIT WAS GOIN TO INSTALL IT ON MY 2000 F250,BUT ENDED UP GETTING A NEW TRUCK.. COMES WITH PORTED BLOWER, LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD, THROTTLE BODY, ALL PULLEYS, FUEL RAIL, LIGHTNING MASS AIR, ALL BOLTS, ONLY THING U SHOULD NEED IS THROTTLE CABLE AND INJECTORS.
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buddy of mine added a vortech kit to his 2005 F150. It was BA, only thing he had to do extra with the kit was get cobra (42# IIRC) injectors and Tuning was done by Jody at DP tuner. He paid to have it installed however so im not to familiar with the particulars.
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ECU can be programmed (unless you have Sniper software!), wiring just needs an adjustment for IAT senor location change.
How much is the ebay kit? I would try for a low mileage stock blower over ported...in fact I'd suggest you lower the boost (Harley upper pulley) with stock engine internals.
The list is only about 75%! You still need a bunch o stuff: T-stat, upper hose, IC hoses, IC (intercooler), IC pump, IC reservoir, injectors (39LB[cobra w/ Ev1-Ev6 connectors] or 42LB[stock lightning] are good, fuel pump(s), plugs, maybe intake elbows and air filter setup, and gaskets off the top of my head...I'm sure I forgot something else. Not to discourage you!
How much is the ebay kit? I would try for a low mileage stock blower over ported...in fact I'd suggest you lower the boost (Harley upper pulley) with stock engine internals.
The list is only about 75%! You still need a bunch o stuff: T-stat, upper hose, IC hoses, IC (intercooler), IC pump, IC reservoir, injectors (39LB[cobra w/ Ev1-Ev6 connectors] or 42LB[stock lightning] are good, fuel pump(s), plugs, maybe intake elbows and air filter setup, and gaskets off the top of my head...I'm sure I forgot something else. Not to discourage you!
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