1st gen lightning air intake???
Hey guys. i was wondering where y'all get your air intakes from. i'm in need of a complete 1st gen lightning air intake setup, tube, cold air, everything. anyone know where i can find one? everything i have found is basically just a filter that attaches to the stock tube. i need tubes and everything for my F-150(non lighting) b/c i reversed the upper intake to get the TB on the driver side. Thanks!!
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You can make your own with some 90 degree and straight 3" exhaust pieces. Paint the pipes and add some colored silicone couplers to tie them together.
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You can get whatever shape, length, or size of silicone boots you may need from this site: Intercooler Pipe Fabrication - Silicone Intake Systems Auto Parts
T-bolt clamps too. Stewart |
Ok, so the 1st gen intake is simply 2 90* elbows and straight in the middle? i have never seen a lightning intake in person, i just knew they had GT40 intakes that were reversed like i have done on my F-150.. anyone have a pic of the intake and possibly how the throttle cable attaches on the Lightning throttle body? i need to do something different for a throttle cable bracket and don't know what yet. Thanks a bunch guys and thanks for the link to the boots too.:-X22
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Yer welcome! :)
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anyone have a pic of their 1st gen lightning intake??? it's looking like i can do mine with 45* bends, but i'm not sure if i can get it done like that or not. maybe some dimensions??? there are so many different radius bends out there that i can get it's not even funny!! :-missingt i haven't ordered the tubing yet b/c i don't want to spend the $$$ to find out that what i got isn't going to work. thanks guys!!
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Originally Posted by strokin'_tatsch
(Post 8942453)
Ok, so the 1st gen intake is simply 2 90* elbows and straight in the middle? i have never seen a lightning intake in person, i just knew they had GT40 intakes that were reversed like i have done on my F-150.. anyone have a pic of the intake and possibly how the throttle cable attaches on the Lightning throttle body? i need to do something different for a throttle cable bracket and don't know what yet. Thanks a bunch guys and thanks for the link to the boots too.:-X22
This pic was from many years ago when mine was still in stock form. https://www.ford-trucks.com/user_gal...id=231478&.jpg |
thanks man. pictures always help me out a lot. i have a hard time picturing how things will go together. i appreciate it!!
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gen 1 intake
I believe I have a complete stock intake in the garage if you want to go that route. You can always just put a CAI on it.
this link has a couple of shots of the gen ! intake with a CAI Unveiling Thread (56k GTFO) - The National Lightning Owners Club Inc |
look on rochester ny craigs list, I just bought his lightning long block, he has a intake setup also.
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I think the only place to fine those parts is a salvage yard, Ebay, or maybe someone on here or NLOC has one. The air box is the same as the regular F150 air box. Don't just put a CAI on it. Those are worthless. That would be cool to go with the stock Lightning stuff and an I6/460 tube.
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I got the intake finished up. I used 304 stainless mandrel 90* bends, and a few silicone boots w/ T bolt clamps to get it done. Pretty easy and fairly cheap. filter is open element, not a CIA. Using the biggest Amsoil air filter that I could get that would fit the MAF..
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The open element is what CAIs are. They just suck in hot underhood air, so I don't know why they call them cold air intakes. I have had the FIPK which is the same thing on my truck and on our 97 Cobra and both ran better with the stock air box and filter.
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dont rig anything just look on the net get something made for the truck you will be better of in the long run
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rig??? Nothing is rigged here. TexasGuy may not like the intakes I build, but they work well for me. Never had a problem with an open element in the last 100k miles I have run one on my diesel
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