Sure this is bad news... but our L's stock for stock give the SRT a decent run for the buck. Since so many of us are mod'd anyways it's even lesser of an issue to keep up with Dodge.
The only thing I'll miss is the new interior... even though the new L is cool and I'd be one of the first in line.
It'll be interesting to see if this is true or not.
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K & N Panel Filter
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Bedrug
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This is even worse than when my mom told me my dog "ran away" when I was 8 years old. Found out later that it just wasn't true.
I was hoping to be able to get one after the first year kinks were worked out too. I guess I will just buy a house instead and enjoy the tastey burnouts my '02 provides.
Location: DETROIT, (formerly Eaton County, Michigan)
Vehicle: 1999 Ford F150
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oh well.
LOOKS LIKE MY NEXT PERFORMANCE TRUCK IS GOING TO BE A DODGE SRT-10
(PSSSSSSSST. Ford are you listening? Get off your a$$ and keep your current customer base, or risk losing it)
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'99 Lightning ~ SCT tuned
435 (SAE rear wheel Horsepower)
522 (SAE rear wheel Torque)
Thank you SAL from PSP!
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Originally posted by Tim Skelton I'm pretty much done with all of the BS also. First, the idiots who don't know how to use a search button ask the same f*cking questions over and over. But say anything about it, and you are the bad guy.
Call BS on someone or otherwise challenge their reasoning, and they boohoohoo. Then a combination of "me too" potshots and "you *sshole" posts ensues.
I am convinced more and more each day that the average Lightning owner's IQ is about room temperature -- measured in Celcius.
The only thing that has kept me here as long as I have is the few people who actually understand the scientific method -- or at least can spell it But those bright shining stars of sanity are being drown out by the droning of the moronic masses.
What this board needs is a good old fashioned enema, purging the stupid and tasteless. Rude I can take, but the ignorance is becoming more than I can handle. But that won't happen. We are all too concerned about not hurting anyone's feelings (fewer subscribers means fewer ad hits, which means less SV $).
So let's all just kick back and enjoy the glow of brotherhood. No reason to let little things like truthfulness, intellectual honesty, reason -- or candor -- get in the way of a lovefest.
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"Estimates by SVT put the truck at 0-60 mph in the high-four-second range and around the mid 12s at over 115 mph in the quarter mile."
Truck Trends, 2003-08-01
Maybe the bright Tim Skelton can shed some light on this and correct me if I'm wrong.
I say it's a ploy to sell the 04's and get them off the lots. Who wants to buy an 04 Lightning when the 05's or 06's are coming out next year? Time will tell. Ford has this market cornered, their not going to back out.
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MODS '99 LIGHTNING: LFP Electric Fan; Accufab Throttle Body; 4:10 Gears from LFP; LFP Torque Arm Traction Bars; Bassani Exhaust; Bedrug; LFP Interchangeable 2.80 Upper and Lower 3# Pulley; Oil Separator; LFP ECU Reflash (NO CHIP NEEDED!!!); Brisk Spark Plugs, LFP Ported Eaton
DON'T GET ELIMINATED!!!!!!!
2000 F250 Powerstroke Turbo Diesel !White!
Future Mods: Magnaflow Turbo Back Exhaust; Dr. Performance Chip; Cold Air Intake
Didn't we all know that there were going to be no SVT vehicles in 2005? They were all due back out in 2006, but the Lightning wasn't listed in that bunch. I know for sure that the 4V, blown 5.4 will be in the 2006 Cobra... at least that is the latest dates Ford has for us. I would buy that car in an instant if it does not look as fugly as the new body 05 Mustang.
Originally posted by 93Cobra Didn't we all know that there were going to be no SVT vehicles in 2005? They were all due back out in 2006, but the Lightning wasn't listed in that bunch. I know for sure that the 4V, blown 5.4 will be in the 2006 Cobra... at least that is the latest dates Ford has for us. I would buy that car in an instant if it does not look as fugly as the new body 05 Mustang.
So you think they will design a complete new body for the cobra ??
IF they dont cancel the Cobra it will be built in the 05 Mustang platform with minor cosmetic changes just like every previous year ...
Originally posted by 93Cobra if it does not look as fugly as the new body 05 Mustang.
Huh?
So I guess the Mach I/Fastback of 1969/1970 is fugly? So, the body style presently, or past is better? I think the new body style is one of the best things they could have done. But then again, perhaps I am biased since I owned a 1970 Fastback Mustang, as well did my group of friends back in the day.
Originally posted by Silver_2000_! So you think they will design a complete new body for the cobra ??
IF they dont cancel the Cobra it will be built in the 05 Mustang platform with minor cosmetic changes just like every previous year ...
I understand, but maybe they can come up with Cobra specific pieces that can even out the look of the car. I am just not a big fan of how the car flows from front to back. To me it looks like a retro front that was attached to the current rear style.
To me, I would have liked to have seen them come up with something new, with nothing retro about it. I believe that the retro design style is a bit overused when it comes to vehicles.
Ford has come out with some different designs lately that I don't really care for. I myself like what Cadillac is doing with their vehicle designs... that will probably be my next purchase.
Guess I need to start putting away for the upcoming cobra.
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