Yeah I bet gas was killing you. That's why I have stock wheels cuz its my DD. Since it's a V6 the 24in rims I want, would kill the small amount of power that I have. A S/C V8 would roast them bad boys!!!

 

HAHAHAHA! Yea i got on it for the first time this morning with the skinnk tires on it and it lit the tires up so hard with the 4;56 gears it was hitting the rev limiter and started to wheel hop! LMAO thinking thats gonna reall suck next time it snows out! But i drove 45 mins to work and the gas gauge never even moved off full! Love it!

 

Blue...Great looking truck! I have a PIAA valance and the 520 lights like you but no truck to install it on. I wrecked my 02 screw...I have the valance and the entire "kit" for an L swap in my garage. I'm keeping my eye out for the right deal for another 02 or 03 FX4 screw. anyway great looking truck!

 

 

^^^ Sweet!

 

Thanks! Its got a lightning swap with built shortblock. Built e4od. Once spring hits itll come back out of storage with a m122 (gt500 blower) swap at 20ish psi

 

Must post pictures of engine bay now.

 

no current pics, these are just after i swapped a year ago

 

man, i couldnt even imagine driving my truck with stock sized tires.
hey bro! hows it going!
whats it run in the 1/4 mile?

whos m122 kit are you going with?

 

Very Nice, So what modifications were needed to the truck in order to get that in there. Any wiring harness issues? My understanding is the Lightning Swap was not feasible in the 97-98 model years. Please supply any information you can. I just stuck A new engine in my truck and wanted to upgrade to a Lightning Block and setup instead of the Procharger I currently have.

 

having a friend of mine make one locally. at 14psi with a open rearend 3.55s i ran a 14.9@93mph with insane iats because my ic pump died ( 220* )

Only wiring besides added the ic pump wiring ( just taping a key on 12v wire ) was to extend the tps, and moving the iat sensor to the charge temp provision on the midplate. 97-98 trucks had different heads ( non-pi ), this is the reason. The only difference between a lightning block and a reg na block is the pistons. Ill type out a complete mod/engine list later tonight

 

damn! i thought 130 temps were high!

the truck had to run like a pig from pulling all the timing with such high temps.

 

It's going. Been crazy busy with work, class, and trying to study for E-6. Also getting ready for my flight evaluation so i can start doing the in flight tech thing again. How's the truck doing? I still have all my stuff for the swap. I have a deployment coming up in may. I won't be back on Guam till march of 2014. I still plan on buying a raptor when I get back. I'm also planning on trying to find a 02 or 03 FX4 with the 5.4 to do the swap. I don't have it in me to sell the swap or the piaa valance. Not after what I had to go through to get it haha. You could say I paid way more the the original price. The wifey and I just picked up a 2005 4runner sport edition 4x4 v8. Love that thing! It's also really fast for a SUV. Any other plans for your rig?

 

Awesome looking ride f150kid! I can't wait to see pics and vids after the m122 kit!

 

97f150kid, good looking truck!!!!