This thread is for those brave souls who have somehow managed to test the upper limits with their Superchip, and survived to tell us about it. Please, we don't want anyone getting arrested, or taking inordinate risks with their lives or the lives of others on public roads, just for the sake of putting a big number up on the board here. I've been getting calls from some of the members who have had the opportunity to really see just how fast their F-series will run on the top end with the Superchip in place. (There will be some with Superchips, primarily very new vehicles, where the top speed limiter has not yet been defeated, and in those cases, it's alwasy a free upgrade when Superchips gets that done for your code). So anyone who has been able to get a good idea of how fast their truck runs, despite the speedo stopping at 100mph on the newer F-150's, please post your tale!


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Mike Troyer
Performance Products, Inc.
National Distributor of Superchips
(540) 862-9515
Email: mtroyer@compuserve.com

 

Mike, after my family and I go on vacation, we will still have some money left over, and we'll order a superchip then I'll try for a top speed!

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1999 Ford F150 XLT 4x2, Cloth Seats, Amazon green, 16" All season tires, Soft Tonneau Cover, CD Player, 4.6 liter Triton V8, 3:55 ls, towing package, 4 speed auto, K&N Airfilter, soon Superchip and K&N GEN II.

Fast46Triton

The Terminator!

 

Hey Mike, I have 98 Nascar Edition. Before superchip top speed was 95. After chip it is still pulling strong as it passes 100 in overdrive and hasn't reached peak torqe. I'm happy.

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98 Nascar Edition, superchip, K&N with airbox mod.

 

A relativly cheap (less than $100) way of getting accurate speeds is to use a handheld GPS receiver. I've got one that I mount to the dashboard w/a cell phone holder

The DoD does insert some error into the civilian signal, so it's not as accurate as a 5th wheel speedo, but it should be much better than the factory gauge and it will track speeds a lot higher than ANY F-150 can go.

Another neat thing the GPS lets you do is get waypoints off the net (mapblast.com is a good site) and download them to the GPS. Then, as you are driving, the GPS will let you know that a waypoint is approaching.

It's just an all around useful toy...at least that's what I told my wife!

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98 F150 XLT SC 4.6 4x4 ORP 3.55 LS, Factory: towing pkg, fogs, steps, slider, remote entry; Hella driving lights, aux backup lights, K&N filter and airbox mod, Rhino lining, Roll-n-lock cover, SuperChip, fog light mod, AC mod, spare tire mount mod

 

Glad to hear someone else is into electronic gadgets like me. I had a Magellan 2000 but sold it a year ago and my Garmin 12XL should be at my house by tomorrow. Looking forward to it.

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99 F-150 XLT SC Auto 4.2L V6, SuperChipped as of 6/7/99, P255-70-16, 6.5' Bed, deepwedgewood blue & silver bottom, Cobra 148GTL CB, Line-X liner.

 

I floored it last Tuesday and am still accelerating.
Thank goodness I have this laptop...

 

Logan, I've been using the Magellan 2000 for about 3 years. I'm waiting for the price of the mapping GPS's to drop a little more before upgrading.

Inspector Gadget

 

most trucks are limited to the speed of their tire rating, don't know if anyone has seen what happens to a pickup when they lose air or a tire at top speed, with such a high sidewall the truck can do a flip. i'm sure the reason the the lightning is allowed to go 140mph is the low profile "z" rated tires. these trucks have powerful motors and when you lose the speed limiter they go faster than you will ever need to go, an example on my dodge ram 2500 v-10 w/factory computer 108mph, with modified computer only 150mph w/3.55 gears.

 

We need to locate someone in Montana to do a speed run. They have no day time speed limit. I am not headed that way this year. Last year I was hauling my Harley and wasn't chiped so it would have done any good. Anybody know somebody in Montana?

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TRUCKBLACK 97 F150 XLT FlareSide SC.
4.6 MODS: Lowered 5 inches, SnugLid
Hard Tanneau,K&N plus air mods,
Plat+4/8mm wires,Prolong engin
treatment,Amsoil Syenthetic oil
and Filter,Bug&Rain guards.
SUPERCHIPED,No Step Under door nurf,
Interior Visor Shelf. My truck looks
like Ford used it as a model
for the Lightning but mines LOWER!
JACKS ANTENNA HEAD The easiest MOD

 

do it on a dyno, i know it will not account for wind and other variables, but usually the body count is lower.

 

But U don't get any body count points that way.

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TRUCKBLACK 97 F150 XLT FlareSide SC.
4.6 MODS: Lowered 5 inches, SnugLid
Hard Tanneau,K&N plus air mods,
Plat+4/8mm wires,Prolong engin
treatment,Amsoil Syenthetic oil
and Filter,Bug&Rain guards.
SUPERCHIPED,No Step Under door nurf,
Interior Visor Shelf. My truck looks
like Ford used it as a model
for the Lightning but mines LOWER!
JACKS ANTENNA HEAD The easiest MOD

 

also, I believe Montana recently reinstated a daylight speed limit.

 

I read in autoweek that Montana now has a 75 MPH speed limit as of May 28th

 

On GPS...

I love GPS. I am now on my third one, the last wto with maps. I currently have the dash mounted color StreetPilot and I love it. Best tech toy I've ever had by far. Love to talk to you about if any REALLY cares.

On "Top Speed"

This does concern me a little. I don't want insult anyone by suggesting you don't know this, but.. 120MPH plus in a sports car or even a luxury sedan in legal/safe areas is one thing! Doing it with a big high profile truck is quite another! The slightest loss of control and you have the potential to injur not only yourself but people you may never know! I will admit have run my truck a time or two and I'm sure any DPS office would say It was totaly illegal and unsafe and he'd be right! Just be frosty out there when your driving hard and don't be stupid.

OK, I'll get off my soapbox...

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1999 F250 LD 5.4 4x4 Lariat Supercab. White & Silver
Supercharger, Super chip, dual exhaust, K&N, Hidden Winch, Billet grill, Color GPS, Chrome Nerf & Flaps, clear tail & turn lenses, 9007 headlights, Inyati liner.

 

I'm pretty sure mine will go at least 80mph. I'm not sure though since I've never ran it faster than 75mph. I ain't nearly as crazy as I was when I was young.

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98 SC/XL/4.2/5 speed/3.08/MoonLight Blue Metalic/235.70S.16 Michelin XC LT4/AR-136 Wheels/Chrome Nerf Bars/Bug Shield/Aluminum Tool Box/K&N/Superchip/NOS maybe. Soon.