Does anybody know what the estimated quarter mile times might be for my truck?
What other stock trucks should I look out for in races other than the lightning?


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99 XLT 5.4l reg cab
4 wheel disc/ABS
5 star larait style wheels
Toreador red 2tone
3.55 gears
255/70/16 OWL
Delta toolbox
Eclipse 5340 cd player
Memphis ARCS50 component speakers (excellent sound)
Sherwood amp
subwoofer coming soon
More mods as funds become avalible.

[This message has been edited by 54regcab (edited 08-27-1999).]

 

Your regcab is definitely faster than my fat-butt loaded 4x, but I still wouldn't go up against a Lightning. I had one in front of me on the freeway. We were creeping along in traffic, and I wanted to get a better look so I stayed on it. But, when the traffic broke... Man! That thing took off. I'd never seen a truck shoot away that quick. And, I'm sure he (or she) knew I was sticking behind him. It didn't even have its plates yet... and, that was about the only detail I got on that truck. Anyway, I'd just wave and smile if I see another one. As for other trucks, I've read on threads here that the Chevy 454SS is mostly show, and the Dodge R/T, that one definitely has a lot go. Good luck!

 

oh..here's my fat-butt 4x

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99 F150XLT SC Flareside 4x4 ORP 5.4L 3.73 Oxford White, Tow, Captain's chairs, Ford nerf bars, Longtek grill guard installed, K&N GII on order, Superchip, Hellwig rear anti-sway, and Gibson single side-swept cat-back in the works--whooyah!!

 

54Regcab,

Probably run a 16.4@86mph

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Fast46Triton


1999 Ford F150 XLT Supercab, Shortbed, 4x2, 4 wheel disc brakes/4 wheel Anti-Lock Brakes, 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
Future Mods:
1)Superchip
2)Airbox Mod
3)Gibson Exhaust

My new home page! I have a owner's gallery setup. Email me your pictures!
http://members.aol.com/polokid54/fseries.html

 

Any estiamtes on a stock truck similair equiptment to mine wiht 4.6L or 4.2L?
Fast46,
Where did you get the 16.4@86 ?
Is there a website or something with this type of info?

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99 XLT 5.4l reg cab
120" Wheelbase
4 wheel disc/ABS
5 star larait style wheels
Toreador red 2tone
3.55 gears
255/70/16 OWL
Delta toolbox
Eclipse 5340 cd player
Memphis ARCS50 component speakers (excellent sound)
Sherwood amp
subwoofer coming soon
More mods as funds become avalible.

 

54regcab,

Guesstimate. A 4.6 like yours might run a 16.6@82mph and a V6 might run a 16.9@80mph

 

I guess I wasted my money on the 5.4L.
Only .5sec quicker than V6.
Only .2sec quicker than 4.6L
Oh well, love my truck anyway.

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99 XLT 5.4l reg cab
120" Wheelbase
4 wheel disc/ABS
5 star larait style wheels
Toreador red 2tone
3.55 gears
255/70/16 OWL
Delta toolbox
Eclipse 5340 cd player
Memphis ARCS50 component speakers (excellent sound)
Sherwood amp
subwoofer coming soon
More mods as funds become avalible.

 

HI!... 54REGCAB your truck should be able to run in the neighborhood of around 15.50 to 15.80 stock. I read an article in a couple of magazines that stated that your and my truck ran consistant 15.70's at 88mph right from the factory. But the only way to find out for sure is to bring it to the dragstrip and run it.

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NEAL [ the horsepower freak ] NEWMAN
'99' F-150 XLT SPORT, oxford white, reg cab shortbox stepside,5.4, auto, 3.55L.S, captain's chairs, bedliner, GTS carbon fiber headlight covers, **** CEPECK clear halogen driving lights, GTS slotted tailight covers (painted oxford white), FORD locking lug nuts, tinted windows,true duel exhaust with 2.5 inch mandrel bent pipes and FLOWMASTER 3 chamber mufflers with 3' tailpipes exiting before the rear wheel like the LIGHTNING, HELLWIG rear stabalizer bar, AUTOMETER guage pod and tranny temp guage, custom fabricated air intake trac and huge K/N filter, TPS mod, BELLTECH 2-inch rear drop, SUPERCHIP (truck won't start,"DAM"!!, soon to be installed 4.10 gears.

 

54regcab,

Neal is probably right, they do run quick. Much faster than a 4.6 or 4.2l. Temp and weather conditions all effect the way our trucks perform. And no way is the 5.4 a waste!

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Fast46Triton


1999 Ford F150 XLT Supercab, Shortbed, 4x2, 4 wheel disc brakes/4 wheel Anti-Lock Brakes, 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
Future Mods:
1)Superchip
2)Airbox Mod
3)Gibson Exhaust

My new home page! I have a owner's gallery setup. Email me your pictures!
http://members.aol.com/polokid54/fseries.html

 

15.7sec I can live with that.
I'll have to find a dragstrip around here and try it sometime.
I'm sure it will be a blast.
Anybody know 0-60 times?


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99 XLT 5.4l reg cab
120" Wheelbase
4 wheel disc/ABS
5 star larait style wheels
Toreador red 2tone
3.55 gears
255/70/16 OWL
Delta toolbox
Eclipse 5340 cd player
Memphis ARCS50 component speakers (excellent sound)
Sherwood amp
subwoofer coming soon
More mods as funds become avalible.

 

You would be hard pressed to get 15.7seconds. Most dakota r/t's are good for low 16's. Check out the new october issue of truck trend doing the comparison against the lightning.

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'98 F-150 XLT Reg. Cab Flareside 4x4, Black, 5.4l, 3.55LS, tow package, K&N, GTS headlight covers, Alpine changer w/FM mod, Clifford alarm system w/keyless entry & starter disable // Future considerations: 285/75/r16 Mud Terrain BFG's, bed mat, tonneau cover, suspension lift.

 

About the quickest 5.4 we've heard of stock would be a 4X2 short cab, and you'd be very lucky to break into the 15's at all, perhaps a 15.9. We do have a member here with that configuration who is now running 14.9's, and ran about a second slower stock, and that's the vehicle I'm referring to. A heavy 4X4 5.4 is probably going to be in the mid to low 16's, I'm guessing. The V-6's tend to run in the low to mid 18's stock, and about a second quicker with the Superchip.

I hope that helps,

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

 

My 4.2L auto runs 16.48 @ 83 in the quarter at Milan Dragway, not the best hooking track.

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HotRodSix
1998 STX Flairside 4.2L

 

I have a 4x2
Sorry for any confusion.

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99 XLT 5.4l reg cab
120" Wheelbase
4 wheel disc/ABS
5 star larait style wheels
Toreador red 2tone
3.55 gears
255/70/16 OWL
Delta toolbox
Eclipse 5340 cd player
Memphis ARCS50 component speakers (excellent sound)
Sherwood amp
subwoofer coming soon
More mods as funds become avalible.

 

Regcab54,

I have a best run of 16.29 @ 84.77 1/4 mile with the SuperChip and I would not take any bets beating a '99 5.4 in any configuration except maybe the big ORP. I have a curb weight of 4500 lbs @ 1/2 tank of gas.

I don't know where they are getting low 16s on Dakota R/Ts 'cause I tried a '99 on for size some weeks ago and I got literally SMOKED! This dude was positively a 15 second flat 1/4 miler ..... and of course I had no way of knowing any mods he had.

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Dunbarton "The Middle Aged Kid" '99 XLT SC SB 4x2 4.6 auto 3.55 ls The occasional Z-71 Eater! Wedgewood & Denim, SuperChipped, Airaid FIPK, Rhino Liner, leaky rear slider. Man, I got it all!