Ive had this ear to ear grin on my face all weekend. We installed the Air Force One with power pipe, Line valvel mod, and Xcalibrator on my 03 Lightning. Now it feels like a totally different truck to me . Get into the throttle hard and it chirps second every time. I also love it that the torque reduction is finally turned off thanks to MIke and the line mod. Thanks Mike for the great custom tunes.

 

I have the AF1 also. I like it a lot. I bought an extra filter so I don't have any down time when I clean it.

 

You can add me to that list too.

I absolutely love the difference the Xcalibrator made on my truck. It isn't a Lightning but, it sure is a lot more fun to drive now.

I dropped a full second off my 0-60 time with the 93 octane tune.

 

Hi Mickey,

Glad to hear you're enjoying your new Troyer Performance package for that Lightning!

Back a few years ago pretty soon after I got my 2001 Lightning - I was at about the 500 Hp level (at the engine, about 425-430 HP rear wheel), and it still couldn't even begin to shift firmly, let alone get a 1-2 "chirp" - then once the transmission had an appropriate modification (I run the same valve you have), it immediately responded with 20 ft of rubber (or more) on the 1-2 upshift if I rolled into the throttle in 1st gear - if I just nailed it from a standstill, forget it - the truck would just melt the tires.

Have fun!

 

Hi KBLDAWG,

Thanks for posting your results - knocking a full second off the 0-60 time on a truck as heavy as the new style 2004 & up F-150 takes some real power gain - glad to hear it!

Enjoy,

 

Hey EVO,

I do the exact same thing - keep a spare AF1 air filter element for cleaning, so I've got a spare & thus no down time.

BTW - I wanted to mention couple things to you..........in another thread, one of the guys was talking about the fact that we see, on average, about 50% larger power gains from our custom tuning in the 1996-2003 F-150's than what the 1715 achieves - that's on the non-Lightning F-150's, just so you'll know. Now we also achieve higher power gains on the Lightnings too, but not **50%** larger like we do on the other F-150's - that simply isn't possible due to the years of work that was put into the Lightning tuning in the 1715, which we had a hand in over the later years. Just FYI on that point.........

More importantly - I also wanted to ask you to give me a call when you get a chance (and tell our staff it's "EVO from F-150 Online" calling so I know who it is), as I want to take a look at something on your custom tunes. You haven't been able to do a proper back-to-back comparison using both the 1715 and your custom tuning at the same time & place, which is what is required to be able to make a valid comparison - However, if memory serves, I think I recall that your truck has a configuration that should get it in the 12's, and since you're not there yet, I'd like to take a look at your tunes. That other thread reminded me that I'd like to take a look at that for you - so if you don't mind, please give me a call when you get a chance so I can go over that with you & perhaps knock some more off those ET's for you, OK?

Thanks & talk to you soon!

 

I really am enjoying it Mike. I love the performance gains and now a have a slight problem from them.That would be a traction problem on the street, I gotta learn how to lauch this truck all over again. I think when I get ready for the track Im goin to invest in a set of bfg drag radials on my 16s i have layin round from my old truck. Still a grin from ear to ear. Thanks again Mike

 

I haven't had my AF1 long enough to warrant cleaning the filter. Could you please explain why there is "down time" with this procedure?

 

The "down time" is the amount of time spent cleaning the filter, allowing it to dry and oiling it. With a back-up, you simply take the dirty filter out, slide a new one in and clean the dirty one at your leisure.

SL

 

Exactly - it's simply a matter that after cleaning, the air filter element needs to be allowed to completely & thoroughly dry before re-oiling it and re-installing it. that takes several hours usually, so to avoid that, some of us keep a spare air filter element on hand so we can slip it in instantly, and then clean, dry & re-oil the other unit at our convenience.

This is not required by any means, it's simply a convenience that some of us prefer when using *any* gauze & oil based low restriction air filter element. And it's no big deal, generally speaking they don't need to be cleaned & re-oiled until you have anywhere from 10K-30K miles on them.

 

Hi Mickey,

Yeah, that's always an issue after any real mods to the truck, is getting some real traction - either on the street or at the track.

For drag radials, the BFG's give the best dry straight-line traction, but are terrible in the rain, they're quick to hydroplane, etc. So for a street tire, we recommend using the Nitto drag radial, as you can still drive like you normally would in the rain.

Now at the track, the hot tip is a good set of slicks - or if you want to use a drag radial, the BFG will give the best result for the same reason it's not good in the rain on the street - a big wide patch of straight uninterrupted rubber with no treads in the center. The lack of treads/siping to shed the water quickly enough on the street causes them to hydroplane quicker and longer than virtually any other DOT tire I know of.

There's always trade-offs - even the best street drag radial doesn't give much life - maybe 8K miles on average, though some report getting a bit more, about 8K is it in our experience.

If you're going to run the F1's on the street, then a set of slicks or BFG drag radials on spare rims will do fine, and the BFG's are the best for dry traction in a DOT-legal tire.

Best of luck whatever you decide on that, & keep it between he ditches!

 

Hi again Mike,
I do have a extra set of rims i plan on using for the drag radials if i purchase any. i have a set left over from my other f150 that are 16s and plan to use em. I really didnt want to run drag radials all the time round here cause it does rain alot. I dont think that i need slicks yet, ill wait for a few more mods before i think bout that. Thanks again and talk to ya later

Mickey

 

I hope they are 16x10. If there 7.5's or 8's it will affect your contact patch.

 

Hi Mickey,

Evo (Peter) makes a good point in his response about checking the width of those spare rims and taking that into consideration when you size whatever drag radials you may be getting, in order to get the best contact patch - you probably already know that, this is just FYI "in case."

And for EVO - thanks for calling, I can't believe I still usually don't remember that Evo is you, Peter, with as many times as you & I have talked! It's always a blast talking with you, & I'll get an update to those tunes just for giggles hopefully before you hit the drag strip next time - that truck should *certainly* be in the 12's with your mods, if it can hook up at all in the first 60'.

Talk to you soon & have fun gentlemen,