Get the 5.4, the 6 is for girls.







(j/k you v6 guys, I like to mess with your sensativities LOL)

Habib

 

If you get the 5.4, you'll have the 9.75" rear axle ready to go. If you get a 4.6, you'll have an 8.8" axle until you destroy it, when you'll need the 9.75. Just think about which way you want to go...

 

LMAO..............notice I took out the J/K

 

Take advice from a guy with a V6 and go with the 5.4L. That way, if you ever want to make it into an L, all you'll have to do is throw the charger on it. Go with a 99-02 5.4L V8 XLT Flareside.

That way you'll be able to put the Lightning tails on too. Its the only way to go if you want to look like an L and have an extra row of seating. You will have to figure out something for the side skirts though. Street Scene makes some cool ones.

 

Gator, you ***** disturber, LOL

 

Okay.. the trucks you're looking at are 15k and you say a used Lightning is still around 20k...

You'll spend WAY more than 5 grand in parts to convert the 15k truck into a 20k truck. You'll just have an extra row of seats and still be a FAKE (BUT yours will be a custom truck not a factory truck)

I just don't understand the logic here... you can't afford a more expensive truck, but you can afford to spend A BUNCH of money on parts to make it look like the more expensive truck. Seems easier to afford maybe an extra $100 or $200 a month for the more expensive truck rather than dropping a few grand at a time on parts.

In my situation (I put A LOT of miles on my vehicle) I would have to consider resale value too.

Sorry, I'm not trying to criticize you. I'm just stating a few things I would think about before I jumped into this scenario.

 

Well put TEK. I agree 200%.

It does seem odd that you want to put a bunch of money into mods and such when you could just go ahead and get what you want from the begining and save the hassles.

RP

 

hehe

It will take A LOT more than slapping a blower on a F150 equipped 5.4 to turn it into a Lightning!
You have the air to water intercooler, trans mods, suspension, etc.
I admire what you want to do, but I not think its cost effective to piece meal it together. Buts its your truck............

 

i know what he means....he probably just digs working on his truck. and will just put money into this project as the money comes. this way if he is short a little month there are no payments to get behind on. just a mod that will have to wait....

i understand and think its cool. good luck! btw, i just got a 5.4L reg cab short bed. its nice...

 

I don't think your aim is too high i just think it's off..?Why are you going for a L ?If you want one buy one...If you want a modded truck that is custom go with that,don't stay contained to just the description of an L extra-cab knock-off !...I'm not really into the showroom rocket set ups either..I like someone who takes the time to MAKE a car or truck fast ....I love the guys who buy L's don't know how to change oil and think they are the baddest guy in town ! HA....Don't get me wrong I love some of the L's on this board ..There are some crazy set-ups !!! Check out RUSLOW'S, and Tim Skelton's ride's those are probably my favorites..There more of an all around speed and handling type truck not just a Bling,or 1/4 mile rig....That's my style.....I have an all around truck,What i really need is a BUILT engine now i'm at that magic bolt on limit ....I need to crack the enginge if i want to go faster now.. Go build that truck but drop the LIGHTNING name....

 

I think you should buy the V6, then take it out and put a riceburner engine in it, lower it, put a big A$$ wing on the back with a crapload of stickers all over it, and a big tailpipe you can stick your head in, and call it a Civic

 

The V6 is a 4.2L and not the 4.0L you mentioned earlier. I just wanted to get me a free post in with that tid bit of info.

-Brian

 

WOW...good one DECOY 562..did you think that one up at your last party?

 

That's it, I do some website consulting on the side, and when I have a good month with that, say hello to new parts. It is a little unpredictable when I get business, so I'd rather make sure I can make the payments and add on a little at a time.

 

Sounds good, thanks for the imput, maybe it can be called White Lightning or Blue Thunder when I'm done.