KenneBell SC with Phenolic Spacers!
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From: Shelton, Connecticut
Originally posted by Don's Bolt
Well prob the real reason I haven't made it into the 10's isn't due to the power the truck is making. The main reason I haven't dipped into the 10's is my suspension. My suspension setup is more geared towards driving on the street and road racing. I have Hotchkiss springs and stans QA1's on it. It not only runs on the street and the drag strip, but I have done some autocrossing where I shocked a few Cobra and Focus owners.
If you look at pictures of my truck at the line and compair it to Bill, Paul, Kevin or Steve trucks you can see how much more front end lift they get. You have to remember untill a few weeks ago it was my only vehical. It has allmost 60,000 miles on it, I drove it to Virginia, Ohio, and to NJ a bunch of times this year. Even with all those road trips to the track, I was able to drive it home after every event.
The only problem it had this year was a ellectric water pump that failed this summer. Since then it has had a cobra water pump, just because it is more reliable.
Yes I race my truck, but I also use it as a truck. I just towed my focus 300 miles and still made it home on one tank of fuel.
Now that I have something else to drive, maybee(and thats a big maybee) I will do some work on my suspension to make it launch a little better. I am sure just doing a little suspension work will get me into the 10's.
To me my Lightning is to much fun to keep on a trailer and only let people see it at a drag strip. I have spent to much money on it not to drive it all the time.
Well prob the real reason I haven't made it into the 10's isn't due to the power the truck is making. The main reason I haven't dipped into the 10's is my suspension. My suspension setup is more geared towards driving on the street and road racing. I have Hotchkiss springs and stans QA1's on it. It not only runs on the street and the drag strip, but I have done some autocrossing where I shocked a few Cobra and Focus owners.
If you look at pictures of my truck at the line and compair it to Bill, Paul, Kevin or Steve trucks you can see how much more front end lift they get. You have to remember untill a few weeks ago it was my only vehical. It has allmost 60,000 miles on it, I drove it to Virginia, Ohio, and to NJ a bunch of times this year. Even with all those road trips to the track, I was able to drive it home after every event.
The only problem it had this year was a ellectric water pump that failed this summer. Since then it has had a cobra water pump, just because it is more reliable.
Yes I race my truck, but I also use it as a truck. I just towed my focus 300 miles and still made it home on one tank of fuel.
Now that I have something else to drive, maybee(and thats a big maybee) I will do some work on my suspension to make it launch a little better. I am sure just doing a little suspension work will get me into the 10's.
To me my Lightning is to much fun to keep on a trailer and only let people see it at a drag strip. I have spent to much money on it not to drive it all the time.
-Mat-
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From: Burlington, Ma
Originally posted by SVT F15O
Don, you are the man! As long as your trucks meets you expectations then that is all that matters. If you are dying for that 10 second run, I say you are the one that deserves it more then anyone else. But like I said as long as you are happy, that is all that matters. Again, you rock. -Mat-
Don, you are the man! As long as your trucks meets you expectations then that is all that matters. If you are dying for that 10 second run, I say you are the one that deserves it more then anyone else. But like I said as long as you are happy, that is all that matters. Again, you rock.
-Mat-
To me my truck rocks, and I love the way it drives. There are a few faster, but none of them are daily drivers, and none of them tow a car 300 miles.
Plus with the new paint job, the chicks dig it.
