hay I just met up with macracer18 and went riding and talked about both trucks had a blast any ways hit truck seems to have a different upper pulley because it is solide in the center of it oh tah its a 2000 any ways when he is crusing at 70 his rpm is at 2000 and when im at 70 my rpm is at 2250 he bought his truck new and dosent know anything about it suposidy it once hade 600 hp
also his truck dose seem to pull harder then mine i have a psp chip filter shiftkit and 160 degree thermostat i think maybe rear different gers but i dunno please help.
thanks,
Justin

 

The truck may have 4:10 gear ratio possibly

 

Sounds like he's has a 3.55 rear and you have a 3.73.
I have a 3.73 rear and at 70, I'm at about 2250 rpm.
Hope that helps.

 

well i youst to have a 2000 L and i think mine ran at 2250 stock any boty else have a 2000 L and know what rpm it runs at when going 70?

 

Ok, My first Lightning was a 02 and it had a 3:73 as does my 03 Lightning. I here of people going to 4:10 for launch power and other reasons although, you always run higher RPM's. What is the advantage to a 3:55 in a lightning you just as well get a XLT Reg Cab with a 5.4 if it is for fuel econmy issues.

Pat/bluelightning

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Also the truck tops out at 130 mph i think its weird dut i dunno there might be nothing different but i dunno.

 

My Y2K L turns 2070 rpm by the digital tach, and just a wisker past the 2k mark on the analog tach @ 70 mph. That's with the stock 3.55 gears. Mine pulls strong through 130, and tops out in the low to mid 140s depending on conditions.

 

whats up justin but yeah i can't get above 130 for some reason and i bought it used not new and it does seem to pull faster o and i think my flowmasters are louder then the bassani i thought that bassani was supose to be louder......chris