It's the fastest I have ever gone. I know some of you have gone faster. It was a nice day here in northern Ill. the L was all cleaned up and I went for a ride out west in corn country. I had my Garmin GPS along ,Well I saw a country road I could see a couple of miles, I asked the wife to get out but she said no problem,!? ok, 130 comes up fast I've done that a couple of times ,well the the little woman says that's good , ok ok I got 137.5 recorded on the GPS memory, speedo said the same, 4100rpm, truck felt good, still had more, next time. Oh bone stock but psp on the way. It's fun to be 50 and young.

 

$5.00 says the L sits on blocks till' they reinstate his license.

Just kidding... Have fun!




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Rich
1999.5 SVT Lightning - Red. Super Chip. K&N Filter. Viper Alarm w/remote start, Sir Michael's roll pan, smooth corners and steps, clear corner lenses, tow package, cd changer, cover, Phantom boost gauge, MTX Thunderform w/ 2 10" MTX 200w. subs. 5-channel 500w. Clarion amp.(APA5241), (4)Polk Audio 3-way, 130w. DX 7's, Muth signal mirrors, Soundproofed cab, BedRug, etc. Build #2755
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1999.5 Expedition XLT

 

OK.. talking about taking "a license" ain't right... ya might send good ole christy ann into tremors and all...

I've had the truck up to about 135.. but I had my 96 Cobra up to 152... when the damn govenor kicked in a just about bloody made me wreck...

errr.. back to my hole...

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* 99.5 Black Lightning (The fastest color I don’t care what Christy Ann Thinks)
* Personal Best ¼ Mile 13.99 @ 97.75 Mph. (Bone stock)
* Ohio Plate SVT2GO
* Waiting on a chip and filter from Sal.. I wanna go faster!
* Factory CD Changer
* Class 3 Towing Hitch
* Factory Tonneau Cover
* 8" Bazooka Tubs
* Kenwood 80 watt *2 amp
* Viper 550 Alarm w/ remort start
* Often found in the bed: 98 Yamaha Banshee/Pro Design Cool head/ Toomey T-5 Chrome Racing Pipes/ Wiseco Power Pistons / Boyesen rad valves

Injection is nice, but I'd rather be blown. 99 Lightning, the best of both worlds!

 

Gary O

Haven't seen your Lightning yet, but I'm probably the closest L owner to you. I live near Routes 64 & 59 and have a Red one. There's another guy south of us in Naperville with a black one. The three of us are gonna have to get together for an evening at Route 66. I work in Genoa (Genowhere) so I know what you mean about he country roads and cornfields. My L has been pegged numerous times getting to work. But it's much more fun at the track. Let me know if you want to go when it opens.


Lightning Bob

 

Have a picture of the inside of my '93 RX-7 twin turbo at 168 somewhere near Lovelock, Nevada. Only 132 in my L so far. I 17 is not quite the same as an open desert road. The RX was the most well-balanced automobile I ever owned. My L is the greatest truck ever made! ("He says, modestly")

adp
#1530
Black '99

 

Hey Gary O... Was the TailGate down ?

 

well, i've just about bent the speedo needle :-)

I dunno, anyone have an idea how to gauge speed at past 140? Can you just count tach position or is that inaccurate?

 

Lightning Bob I'm at Rt59&Stearns, made it to Rt66 last Oct plan on going back.
Mr 351 tailgate up but have tonneau cover.
Nathan a portable GPS will give the most accurate reading and mine holds the speed in memory.

 

police radar/laser is very accurate even at 148mph ( mach nathan)

 

i wish they were drag limited, but noooo!, they will let anybody in, and everyone laughed at ah, my friend, yea my friend, when he said, there sure are a lot of tall women in here. i think he's a dumbass or something.

 

I promise I'll never embarass you again like that. Girls with adam's apples are awesome. I wouldn't marry one though. I would probably do like 137.5 mph to get away or something.

 

Lightning Bob-

I know my location says Chicago, but I put that there as a region, I actually only live only a couple of miles from RT66. I'd like to watch a couple of Bolts in action, let me know when you guys go....

 

So when you hit the supposed 140 limiter is is like the standard ford running into a brick wall feeling?

ran out of road at 120... damn

 

My understanding is the Lightning doesn't have a limiter... it's limited only by horse power and areodynamics..

Brad

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* 99.5 Black Lightning (The fastest color I don’t care what Christy Ann Thinks)
* Personal Best ¼ Mile 13.99 @ 97.75 Mph. (Bone stock)
* Ohio Plate SVT2GO
* Waiting on a chip and filter from Sal.. I wanna go faster!
* Factory CD Changer
* Class 3 Towing Hitch
* Factory Tonneau Cover
* 8" Bazooka Tubs
* Kenwood 80 watt *2 amp
* Viper 550 Alarm w/ remort start
* Often found in the bed: 98 Yamaha Banshee/Pro Design Cool head/ Toomey T-5 Chrome Racing Pipes/ Wiseco Power Pistons / Boyesen rad valves

Injection is nice, but I'd rather be blown. 99 Lightning, the best of both worlds!

 

Drag limited - No offense to your infamous New Orleans bars BBQ.