Hey all, Sal here. WFC was a blast as always. We met lots of great people, and since I missed the 99 WFC, I had a lot of catching up to do!! But the event was business for me, and I must say that I was quite pleased. The top four Street Lightning trucks were PSP customer trucks. Spiro's truck was number one qualifier all weekend with a 13.11. I was number two with a 13.14, until Marcus Harrison knocked me down one with a 13.12 in his PSP chipped Powerdyne first Gen. After me, was Jim Ritter's PSP truck, also running a 13.14, with a few hundreths lower mph. Christy Ann was also running strong all weekend; I saw her run in the 13.4s with stock F-1s. The weather was less than disireable for super fast ETs,(temp - 70-80*, hum- 65-79%, baro-29.33-29.79) so overall I am pleased with how the PSP trucks ran. I know that Spiro's, Jim's and my truck will easily run high 12s at our hometown tracks comparing air quality and elevation. Spiro's truck was pretty amazing since he was running 13.11-13.16 all weekend. And for those who had mentioned the single blade throttle body on another post, PSP already has one coming out; a select few got to see it at the WFC

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SAL
13.209@104.3mph
Power Surge Performance 99 Lightning Chip and Filter Kit, full Bassani Exhaust, Nitto Extreme Drags
PowerSurgePerf@aol.com

 

Sal,
Please pay attention to the email I just sent you and the package I FEDX'ed

 

No problem Peter, I will take care of it...

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SAL
13.209@104.3mph
Power Surge Performance 99 Lightning Chip and Filter Kit, full Bassani Exhaust, Nitto Extreme Drags
PowerSurgePerf@aol.com

 

Sal, next year these 2000's are going to have a few more miles on them & I think we are going to need Street Lightning Class at 12.0 and slower. Thanks again to you and Jeff for all your work. Jim

 

Jim, Street Lightning will stay at a 13.0 break (or thereabouts). The idea is to encourage you to get into the 12s so you spend money to have a chance at winning big money. Ah, marketing... ::chuckle::

Shame I didn't have my Gen 1 there Sal...



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Later!
Jeff S.
President, National Lightning Owners Club - http://nloc.org
SVT Lightning #74 in '95 - 11.92@115.2 on radials, driven daily
SVT Lightning #?? in '00 - 13.68@99.5 STOCK (except for the Jack In The Box antenna ball power option)
jeff_s@nloc.org or fmosracing@aol.com

 

reality1,

Just because your truck can run in the 12's dosen't mean that you can't run it in the street lightning class with a 13.00 bump. You just have to learn how to control your times. Any good bracket racer will run his car slower then what it is capable of. This give you an advantage, if you don't cut a good light, or spin badly. (a.k.a. SANDBAGGING) just a little FYI

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13.24
complete Bassani system
PSP Chip
4"idx10" conical K&N fliter
windows & windshield tinted

 

YAY US hehe

CA

 

I do not use Sal's chip, but I must say that I was very impressed with the performance of the trucks using his stuff. There were some substantial improvements made with his "tinkering" Congrats on the performance displayed and for having the top trucks in Street.


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John Norris
Red ' 93 # 3395
NLOC # 227
Nassau Bay, Texas
14.56 @ 92.16

 

Sal
You must be modifing(throtle linkage)from the cobra R(5.4 DOHC) throtle body to fit the Lightning. I have been thinking of ordering one from FMS to try to convert myself. If it is the R throtle body, are you having to remove linkage or just modify it?

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99.5 Black Lighting
CD Changer,Tow Pack,Ford Bed Liner,2In Drop Shackles ,Tinted Windows,4 Rear Stoplights
2000 Mustang GT
Convertible,Performance Red,Black Top,5 Speed,
Cobra R Wheels,BFG Tires, Bassani X Pipe, Flowmaster Mufflers / Stock tips , K+N Filter With Air Silencer Removed , FMS 4.10 gears

 

Are these T-Bodies available through FMS?

 

What can I say,Team PSP was running outstanding all weekend. I was fortunate enough to run in the 13`teens all weekend.I would like to thank Sal and Lisa for the awesome products that he offers and for all the extra time he spent with me "tweaking" my program. I know we will continue to be great friends.

FMOS racing,
Jeff I would love to thank you for all the hospitality,you and Trace are very good people. Not to mention that you make the best Jumbalia. Thanks for everything Jeff

Reality1,
What can I say, It was a pleasure meeting you and your wife, hope to see you soon. Keep that L going fast

CA,
You always found a way to bring a smile to my face. I wish you a happy Birthday, see you online

LightningBob,
Everyone, L bob was the man that took me out, I had a terrible r.t. and he managed to scream to the finish before me. It was a pleasure hanging out, soory it had to end

Traumapirate,
John, welcome to the board. You will see that we have a bunch of great people here.There is much to be learned for both generations of L`s.

Babyjake,
The man with the cleanest Black L in the pits. She always looked good. I will be picking up my photos today, 6 rolls.

BLACKBOLT,
Congratulations on taking home the trophy for 1st at the show. Your L was by far the sharpest one there

JohnnyLightning,
Last but not least,Johnnny and Sue,once again we had another awesome time at the track, even though you are a Superchip guy LOL . I be in touch this week, let you know about Fri.

Final thoughts,I just want to thank everyone that was there in the pits with us, It was hectic at some some time, but Jeff kept everything running smooth....

Thank you to all
Spiro
TEAM PSP

[This message has been edited by Spiro99SVT (edited 05-24-2000).]

 

Thanks Spiro! To those that did not make it to St. Louis, You missed some awesome Trucks,outclassed only by their owners in th NLOC pits. Bill Murray, I know you were busy setting up your new store, looking forward to seeing you next year. Jim

 

Sal,

I sent you an email yesterday (5/23/2000). Please respond!!!

Thanks,

Strohm

 

Spiro

Thanks for your comments, maybe next year I can run closer to you, the top dog in qualifying.

I had a blast with everyone there, especially watching you and Sal trying to tweak every little bit of horsepower out of your trucks.

Sal;

I wish you had shown me your throttle body mod, if not before, at least after we were done racing. I truely enjoyed other information and help you provided to me and the rest of the NLOC members during the event.

Jeff S and Trace

Thanks for all your efforts, in making the event happen for the NLOC. I told your salesman you took me out with the other Joe Cotton Ford Lightning, he couldn't believe your times on a STOCK 1200 mile truck.
To everyone else I met there, thanks for the memories and I'll see you there again next year.

Lightning Bob

 

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CA