New Lightning Owner. The Lightning Bug Bit!
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New Lightning Owner. The Lightning Bug Bit!
Well I just got home this afternoon with my new Lightning (well new to me). It's a Sonic Blue 2003 with a fresh new Ford crate motor. Only had 200 miles on the motor when I picked it up. Off to DMV tomorrow. I am planning on performing some "real" mod's to this thing and any advise would be appreciated. I have been looking at this Whipple blower on E-bay 190087513274. Does anyone have any thoughts. It already has Magnaflow true duel exhaust with the X pipe. I will be installing a set of stainless headers, probably the Dynatec Supermax (any thoughts on this). I got the horsepower bug working on my Expedition and now have the fever bad. Thanks for any help you can send my way. I will post some pic's as soon as I get the 16 hour drive dirt off. Thanks!! The picture in my signature will soon be replaced by a Sonic Blue LIGHTNING!!!
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Originally Posted by melman
Come on guys, where's the love?
congrats man, when i picked up my truck i would wake up in the middle of the night just to go out side smoke a butt and drool....OH snap i still do that !
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Originally Posted by melman
Come on guys, where's the love?
I think everyone has lost just a little bit of their passion for our Lightnings. Back in the day, everybody would get excited about the arrival of a new Lightning. I remember when I got my 03, there were quite a few of us posting back and forth about the arrival dates and what not.
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congrats on your new L. my 2 cents:
1. get an oil separator or similar device
2. upgrade to an a/m CAI
4. swap crank pulley to a 4# or 6#
5. get NGK TR6 plugs
6. mufflers of your choice
7. dyno & tune
8. get an FTVB
ENJOY!!
When you get a Whipple or KB, you will need supporting mods that will cost more $$$. Unless you start making gobs of power, headers will not do much yet (but they do sound very nice with the mufflers).
1. get an oil separator or similar device
2. upgrade to an a/m CAI
4. swap crank pulley to a 4# or 6#
5. get NGK TR6 plugs
6. mufflers of your choice
7. dyno & tune
8. get an FTVB
ENJOY!!
When you get a Whipple or KB, you will need supporting mods that will cost more $$$. Unless you start making gobs of power, headers will not do much yet (but they do sound very nice with the mufflers).
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Originally Posted by kromdom
congrats on your new L. my 2 cents:
1. get an oil separator or similar device
2. upgrade to an a/m CAI
4. swap crank pulley to a 4# or 6#
5. get NGK TR6 plugs
6. mufflers of your choice
7. dyno & tune
8. get an FTVB
ENJOY!!
When you get a Whipple or KB, you will need supporting mods that will cost more $$$. Unless you start making gobs of power, headers will not do much yet (but they do sound very nice with the mufflers).
1. get an oil separator or similar device
2. upgrade to an a/m CAI
4. swap crank pulley to a 4# or 6#
5. get NGK TR6 plugs
6. mufflers of your choice
7. dyno & tune
8. get an FTVB
ENJOY!!
When you get a Whipple or KB, you will need supporting mods that will cost more $$$. Unless you start making gobs of power, headers will not do much yet (but they do sound very nice with the mufflers).
I have these items ordered, the Whipple blower with 12# and 15.5# pulleys (kit comes with fipk and other extras from Ford Racing), Dynatec Supermax headers w/high flow cats and midpipe (already have x-pipe and Magnaflow true duels, Flexalite Duel electric fan's, SCT X-Cal II programmer, NGK TR6 plugs, Autometer boost, fuel pressure and wideband gauges w/piller gauge mount, a lowering kit (2" rear & 1" front), billet grills. Dynotuned of Chesapeake, Va. is doing the install and tuning.
How does it sound so far?
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Originally Posted by melman
I have these items ordered, the Whipple blower with 12# and 15.5# pulleys (kit comes with fipk and other extras from Ford Racing), Dynatec Supermax headers w/high flow cats and midpipe (already have x-pipe and Magnaflow true duels, Flexalite Duel electric fan's, SCT X-Cal II programmer, NGK TR6 plugs, Autometer boost, fuel pressure and wideband gauges w/piller gauge mount, a lowering kit (2" rear & 1" front), billet grills. Dynotuned of Chesapeake, Va. is doing the install and tuning.
How does it sound so far?
How does it sound so far?
When you say 12 and 15.5# pullies, is that total boost, or boost over stock??? If it is total boost, I say it sounds OK. If it is 15.5# over the stock 8# then say Kaboom on a stock block.
Congratts on the new ride
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Originally Posted by Don's Bolt
I don't know that tunner, maybee others can chime in on them.
When you say 12 and 15.5# pullies, is that total boost, or boost over stock??? If it is total boost, I say it sounds OK. If it is 15.5# over the stock 8# then say Kaboom on a stock block.
Congratts on the new ride
When you say 12 and 15.5# pullies, is that total boost, or boost over stock??? If it is total boost, I say it sounds OK. If it is 15.5# over the stock 8# then say Kaboom on a stock block.
Congratts on the new ride
It is the total boost. Thanks.
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Originally Posted by kromdom
congrats on your new L. my 2 cents:
1. get an oil separator or similar device
2. upgrade to an a/m CAI
4. swap crank pulley to a 4# or 6#
5. get NGK TR6 plugs
6. mufflers of your choice
7. dyno & tune
8. get an FTVB
ENJOY!!
When you get a Whipple or KB, you will need supporting mods that will cost more $$$. Unless you start making gobs of power, headers will not do much yet (but they do sound very nice with the mufflers).
1. get an oil separator or similar device
2. upgrade to an a/m CAI
4. swap crank pulley to a 4# or 6#
5. get NGK TR6 plugs
6. mufflers of your choice
7. dyno & tune
8. get an FTVB
ENJOY!!
When you get a Whipple or KB, you will need supporting mods that will cost more $$$. Unless you start making gobs of power, headers will not do much yet (but they do sound very nice with the mufflers).
Thanks, Mel
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From: North Canton, Ohio
Originally Posted by melman
Well I just got home this afternoon with my new Lightning (well new to me). It's a Sonic Blue 2003 with a fresh new Ford crate motor. Only had 200 miles on the motor when I picked it up. Off to DMV tomorrow. I am planning on performing some "real" mod's to this thing and any advise would be appreciated. I have been looking at this Whipple blower on E-bay 190087513274. Does anyone have any thoughts. It already has Magnaflow true duel exhaust with the X pipe. I will be installing a set of stainless headers, probably the Dynatec Supermax (any thoughts on this). I got the horsepower bug working on my Expedition and now have the fever bad. Thanks for any help you can send my way. I will post some pic's as soon as I get the 16 hour drive dirt off. Thanks!! The picture in my signature will soon be replaced by a Sonic Blue LIGHTNING!!!
Just call Mike and head over to Covington with it. He has everything you will need right on the shelf.....