i don't undertsand,some of u said it doesn't spin the tires when launch hard....360-380HP...wtf?..i can spin the tires on my mom's '92 chrysler dynasty....and i't does not have 300+hp...lol i know u can melt the tires with the brakes on but,c'mon i'm not shure i wanna spend 40G's$(CDN) on a performance vehicle that can't roast the tire from dead stop....maybe a WS6 with a six speed...?????

 

Yep, get a WS6 for purty burnouts and smoking the tires. Get a L for hooking up off the line, and smoking the competition.

The L will roast them as well as anything once they're broken in, but it hooks up better than the typical V8 musclecar,and astoundingly well for a truck.

 

I bet Mom doesn't pack 295-45-18s that are so soft that getting 10000 miles is a challange. Also smoking tires is a sign of chassis trouble. I bought the L to GO and not sit and smoke.

Andy

 

Yikes!!,For "shure".

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01L,Lowered, Black,Downey SST,Straight Pipes,Chipped,Wet Okole Covers........ Toy: 91 Heritage Softtail Classic/Lowered

 

I was on the SVTperformance site earlier this morning. One of the chip tuners mentioned that ford has a built in parameter in it's stock lightning computer called torque reduction. When you stab the throttle the computer pulls out a bunch of timing to give you better controll during hard takeoffs. (Sounds like a lame attempt at traction controll "Thanks Ford") He also went on to say they can get rid of that parameter with a chip.
And all this time I had assumed it was because the tires were new and sticky when the truck was new and unchipped.
Learn something new everyday.

 

ECKOsvt,

If you nail it from a stop, you will have wheelspin galore, even around 40 to 50 mph and nail it you can expect wheelspin.

Enjoy and drive safe.

FD


2001 Lightning:12.66 @ 110.22 Mph - 12.69 @ 108.32 - 12.86 @ 105.01
Mods:
ARE Ls II Hard Tonneau
Bedliner
Airaid Intake System
Big Mouth Power Unit
Dynomax Ultra Flo SS
Superchip Flip chip R9R5
NGK-TR6
Mobil 1 & Filter
Cobra
G-tech Pro
Sy-L Tire Warmer 200 Degrees F

 

I don't know about wheelspinning while moving (bone stock), but I was doing brakeless burnouts with my '01 on the day I brought it home. I didn't know you were supposed to have the brakes on.

-Ollie


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"Our Lady of Blessed Acceleration, don't fail me now!!!"
-Elwood Blues

 

When I first got my truck she had trouble spinning em w/o brakes. Now that I have 800 miles on the spedo, if I step on it, she eats gravel 'til I let up. Even then they spin for a good 20-30 yards. Demonstrated below:


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Matt
Black 2001
--Mods--(so far)
BedRug
Snug Lid
My Truck Pics: http://homepage.mac.com/lightningkid/PhotoAlbum.html

 

Put red tail lights on it and that's what mine has always looked like since about 1k miles and no mods with a good stomp and NO powerbraking. Even in summer heat. But my friend's identical truck NEVER would, and would only barely spin with powerbraking. Go figure.

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Jim
Black '00
#1,757 built 3/30/00
Clear corners
JDM street program
JDM 2# blower pulley (ordered)
J.L. Stage II ram-air
FRPP Oval throttle body
90mm MAF
MagnaFlow Exhaust

 

Well....mine now has over 600 miles on it and it is getting better everyday. When I first tried it, it would not spin AT ALL from a dead stop without the brakes. Now it will spin a little then hook up. Maybe with a few more thousand miles on it I will be able to roast them without power-braking.

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2001 Black Lightning
Stock

 

Get yourself a chip.............

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red 1994 lightning....oh my god i never expected this thing to keep running this long......130,000 miles and still running strong.........

00 white L...# 1993 build date 4/5/00 Johnny Lightning Enhanced!!! Straight pipe exhaust, billet third brakelight cover, water wetter, mobil 1 later it may get NOSty........oh sorry cuz...that is your license plate....oops.....

 

why would you want to spin? unless you enjoy losing races. i think a major reason the L hooks is its 4,600 lb body, no?


if u want to smoke em, powerbreak.

 

I was searching for a level 10 shift kit over on Sals board and it covers this topic, at least for a few people. There's an adjustment arm on the drivers side of the SC, I marked and adjusted mine.

Look for fast1matt

http://www.powersurgeperformance.net...ML/000001.html

Maybe this is mis-adjusted on yours.

 

Why would you want to roast $200-$300 a piece tires ?

 

Yeah, why all the fuss? My truck would never spin the tires from a dead stop. But it took off like a rocket. I've counted my blessings. If I powerbrake it to 1200, it'll flat out roast em til I let off. But why would I wanna do that unless I'm getting new skins? That's pretty expensive smoke.

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Stevie-Ray
00 Red L JL Stage 2 Ram Air, Clear tails, Custom mats, ARE LSII, Bedrug, Keypad entry, Homedics Back Expert 2000