MRBBQ - Is it me or do both those showrooms look the same.

 

Yep, thats Downs. is that the same shade of red, you saw?

 

I like the blue, I wonder what an L would look like in that color?

 

I own a 2000 Saleen S/C. They are indeed nice, but you definitely take the heat from other stang owners. Comments such as overpriced, underpowered, etc...are common. Personnaly, I don't give a rats a$$ what others think, I love the car. Everywhere you go, people stare, especially with the speedster cover on. Actually, I'm in the process of buying a 99 Saleen Cobra also.
If you want to check out some Saleen photos, check out my website:
http://www.geocities.com/saleens2812000/Saleen.html

There is also a bunch of pictures on http://www.pornstar-racing.com

Wes--
The warranty for the 2000's and below was 1 yr/12000 miles, but I thought Saleen changed it in 2001 for 3/36k..?

Yoda--
If you like red, check out the color Liz-stick red. It is really hard to capture on film, but it is awesome in person. You have to see it to appreciate it.

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01 Silver Lightning-no mods yet!
00 S281 Speedster - 312 rwhp 383 rwtq
98 GSXR-750 - 123rwhp

 

I'd take that midnight blue Saleen if it was supercharged...over a L any day. That is one bad *** looking car

 

arent they make some saleens with a 427?

 

Dennis G,

You may be completely correct about the '01+ Saleen warranty. I honestly do not know. I got my '98 for a total steal ($9k under current retail for the car) and since I consider my knowledge of the drivetrain in this car to be well above average, I didn't mind not having a warranty.

The dealership actually wanted me to get in touch with their new-car Saleen rep b/c he could set me up with an extended warranty (for about $2k). I said "no thanks".

LoCo F150, they do not make one with a 427 motor. They are all 4.6s now...most are 2v 4.6s, some are supercharged. A few are "Cobra" Saleens with the 4v 4.6 engine. The last of the Windsor motors was in '99 when they made the S351. This was a supercharged 351" Windsor motor. Some were finished off as '00 models, but there are _very_ few of these. I can't remember all the build numbers. I know of my particular year ('98) they made only 22 S351 Saleens.

It's a cool car, and DennisG is correct...it gets a lot of looks and stares. I like it b/c its got gobs of torque, plenty of power, handles and brakes way better than my '96 Cobra did, and will retain a decent amount of value since I won't put many miles on it. But, I could never have afforded the original sticker price of the car ($55+k), nor IMHO is the car worth that.

Check out http://hometown.aol.com/wa2fst/saleen.html

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Wes Tarbox
90 LX 5.0 (10.69 @ 134.7)--615rwhp/594rwtq--Featured in Super Ford 1/00
98 Saleen S351 #15 (12.63 @ 113.8)
99 Lightning (13.20 @ 103.8)--364rwhp/447rwtq
00 Expedition XLT 5.4
http://hometown.aol.com/wa2fst/home.htm

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Believe it or not, the dealer I buy my cars through, sold a guy a brand new Lightning. A year later he traded it in on a brand new Saleen. 3 months later he traded the saleen in for a used, low miles 2000 Lightning. What kind of a hit to the wallet do you think that guy took?

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2000 Black Lightning
#1326 of 4966
Born on 03/20/2000
PSP Chip
PSP Filter
Best time: 13.248 @ 104.4 mph

 

MRBBQMAN, that pic of the red Saleen doesnt look right. It was much darker, it looked like dried up blood (sorry couldnt think of a better way to describe it) had a metalic flake to it. Way too cool! The sounds those things make are so unbeleivable, you can tell one from like a mile away they are so loud! I love the exhaust sound!

 

MRBBQ - the photo I posted was the blue one that Downs is selling now, I've never seen the red one their before. But I got sit in that Saleen, I would've taken it over the lightning. At least with the lightning though you can get past some cops.

 

An SVT / Saleen dealer here in town has about 2o Rousch's in all flavors and about 6 - 8 Saleens in all flavors, including convertables. It was cool seeing the Saleen "custom S belt" config and the different style Superchargers they use. I personally like the silver / gold / bronze looking color. NICE!!! One of em', hard top, was over $50K.

-AR

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2001 F-150 XLT 4x4 Off-Road, SuperCab, Flareside, Black[*] 4.6L Triton V8 HPI[*] 5 Speed / 3:55 Reg. Axle[*] Keyless[*] Premium Audio CD

Mods:[*] K&N Intake (Chopped Airbox)[*] Removed Elbow Silencer[*] 3" Cat-Back (No Muffler, Turn-Down)[*] Cranked Torsion Bars[*] APC XENON PLASMA Super Whites[*] '01 "L" Taillights[*] Bugshield[*] Bedliner[*] Ventshades[*] Taillight Covers (Slotted)[*] Removed Mudflaps[*] "Light Argent" 4x4 Off-Road Decals

Audio:[*] Clarion 6675[*] Rockford Fosgate 5x7's[*] Rockford Fosgate G360A2 Punch Amp[*] JL 12W3-D2 (Ported)[*]Viper 500 Alarm

Build Date: 8/23/00 (Kansas City Plant)

 

Nice new car Wes! I've always admired the S351. I'm sure you're enjoying it!

James

 

Yoda,
You're a weenie for thinking about getting rid of your L for a slower CAR!!!

Hey, what dealer did you see the new ones at? Several weeks ago I was at Five Star on Mcdowell and they had 2 red ones in the showroom and a silver and a black one outside. Seems like the demand has really slowed on these since last year.

How's school goin? How's the job and all? I can't wait till winter so we can go back to the track again.

 

There is a picture in mmff on page 217 of a ragtop crimson red saleen you saw.The only saleen i would trade my lightning for would be a 95 s-351 r model,add a 60.00 pulley and your doing mid 11s.You would hear no ragging from L or stang owners if you owned this bad a** saleen.

 

ibfast,

Actually, the fastest Saleen tested was the '98 model (by MMFF), but Saleen admitted to me that they "cheated" by raising the artificially low rev-limiter and ran race gas. In this configuration, but otherwise in stock form, it ran 11.55 @ 122mph on slicks in very good air. Also hit 177mph in one of these.

The '95 is certainly easier to modify due to its EEC-IV/OBD-1 computer. Mine has the EEC-V/OBD-2 and its actually a modified '96 351W truck computer. So, I have no aftermarket computer aids (at this time...working on it!) to help tune it more aggressively.

Once I get rid of the 5500rpm rev-limiter so I can use the power it has in stock form, mine will run 117-118mph through the traps all day long in the TX heat. Get a bit more fuel to it, add a pulley as you mention, and it would get insane for a 3650lb car.

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Wes Tarbox
90 LX 5.0 (10.69 @ 134.7)--615rwhp/594rwtq--Featured in Super Ford 1/00
98 Saleen S351 #15 (12.63 @ 113.8)
99 Lightning (13.20 @ 103.8)--364rwhp/447rwtq
00 Expedition XLT 5.4
http://hometown.aol.com/wa2fst/home.htm

[This message has been edited by WA 2 FST (edited 06-11-2001).]