Bang For The Buck Mods (other than chip)
Hi all...
I'm ordering a chip in two weeks, but for now I've got $350.00 for mods. I've got a 2000 w/ GMS maf and Bassani x-pipe/cats & mufflex catback. What's next?
Shift kit? <will it make me faster?
Pulley? <I've heard mixed reviews.
Electric fan? <Any horsepower gain?
Ram Air? < I've already got a pretty big K@N
I'm new to this Lightning thing...I appreciate y'alls help
I'm ordering a chip in two weeks, but for now I've got $350.00 for mods. I've got a 2000 w/ GMS maf and Bassani x-pipe/cats & mufflex catback. What's next?
Shift kit? <will it make me faster?
Pulley? <I've heard mixed reviews.
Electric fan? <Any horsepower gain?
Ram Air? < I've already got a pretty big K@N
I'm new to this Lightning thing...I appreciate y'alls help

Good question, I have a 2001 L and am wondering the same thing. I am looking at ram air kits, but which one and I am thinking about maybe just trying a k&n to start with. I only have about 400 miles on her so far.
Paul
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2001 Silver Lightning
Stock.....for now....
Paul
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2001 Silver Lightning
Stock.....for now....
If it were me..I would go with a shift-kit, then a pulley before a chip. IMO
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Spiro-
12.373 @ 110.15
Best 60' 1.72
@ 4700 w/out the Go-Go juice
11.94 @ 115.31 with 100 shot Go-Go juice @ 4700 lbs.
11.40 @ 113 with 150 shot(on the brakes)NOT BACKED UP!
4700 lbs.
-Stock Meter
-Stock TB
-Stock Heads
-Stock Manifolds
-Stock motor
-Stock Torque Convertor
Empty Pockets Racing DE-NJ
Sponsored by POWER SURGE PERFORMANCE
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Spiro-
12.373 @ 110.15
Best 60' 1.72
@ 4700 w/out the Go-Go juice
11.94 @ 115.31 with 100 shot Go-Go juice @ 4700 lbs.
11.40 @ 113 with 150 shot(on the brakes)NOT BACKED UP!

4700 lbs.
-Stock Meter
-Stock TB
-Stock Heads
-Stock Manifolds
-Stock motor
-Stock Torque Convertor
Empty Pockets Racing DE-NJ
Sponsored by POWER SURGE PERFORMANCE
Sales@POWERSURGEPERFORMANCE.NET
Spiro -
You've got mail from me. Have questions.
Thanks.
Colin
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2000 Silver Lightning
#2798 of 4966
Born on date: May 9, 2000
Email: ColinMBurns@hotmail.com
Mods: SnugLid, 20% tint, Airaid, Slush Mats, Pioneer Speakers, Zaino
My Zing Album:
http://www.zing.com/album/?id=4292665015
You've got mail from me. Have questions.
Thanks.
Colin
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2000 Silver Lightning
#2798 of 4966
Born on date: May 9, 2000
Email: ColinMBurns@hotmail.com
Mods: SnugLid, 20% tint, Airaid, Slush Mats, Pioneer Speakers, Zaino
My Zing Album:
http://www.zing.com/album/?id=4292665015
Lower pulley and shift kit. I have been running both on my daily driver for several thansand miles. No problems and big difference. Would do it again in a minute.
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2000 Silver Lightning 13.16 (so far)
PSP 4-way
PSP Filter Kit
PSP Lower Pulley
Level 10 Shift kit
F-250 Trans pan
MagnaFlow 12468
Snug-Lid
I feel a 12.xx coming on.
Team PSP West
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2000 Silver Lightning 13.16 (so far)
PSP 4-way
PSP Filter Kit
PSP Lower Pulley
Level 10 Shift kit
F-250 Trans pan
MagnaFlow 12468
Snug-Lid
I feel a 12.xx coming on.
Team PSP West
Chip, Pulley, Shift kit in that order for me.
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99 Lightning, JL Ram Air, Daiblo Chip(JL Programmed)and 90mm MAF,JL Power Cooler, Level 10 shift kit,PSP Lower pulley, Single Blade T/B, Bassani exhaust, . 12.42 at 109.6..Full trim and stock convertor, MT Street ET's.
New times w/ JL converter coming soon!
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99 Lightning, JL Ram Air, Daiblo Chip(JL Programmed)and 90mm MAF,JL Power Cooler, Level 10 shift kit,PSP Lower pulley, Single Blade T/B, Bassani exhaust, . 12.42 at 109.6..Full trim and stock convertor, MT Street ET's.
New times w/ JL converter coming soon!
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don't waste your $ on a flat k&n filter if you are going to get one of jl's or psp's filter kits. they use a conical-shaped filter. btw, i instl'd a lower pulley sat. good quality kit--added about 2lbs. of boost.
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2001 Lightning, silver, escort 8500, ranger 2950dx dual band radio, wilson 2000 ant., bot/picked up on 05/08/01, 1997 f150 xlt 4.6L 4x2 with: a/f one fipk, superchip, optima battery, bbk 75mm throttle body, edelbrock ias shocks--2001 lightning to come(she came--see above)
"nothin' but a bunch a low-life white trash drinkin' too much cheap alcohol"
"I don't take s**t from guys who drive Lightnings," the cop said. "You're speedin' when you're sittin' on the parkin' ramp."
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by pgio:
Good question, I have a 2001 L and am wondering the same thing. I am looking at ram air kits, but which one and I am thinking about maybe just trying a k&n to start with. I only have about 400 miles on her so far.
Paul
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Good question, I have a 2001 L and am wondering the same thing. I am looking at ram air kits, but which one and I am thinking about maybe just trying a k&n to start with. I only have about 400 miles on her so far.
Paul
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2001 Lightning, silver, escort 8500, ranger 2950dx dual band radio, wilson 2000 ant., bot/picked up on 05/08/01, 1997 f150 xlt 4.6L 4x2 with: a/f one fipk, superchip, optima battery, bbk 75mm throttle body, edelbrock ias shocks--2001 lightning to come(she came--see above)
"nothin' but a bunch a low-life white trash drinkin' too much cheap alcohol"
"I don't take s**t from guys who drive Lightnings," the cop said. "You're speedin' when you're sittin' on the parkin' ramp."
I installed a psp lower pully on monday,great product and great dollar to perfomance ratio.Wish i could be at the strip testing it but it is in the 90,s and humid and i would not be able to give it a fair et test but i would guesstimate about 1.5 tengths or better.The chip and filter prety much go hand in hand as one mod on these trucks and the psp lower pulley is definitly the nex't best mod imho.Ieven managed to get the slightly smaller gates pulley belt on.
Isn't anyone else afraid of over spining the blower. That eaton wouldn't be cheap to replace. It the lower pully easy to change so you could put the stock pully back on if something did break?


