where can i find a complete lightning engine

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Old Apr 8, 2007 | 09:42 PM
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where can i find a complete lightning engine

where can i find a complete lightning engine or a hd i am going to swap my 5.4 out with one of these engines but no luck locating one any advice would be nice
 
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Old Apr 8, 2007 | 09:44 PM
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Old Apr 9, 2007 | 12:26 AM
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Old Apr 9, 2007 | 12:58 AM
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man, i really think its cheaper to build it..
 
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Old Apr 9, 2007 | 01:05 AM
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Check out the cost on some of these...

http://www.seanhylandmotorsport.com/...-modular.shtml
 
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Old Apr 9, 2007 | 01:20 AM
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your payin for his name...
 
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Old Apr 9, 2007 | 05:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Klitch
your payin for his name...
yeh def not worth buying anything from him
 
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Old Apr 9, 2007 | 11:25 AM
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yeh def not worth buying anything from him
just his books... smart feller there.
 
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Old Apr 9, 2007 | 11:30 AM
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Doint forget to include the cost of your COMPUTER. I dont know that you can just swap motors. I am pretty sure the Lightening comes with a whole different set of parameters in the ECU.
Awesome motor though.
 
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Old Apr 9, 2007 | 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by malexander52
Doint forget to include the cost of your COMPUTER. I dont know that you can just swap motors. I am pretty sure the Lightening comes with a whole different set of parameters in the ECU.
Awesome motor though.
haha buddy theres more than just the motor and puter too...
BANG! there goes that trans you thought would hold!
oh yeah not to mention the whole intercooler to heat exchanger idea.
 
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Old Apr 10, 2007 | 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Klitch
haha buddy theres more than just the motor and puter too...
BANG! there goes that trans you thought would hold!
oh yeah not to mention the whole intercooler to heat exchanger idea.
Good Point! Thats a heck of a lot more tq. you're talking about.
I think the better question is where can you find a used lightening.
 
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Old Apr 10, 2007 | 08:31 PM
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... cheaper to build it yerself...
 
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Old Apr 10, 2007 | 08:57 PM
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... not everyone is a mechanic...
 
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Old Apr 10, 2007 | 09:11 PM
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... do we wanna go there? im not a mechanic, i just stubborn about my money...


lol
 
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Old Apr 10, 2007 | 09:21 PM
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... if i built an engine, it would most likely explode on start up...
 
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