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Posted by Midnight5.0 (Member # 597) on :
 
Well I picked up a Lightning a few days ago. I'll get better pics up soon. I love it so far. Any ideas for mods? And how to launch without spinning the tires?






And sadly no more space for the Black 5.0, time to sell her.


 

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Posted by EASTBAY5_0 (Member # 2683) on :
 
how much for the 5.0?
 

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Posted by Midnight5.0 (Member # 597) on :
 
I'm not sure yet. I'll probably try my chances selling it locally first before I post it anywhere. I've got a lot of people asking about it and offering more than what I would expect.
 

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Posted by 93redcobra (Member # 1344) on :
 
nice lightning. are you doing any mods to it?
 

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Posted by Midnight5.0 (Member # 597) on :
 
I need it as a DD so I need it to be reliable but i'd like to do some stuff. It's got a chip, magnaflows and cold air. What would you all recommend next?
 

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Posted by uh0h50 (Member # 3125) on :
 

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Originally posted by Midnight5.0:
I need it as a DD so I need it to be reliable but i'd like to do some stuff. It's got a chip, magnaflows and cold air. What would you all recommend next?

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maybe a pulley swap? can't go wrong with that. congrats on the lightning purchase .. i will own one 1 day.

[ December 05, 2006, 09:56 PM: Message edited by: uh0h50 ]
 

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Posted by Fostang (Member # 3752) on :
 
pulley cal tracs and tires.
 

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Posted by BlueOvalRacing (Member # 1531) on :
 
Just remember that powdered metal rods aren't happy with a lot of boost. They tend to break right in the middle of the rod.
 

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Posted by TRIXSNK (Member # 2844) on :
 
Nice rides man

That black GT looks really good......no prob sellin that.

Put a KB or Whip on top of that thing with some good tires and go lay it down

Not too familir with susp stuff for the lightning but have heard about those cal tracs like Fostang mentioned.
 

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Posted by NavidR (Member # 3164) on :
 
good choice I like the lightnings
 

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Posted by Pittsburg Mustang Owner (Member # 6100) on :
 
future ford of concord right?
 

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Posted by 50Reasons (Member # 6452) on :
 
nooooooo not the fox
 

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Posted by 88DroptopGT (Member # 2535) on :
 
Very nice man loving the white car medley..
 

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Posted by iceman302 (Member # 7180) on :
 
If the tune on the chip is a good one, then I'd put a shift kit in the thing. I always hated how mine took forever to downshift and seemed to slide through the gears when it was stock. If the tune on the chip isn't that great, I'd get a handheld tuner like SCT or Diablosport. I'd also get that thing on a dyno right away to see what the air/fuel and timing are doing. I'm not a big fan of "mystery tunes". I'd definitely check it out if you don't have a dyno sheet w/AF ratios from when the truck was tuned.
 

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Posted by MPP*formerly t-top50* (Member # 2735) on :
 
nice new whip. how did your season go? Give me a call.

Aaron
925-577-4872
 

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Posted by maeco (Member # 2578) on :
 
Wow!!! ,i love the rides not to mention the color choice.what did you pay for the lightning?if you dont mine me asking.thats probably what i would buy next.
 

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Posted by Midnight5.0 (Member # 597) on :
 
Yep she came from Future Ford. It took a while to get them down from their ridiculous $32K asking price. I probably overpaid still but I wanted white and couldn't find another one. Plus I needed it asap. It seems as though they hold their value fairly well..
 

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Posted by saleen_freak (Member # 6521) on :
 
Nice lightning. Is the Saleen in the pic a 351? I noticed the wing was for a 351. You got some nice cars man.
 

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Posted by v-town coupe (Member # 2771) on :
 

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Originally posted by BlueOvalRacing:
Just remember that powdered metal rods aren't happy with a lot of boost. They tend to break right in the middle of the rod.

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