New Toy

[HD Adam]

Once again, I am a Ford Lightning owner.

It's fairly stock with just a couple of bolt on mods

[Huffy]

Very nice.....may be a daft question but is it still road legal?

Any details on the spec?

[SRT Hellcat]

Give us the low down Adam. Looks mightily impressive.
I would be happy just to have my present Lightning running as it should.
Hopefully this service will sort it all out.

[HD Adam]

Huffy said:

Very nice.....may be a daft question but is it still road legal?

Any details on the spec?

Yes, road legal here in Texas and has their version of an MOT.

I don't see why it wouldn't go through a UK one with a few mods to the lights etc.

Specs as follows

Engine:

• MMR1000 NVH Block, Stock Bore with roughly 2,000 miles on it.
• Stock Forged Crank.
• Manley 18cc Pistons.
• Manley Rods with ARP2k bolts.
• Cobra Billet Oil Pump.
• TEA Stage 3 Heads.
• Crower Custom Blower Cams
• ARP2K Head Studs.
• Edelbrock Victor Jr Single Plane Intake, Edelbrock Elbow
• LS 102mm TB
• Navi Water Pump.
• All FORD OEM Timing/Gaskets.
• BBK Pullies.
• Billet Idler Pullies.
• Single Core Radiator.
• Raptor Dual Fans with Harley356 fan harness.
• Dual Catch Cans.

Induction:

• Twin On3 7665mm Turbos.
• Custom Turbo Kit by George C, all powder coated an painted.
• Tial Wastegates.
• Tial BOVs.
• Treadstone A/A intercooler

Exhaust:

• Custom 4in ALL Aluminum with 4in Vibrant Mufflers, painted all black.

Transmission:

• Transmission Specialties INC Failsafe TH400 w/reverse VB and trans brake
• -8 trans lines, with a large trans cooler with a 10in fan.
• Custom Steel Drive Shaft.

Fuel System:

• 15 Gallon Sumped Aluminum Fuel Cell.
• MagnaFuel 750 Pump.
• -12/-10 Feed Lines with -8 Return.
• Twin Fuel Filters.
• Aeromotive Regulator.
• Edelbrock Fuel Rails.
• ID1000 Injectors.

Suspension:

• JDM Drag Springs.
• QA1s all 4 corners.
• Hotchkis Leafs.
• JLP Long Bars.
• Mustang Power Rack.

Rear End:

• Detroit Locker.
• TA Girdle.

Interior:

• Corbreau LG Seats, 5 point harness.
• 6 point roll bar with removable swing outs and powder coated
• C02 Bottle with roll bar bracket.
• Narrow Top Expo Console.
• B-M Stealth Ratchet Shifter with trans brake button.
• Light weight carpet.

Exterior:

• All stock except for SS roll pan.

Misc:

• Battery in bed with Taylor box and kill switch on roll pan.
• AMS500 Boost Controller.
• Parachute.
• Bed rug.
• Extang Tonno Cover.
• MSD 2 Step.

Tuning:
SCT PRP with excal.

Dyno'd at 931rwhp & 887 lb/ft on E85

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBz5VpT7Nn0

Edited by HD Adam on Tuesday 28th February 01:21

[Zombie]

Question; why do you need a girdle for your rear end?

ETA, Does it have have anything to do with the 7.665m(!) dia turbos?

Edited by Zombie on Tuesday 28th February 01:58

[alabbasi]

That's one hell of a truck, from another Texan lightning owner (with a 94 Gen 1 that's as stock as a rock).

[KevinCamaroSS]

HD Adam said:

Dyno'd at 931rwhp & 887 lb/ft on E85

[HD Adam]

Zombie said:

Question; why do you need a girdle for your rear end?

ETA, Does it have have anything to do with the 7.665m(!) dia turbos?

Edited by Zombie on Tuesday 28th February 01:58

Hmmm, they are pretty small turbo's, aren't they?

That should read 76 / 65 which is the inducer 7 exducer size.

The girdle pre-loads the rear end main caps to stop them from walking when it trys to eat itself under power.

Edited by HD Adam on Tuesday 28th February 11:17

[Huffy]

KevinCamaroSS said:

HD Adam said:

Dyno'd at 931rwhp & 887 lb/ft on E85

^^^ What he said......that's quite bit of kit

[Matt Harper]

Holy st-balls! You seem to be raising your game. Congratulations and keep us posted with your time-slips.
What is the purpose of the tubes that run from the bed cap through/into the rear screen?

[HD Adam]

Matt Harper said:

Holy st-balls! You seem to be raising your game. Congratulations and keep us posted with your time-slips.
What is the purpose of the tubes that run from the bed cap through/into the rear screen?

That's part of the roll cage Matt.

It triangulates the bar inside the back of the cab roof to the rear of the chassis.

For NHRA sanctioned tracks, a roll cage is mandatory for any vehicle running 10.99 (6.99) or quicker or exceeding 135 mph in the quarter mile.

This was built with low 9's in mind

[Matt Harper]

HD Adam said:

That's part of the roll cage Matt.

It triangulates the bar inside the back of the cab roof to the rear of the chassis.

For NHRA sanctioned tracks, a roll cage is mandatory for any vehicle running 10.99 (6.99) or quicker or exceeding 135 mph in the quarter mile.

This was built with low 9's in mind

Right - I figured so - it just didn't look like it connected to anything on the inside of the rear screen.
I'm aware, but not very conversant with NHRA cage regs - I don't imagine I'll ever be fast enough (Stock G/S) to need one.
That truck is bad-ass.

[HD Adam]

The best track in Houston (Royal Purple Raceway) is an NHRA sanctioned track so I need it for there.

Not a great picture but you can see the lower bar behind the seat (for the harnesses) and there's a higher one too that the rear bars connect to.



The doors have swing out bars to I don't have to limbo my fat ass in and out