LOL, now I'll sound like I'm bragging I DO know about the Lightning and it's
capabilities, 1st and 2nd Gen, because they are my competition.
The 2nd Gen does have some forged internals, but that fact is over shadowed
by the multitude of problems the engine is having an dit's utter
unreliability. I could tell you these if you want, I have them memorized
just for when I want to piss the Lightnings boys off. :) It never fails to
either shut them up or get a childish "My truck is faster than yours if you
don't mod it at all!" response. :)
-Ryan
99 DA RC R/T
----- Original Message -----
From: Bernd D. Ratsch <bernd@texas.net>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Monday, October 30, 2000 6:26 PM
Subject: RE: DML: Re: new 270hp S-10
>
> Since i'm no Ford Lightning "guru" or "expert", i'm going from what I read
> int he articles, read on the other lists, and hear from people who own
them
> and drive them. They're not your "typical" 5.4L and it can handle much
more
> than Ford allowed for the "Street Driver". Remember, Dealer/Manufacturer
> liability has a lot to do with what you get and what it's actually capable
> of.
>
> - Bernd
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: Re: DML: Re: new 270hp S-10
>
> Sorry Bernd, apparently in my editing i left out the comment that said
> something to the effect of me not knowing anything about the lightning
> engine--meant to be more humble in my last post. if i had time right now
i'd
> follow up what i'm saying with all the goodies they put on the 4.7L
> not-to-be-outdone by your description of the lightning engine.
>
> One thing i will say is that the lightning is still not special because it
> doesn't take advantage of it's little goodies in it's inherent design,
> unlike my 4.7L. You can put go-parts on any stock engine, but unless it's
> designed into the block, it's not that amazing to me. You come back and
tell
> me that the 5.4 is not the same as in other ford trucks and it was
> design-specific to that application, then i'll agree with you. But it
> wasn't, and i won't. =P
>
> Thanks for the discussion. I didn't know about the upgraded internals.
> (makes me wonder why it doesn't push more--yeah yeah, it's going to, blah
> blah blah)
>
> Sean Bruckman
>
>
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