> At 09:23 AM 9/19/98 EDT, you wrote:
> >I hear from a Ford "friend" of mine that they are releasing a Lightning in
> >1999 that will smoke all other production trucks, >>
> Yup, the new lightnings will have supers on them, but I dont think its hooked
> up to the same 351 that was in the previous ones.
> 5.4 ltr Aluminum OHC V8. The 351 was 5.8 ltr. Old lightning was 245 hp I
> believe, New one 325 Hp. I don't like Fords too well (if I did I wouldn't be
> driving a Dodge) but I expect high 14s from the new one. There is NO WAY I'll
> get beat by one in my 99 R/T! I'll do whatever I have to.
> I wouldnt shake in your
> boots yet though. I thought that I saw "expected" times to be in the upper
> 15's which aint that bad for a big ass ford. But if that is the ford
> "expected" speed like all the other "expected" speed put out before production
> then expect low 16's in reality!
> Eric
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