That was an older Lighning. They were made in 95 and a few other years
around then. They were pretty good actually, they had GT-40 heads and
intake and I think most ran 4.10 gears. They have the same tires as a
SS/T stock, infact I think Goodyear made that size just for the Lightning
(275-60 R17) Anyways, they were rated at 225 hp stock, but they were
actually pretty fast. Most of them were low 16s/high15's stock, but the
lightly modified ones at the track usually run from 15.5 to 15.2 or so.
They have a way better aftermarket then our trucks, and it is not uncommon
to see one in the 13's. There is supposed to be a 99 1/2 Lighning, that
will be supercharged. Look out, they are advertising 325 hp. We will
see.
Bill
'97 SS/T
On Thu, 15 Oct 1998 fawcett@uism.bu.edu wrote:
> What's up with this "Ford Lightning" rig??? I remembered somebody talking
> about one, but I'd never seen one before so I didn't really pay
> attention... I saw one locally yesterday and all it looks like is a 150 or
> maybe 250 p/u. Maybe some nice wheels but it still looked like a plain
> jane 150 otherwise... What gives?
>
> T.
>
>
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