So, what are we going to do about it? I can almost hold my own with the
old lightnings (and I only have 3.55) but these new guys have me worried.
I wish I had some money burning a whole in my pocket so I could get a
vortec. My truck will still look better than theres!
Bill
'97 SS/T (red)
Gibson headers, Jet stage II, accel supercoil, jacobs 8.5 mm wires,
champion plugs, perma cool electric fan, K&N FIPK, 3.55 posi
On Fri, 16 Oct 1998, Brian Baran wrote:
> The Ford Lightning is a F-150 that Ford's SVT (special vehical team)
> got a hold of. It has a 351 V-8 under the hood and a list of other
> factory mods. It was built in 93-96 only. But beware...stock 240 hp
> 0-60: 7.2 sec.....1/4 mile: 15.6/87 mph. That all ended when the new
> body style came. But not for long!!! The 99 SVT Lightning will be
> available mid '99. All the info on this I have is an estimate 350 hp
> 5.4L Supercharged V-8 with around 450 lb/ft torque. 18X9.5 5 spoke rims
> with Z rated rubber. And....brace yourself, 0-60 estimated 6 sec!!!
> Well, hope that answers your question and probably got ya shaking in
> your boots!
>
> -Brian
>
>
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