Lightning Owners

[Reverend Cooper]

gotta use the trailer hitch for something.it has no payload lol

[animal]

Did you do a burnout at your wedding? haha! What did the wife think about that?

That was planned about 2 years in advance. She thought it was pretty cool actually. She's into cars too

From her mouth: "I was just hoping the pictures of it would turn out."

There was so much smoke by the end of that I couldn't even see the dash.

[animal]

gotta use the trailer hitch for something.it has no payload lol

800 in the bed (1300 for 03-04), 5000 from the hitch... not sure how that constitutes no payload?

[Reverend Cooper]

800 in the bed aint even a full load of wood lol

[PureSound15]

Why the 500 pounds swing in 03/04? What's difference? Just curious.

[BlackLightning]

Why the 500 pounds swing in 03/04? What's difference? Just curious.

the 03-04 have an extra leaf in the spring pack. That is also why they are an inch or so higher then previous years.

[OxmanWI]

Picked up my Lightning today! Also got a 2004 Lightning brochure.

[OxmanWI]

gotta use the trailer hitch for something.it has no payload lol

That was planned about 2 years in advance. She thought it was pretty cool actually. She's into cars too

From her mouth: "I was just hoping the pictures of it would turn out."

There was so much smoke by the end of that I couldn't even see the dash.

Lucky, my fiancee was like..."No way"

Great picture bro, I guess I have a year to convence her! lol

[animal]

Lucky, my fiancee was like..."No way"

Great picture bro, I guess I have a year to convence her! lol

Just do it, my wife says "What was i gonna do to stop you? I was in a big poofy dress and could barely move around enough to stop you."

I did that right in front of the church for the record

Then we went and got more pics with the truck afterwards

[BLUTO]

I dont know why people like those big,heavy,slow trucks anyway. They drink way too much premium & sound like they are out of power steering fluid. They say the blue ones were the fastest-they had some extra tuning or something.

[Reverend Cooper]

lol thats a good one

[BlackLightning]

a turbocharged one just did 192mph in the texas mile event today.

[Inspector13]

Lucky, my fiancee was like..."No way"

Great picture bro, I guess I have a year to convence her! lol

Just do it. My ex-wife thought I was gonna show up to the wedding in a limo then we'd ride in the limo to the reception. FUCK that!!! I showed up in the '74 Nova I used to own and left for the receptions sideways in a cloud of smoke with only the motor and her screams to tell everybody which direction we were traveling.

[MurphysLaw88GT]

a turbocharged one just did 192mph in the texas mile event today.

Like they say about the F-4 Phantom; give a brick enough power and it will fly.

[OxmanWI]

Just do it. My ex-wife thought I was gonna show up to the wedding in a limo then we'd ride in the limo to the reception. FUCK that!!! I showed up in the '74 Nova I used to own and left for the receptions sideways in a cloud of smoke with only the motor and her screams to tell everybody which direction we were traveling.

Yea she wants the limo. But I'm putting my foot down, it's traditional to leave the church in your own car. Family and friends put the tin-cans on the back and write in shoe polish "Just Married" on the back window. I'm a car guy, if I wasn't, then I wouldn't care. Plus I'd rather save some money using my own car anyways.

[animal]

Good luck on that Hold out on something else that she wants so that you can "give in" to that in exchange for rollin in your own ride afterwards.

[OxmanWI]

What would you recommend for a aftermarket pulley set up on the stock motor? I've been reading a lot of threads over on NLOC, from what everyone is saying that you don't want to go overboard on the boost, even with a good tune.

Also, what would be good bolt ons with the stock motor? Upgrading to a conservative pulley change, intake pentium and SBTB, cold air, SCT MAF, cat-back exhaust and dyno tune should do the trick for at least 400 at the wheels give or take? If I'm wrong what would it take to get to the 400 mark with just bolt ons?

Thanks,

Josh

[BlueOvalBolt]

It doesn't take everything on your list to get to 400 rwhp. I'm at 408 rwhp and 498 rwtq with just a 4 lb. caged lower, PSP CAI, SCT dyno tune by Marv, high flow cats, cat-back with the stock eaton which was good for 12.7 @ 107 at the track.

Personally, I feel even going with a 6 lb. lower is playing with fire.

Other bolt ons on my recommended list include a trans valve body, rear shackles to lower the rear to level and traction bars.

[OxmanWI]

Edit: Nevermind

[BlackLightning]

I'd go with the 4lb lower, intake, exhaust, and a ported blower. it will put down 420+hp and 500+tq give or take. You don't NEED the maf and can use a MAFia if needed. I'd skip the SBTB and plenum. With a few hours work you could port and polish your plenum and stock tb.