Anyone Raced A Lightning?

Fenderbass777 · September 11, 2009

has anyone raced a ford lightning with their vortec max? i read that the stock lightnings run about 14.6 in the quarter, so i think it might be a close race if you had exhaust and an intake and a tune on the vmax. a guy tried to race me last night in my vmax with his lightning, but i didn't have a tune, so it would have just been a bloodbath.

Stevens03 · September 11, 2009

That thing has over 500hp, that's 100 more than the vmax at best. I think the lightning would crush the vmax as well as the 6.2.

ColoradoSkiCountry · September 11, 2009

Whats a Lightning?

Oh wait that ugly looking thing from Ford. I thought they stopped making those back in 03 or 04

C3MP69 · September 12, 2009

Ford Lightnings are not that fast. Modded, then yes. I'm not dead certain on stock 1/4 mile times but thats a click a way on caranddriver.com. The highest HP models (1999-2004) had 380 HP and 450 lbs of torque. And weigh probally around 4,300 lbs. Race a Lighning off a light on the street. with AWD or 4wd launch you'll take him in a VMAX or any other 6.0L model. On the Highway though he'll probally out run ya.

Just my 2 cents.

C3MP69 · September 12, 2009

Just wentto car and driver and they said an 04 lightning does the 1/4 in 13.8 . A bit fast for our full siza GM's. Don't be upset though. That is their largest v8 in a 1500 truck supercharged. If we supercharge a VMAX we'll be pushing well over 500HP and have a quicker 1/4 time.

I was way off on the curb weight too. http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/car/01...st/specs_page_2

Lightning is the cheapest way to go fast in the truck world. But you'll destroy a Lightning owner's EGO as soon as a fullsize GM thats SC'd Blows his doors off in front of everyone.

fcknmaw · September 13, 2009

I beat one in my 03' Duramax a few years ago. He was stock, I had my Edge set to level 6. Ah, that truck was fun

Justind1203 · October 16, 2009

I smoked a Lighting the other night, he was talking smack and got embarrassed in front of his girl friend!!!!! Gotta love a good DMAX 500+hp and 900+ ft lbs.

Nytemare · October 17, 2009

I smoked a Lighting the other night, he was talking smack and got embarrassed in front of his girl friend!!!!! Gotta love a good DMAX 500+hp and 900+ ft lbs.

NICE

smoak352 · January 3, 2010

The problem with the Lightnings' is that none of them are stock. You can spend $500 on a supercharger pulley and a chip with a new serpentine belt and add 80rwhp. My lightning ran 12.77 in the 1/4 mile with this mod. It ran a 13.2-13.5 stock. But like I said, it is so easy to mod them, nobody leaves them stock...

I wish GM would make their SS with a blower, now that would be sweet! AWD and all that tourqe would be crazy.

jro909 · January 5, 2010

the lightning has nuts, but without the boost its a terd...6.2 with a charger would stomp a pothole in almost anything

KMGZ400 · January 5, 2010

the lightnings are absolutley hideous and it looks like a tacky lowrider. just my opinion

Jennabear · January 6, 2010

Like most have said, Lightnings are pretty mild from the factory, but with a few tweaks, can become beasts!

Nytemare · January 6, 2010

The first gen ones were awesome. Just looked like a basic F-150, with a bumper lip.

00_Extended · January 6, 2010

The first gen ones were awesome. Just looked like a basic F-150, with a bumper lip.

Just sold one of those a about a year ago, bought it from the orginal owner, it was a 1995 and had 65,000 miles on it and was like new. I think the only think ever put in the bed was velvet because there was not a scatch or ding inside it anyware!! I bought it while on travel for work not running for $500.00. Fixed it in about 2 hours, it had 3 bent push rods. Owner thought it had a done somthing worse. I had all the dealer docs from when it was bought, maintence records and a new set of tires. I got lucky, sold it for 5K a few months later on e-bay.

It was a cool truck...