Search results

  1. S

    02 True Blue Built

    02 True Blue Lightning - 52,300 miles Kenne Bell 2.3 KB upper and lower plenums JLP sheetmetal plenum JlP intake with forced cold air kit accufab sbtb JLP shortblock patriot heads cams kooks/jdm longtubes magnaflow high flows and catback JLP powercooler in bed w/ pump fluidyne heat...
  2. S

    new auto trans?

    anyone swapped in something with more than 3 gears? everytime i race i find myself hitting OD and have to let off and im getting tired of it. or anyone gone down in the rear end to like a 3.27 or something to fix this issue?
  3. S

    CEL codes... need help

    driving on the freeway with my cruise set at about 70mph ive gone about 5 miles on the freeway and then my CEL comes on and stays on the rest of the way home. i grab my tuner when i get home and read the codes and they are PO125, PO230, and PO231. anyone know what these are?
  4. S

    stock wheel weight?

    anyone know the stock 2002 lightning wheels? id like to get some 20's or at least 19's but i would like to stay around the same weight since these trucks obviously dont need to gain more weight haha
  5. S

    dyno numbers!

    532whp and 580wtq! afr was 10.5-10.8 from 3k on up. boost was 17lbs with longtubes and cats. mods are in sig. looking on here at others with 2.3 blowers my numbers seem a bit low? most are making closer to 600? any suggestions on ways to make more power?
  6. S

    just looking for opinions

    should i trade in my 04 vert with 40k miles for an 02 lightning with JLP motor, 2.3 kenne bell, built trans + all supporting mods? (full mod list is in the lightning section) just wondering what you all would do or what you think about this? the truck is 20k and they would give me 19k for my car.
  7. S

    help me out here...

    looking at lightning, here is the mod list cosmetic: cervinis hood billet grill suspension: 2/4 drop JLP traction bars drive shaft loop Q1 shocks interior: pioneer touch screen DVD JLP steering column mounted boost gauge dual 10" subs and 700W amp Engine: Fully built Jlp short block rated...
  8. S

    kenne bell?

    hey guys, im looking at buying a lightning and i know it has intake, exhaust, jlp plenum, and a pulley, but the pulley is solid like a kenne bell pulley (i.e. doesnt look like the idlers with spaces in them) and the blower says kenne bell by autopower and not ford and svt, but it looks almost...
  9. S

    4 piston calipers?

    whos got em? what brand, how much, and where you bought them from, and opinions on how great they are would be appreciated! im looking at either the 00R brakes in the front or the brembo gran turismo kit. they are both about the same price and i believe they are both 4 piston so some1 correct me...
  10. S

    Two piece rotors?

    anyone running them? ive heard that every 10lbs of unsprung weight you lose is ~100lbs sprung weight? is this true? if so has anyone noticed a difference at the track?and where can you find replacement rotor rings? ive searched all over the internet and cant find them anywhere, specifically for...
  11. S

    04 cobra vs skittle

    went to the car show tonight and heading home afterwards there is a supra and a srt-4 neon on the freeway next to me leaving the show as well. i try to race the supra but cant ever get a nice race cuz of traffic but he brake boosted and took off and then took the next exit so whatever i was...
  12. S

    Camber issue. please help

    recently replace my steering rack cuz it was leaking and got a new alignment with the new one. my front alignment settings are good but my rear camber is totally out of wack. the left rear is set to -.3 and the right rear is -1.2?! WTF! i asked the guy when he gave me my papers that showed what...
  13. S

    Dyno Today!

    went to my tuner this morning for a tune finally. mods are upr in the fender intake, magnaflow x-pipe + catback, 3.1 pulley. car laid down 456whp and 466rwtq! my baseline with no tune just throwing the mods on was 433whp and 442rwtq. so it was a nice gain! timing was set at 19* and afr was ~11.8...
  14. S

    N20 question

    im looking at getting the ZEX safe shot nitrous kit and just running the 15 shot probably. the only reason im getting it is to cool down my intake temps. on their website it says all you need is a tuner which i have. i am new to nos and i see a lot of people with window switches and wot...
  15. S

    Why girls shouldnt drive fast cars

    drivng around tonight and i see a c6z kinda screwing around and i was going to try to race it. it was going around a corner and gunned it and the back kicked out a little so the driver overcompensated and flew from the right hand lane going east all the way over the median into the left hand...
  16. S

    steering rack

    did a search and found a few helpful tips but just want to make sure. the 03-04 rack is cobra specific? the part number is spr-zm? is there a way to get a direct stock replacement? if not then will i lose my factory steering feel even if i order one from ford? and does anyone know of a how to...
  17. S

    need help!

    at the track tonight and im pulling into the staging lanes and all of the sudden this nasty noise like grinding/screeching comes from the front of the car when i turn my wheel. so i stop and hit the brakes and it does it when i hit the brakes too. im wondering if anyone has had this problem and...
  18. S

    boring stock block

    anyone bored or honed their block just a few thousandths to get better piston to wall clearance with stock pistons for top speed runs?
  19. S

    Aluminum Diff Bushings?

    Anyone using the MM aluminum diff bushing kit? i like the fact that you are able to change pinion angle up to 4*. and the fact that its a solid mount so there wont be any play in it anymore. if you use it let me know what you think. it says NVH is basically unaffected so let me know if this is true.
  20. S

    04 cobra vs 07 GT500

    buddy has one and weve raced a few times from all different speeds and digs everytime i have him by at least a few cars. i thought stock gt500's should be putting out at least what i have if not more and he has FRPP shorty ceramic headers and a FRPP catback so i thought he should be way closer...
  21. S

    09 ferrari california

    saw some taillights id never seen before and caught up to see what it was and it took me a minute cuz its the first one ive seen. he had the top down and it was some 30 something dude who wouldnt look over so i got next to him dropped to 2nd and floored it under the freeway overpass. well...
  22. S

    3.27's?

    anyone switched to these gears in a Eaton or TS car? i know the turbo guys do it but i was wondering if anybody with a blower likes the long gears like me? it seems like everyone of my buddys with 4.10s in the GT's with blowers has to shift too much and i beat em every time cuz of my longer...
  23. S

    Heaton question

    just wondering if someone can explain why the eaton makes so much more heat than a twin screw? is it because it doesnt create boost internally like a twin screw and therefore it is trying to push atmospheric air pressure into an area filled with greater than atmospheric area? i dont understand...
  24. S

    which drag radials?

    going with either MT or Hoosier and i was gona buy the 10.5 replicas and get some 315s on there but thats and extra $400 on wheels i dont really need to spend if the 275s will get the job done just the same? what do you guys think? does the extra inch of tread really make that big of a...
  25. S

    10's with eaton?

    i know a few of you guys have done it. what mods does it take? im not ported (for now) but will be running an upper only 2.65 and have magnaflow catted x-pipe and catback and an intake. wondering what else i need after the tune to get me into the 10's?

Top