I got a friend who wants to run for fun, im gonna do it anyways, just wondering how bad Im gonna get beat....by the way, my headers will be on tomorrow before we race, whether thats gonna make a huge difference or not

 

Unless you are installing a supercharger you don't have a chance from a stop. He should beat you by 3 to 4 cars to 80. Run him on the highway from 80 to120 you might win.

 

that trucks a monster, stock 13.8's even with an average launch. Ran against one at Carlsbad, very fast truck.

 

Those trucks can run mid 13 with Auto Tranny!... needs only good tires or the know how to lanuch....

 

Just make sure to use plenty of lube when you take it in the ass!!!

 

you could avoid a slaughter if you had descent tires...let the air out to 25 psi and launch as hard as you can if he can launch you still lose if he cant it could be close ...the low number releys on there ability to get out of the hole quick

 

you have absolutely no shot unless this guy can't drive.

 

Thanks for the input guys....i'll be sure to bring the vaseline, but hopefully i wont get spanked too bad. I'll also try to video tape it so for future reference, everyone will know how they fare against Ford Lightenings. I mean it comes w/380hp, how can we compete with that? Good thing its just for fun

 

get used to the look of his tails man

 

horseshit. He could beat you in reverse.

 

My father-inlaw has one and that baby is so quick you are gonna lose and bad! Stock people have gotten low low 13s and with the diablo chip,air filter,smaller pully, and upgraded exhuast even more worst. Also don't think a roll is gonna help you either I tried that he won't spank you as bad but he still should pull you Your best bet is Force induction!!!!! If there is anyone in the DC area that wants to try one let me know I could make it happen I lost with pride and he went home with 1 win under his belt

 

i raced my friends brand new lightning, he shit on me, even though i missed 3rd gear i still didn't have a chance...0-85 he was already a good 3 in front of me. Also traction does help a lil bit, might get you half a car length. RWD helps, FWD doesn't

 

I actually found out that its the new Harley Davidson edition, that apparently comes with a supercharger....I was told that I should be able to handle that. I never thought that these damn trucks could be made so fast.....damn V8's...but we'll see how i do against the Harley edition

 

the harley edition is a bit slower, but the only way i see you winning is if you do it from a standstill and he has a bad launch.
let us know how it turns out

 

yeah you have a much better chance than!!!

 

I raced the harley davidson version on the highway. .. he was steady behind 2-3 car lengths.. took it to 190KM/H... he did have big ass chrome wheels.. maybe thats y

 

comes stock wiht 20's

 

only thing with the harley davidson, you don't always know what your getting. With the current one, and knowing the truck, obviously it's the SC version, however there are non SC ones out there from earlier years. THose would be no sig problem.

Joe

 

watched a 2003 lightning run at the track this week, very bad driver, 2.72 60 ft. ran a 14.6 @ 106mph, so yeah there's a chance, hope you find one that launch's this bad........

 

Wait you mean there was a driver NOT driving his/her car to its full potential?? I don't believe it.

 

I saw a couple lightnings at NE dragway a few months back and the did mid to high 12s!!! Those trucks are beasts!

 

if it's the harley version, you may have a better chance.

if it's an 03 lightning prepare to be vaporized

 

Yer better off from a roll, like a 90mph roll, I can pull Lightnings from a roll only, from the line, they kill me everytime, but the 5.4 doesn't rev that high, so you may have a chance then...



There are quite a few Ls in my club and man, do they fly! The 'slow' ones run mid 13s, lol. I saw a 99 back in 99 with the dealer sticker in the window go 13.6s all night long...


Beasts. New S/C HDs go 14.6s - 14.9s with an ok driver...340 hp, more weight (extended cab and other goodies) and big ass 20s kill the performance....

 

that's what ive been told, but he also said he was doing some mods and should have over 500hp under the hood by this weekend. I just thought it would be a friendly race, but now he's talking he only wants to race for money....I hate it when people do that, so I told him I had someone for him and of course he's hesitating now....oh well, looks like this may not happen after all

 

Race him from a roll....only!!! If he changes his pully your through I mean he gonna gain some seriuos HP.

 

Um, if the Lightning is pushing 500 horsepower, it won't matter where you race him from.

 

ok on saturday me and my friend put a shift kit and ram air in his 02 lightning....he gained 3-4 lbs of boost and now spins 2nd gear. He's running 13psi out of a ram air intake i was like i hate you. he took me for a ride and it would eat us without flooring it

 

it wouldn't matter if u took all the air out of ur tires u have no chance the o1-03 lightnings are very very underrated i hope its for fun cuase he'll have some