Mods , Help
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06-15-2003 | 01:11 AM
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Mods , Help
hi to all
, just picked up a 2003 grey lightning
the svt dealer wee i bought my truck is offering a performance package for the lightning
it includes
#6 pully
Diablo chip
NGT-TR6 Spark Plugs
intake
1700cfm throttle body
boost bypass
160 stat
installed for $3,200 canadain
1,500 more a
cobra r pump
daul electric fan
$6,400 more
bremo front brakes and rotors
4,500 more kook headers and bassani exhaust
svt dealer recomends the brake upgrade first then the headers?
what type of times would/could i expect with that performance package.
thanks
OR ANY BETTER IDEA'S
, just picked up a 2003 grey lightning the svt dealer wee i bought my truck is offering a performance package for the lightning
it includes
#6 pully
Diablo chip
NGT-TR6 Spark Plugs
intake
1700cfm throttle body
boost bypass
160 stat
installed for $3,200 canadain
1,500 more a
cobra r pump
daul electric fan
$6,400 more
bremo front brakes and rotors
4,500 more kook headers and bassani exhaust
svt dealer recomends the brake upgrade first then the headers?
what type of times would/could i expect with that performance package.
thanks
OR ANY BETTER IDEA'S
Last edited by thehammer; 06-15-2003 at 02:43 AM.
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06-15-2003 | 01:16 AM
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Don't buy any mods from them. They are trying to rip you off.
The base package you just listed should cost you no more than 1200 USD. And what exactly do they mean by "intake."
To get a better idea of the prices for those mods, hit up some of the supporting vendors from here, and over on www.NLOC.net.
Here are just some:
www.lightningparts.com
www.teamjdm.com
www.johnnylightningperf.com
www.lightningforceperformance.com
www.blueovalperformance.com
www.razorsedgemotorsports.com
Also, Bassani shorty headers don't net you any power improvements. You would be better going with Longtubes from either Kooks or Dynatech.
The base package you just listed should cost you no more than 1200 USD. And what exactly do they mean by "intake."
To get a better idea of the prices for those mods, hit up some of the supporting vendors from here, and over on www.NLOC.net.
Here are just some:
www.lightningparts.com
www.teamjdm.com
www.johnnylightningperf.com
www.lightningforceperformance.com
www.blueovalperformance.com
www.razorsedgemotorsports.com
Also, Bassani shorty headers don't net you any power improvements. You would be better going with Longtubes from either Kooks or Dynatech.
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06-15-2003 | 01:43 AM
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WOW!!!! 
Let me make sure I understood your post correctly! You are saying the dealer that sold you your L is offering the upgrades that you have listed in your post? Was Ford still going to honor the warranty with the mods installed? Who was the dealer if you dont mind me asking?
Hey congrats to you on your new L and welcome to the Lightning world!
Let me make sure I understood your post correctly! You are saying the dealer that sold you your L is offering the upgrades that you have listed in your post? Was Ford still going to honor the warranty with the mods installed? Who was the dealer if you dont mind me asking?Hey congrats to you on your new L and welcome to the Lightning world!
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06-15-2003 | 02:00 AM
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Re: Mods , Help
Yeah right!
OTE]Originally posted by thehammer
hi to all , just picked up a 2003 grey lightning
the svt dealer wee i bought my truck is offering a performance package for the lightning
it includes
#6 pully
Diablo chip
NGT-TR6 Spark Plugs
intake
1700cfm throttle body
boost bypass
160 stat
installed for $3,200 canadain
1,500 more a
cobra r pump
daul electric fan
$6,400 more
bremo front brakes and rotors
4,500 more hooker headers and bassani exhaust
svt dealer recomends the brake upgrade first then the headers?
what type of times would/could i expect with that performance package.
thanks
OR ANY BETTER IDEA'S [/QUOTE]
Yeah right!
OTE]Originally posted by thehammer
hi to all
, just picked up a 2003 grey lightning the svt dealer wee i bought my truck is offering a performance package for the lightning
it includes
#6 pully
Diablo chip
NGT-TR6 Spark Plugs
intake
1700cfm throttle body
boost bypass
160 stat
installed for $3,200 canadain
1,500 more a
cobra r pump
daul electric fan
$6,400 more
bremo front brakes and rotors
4,500 more hooker headers and bassani exhaust
svt dealer recomends the brake upgrade first then the headers?
what type of times would/could i expect with that performance package.
thanks
OR ANY BETTER IDEA'S [/QUOTE]
Yeah right!
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06-15-2003 | 02:56 AM
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Originally posted by Txoutlaw
WOW!!!! Let me make sure I understood your post correctly! You are saying the dealer that sold you your L is offering the upgrades that you have listed in your post? Was Ford still going to honor the warranty with the mods installed? Who was the dealer if you dont mind me asking?
brown bro's in Vancouver
ford would honor the warranty as long as the mods didn't cause the damage. they told me that their owner Tim Brown has years of racing expeirance and drive's a cobra R. the svt mechanic says that this performance pakage is safe. if any problems did happen they would pull the motor and inspect it and i would be able to bring a mechanic of my choice also.
Hey congrats to you on your new L and welcome to the Lightning world!
WOW!!!!
Let me make sure I understood your post correctly! You are saying the dealer that sold you your L is offering the upgrades that you have listed in your post? Was Ford still going to honor the warranty with the mods installed? Who was the dealer if you dont mind me asking?brown bro's in Vancouver
ford would honor the warranty as long as the mods didn't cause the damage. they told me that their owner Tim Brown has years of racing expeirance and drive's a cobra R. the svt mechanic says that this performance pakage is safe. if any problems did happen they would pull the motor and inspect it and i would be able to bring a mechanic of my choice also.
Hey congrats to you on your new L and welcome to the Lightning world!
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06-15-2003 | 03:00 AM
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Re: Re: Mods , Help
[QUOTE]Originally posted by musclemann
[B]Yeah right!
no **** dude
they were doing a 2003 harley
the header's and exhaust
brake upgrade
fan kit
cobra r water pump
2002 lightning was getting the performance package
why would i lie.
i'm trying to find out if its a good deal or not and what times would i be looking at.
[B]Yeah right!
no **** dude
they were doing a 2003 harley
the header's and exhaust
brake upgrade
fan kit
cobra r water pump
2002 lightning was getting the performance package
why would i lie.
i'm trying to find out if its a good deal or not and what times would i be looking at.
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06-15-2003 | 03:01 AM
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06-15-2003 | 03:43 AM
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Re: Mods , Help
Originally posted by thehammer
#6 pully
Diablo chip
NGT-TR6 Spark Plugs
intake
1700cfm throttle body
boost bypass
160 stat
installed for $3,200 canadain
#6 pully
Diablo chip
NGT-TR6 Spark Plugs
intake
1700cfm throttle body
boost bypass
160 stat
installed for $3,200 canadain
6# pulley: $220
chip: $250
plugs: $85
air intake: $180
throttle body: $450 (for a super duper blingarific one)
boost bypass: $5
160deg stat: $10
total: $1200 usd!!!
Originally posted by thehammer
1,500 more a
cobra r pump
daul electric fan
1,500 more a
cobra r pump
daul electric fan
total: $500 usd!!!!
Originally posted by thehammer
$6,400 more
bremo front brakes and rotors
$6,400 more
bremo front brakes and rotors
total: $3780.00 usd!!!!!
Originally posted by thehammer
4,500 more kook headers and bassani exhaust
4,500 more kook headers and bassani exhaust
total: $1900 usd!!!!
total thru dealership (with labor?): $15600 canadian
total thru vendors (without labor): $7380 american
not having to worry about warranty concerns if you blow your 11 second engine: PRICELESS!
i tell you what, i'm free the first week of july... you order all of the stuff you need from the vendors, and i'll drive it up there & install it for $5000.00!
thats a savings of over $3000! (or however the conversion works) LOL
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06-15-2003 | 03:59 PM
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My local SVT dealership promises to honor the warranty as long as they install the mods. They even have files for Superchips and they offer to install pulleys, suspension, etc. etc. They also sell parts for JDM I believe.
It's not uncommon....look at Anderson Ford and a couple of other large dealerships....
It's not uncommon....look at Anderson Ford and a couple of other large dealerships....
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06-15-2003 | 05:43 PM
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the dealership here has done 100 cobra's ,25 lightnings and 100 harley's in the last few years.
they would prefer to reccomend and do the install so no one has to get into a warrenty hassle.
the svt mechanic says there are to many people out there that want to do their own installs and don't have the expeirence to do so.
he had explained that a couple of lightnings(2001-2002) had done some upgrades and ran into the sparkplug problem,
those that had the upgades done by the dealership were covered and the backyard mechinic's pretty well sucked wind.
my question to you experince people out there is that if i go ahead with the upgrades what type of street times would i be lokking at. the svt dealer figured i would shave a 1/2second off my 0-60time but because tracks are very few around here, he couldn't tell me the 1/4 mile times.
thanks
they would prefer to reccomend and do the install so no one has to get into a warrenty hassle.
the svt mechanic says there are to many people out there that want to do their own installs and don't have the expeirence to do so.
he had explained that a couple of lightnings(2001-2002) had done some upgrades and ran into the sparkplug problem,
those that had the upgades done by the dealership were covered and the backyard mechinic's pretty well sucked wind.
my question to you experince people out there is that if i go ahead with the upgrades what type of street times would i be lokking at. the svt dealer figured i would shave a 1/2second off my 0-60time but because tracks are very few around here, he couldn't tell me the 1/4 mile times.
thanks
#13
06-15-2003 | 07:03 PM
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06-16-2003 | 09:02 AM
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My dealer is a mod friendly dealer and will
offer most of those products with installs, too. Most in Atlanta area know who I mean. However, a guy was coming to dealer and reflash stock computers according to mods, but main service admitted they would try to cover warranty situations,but if ford questioned it--YOU WERE ON YOUR OWN!!
