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Old 07-18-2004 | 05:35 PM
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The Big Red Machine breathed it's first breath since last November today. Even with the monster 160 lb injectors, it fired right up with the initial tune I set it up with. Of course it will need to be completely retuned from scratch, but that's why I'm the best Lightning tuner in the business . It felt good to hear it run again. The new exhaust is awesome. The massive Procharger screams at idle (reminds me of my ATI powered Gen 1). I swear it was telling me to feed it cats and small children. There is still tons to do on the truck and lots of little bugs to work out before it sees track duty, so don't expect any new ETs in the next week or so. Just wanted to share my joy .
 
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Old 07-18-2004 | 05:38 PM
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160 lb. injectors!


I'll be afraid to sleep with lights out for a while now.
 
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Old 07-18-2004 | 05:41 PM
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Oh, BTW, something else I wanted to mention...

I blew up my radiator and had to replace it for leaking. The replacement Ford radiator was twice as thick as the original. On my original radiator, if you look at the top (with the air deflector off) you see how wide the aluminum strip is, but if you feel behind it, the core is only about half that thick. The new radiator was the full thickess. Thought that was worth mentioning.
 
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Old 07-18-2004 | 06:05 PM
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Originally posted by LightningTuner
Oh, BTW, something else I wanted to mention...

I blew up my radiator and had to replace it for leaking. The replacement Ford radiator was twice as thick as the original. On my original radiator, if you look at the top (with the air deflector off) you see how wide the aluminum strip is, but if you feel behind it, the core is only about half that thick. The new radiator was the full thickess. Thought that was worth mentioning.
I don't understand.

Are you saying that there is more cooling tubes in the replacement?
 
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Old 07-18-2004 | 06:10 PM
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Sounds good Sal, look forward to seeing some dyno and track #'s from that beast in the future. Good Luck!
 
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Old 07-18-2004 | 06:15 PM
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Re: The Fire Burns Again...

Originally posted by LightningTuner
that's why I'm the best Lightning tuner in the business .
C0cky ba$tard aren't you LOL

Congratts on getting the truck running again.

 
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Old 07-18-2004 | 06:51 PM
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i believe in you and your project. but if anything i've learned in my project is expect the unexpected.

what are you using to tune it? what driverbox are you using for the injectors?
 
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Old 07-18-2004 | 06:52 PM
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holy cow! Thats friggin awesome!!

You the man!
 
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Old 07-18-2004 | 07:02 PM
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It's like being Reborn, congrats Sal!
 
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Old 07-18-2004 | 07:18 PM
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Congrads Sal!

Plenty of tuning hours on your dyno forthcoming, or something.

Bob
 
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Old 07-18-2004 | 07:20 PM
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congratulations sal...
 
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Old 07-18-2004 | 07:43 PM
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Can you say........whole lot of Horse Power
 
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Old 07-18-2004 | 07:58 PM
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AWESOME SAL,
It must have felt great to hear it run again

CONGRATS, and let the fun begin
 
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Old 07-18-2004 | 08:01 PM
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Are you staying with a Ford computer, or going to something like FAST? What kind of power are you shooting for? What kind of boost are you looking for with the pro charger? Good Luck, and congrats on getting it running again!
 
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Old 07-18-2004 | 08:46 PM
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Hey Sal, what are you tuning with now, SCT? Just wondering, cause I thought I saw you post about becoming an SCT distributor.

Joe
 


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