Ford SVT Lightning Mods Overview
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- čas přidán 27. 08. 2024
- This is a quick mods overview for my Ford Lightning. One of my subs requested a video going over the truck in general. Thanks for watching. See below for the exact parts if they haven't been upgraded yet.
Manley H Beam Rods -- amzn.to/3JmUR1Y
Manley Forged Pistons -- amzn.to/3J5lEOK
ARP Head Studs -- amzn.to/3J56r0n
ARP Main Studs -- amzn.to/3L8ETJV
ARP Cross Bolts -- amzn.to/3L8lokM
E85 Tune by Korn Tuning -- No longer tuning, sadly.
Deatschwerks 95lb Injectors -- amzn.to/3YADdw1
-6AN Return Line -- amzn.to/3L9qFIR
1997 Ford F150/Expedition Fuel Rails -- Junkyard, see my video about it.
Accufab Fuel Pressure Regulator -- Accufab FREG94
Dual Walbro 255 Fuel Pumps -- amzn.to/3SYenVH
Kenne Bell Boost-A-Pump -- Single Pump, Order from Kenne Bell
JLT Cold Air Intake -- Order from JLT but there are better options imo.
JLT Oil Separator -- Junk, I replaced mine, see my video about it.
LFP Single Blade Throttle Body -- Order from LFP
LFP Dual Pass Heat Exchanger -- Order from LFP
LFP Idler and Bracket -- Order from LFP
SCT BA3000 MAF -- amzn.to/3L8n4L6
Ported and Rebuilt JOKERZ Eaton Supercharger -- Junk, see my multiple videos about them
+8lb METCO Hub and Lower Pulley -- Order from Metco
2400RPM Precision of New Hampton Stall Converter -- Received as part of my transmission from A1
Stage 2 A1 Built 4R100 Transmission -- Order from A1 Transmission
Competition Engineering C3090 Driveshaft Loop -- amzn.to/3F8s7aG
Stifflers Traction Bars -- Order from Stifflers
SpeedHut Boost and Fuel Pressure Gauge -- Order from SpeedHut
AEM X-Series Wideband -- amzn.to/41WDV9K
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Great breakdown. I'd like to know how you did your bottom end upgrade. Specifically did you do all the crazy machine work to the block or did you simply dismantle the short block and re-install the new parts. Did you do a hone and all that?
Thanks for your kind words. In regards to the engine rebuild, I broke the whole engine down and reassembled it with the help of a good friend of mine. This was in 2016 (prior to me posting on this channel). The machine work was done at a place in my hometown. Polished the crankshaft, honed the cylinders very slightly, and cleaned everything. The cost was minimal because the work was minimal. I think it cost about 300 dollars in machine work. Then we reassembled it. The engine is still standard size rings and bearings.
@@605BOLT Thanks for the reply. I have a stock bottom end and would like to bulletproof it. I don't see the need for going crazy on machine work if the engine is in good working order to begin with.
@@johnstott3286 I completely agree. At the time I was bummed because I didn't really have a ton of money. Still don't lol. But when it was all said and done it was a great feeling knowing that I had some headroom.
John Stott you don’t have to machine anything to assemble BUT,l you do have to HONE the cylinders with a TORQUE PLATE, installed preferably.
My block had a hone run through it as well yes.
B4 they closed Memphis Motorsports Park i ran my 2002 Lightning it ran 8 40 in a 8th 13 20 in a quarter @ 102 and all i had was 4lb lower with a hypertech max energy and thats all
Must have been some pretty nice weather. That's a fine run for those mods.
Super helpful video. For those of us without any automotive/technical knowledge, this really helped paint the picture of your truck and the work that has been done to it.
I feel like this didn't actually help you.
@@605BOLT It did! I've told you before you are very good at dumbing it down for me :)
Oh good.
Nice breakdown. Clean engine bay. I picked up a '99 from my late uncle last year. Still having a blast doing minor upgrades.
Very nice. Congratulations on your new truck! I have a ton of Lightning videos on my channel. Hit up the playlist if you want to see them all in order. What upgrades have you made?
@@605BOLT So far, it's a couple upgrades but mostly resto. Purchased new seats from LMR as the old had seen better days. Added a single-blade throttle body. I have the bumper off now doing the bumper gap mod. Parts waiting for install are EGR delete, new boost gauge from AutoMeter, larger supercharger coolant tank that includes washer fluid, and a new mass air flow sensor. Not sure after that. Different pullies maybe and new plugs.
Very nice. I have some videos on some of those parts. Should be some nice updates. Clean ones are getting so hard to find so glad you're keeping yours in great shape!!
Dude hell yeah keep the vids coming!! I’ve got an 02 red L that I’m in the middle of motor swapping. Still stock heads bored .020 over just built bottom end
Nice. Ya that sounds very similar to my truck. It's lots of work but we'll worth it in the end I think. Nice to be able to put a little more boost on and not worry about the rods letting go. Thanks for stopping by! Hope to have more soon. 👍
Just got L 2 weeks ago and I'm already in with headlights and tails, k&n cai oil change fuel filter then next im changing plugs and coils along with an upgraded valve body then im gonna clean the turkey pan and blower real good and start tuning.
Sounds good buddy! Welcome to the lightning community. Sounds like you're on the right track. Hit up the Facebook groups. Lots of knowledgeable guys on there. Lightning Garage is the best I think.
@@605BOLT thanks for that! I'm in a few already. Thats where my plan comes from.
@@tunefully1792 nice. Sounds like you're on the right track. Hit up some of my other vids on some of those mods. Might have a few of those covered. Gonna be a fun summer for lightnings. Appreciate you stopping by!!
Subbed! Nice walk through. I need to do some more mods to my L. Look forward to more!
I have some footage from doing these mods to the truck so just working on getting it all edited. Thanks for the feedback and sub, Moto!
Truck looks great bro
I have 02 lightning
I am going to up grade mine similar to yours
I like the 8 pound pulley
What type of exhaust system did you go with?
And who tuned your truck?
By the way I appreciate your information
I am just about going to copy yours
THANKS
@@605BOLT
I am grateful for your info
Eric Korn tuned it. You can find him on Facebook. It has a stock exhaust on it for now. Makes it quieter for my wife and kids.
Hey bro, do you have a video on how you did the egr delete kit install?
No I don't really. Did that before I started the channel but I can try and get something like that up here. Pretty easy really on mine since all the emissions stuff is deleted. Basically screw the large threaded cap onto the exhaust pipe, and then cap the port on the plenum using the machined plate. I bought a JC Customs delete kit and it was a nice piece. There is another little bracket in the kit but the sensor it was for I deleted. Once the snow clears a bit that would be a good video to make. Thank you for the idea. 👍
Nice build! Keep it up
A ton more coming for this old truck. Should be a busy winter.
Great video man. I’ve got an 02. Similar setup for mods. But Longtubes and basically no mufflers. It’s wayyyyy to loud. Lol
Thanks man. I really appreciate you saying that. Just kind of starting out so idk what people want to see. Stock exhaust for now but I need to free it up some. I think it might be holding me back. What long tubes?
605BOLT mine has OBX. But what I’ve read on the forums is they are the cheaper lesser quality headers.
I’d keep doing how to videos. Or if you go to any car/truck shows record some of that. Took mine to it’s first car show a couple of weeks ago. Turn out was awesome.
I have a racing video I'm working on at the moment. Hope you like it!! I'll try and do more how tos as well.
How much hp you pushing boss ? Love the set up 👍🏽❤️
Haha it only makes about 400 wheel I think. Not too crazy. That poor Eaton is letting it down. 😭😂
400? I doubt maybe a little more
400 on e85, joker port and 8# lower? Lies!!! 😂. I’d say at least 450 wheel
@@605BOLT lol.. only 400? Ok.. we'll play along with that.. nice truck man!
@@19jody72 no fibs. Dyno was run in about 95 degree high humidity and heat soaked on a mobile dyno and restricted to 2nd gear. But that's all she made. Was just about the worst case scenario lol.
Beautiful truck. I’m sure it’s a lot of fun!
Thanks for saying that. Ya it's a lot of fun for just an old pickup! 😎
@@605BOLT if I didn’t have a terminator I would have a lightning. I love these trucks!
@@RJon2006 same back at u. I want a terminator someday...
Nice build
Thank you. It's due for a refresh.
Nice mods... Too deep for my pockets. I'm keeping mine semi stock for now.
My 08 Z06 broke my pockets years ago.
Thanks! Man I tell you what, these trucks can hurt the wallet when they break! C6Z is a legendary car as well!
Still have any of the m112 in storage?
@@robbyfuller4342 all of it actually. Still has an m112 on it until winter. Then we're going another way. 🤫
How can I do a complete erg valve delete on my 2005 ford 150 4.6 liter V8? And show me how to bypass the erg solenoid and the rest of the vacuum lines. Thanks
This is a different engine completely but I had to remove the egr tube and block off the ports on both ends. Then delete the vacuum lines that run it. And if you do that you will get check engine lights unless you change the tune on the truck.
What’s that bad boy making on power if you don’t mind me asking
Dyno came out at 402whp and like 492wtq. Mobile dyno I used only let me run it in second gear vs third. I'm not sure if that helps or hurts it haha. Who knows. Hopefully more here in the future!
Where do you live out in SD I bought my 01 Ford Cobra from Brookings.
I live about two hours south in Yankton SD. Went to school in Brookings getting my engineering degree. I bought my Lightning about three months before I graduated. Go Jacks!
@@605BOLT nice do you go to the ICC show down in Omaha? They host it usually every August lots a locals including the 1320 guys come.
@@emanuelnunez204 hell ya buddy. Every year. My favorite event of the year. U?
@@605BOLT yes I live here in town but I use to work out in North Sioux & Sioux Falls. How far are you from Sioux City?
Maybe an hour. So ICC drive is no big deal.
Nice
Thanks
What is the mod / switch you have off vacuum / boost signal from the midplate? Is that for the boost gauge?
It's a hobbs switch for my Kenne Bell boost a pump. Good eye!
What did it run at track
In this setup I think 13.45. Current pb is 12.80 or so.
Nice build but why did it run so slow i seen L with 6 pound pulleys running faster than 13.4
Our track is junk and I have to drive to the track about an hour so it's massively heat soaked when I get there. Definitely not a situation to get a hero pass out of it.
What exactly “quit” on your blower??
The bone stick blower ran until about 75K miles as a factory stock blower. Then when I went to pulley up to the bigger pulley it didn't even last long enough to get through the data logging before it started howling and grumbling. Bad noises and extreme heat in the snout. So hot that I couldn't touch it. Before I totally screwed it up, I took it and sent it to jokerz for full rebuild and port. He did that and then that blower catastrophically came apart and fully seized about 10K miles later. None of that original blower was useable at that point. So now I have a second blower that I send to jokerz and it's even a bigger hunk of shit but that's a little bit of a spoiler. It lasted me basically half a summer and it now is making noise like it's giving up now too. So I'm generally not pleased with my Jokerz blowers. They both leaked after he was done with them and I had to reseal them on my own. Long story.... I'm not pleased.
Hope that answers your question.
Thank you. That’s the kind of detailed response I was hoping for! Sorry to hear about your joker issues. You’re not the first I’ve read about them and issues.
Ya it's the shits. I understand that when you run a big pulley you are abusing the blower. I get that. But I would really think a guy could expect more than 10K miles out of one. And also, I expect them to not leak within the first 100 miles. My most recent one leaked the first night I took it out. And it was just sloppy work. Last one I got, the black one, when I got it back from him the plenum was RTV'd on. He sends them that way after port because you don't use a gasket. You use RTV because the inlet hope is bigger and the plenum outlet is bigger. Makes sense. But I needed to pull it off to tap the holes and add fittings to the plenum. Anyway, I go to remove it and the whole front edge of where the plenum mounts to the blower had a gap. So much that there was only RTV on the blower side of the joint and none sticking to the plenum side. There was a visible air gap. Reason was, when he painted the blower he didn't mask the top of the holes where the plenum connects and therefore there was a thick layer or wrinkle paint that was cocking the plenum up in the front. This causes the surfaces to not mate and left and air gap. Luckily I took it off or that would have been an unmetered air leak which would have caused more air to be sucked into the engine than what the MAF would read which would have resulted in a lean condition at best and possibly a blown engine at worst. For the alleged best blower and Eaton guy in the community who rags on other blower guys and claims to be the best, I expected better.
Wow man, just wow!!
Hey everyone I really need help. So I have an p2 lightning and just put on new lower intake manifold/turkey pan gaskets. However, I don't know the torque specs for the bolts that hold them down. Can anyone please help?
I would snug them down first going from the inside out. Then go back and torque them down. I want to say the torque is like 18ftlbs. I wouldn't worry about the torque though. They just need to be tight enough to seal. So hand tight.
@@605BOLT Thank you much sir
Good luck!!
@@605BOLT Also, would you use any rtv with the gasket or no? There are mixed opinions about it.
If we're talking about the gasket that goes between the lower intake manifold and cylinder heads, no I would not use any type of sealant. Do I understand you correctly?
Hey man do u have the original air cleaner box?
Theyre on ebay usually.
I am doing the eve delete on mine. How did you run you vac lines
The EVAP delete? You just cap the lines, remove the solenoid and remove the charcoal canister.
@@605BOLT sorry I meant egr delete
@@nefiance oh I gotcha. When I did that, I deleted the items all on the driver side of the engine. None of those items exist on my truck anymore. So you can just delete them as long as you dont create a vacuum leak or boost leak. The two hoses on the egr pipe and the sensor it goes to can be removed. Also the line going from the egr pipe to the egr solenoid can be deleted too. Hope this helps.
@@605BOLT do you get a check engine light?
If you do just the EVAP delete then yes you will get a light. But it is likely that your tuner can help you out to make it go away. 🤫
Niceee
This is the vid u wanted?🤔
@@605BOLT yea. Good stuff. Thanks.
Thinking about bringing it to summit this weekend if it's nice
If u want to sell of course 😉
No sorry. Already sold it.
I had Nittos on my Lightning. They are absolutely trash, didn't even last 30k miles.
The g2 are poop in my opinion. The NT05R set I have now are pretty good on clean streets. Not much for wear though. Only about two summers.