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10-22-2004, 01:02 AM
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Lightning Shelved
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10-22-2004, 01:26 AM
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Re: Lightning Shelved
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Originally Posted by BigAls87Z28
http://www.autoweek.com/news.cms?newsId=101065
Oh well...so sad to see it go.  |
don't you dare hate on the lightning
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10-22-2004, 06:40 AM
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Apparently, cost played a leading role in the decision, as the expense involved in developing and certifying a proper V8, and massaging the new-for-2004 F-150's chassis, was deemed prohibitive.
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at least they admit they can't build good V8's, whatever the excuse may be...
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10-22-2004, 09:35 AM
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Bah - forget the lightening. The SRT-10 owns.
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10-22-2004, 10:51 AM
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sad, i hope they do bring it back though for a while i was thinking about buying a used one but who knows now...if they are gonna be a "collectors" car i might as well forget it.
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10-22-2004, 11:43 AM
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it's officially "postponed". I find it funny how SVT had three cars a few years ago and now they have none.
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10-22-2004, 12:02 PM
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:finger: FORD :finger: , but the lightning was a nice truck, lets see if this effects prices on used ones 8)
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10-22-2004, 12:07 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2004
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Originally Posted by 79dizZy28
:finger: FORD :finger: , but the lightning was a nice truck, lets see if this effects prices on used ones 8)
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Dont knock Fords, man. 98% of all Fords are still on the road...the other 2% made it home.
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10-22-2004, 04:04 PM
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funny that they were so proud to have that niche segment of performance full size trucks so locked up until there was competition in it. 
typical ford, be the best in a market no one else is going for and run the second another manufacturer shows up.
later
tim
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10-22-2004, 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by SpeakersGoBoom
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Originally Posted by 79dizZy28
:finger: FORD :finger: , but the lightning was a nice truck, lets see if this effects prices on used ones 8)
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Dont knock Fords, man. 98% of all Fords are still on the road...the other 2% made it home. |
ROFLMAO, that's the funniest thing I've read in months!!!
Let's see; 5.4L 2 valves per cylinder, supercharger, putting out 390hp. GM; 5.7L 2 valves per cylinder, no blower, putting out over 405hp in a car which has tighter emissions standards .
Seriously though, they were rather nice trucks but I'd never own one. I'd just go straight for the throat and get a sy or ty with 2 fewer cylinders, 1 less liter, 600lbs lighter, AWD, and a turbo for half the price  .
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10-22-2004, 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by NJSPEEDER
funny that they were so proud to have that niche segment of performance full size trucks so locked up until there was competition in it.
typical ford, be the best in a market no one else is going for and run the second another manufacturer shows up.
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Ford didn't run away with the pony car. They just let GM do what they do worst... marketing.
It's funny how the big 3 fight now a days. Dodge was first with the v10 vipers owning the road but last with the high performance trucks . They had the engine for how many years before they thought it might help their image to put it in a pickup....
GM's SS.... what were they thinking? Almost like GM said "hey guys, we have to do SOMETHING" and an engineer said "make it pretty with AWD and we can get back to designing wrong wheel drive cars." caddy engineer, "damn those chevy engineers got it tough working with wrong wheel drive all the time."
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10-22-2004, 04:53 PM
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im with 79dizzy28...fords can suck my ass
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10-22-2004, 05:02 PM
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I like the Lightning 
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10-22-2004, 05:41 PM
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lightning + pully and injectors = ****in fast w/ a bed...i wouldnt mind ownin one
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10-22-2004, 05:48 PM
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personally i still think theirs no competition for hte lightning...if you wanna call the overpriced srt-10 competition then yah i guess so...but the lightning is like 20 grand less isnt it? I could buy another fbody just with the price difference.
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10-22-2004, 05:54 PM
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Originally Posted by foff667
personally i still think theirs no competition for hte lightning...if you wanna call the overpriced srt-10 competition then yah i guess so...but the lightning is like 20 grand less isnt it? I could buy another fbody just with the price difference.
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speaking of another f-body...when u gettin ur v6?
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10-22-2004, 08:40 PM
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Originally Posted by j0n
lightning + pully and injectors = ****in fast w/ a bed...i wouldnt mind ownin one
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it was my top pick for a truck until i found out you couldn't get 4wd
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10-22-2004, 09:40 PM
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The L is a nice truck...but even Ford knows there is no more room for this truck.
With the new F150 getting a new body, they couldnt see making a 2dr, short bed model only for the L. I belive ALL F150's have 4drs, be it suicide doors, or a crew cab.
Now, you have the SSR and SS Silverado. The SS Silverado was a head of the curve if you look at it. GM knew a crew cab, AWD, high-hp truck will probably be a better idea then making a 2 seater niche car.
And with the SSR, it covers the very limited hot rod pick up market, and does it quite well. For a bit more the price of a new L, you now can get a 400hp, 6spd manual, hard top vert 2 seater roadster truck.
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10-22-2004, 11:14 PM
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the SSR is a 6? I honestly thought that GM was going with the vintage feeling of a 4 speed.
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10-22-2004, 11:16 PM
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least thats how it is in Project Gotham Racing 2. Figured that would be accurate, since pretty much everything else in that game is acurate. They even got details like the porche spoilers on the carrera and carrera gt lifting up at a certain speed
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10-23-2004, 12:39 AM
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The 04 SSR had a 5.3 making 300hp, and a 4spd auto.
The 05 SSR has a 6.0 making 400hp, and has either a 4spd auto, or 6spd manual.
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10-23-2004, 02:09 AM
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it had a 5.3? I believe it had the LS1 (5.7) and now the 6.0L LS2
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10-23-2004, 02:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Savage_Messiah
it had a 5.3? I believe it had the LS1 (5.7) and now the 6.0L LS2
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Nope, 5.3 making 300hp. Plans were for a 6.0 345hp H.O. motor inthe concept, then news of a supercharged 5.3 making 350hp, but they settled with the all-aluminum 5.3.
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10-23-2004, 09:56 AM
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Alright, I could definately have been mistaken on that
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