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    How fast is a stock ford lightning? Im really curious bc my brothers runs mid 8sec 1/4s....but he has soo much stuff done to it. It doesnt even run on gasoline anymore

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    14.9s-15.2s depending on traction

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    what body style we talking about here

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    Gen 1 L's are turds 99-00 are 14's and 01-Up are a little quicker IIRC.
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    13.5 gen 2

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    Around here the gen IIs run low 14s during the summer months and slightly quicker in the winter months. Just like our Dakotas - very few of them remain "stock" as delivered. A few changes and they go low 13s.
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    My buddies went 14.0 @ 100mph on street tires and a JLT intake at around 2500DA
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    A pulley change on the S/C, Tuning and some good tires. 13.1's all day long.

    Been there seen it on a friends truck.
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    Quote Originally Posted by fastestbrickonearth View Post
    13.5 gen 2
    X2 stock!

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    Quote Originally Posted by krs1r/t View Post
    X2 stock!
    Not everybody in the country gets to race on downhill mineshaft air tracks.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Duner View Post
    Not everybody in the country gets to race on downhill mineshaft air tracks.
    390ci 11.13@120mph N/A

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    Quote Originally Posted by Duner View Post
    Not everybody in the country gets to race on downhill mineshaft air tracks.
    DA doesn't matter!!!!!!!!!!! Everyone knows that!!!!!!!
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    Damn, I forgot that somehow EVERY dude on the East Coast just happens to be a better driver or tuner - by between 6 tenths and a full second when compared to everybody else in the country.
    Freakin' amazing shit! Must be the water!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Duner View Post
    Damn, I forgot that somehow EVERY dude on the East Coast just happens to be a better driver or tuner - by between 6 tenths and a full second when compared to everybody else in the country.
    Freakin' amazing shit! Must be the water!

    (In my best Jerzy Boyz accent)

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    Well DUH!

    I mean us Westcoasters are so slow and lethargic ( Hey doooood ) that our reaction times are measured in minutes... sheesh



    I cant comment about the mineshaft air. We are lucky up here to have said air

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    eastcoast boys rulz yo------dude
    10 second club

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    Quote Originally Posted by Duner View Post
    Damn, I forgot that somehow EVERY dude on the East Coast just happens to be a better driver or tuner - by between 6 tenths and a full second when compared to everybody else in the country.
    Freakin' amazing shit! Must be the water!

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    http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...trumented-test

    ^^ they say 13.8 so with any kind of drag radial or slick there's your 13.5 YOOOO!!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by fastestbrickonearth View Post
    http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...trumented-test

    ^^ they say 13.8 so with any kind of drag radial or slick there's your 13.5 YOOOO!!!
    Don't get caught up in arguing with these idiots! You will loose brain cells!

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    Quote Originally Posted by krs1r/t View Post
    Don't get caught up in arguing with these idiots! You will loose brain cells!

    Just Let them do there usual crying then they will go away!
    We can't cry up here, not enough air.
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    The 03 I had made multiple 13.7 runs with nothing but an aftermarket CAI. Can't remember what the weather was like that day but I'm well over 2000 ft.

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    A friend of mine ran 13.8-14 with just a kn filter.

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    Ive got a buddy running 12.0xx's
    Full bolt ons
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    tune
    some small weight mods(no spare, no tailgate...etc..)

    truck is still being tuned and will end up running 11's.

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    I always wanted one but ended up with a dumb Dakota. Sheesh.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Adobedude View Post
    We can't cry up here, not enough air.
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    And you guys bitch about how heavy the Dak's are...


    Sheesh.

    Throw enough money at anything and it will go fast.

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    We really can't have a thread without crying about DA can we? haha.

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