Competition SMOKED Another Lightning!

[1FSTDSL]

I just had some guys come by my house wanting to “see” my truck. They brought one of their buddies with his modified Ford Lightning. I thought they were just coming by to take a ride, but I guess this friend of theirs wanted to put me in my place. I told him that I race at the track and I preferred not to race on the street.



So he said he had to leave and did not want to ride in my truck. The others asked for a ride, so I followed the lightning out of my neighborhood. We pulled out on to the freeway and I said what the heck, (it was too tempting). He was ahead of me when he punched it and I blew by him at about 65 mph and filled his truck full of smoke (he had his window down). We pulled over and he was not happy. He said he had never been beat before, but there was more that he could do to his truck. I told him I could as well, but right now I can pull my 12,000lb trailer, off-road, drag race and still get 16mpg in town. He was kind of a sore looser, but it was definitely fun showing disbelievers the power of the CUMMINS!

 

[JyRO]

A big pat on the back from me. You learned'em mighty fine!



- JyRO

 

[GO 4LO]

Sweet .



Chris

 

[apkole]

Welll, now. . . . .



The Lightning owner has one of two options to choose from:



Option # 1: Put up



Option # 2: Shut up



What, after all that whining, he didn't offer to try a second time?



Good job!

 

[XcumminsX]

Awesome!!

 

[jtisdale]

You passed him at 65 or 165?

 

[BigDan]

looking at your sig whats powershot 2000???

 

[1FSTDSL]

We raced from about 10mph - 90 mph, he started out ahead of me and I pulled him the entire way. At about 65 is when my exhaust pipe was in his rolled down window and I let off after I had him by about two lengths.



Powershot 2000 is propane. I know you guys don't like propane, but it gives me an extra 50HP. I would need to run 170 HP injectors to be equivalent and then I would not be able to pull my trailer with that size of injector. Besides, when I run out of propane when I am camping, I always have a two 5 gallon tanks in my toolbox, works for me.

 

[Devildog]

Good Job!!

I eat the lightnings around here Too, and it is funny to see the look on their face as my big 4x4 with BFG A/T 35" leave them in the smoke

 

[Rhondasway]

There are a few that come to the tracks around here. I've only personally seen one faster than my truck, and have beaten some running NOS... Don't that feel nice on #2... ?

 

[Sick Boy]

good job whats your truck runnin in the 1/4 mile?

 

[1FSTDSL]

Originally posted by DieselFreak 2

good job whats your truck runnin in the 1/4 mile?

Low 13's.

 

[Chipstien]

Sweet!

 

[Cumminsdieselboy]

you know ever since we got injectors and turbo and stacks, i have not had one person try and race me except for one guy in williamsport when we were coming home.



he pulled on Route 15 and was behind us he was moving pretty good and he got aside of us and gave it fuel Straight piped 03 and my dad said no way you are gonna win so we floor it and we lost the truck (Smoke). and then he come flyin up aside of us again and puts down his pasenger window and we trade thumbs up. it was awesome.



but no one around Pottstown and Boyertown wants to race they must all be afraid.

 

[CATCRACKER]

the worst is having a 4x4 dually then no one wants to race. everyone likes the truck though had a boy walk to me yesterday "dude that is a bad m/f i want to buy it from you" i said everything i gots for sale when i told him i could give a mustang a run for his money his face was like:--)