2004 gto vs ford lightning
07-15-2010, 03:44 PM
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That was acutaly going to be my plan lol i was looking at the tvs1900 kits from new era or maybe a turbo. I would rather have a ls2 but for that price (12,500) with only 58,000 miles and an m6 i think i would be happy with a ls1 gto most likley but on a maggie and exhaust and be done.
07-15-2010, 04:49 PM
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That was acutaly going to be my plan lol i was looking at the tvs1900 kits from new era or maybe a turbo. I would rather have a ls2 but for that price (12,500) with only 58,000 miles and an m6 i think i would be happy with a ls1 gto most likley but on a maggie and exhaust and be done.
You will be in the mid 400s with the 112 with it and exhaust and could obviously go quite higher if you swap pulleys and such.
This would give you the best of both worlds. You would still get over 28mpg with the M6 and when you want to play you get to hear the whine
07-15-2010, 06:42 PM
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Yea im waiting for my uncle to get back from vaction and ill sign the car to him. Nice thing is its still in the family so i could talk him into leting me drive it. But as soon as everything is all set ill go check out the goat. I was looking at another 04 m6 with 27,000 for 15,000 i may be able to talk them down. I think i would pay $1500 more for 20,000 less miles.
07-18-2010, 02:19 AM
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thats a helluva offer for your t/a. i dont think i could pass that up. (as u can tell from my name) im not to high on blue oval products, so getting a goat would be the way to go, imo. actually im kinda in the same boat u are... im thinkin about sellin my pickup to get an o5-o6 gto and swaping the stuff in my wrecked 99z into an older chevy 4x4 so i still have both, a truck and a car.idk where your located but on my local cragslist (nor.cal/so.oregon) ive seen nice 04 m6s as low as 10-11k. the cheapest lS2s ive seen are around 15k. theres also a procharged o4 in the S.F. craigs for 17k with only 36k miles on it...but its yellow
lol...so i guess im just tryin to say make sure you hunt around, there might be better deals out there
good luck
lol...so i guess im just tryin to say make sure you hunt around, there might be better deals out theregood luck
07-21-2010, 11:40 PM
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Research the lightning in some lightning forums. I can't remember which years were troublesome but I know a lot of them were busting pistons.....
The only lightning I ever raced I beat badly so if you are tired of your car I think you will get bored with a lightning quickly.....
The only lightning I ever raced I beat badly so if you are tired of your car I think you will get bored with a lightning quickly.....
07-23-2010, 02:54 AM
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For 12,500 and those miles jump on that GTO. Then Call Hendrix Engineering who is running special right now on TVS 1900, 2300 and even better on the old 112.
You will be in the mid 400s with the 112 with it and exhaust and could obviously go quite higher if you swap pulleys and such.
This would give you the best of both worlds. You would still get over 28mpg with the M6 and when you want to play you get to hear the whine
You will be in the mid 400s with the 112 with it and exhaust and could obviously go quite higher if you swap pulleys and such.
This would give you the best of both worlds. You would still get over 28mpg with the M6 and when you want to play you get to hear the whine
07-23-2010, 08:27 AM
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Yea im waiting for my uncle to get back from vaction and ill sign the car to him. Nice thing is its still in the family so i could talk him into leting me drive it. But as soon as everything is all set ill go check out the goat. I was looking at another 04 m6 with 27,000 for 15,000 i may be able to talk them down. I think i would pay $1500 more for 20,000 less miles.
07-24-2010, 06:19 PM
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I used to have an 04 Lightning and LOVED it!! if you thought the blower was loud with just an intake, you should hear it pullied!!! With just an intake, pulley, and tune my truck made made a heatsoaked 399RWHP/524RWTQ.
It did drink gas like it was going out of style though. Ended up trading it for my wifes WS.6.
It did drink gas like it was going out of style though. Ended up trading it for my wifes WS.6.
