Newbie...with pics of truck.

[Bowhuntr11]

So yeah I just joined the L club...I got a sonic blue lightning... :cool:

I have always been a 4x4 Country truck driving fool, and decided to go a different route. I bought it about 2 weeks ago and have been enjoying it a ton...I have been reading it feels like non-stop about the lightning and also feel like I don't know crap yet lol.


My mods so far;

Mechanical: Boost bypass mod

Cosmetic: make the dome light a "cool white" or light blue color, and have put some floorboard dim blue lighting (which some people I know think looks gay, but with this sonic blue it looks awesome and its not overboard blinding light, just a dim blue)

Here are some pics:

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/5194/dsc00311hr9.jpg

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/7875/dsc00313on2.jpg

This look like the factory pulley? I can't really tell since I've never seen anything different...

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/1227/dsc00317nf9.jpg

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/218/dsc00318ur2.jpg

The only problem that I have so far is that the shift between like 1st and 2nd is very rough. I need to get it tuned or something...was looking at the Factory Tech Accumulator Valve Body... Any ideas?


So here are my next steps:

1) See Terry to have him tune it and look at it lol...if he will.

2) I am putting one or two LED's under the door handle for when I push the unlock button it lights up the door handle.

3) K&N Filter...

3) Maybe look at getting the upper pulley?

Sound good?


I hope I enjoy my stay here and get to one of these monthly meetings too...

[slick-svt]

Welcome to the club....suppose you are a bowhunter also....good to have another of of those too...:tu:

[dboat]

Another bowhunter is good to have here...

You have a K&N on it now.. just stick with it.. the valve mod can increase the line pressure so not sure it would fix your shifting issue, but Terry is better at those issues than I could ever be.. However, a pulley, tune, etc is always warranted..

Nice looking truck.

Welcome,

Dana

btw, what bow do you have>?

[ZeusSVT]

Welcome aboard....nice looking truck. Not too fond of the lights mod, but everyone has their taste for things. That's what makes each one unique. Welcome Aboard. :tu:

[L8 APEX]

I have never seen that Lightning before. Kinda looks like this one though:icon_eek:
http://www.svtgalleries.net/gallery/data/500/medium/CIMG73451.JPG
Wheels that ugly have to be pretty rare:D

[Chris94L]

Wheels that ugly have to be pretty rare:D
:rll:

[L8 APEX]

:rll:
Just wait till you see the exhaust tips:icon_eek:

[nacklas]

Nice truck! Your better off going with a lower pulley than upper! Welcome to the club!:tu:

[TXLIGHTNING]

Nice truck! Your better off going with a lower pulley than upper! Welcome to the club!:tu:+1 And welcome to the club :beer:

[Bowhuntr11]

Thanks for all the welcomes and all the tips so far. I will be def looking to get a lower pulley instead of a upper pulley now. Terry you going to be around Arlington anytime soon? ;) I will have to make a trip out there to see you soon or something!


btw, what bow do you have>?

I have a Matthews Compound Bow...and I hunt near Albany, TX we have about 14,000 acres out there that we manage. :) Prime hunting country. Glad to see other hunters here...

[dboat]

I have a Matthews Compound Bow...and I hunt near Albany, TX we have about 14,000 acres out there that we manage. :) Prime hunting country. Glad to see other hunters here...

Sounds nice.. I have a Hoyt myself but all of the upper end bows are good.. I have just signed up for a bear hunt in August in Canada.. if you need a few guys to hunt your place, esp for hogs, let me know and a few of the boys from up here in Pa will make our way down..

Dana

[Bowhuntr11]

Yeah I have yet to go bear hunting...I can't wait to go though.

And if your serious about those hogs, whenever spring turkey season is over you should make your way down here. :)

[my2002lightning]

Blake,

Welcome. Your upper pulley looks like mine - stock. Maybe you have a FTVB (Factory Tech Valve Body) in the trans. - that might explain the hard 1-2 shift. Do you know if your chipped/pullied? There is a lower-pulley, as well, that drives the blower of various sizes and manufacturers.

Good to see other hunters in TALON. Whitetail / rifle is my thing. I've bowhunted them before and it's definitely a challenge.

How's the whitetail / boar action out there?

Ronald

[RSVT]

welcome to da club....

[dboat]

Yeah I have yet to go bear hunting...I can't wait to go though.

And if your serious about those hogs, whenever spring turkey season is over you should make your way down here. :)

If you are serious, let me know.. Dana

[Bowhuntr11]

Welcome. Your upper pulley looks like mine - stock. Maybe you have a FTVB (Factory Tech Valve Body) in the trans. - that might explain the hard 1-2 shift. Do you know if your chipped/pullied? There is a lower-pulley, as well, that drives the blower of various sizes and manufacturers.


I really don't know anything...seriously anything that is modified already. I dont know what to look for since I haven't ever seen one stock.



How's the whitetail / boar action out there?


We do pretty good...

http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/4395/hpim0136ea1.jpg


If you are serious, let me know.. Dana

I am serious you will have to PM me when we get closer to summer.

[dboat]

I am serious you will have to PM me when we get closer to summer.

Thanks, will do. :tu:

Dana

[slick-svt]

Yeah I have yet to go bear hunting...I can't wait to go though.

And if your serious about those hogs, whenever spring turkey season is over you should make your way down here. :)

I have a bowtech diamond black ice and the Mrs. has an edge, hogs are fun.....I'm looking to do some hunting this summer....

[L8 APEX]

That truck had a 6# lower and SCT tuner on it last time I saw it. We ran some real aggressive race tunes on it for street racing in East TX in nice cold weather.

[03LightningRocks]

Cool.....a room with dead animals all over the walls.

[slick-svt]

Cool.....a room with dead animals all over the walls.
I know it's a shame that people are still illegal to hunt......:icon_eek:

[Silver_2000]

Thanks for all the welcomes and all the tips so far. I will be def looking to get a lower pulley instead of a upper pulley now. Terry you going to be around Arlington anytime soon? ;) I will have to make a trip out there to see you soon or something!



I have a Matthews Compound Bow...and I hunt near Albany, TX we have about 14,000 acres out there that we manage. :) Prime hunting country. Glad to see other hunters here...

here are some pics of stock and non stock pulleys

pulley on the left is stock

http://www.svtgalleries.net/gallery/data/500/medium/419stock_2_6.JPG (http://www.svtgalleries.net/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/9401)

very little in the attachment is stock :evil

[slick-svt]

Nice pulley's........:D

[dboat]

very little in the attachment is stock :evil

Yes, but it too can have a warm tune.. :evil

[ZeusSVT]

Yes, but it too can have a warm tune.. :evil

:rll: I want it agressive too!!! LOL :evil

[Bowhuntr11]

So...I think I found out what the truck has. Talked to someone who was trying to buy it from the previous owner before he traded it in to Don Davis.


What he did tell me was it had a k&n, 6lb pulley w/ dyno tune, sct programmer(i think), 20's, hard bed cover painted to match. As you can see you have all of those cosmetic mods but if you still have that 6lb pulley w/ tune, that's why your truck is shifting so hard. I dont believe he ever mentioned a FTVB:gatling:

Thanks again everyone for the welcomes.

I might get rid of the hard cover...I just don't like the way it looks...maybe trade someone for a black plastic cover or something




*Edit*

I went a little overboard with the blue today :D

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/448/dsc00328cf2.jpg

http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/1690/dsc00330ga3.jpg

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/8232/dsc00334hy3.jpg

Also, I know about the no blue lights on the outside of the vehicle, but these won't be on while I am driving.

http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/1501/dsc00337ra7.jpg

[Moonshine]

Welocme to the club. :tu:

If you need some predator control done on the ranch there are some of here that do that, too. :icon_mrgreen:

[99WhiteBeast]

Welcome aboard:tu:

Are you over by the Young area in SW Arlington? I've seen a truck very similar when dropping off my step daughters at school.

[Bowhuntr11]

Welcome aboard:tu:

Are you over by the Young area in SW Arlington? I've seen a truck very similar when dropping off my step daughters at school.

Haha actually yea I work at young. When i was working one day a girl came up to me and said her dad has like 2 lightnings...maybe you? Lol

[Beaudee]

I really don't know anything...seriously anything that is modified already. I dont know what to look for since I haven't ever seen one stock.



We do pretty good...

http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/4395/hpim0136ea1.jpg



I am serious you will have to PM me when we get closer to summer.

Nice hat racks.:bows

[99WhiteBeast]

Haha actually yea I work at young. When i was working one day a girl came up to me and said her dad has like 2 lightnings...maybe you? Lol

Yep that was her/me.

[Bowhuntr11]

lol thats funny. :)

[mikelemoine]

:rll: I want it agressive too!!! LOL :evil

Looks nice, wonder how the blower whine is?

[dboat]

Looks nice, wonder how the blower whine is?

I thought it might be how many lbs of pressure does the blower have? :evil

[ZeusSVT]

I thought it might be how many lbs of pressure does the blower have? :evil


Good thinking!! :rll:

[bluesvt]

Need any hogs killed Adam and I can take care of it. :beer:

[dboat]

Need any hogs killed Adam and I can take care of it. :beer:

Hey, I asked first... so get in line.... :evil

:gatling:

[bluesvt]

I use a gun though. Have not shot one yet with the AR and wanna see how it works. :beer:

[slick-svt]

I have a real wild hog that was trapped, she is tame now wouldn't be much fun to shoot....
http://www.svtgalleries.net/gallery/data/500/medium/dyno_day_2-8-08_003.jpg

[Bowhuntr11]

Forgot I hadn't updated this thread with the pics of the LED under the door handles! (For you people that don't check SVTP)

The door handles light up on both sides and it reacts to the dome light. So I don't have them on while driving. They come on when I unlock the doors/use the keypad. If I really want to show them off I can flip on my dimmer switch to make them show, but I rarely will. And without further ado here is my door handles.

http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/5204/dsc00350by0.jpg

http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/2549/dsc00348lq8.jpg


I am happy. :D It also lights up the ground a dim blue right next to the door.