help needed ! new to this,

[mc-svt]

hi all
i am a new l owner just got a 04 in black,,but i live in scotland
where we drive on the other side of road ,makes it a lil more fun.
i have had fast fords for years but cosworth aint had one out for the past few years,so i had to go for the f150
problem being i know nothing about em
could you guys help ?
i want to tune it,
whats the soft parts and whats bullit proof, how far can these rev to? if i change the pulleys and get more boast do i change the injectors to fuel it right ? what octane level do they run on stock ? i am going to change the pulley ,chip, headers,no cat system,air filter, to start after its run in and got a couple of ks on it i want to go all the way, any advice would be helpful,
whats the most commin parts to go on it ?
my last fordy was escort cosworth monte carlo 1 of 200 no 038
450 hp but only 1 ton in weight (bet every jap and german car)
great site guys ,,,, cheers(vt) :)

[03'svtlight]

hi all
i am a new l owner just got a 04 in black,,but i live in scotland
where we drive on the other side of road ,makes it a lil more fun.
i have had fast fords for years but cosworth aint had one out for the past few years,so i had to go for the f150
problem being i know nothing about em
could you guys help ?
i want to tune it,
whats the soft parts and whats bullit proof, how far can these rev to? if i change the pulleys and get more boast do i change the injectors to fuel it right ? what octane level do they run on stock ? i am going to change the pulley ,chip, headers,no cat system,air filter, to start after its run in and got a couple of ks on it i want to go all the way, any advice would be helpful,
whats the most commin parts to go on it ?
my last fordy was escort cosworth monte carlo 1 of 200 no 038
450 hp but only 1 ton in weight (bet every jap and german car)
great site guys ,,,, cheers(vt) :)Your best bet is to shoot Terry (L8 APEX) a PM. He's our local go-fast expert. A ton of knowledge and more than fair on prices. :tu:

[Silver_2000]

03'svtlight
Dont think Terry is gonna fly to Scotland to do the installs...


mc-svt
Welcome to TALON

Doug

[blueoval01]

Any Scot that uses the term "aint" is someone I should meet personally. :D
I have seen 2 Lightnings between Heathrow and Gatwick on the M23 a few times.
There may be a group in London of L owners. :tu:

[Nuhklz]

Welcome aboard! :tu:.


Like Mark, I saw a couple of L's outside of London and the driver's looked out of place sitting on the "wrong" side. There is tons of info on this site, along with many opinions, so start doing a search and read the various threads.

You may want to check out http://www.f150online.com/index.cfm

[99WhiteBeast]

cheers mate:beer:


Post up some pictures of that right side drive L- would love to see it.

Run 93 octane or better
No need to up the injector size when putting on a bigger pulley but do get a chip to help air to fule ratio and timing when adding more than 4lbs of boost over stock.

Stock exhaust is very good- you're only buying sound unless you are heavily modified.

Go with a air kit, pulley, and chip and you'll be more than happy.:tu:

[03'svtlight]

03'svtlight
Dont think Terry is gonna fly to Scotland to do the installs...


mc-svt
Welcome to TALON

Doug
:rll: Doug, I missed the "Scotland" part of the intro. Hey, anything can happen for right amount of money. :tu:

[mc-svt]

you guys have it good,,
just laughing at the last one,
remeber the time i took home my dream the lambo diablo
so my mate comes down with his wife were sitting drinking and after a few he comes out with ,cant beleive it was our money £14k to insure a year,,i choked cause i never told the other half, to say she through a rod , blew a gasket,
well she packed her case,,,,wow
thought i won the lottery a lambo no wife,,,
heck she won that week the lambo went..
i bought it of alpine ice ,there show car ,
oh £14k is about $25,400 that was only to insure it per year,
i know its out of order but it was my dream,,,atleast i had one,
brings me to how much you pay for a L ,average around $31k
i payed $49k that was to ship as well,,,but i just had to have it,,
and no its left hand drive same as yours,dont no if you get them right hand drive do you ?
cheers guys,, :)

[my2002lightning]

Norman,

Good to have you! Be sure and take some good pics of the L around the Scottish countryside.:beer: I want to visit there someday. What do you do for a living?

The next Informatica World Conference is going to be held in Edinburgh - that's the software I've been working with since '00. I'd like to go.

Ronald