2003 SVTF - 2000 SVT Lightning
08-03-2006, 05:09 AM
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2003 SVTF - 2000 SVT Lightning
These pictures are old, and the camera is weird. Sometimes the Red looks Orange, but I asure you it's not. Both front grills on the Focus have been changed, the top is body color, the bottom in wire mesh. The Lightning has had several engine mods saince the picture, I need a new one, it looks so much better under thier now.
Well, let me know what you think.
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08-03-2006, 04:36 PM
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That focus MUST be putting down some damn good numbers with the aftercooler and charger. I miss the way my old ride used to whistle like crazy at idle
Good job!!
Good job!!
08-03-2006, 04:46 PM
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Damn those focus' are hideous. Cool that you made it fast and set it up properly though. The lightning is bad ass. ******* hillbilly 13 second trucks lol Only truck that you can hog tie a pig throw in the back and then run a 13.5 in 1/4 with it.
08-03-2006, 05:01 PM
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Love the L. They are awesome trucks. Not bashing on the focus but correct me if im wrong, even tho it has the Vortech on it...im pretty sure they are still dissapointing. Only like 210hp up from 170. I think the compression ratio is to high to make reliable boosted power....
08-03-2006, 05:33 PM
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Not a big fan of the focus but the lightning is coo.
What do they run?
The focus would be pushin 250-270 @ 10 so probly close to 280-300hp @ 13. Depends if you have a cooler or not. Either way I hope you got a good deal on the vortec.
What do they run?
The focus would be pushin 250-270 @ 10 so probly close to 280-300hp @ 13. Depends if you have a cooler or not. Either way I hope you got a good deal on the vortec.
08-03-2006, 11:45 PM
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Originally Posted by The Sunburst Kid
Love the L. They are awesome trucks. Not bashing on the focus but correct me if im wrong, even tho it has the Vortech on it...im pretty sure they are still dissapointing. Only like 210hp up from 170. I think the compression ratio is to high to make reliable boosted power....
As far as mods and times, just click the link in my sig.
Thanks guys for the comments, even from the guys that hate the Focus. Don't worrie, I did too until I bought on and boosted it. lol Ugly little cars huh? Naaa, I think mine looks pretty sharp. Pluss it'll out handle pretty much anything out thier, and will run some pretty respectable times in the 1320 as well. Never dissapointing that's for sure. And the compression ratio, as long as your tuned right, makes it all the better. 16psi is the max limit on a very well tuned SVTF. Thier are guys running 18+, but that's stupid if you ask me. You can blow a rod on N/A with the wrong tune. It's all in the tune guys. And that's what I do.
08-08-2006, 04:53 PM
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im still looking for a first gen white lightning. a little old lady around here has one but she wont die and sell it. and they did have a 95 red lightning for sale but i had no cash at the time :/ there is also a black one running around. the 2nd gens are nice but my heart lies with 1st gen.
08-08-2006, 05:46 PM
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just a question.. I love what you have done to your car and think and real nice and all.. but if you have 299whp and your car only weighs 2750 shouldnt you be doing a lot better than 13.4? I could be wrong but I thought a cobalt ss with a 2.6 or 2.5 making about 276whp and weighing about 2900 plus driver weight or so did a 12.something.. but yea that was my question.. anyways nice car!
08-09-2006, 03:35 PM
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go focus go!! this is my first post on this forum but i am a long term member of focusfanatics.com ...we havnt seen too many svt vortechs over there, it is a very expensive alternative to the powerworks/procharger...good luck, we foci have a bit more go then what alot of people like to admit even for na, good luck man 
08-09-2006, 03:37 PM
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another thing..you guys have to remember that the svt focus was designed for autox not straight line accleration..even the man himself turbo tom could barely hit the 12.99 mark with 330whp he had on his turbo svt
08-10-2006, 07:12 AM
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No new pictures yet, some day though.
The times I ran were on street tires, on a T&T with no track prep in 90*F. I'm not complaining. I know that with some DR or slicks, I'll be in the 12.s.
The times I ran were on street tires, on a T&T with no track prep in 90*F. I'm not complaining. I know that with some DR or slicks, I'll be in the 12.s.
08-11-2006, 01:20 PM
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Originally Posted by HalfTime
...Sometimes the Red looks Orange, but I asure you it's not. Both front grills on the Focus have been changed, the top is body color, the bottom in wire mesh...
I always liked the SVT Focus. How does it handle? I'd love to get one and fit one of those Focus RS front ends on one.
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