LTNBOLT

The new 5.2L they are putting in the GT350 might be a good engine for a new Lighting platform. 526hp and 439lb. ft. of torque N/A with a redline of 8250 rpm. Mated with a 10 speed auto and proper gearing it would be a nice sport truck. I know it would be high strung but it would be a sport truck not a heavy trailer hauler.


The 99-00 Lightning was 360HP/440LB FT TQ.
The 01-04 Lightning was 380HP/450LB FT TQ.


This new aluminum body might be lighter than the original Gen 2 L.


Just a thought.

vozaday

That's a cool idea, but I'm going to guess that it is posted in the wrong section.

LTNBOLT

This is the best place I could think of to post this topic. It is "2011+ Engine Related Questions" and more Hot Rodders come to this section.


It cuts down on the it's a truck blah, blah, blah crap.

vozaday

Fair enough, just figured with the aluminum body comment it meant the 15's.

LTNBOLT

If they were to do it, It would be no newer than a 2016 model. This not being done that I know of. I am just throwing it out there.


This section would actually apply to 15+ models since the 3.5 eco and 5.0 have not changed to speak of other than HP bump.

mechanicboy

Any more information on if this is true?

NASSTY

The curb weight of a base rcsb 2015 XL 4x2 3.5L n/a is 4,050 lbs.


The curb weight of a 2001 Lightning is about 4,670 lb. I saw a few different #s on a few different sites for the L.

LTNBOLT

I dreamed this up after reading about the new 5.2L built for the GT350 and seeing a video of it running around a track in a Mustang. That engine sounds mean.


I'm thinking a 2016 regular cab, 5.2L, 2wd, 3:73 limited slip rear gear, 10 speed auto (if available at the time), the 6 spoke sport wheels that look like the 01-02 Lightning wheels and lowered 2" front and rear like the Lightning with heavier sway bars and shocks. No fancy decals just normal badging like the Gen 2 L. Not too many gadgets to add weight and cost. This could be done for minimal cost at the factory.


Maybe offer 2 options on the seating. I like the 60/40 seating for a third passenger and some like the buckets with center console. They offered a similar seating option on the 93-95 Lightning.


"Ford are you listening?"

LTNBOLT

Thanks, NASSTY. That is the correct weight on the L. I wasn't sure on the weight of the new aluminum trucks. Every 100lbs. is worth .1 seconds in the quarter mile. That weight difference would be worth a half second or more.


A truck setup properly with the 5.2L could possibly be a 12 second truck from the factory with no forced induction. It might even get 20mpg on the highway like my 2013 RCSB 5.0L, 3.55 geared does now. The best I have gotten was 21mpg on a trip to Nashville in the summer (3 hour interstate drive).

mechanicboy

http://www.automobilemag.com/feature...sp_rid=4408557

#10, looks like it ain't going to happen.