420windsorstang
The 8 Sec Club
What's up everyone?
I frequent stangnet pretty often and have been interested in Lightnings for a long time. I figured a Gen 1 would be a great tow vehicle for my race car. I want to learn as much about Lightning's as I can before I go out and try and buy one. The Gen 1's are hard to find as I'm looking for one with relatively low miles, preferably stock or close to stock. So I figured this would be a great research tool to learn about them, how they respond to mods and such. I've currently got two Mustang's, a 2000 that's a daily driver and a 1989 LX drag car. The LX has a 420 Windsor with a 950 Holley, Super Vic intake, and hog ported trick flows. It made 525 rwhp on motor and has never been dyno'd on Nitrous. I will be adding the new ZEX perimiter plate kit soon and am looking to run some really low 9's or high 8's. The motor is pump gas friendly 10.5:1 compression and the car weighs 2700 lbs. But enough about that, I really like how understated the 1st gen's look, and would like to do the usual bolt-on's to it like a Mustang. Are there any pro's and con's to each individual year? From what I have read the first year for them was 1993 and last year for first gen body's was 1995? Am I also correct in thinking that they only came in white,black and red? Any help or info you guys could give me would be great. Thanks alot.
Eric
I frequent stangnet pretty often and have been interested in Lightnings for a long time. I figured a Gen 1 would be a great tow vehicle for my race car. I want to learn as much about Lightning's as I can before I go out and try and buy one. The Gen 1's are hard to find as I'm looking for one with relatively low miles, preferably stock or close to stock. So I figured this would be a great research tool to learn about them, how they respond to mods and such. I've currently got two Mustang's, a 2000 that's a daily driver and a 1989 LX drag car. The LX has a 420 Windsor with a 950 Holley, Super Vic intake, and hog ported trick flows. It made 525 rwhp on motor and has never been dyno'd on Nitrous. I will be adding the new ZEX perimiter plate kit soon and am looking to run some really low 9's or high 8's. The motor is pump gas friendly 10.5:1 compression and the car weighs 2700 lbs. But enough about that, I really like how understated the 1st gen's look, and would like to do the usual bolt-on's to it like a Mustang. Are there any pro's and con's to each individual year? From what I have read the first year for them was 1993 and last year for first gen body's was 1995? Am I also correct in thinking that they only came in white,black and red? Any help or info you guys could give me would be great. Thanks alot.
Eric
