03 supercharged f-150

**brendan.9** · 03-01-2010, 07:49 PM

i've been looking for vehicles lately and want a trans am but won't be practical for me in the winter up here in manitoba so today i found the supercharged harley davidson edition f-150's do any of you have any experience with these trucks? they seem to be pretty fast.

**SHines-IT** · 03-01-2010, 07:53 PM

I like them, pretty nice.

**02cetransam** · 03-01-2010, 08:14 PM

how far are you from winnipeg?

**Blackbird WS6** · 03-01-2010, 09:08 PM

the rods are junk in those engines

whats done (mods) to the truck your looking at??

**camaross0002** · 03-02-2010, 12:09 AM

both the lightning and harley editions are good trucks had a lightning for two years here looking for one to build now. As for practical for winter if there is no snow both are good trucks but get any type of snow they are worse that an f body to drive in the snow harley a little less but still. The harleys are a little heavier being a for door also downgraded a little power wise to but good trucks. Also better have a fat wallet for gas and tires part of the reason I parted with my lightning best I ever managed on the highway was 14mpg and that was staying out of boost and was only getting about 12k out of a full set of tires.

**brendan.9** · 03-02-2010, 05:00 AM

Originally Posted by 02cetransam

how far are you from winnipeg?

i'm about an hour and a half away from winnipeg

**brendan.9** · 03-02-2010, 05:03 AM

Originally Posted by Blackbird-WS6

the rods are junk in those engines

whats done (mods) to the truck your looking at??

i'm not looking at a specific truck right now i'm looking around but wondering if there is a point or not. gas wouldn't be a problem as i live on the farm and have purple gas and would be registered as a farm truck also.

**redbird555** · 03-02-2010, 07:46 AM

Why no look at a trailblazer ss ls2 400hp and awd or a 4x4 silverado ss with the lq9 engine

**wheeliE-maxx** · 03-02-2010, 09:13 AM

Originally Posted by brendan.9

i'm not looking at a specific truck right now i'm looking around but wondering if there is a point or not. gas wouldn't be a problem as i live on the farm and have purple gas and would be registered as a farm truck also.

Running tractor gas in a boosted engine, intelligent. Unless it's different purple gas than I'm used to

**Dann** · 03-02-2010, 11:41 AM

I raced a Lightning last week and left it in the dust...

and im all stock too...

**98T/Aformula.** · 03-02-2010, 11:54 AM

TBSS all the way I love mine! A really solid SUV, pulled a trailer full of stuff and had no problems. Int is nice if you get the suade, and with the navi I love this truck. But on the other hand I will never own a Ford so I am bias. Plus just based off looks the tbss just looks way more bad ass then a lightning or f150 imo.

**SHines-IT** · 03-02-2010, 11:58 AM

Originally Posted by Dann

I raced a Lightning last week and left it in the dust...

and im all stock too...

Sorry but for a truck, it's still impressive...

http://www.dragtimes.com/Ford--F150-...ag-Racing.html

**Blackbird WS6** · 03-02-2010, 12:25 PM

yes in the snow there not the best to say the least NO weight over the back tires what so ever, the HD comes with less boost from the factory then the lightning but that can be fixed EZ, with some mods they are VERY fun trucks, the big down side are the rods there shit no other way to put it, with just some bolt on mods its very EZ to blow a hole threw the block, BTW never go WOT with the OD on b/c the trans has a 2 gear drop and thats to much stress for the rods, and make sure the ones you look at have the ford recall done to it, all in all there good everyday trucks

**Spaz** · 03-02-2010, 12:45 PM

i had a f-150 a few years back as a rental and it was really nice...

**CJREX** · 03-02-2010, 12:49 PM

One of my best friends own a Harley Supercharged.

Extremely nice truck.

He has 80k on it and it has never given him any problems at all (never been back to the dealer for anything).

But like an earlier poster stated, gas and tires can get $$$$.

**camaross0002** · 03-02-2010, 06:21 PM

Originally Posted by Dann

I raced a Lightning last week and left it in the dust...

and im all stock too...

considering a 5000 pound truck against a 3500-3600 pound car yeah it will happen. But a simple pulley and chip will surprise you real quick

Originally Posted by SHines-IT

Sorry but for a truck, it's still impressive...

http://www.dragtimes.com/Ford--F150-...ag-Racing.html

like stated above shine they are impressive why I'm looking at another one things like a upper lower pulley, heads, exhaust and tune will wake them up from the factory as usual they are extremely conservative what they put them out with.

Originally Posted by Blackbird-WS6

yes in the snow there not the best to say the least NO weight over the back tires what so ever, the HD comes with less boost from the factory then the lightning but that can be fixed EZ, with some mods they are VERY fun trucks, the big down side are the rods there shit no other way to put it, with just some bolt on mods its very EZ to blow a hole threw the block, BTW never go WOT with the OD on b/c the trans has a 2 gear drop and thats to much stress for the rods, and make sure the ones you look at have the ford recall done to it, all in all there good everyday trucks

exactly true on all blackbird has said also if you buy one winter driving is the worst you have to stay out of wot have a built motor do to forced induction and cold weather very easy to send a rod through the block stock a lightning has 14pounds and the harley has 9pounds of boost noticed during the winter picked up anywhere from 2-4 more pounds of boost.

Also gas must be a minimum of 91-93 octane due to detonation of the motor, if you want to run lower octane be repaired to rebuild the motor quite often.