How many of you have a built DD?? - Page 2 - Lightning Forum

Skeaton · 11-05-2009, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Woodsie

I never plan on selling this truck.. If my future wife expects me to sell it once our child is born then shes not the right women for me..

i totally agree

svt-BansheeMan · 11-05-2009, 12:37 PM

I forgot to add, the gf bitches cuz she cant talk on the phone or think while we are driving.

But hey, the truck is staying! I have spoken! mmm dont tell her i said that k!

nateusmcsvt · 11-05-2009, 12:42 PM

Harley#356 · 11-05-2009, 12:45 PM

Mine's not a DD, but it is DD-able. I usually rotate which vehicles I drive since I've got 4. Every few months I'll decide to take the fast HD into work and drive it for the week. Drives fine, gets 15 mpg, and gets a lot of looks! lol

Just don't drive it very often since I dont like racking up the miles on it or getting it dirty. Drive my second 00 HD, which also gets 15 mpg, but its 200 hp and N/A. I need to fix that! LoL! But it is nice driving that truck being bone stock, quiet, and comfortable. Just less worries of hitting rain, having to haul stuff in the bed, etc. My primary DD is my 94 stealth, which is a blast in the twisties and a nice changup getting to shift for myself in that car.

Built trucks are very DD-able though with the right tune, its no issue at all! Heck my current engine in my fast HD was in another HD before I bought it, and that guy drove his truck every day, and put like 30k miles on it in like 2 years.

MMShaggy · 11-05-2009, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by _Shocker_

My 02 HD has a built motor and I drove it everyday

The only con I think is the loud exhaust when you just wanna chill on a long drive home but if you can get past that you should be fine!

It doesn't bother me a whole lot but sometimes when your coming home from a animal whore house with stickbo next to you all you really want is some peace n quiet!

thats why i went with 2 1/2" exhaust with 3" midpipe and "Y" cutouts. If I want it loud, its only a push of a button away.

02r1 · 11-05-2009, 01:11 PM

I have a built DD.... i love it....except for the gas bill but I didnt buy the L to be good on gas....I bought the L to haulass

svt-BansheeMan · 11-05-2009, 01:39 PM

any of yall have electric cut outs?

MMShaggy · 11-05-2009, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by svt-BansheeMan

any of yall have electric cut outs?

There not installed yet.

banks · 11-05-2009, 01:42 PM

i dd mine. it has been tuned by 4 people and gas mileage has always been about 10mpg.

i don't know what you are saying about loud exhaust and lopy cams. i think its sick and i've had mine for almost 3 years. the only time i wish the exhaust was quieter is when i'm trying to listen for something or when someone else is with me and i'm trying to have a conversation. actually now that i think about it, i have to have my music up pretty loud too and it's starting to hurt my ears

LTNBOLT · 11-05-2009, 02:11 PM

Mine is a true daily driver everyday to work. It has a JDM built longblock and a JDM tune that I have been running for 3 years (28,000 miles so far). It is not caged and I have never turned the wick up at the track. I run 14-15 lbs of boost and did not change it for the track. I just put the QTP's on the back and go to the track if I want. I am running a safe 12 degree WOT timing street tune that gets me to mid 11's at the track on 93 octane.

It has run flawlessly for 3 years and gas mileage did not suffer. It actually gets better mileage on the highway than the stock engine. I don't have a long drive to work (16 miles) so MPG is not that big of a problem.

The only mechanical problem I have had was my KB 2.3 ate the coupler and gears a few months ago because I let the oil level get too low. It had 45,000 miles on it. I will evenually get it rebuilt but in the meantime I am running a Magnum Powers blower at 16-17 lbs of boost.

armycook1981 · 11-05-2009, 02:17 PM

the exhaust is loud and hard to hear people from other cars when there complimenting me LOL.... other then that its fine.. gas could be better but my v6 stang gets around the same cause its built up aswell. LOL.. im assed either way..

truely thinking of picking up a 3rd car tho BEATER only something in the 1500-2k range when i get to KY

stickbo · 11-05-2009, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by _Shocker_

My 02 HD has a built motor and I drove it everyday

The only con I think is the loud exhaust when you just wanna chill on a long drive home but if you can get past that you should be fine!

It doesn't bother me a whole lot but sometimes when your coming home from a animal whore house with stickbo next to you all you really want is some peace n quiet!

Boy that was one hell of a night.

Glad to see I am not forgotten around here.

I see no drawbacks to a built motor for a daily driver. When you say built motor I think of a forged shortblock. If you put a forged shortblock with the rest of your stock shit you wont notice one bit of difference. Might be a bit more effiecent depending and actually could be smoother. Now if you have a truck setup for all out hell,thats a different story. But tuners can perform magic with the tune. Not like the old days of jetting carbs and huge cams. You had to live with hunting idles and lopey as hell cams. I personally like a nice huge cam with solid motor mounts and a blower whistling at saying"come on you animal fuker,open her up one time"

MMShaggy · 11-05-2009, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by stickbo

whistling at saying"come on you animal fuker,open her up one time"

you still talking about built motors here or what?

Woodsie · 11-05-2009, 02:50 PM

Haha great info guys.. Keep it coming.. I'm so surprised that built motors can get better mileage.. Makes me wonder..

Lucidmode · 11-05-2009, 02:51 PM

Any of you built ever throw in the dynamat? How much does that help with engine noise suppression in the cab?

11-05-2009, 12:37 PM	#17
svt-BansheeMan i <3 2 strokes Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Raceland, LA Posts: 833 Rep Power: 15966933	I forgot to add, the gf bitches cuz she cant talk on the phone or think while we are driving. But hey, the truck is staying! I have spoken! mmm dont tell her i said that k! __________________ another intake and exhaust pickup stop quoting 15 freaking pictures at a time! those of us with iphones hate scrolling down forever! If you have heart problems, back problems, think you might be pregnant or if you're just a damn pu$$y you may want to go ride a 4 stroke- Banshee FTW

11-05-2009, 12:42 PM	#18
nateusmcsvt Gain Way Or Sick Bay Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Ennis, Tx Posts: 2,321 Rep Power: 71582880	__________________ MMR Street Mod 900 Rotating Assembly, Stage 2 Ported Heads, Stage 2 Comp Cams, Over Sized Valves, Port Matched Lower Intake, Stage 3 Ported & Polished Eaton, 2.76 upper, 8# lower, SBTB, JLP CAI and Thunder tube, MAF SCT BIG AIR 2600, ARP Hardware, OBX Long Tubes, Full Exhaust, Killer Chiller, 60# DHI injectors, Dual Walbro's 255lph, Oil Sep., NGK TR6's, EGR Delete, 2" Shackle Drop, AAMCO Shift Kit, SCT X3 Programmer.

11-05-2009, 01:11 PM	#21
02r1 Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 2,722 Rep Power: 65603777	I have a built DD.... i love it....except for the gas bill but I didnt buy the L to be good on gas....I bought the L to haulass __________________ 04 lightning build #3560 03 f150 02 yamaha R1=sold 95 camero z28 LT1(cam.gears.longtubes.pullies.stall) Built Block,flat top pistons,stage 2 comp cams,Ferrea SS valves, stage 4 foxlake romeos,13 thread aluminum plug inserts,200lbs manley nextek springs,cai,br7 plugs gapped at .32,8 lb lower,dual 255 pumps,60lb injectors,removed 2 cats replaced the other 2 with high flows,SCT3,2c vb,fastlane dyno tune,borla catback,sbtb,lfp plenum,ported blower,150 wet shot,metco idler bracket 80 and 100mm pullies,diablo maf extender set on 2,autometer boost and a/f guage,nx bottle warmer(go fast mods)

11-05-2009, 01:39 PM	#22
svt-BansheeMan i <3 2 strokes Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Raceland, LA Posts: 833 Rep Power: 15966933	any of yall have electric cut outs? __________________ another intake and exhaust pickup stop quoting 15 freaking pictures at a time! those of us with iphones hate scrolling down forever! If you have heart problems, back problems, think you might be pregnant or if you're just a damn pu$$y you may want to go ride a 4 stroke- Banshee FTW Last edited by svt-BansheeMan; 11-05-2009 at 01:39 PM.

11-05-2009, 01:42 PM	#24
banks Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: S.W. Florida Posts: 3,476 Rep Power: 18444400	i dd mine. it has been tuned by 4 people and gas mileage has always been about 10mpg. i don't know what you are saying about loud exhaust and lopy cams. i think its sick and i've had mine for almost 3 years. the only time i wish the exhaust was quieter is when i'm trying to listen for something or when someone else is with me and i'm trying to have a conversation. actually now that i think about it, i have to have my music up pretty loud too and it's starting to hurt my ears __________________ '02 Silver Lightning - Built motor - Whipple 2.3 - Built By Me/Tuned by Brian @ EFI '93 Mustang Fox Body - Under Construstion Turbo? Nitrous? Help Me Decide 4 Pound Pulley FOR SALE http://www.lightningrodder.com/forum...057#post560057 banks

11-05-2009, 12:45 PM	#19
Harley#356 Worlds Fastest HD Truck Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Dirty Jerz Posts: 339 Rep Power: 38469839	Mine's not a DD, but it is DD-able. I usually rotate which vehicles I drive since I've got 4. Every few months I'll decide to take the fast HD into work and drive it for the week. Drives fine, gets 15 mpg, and gets a lot of looks! lol Just don't drive it very often since I dont like racking up the miles on it or getting it dirty. Drive my second 00 HD, which also gets 15 mpg, but its 200 hp and N/A. I need to fix that! LoL! But it is nice driving that truck being bone stock, quiet, and comfortable. Just less worries of hitting rain, having to haul stuff in the bed, etc. My primary DD is my 94 stealth, which is a blast in the twisties and a nice changup getting to shift for myself in that car. Built trucks are very DD-able though with the right tune, its no issue at all! Heck my current engine in my fast HD was in another HD before I bought it, and that guy drove his truck every day, and put like 30k miles on it in like 2 years.

11-05-2009, 02:11 PM	#25
LTNBOLT Blown Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Olive Branch, MS (Memphis Burb) Posts: 110 Rep Power: 618620	Mine is a true daily driver everyday to work. It has a JDM built longblock and a JDM tune that I have been running for 3 years (28,000 miles so far). It is not caged and I have never turned the wick up at the track. I run 14-15 lbs of boost and did not change it for the track. I just put the QTP's on the back and go to the track if I want. I am running a safe 12 degree WOT timing street tune that gets me to mid 11's at the track on 93 octane. It has run flawlessly for 3 years and gas mileage did not suffer. It actually gets better mileage on the highway than the stock engine. I don't have a long drive to work (16 miles) so MPG is not that big of a problem. The only mechanical problem I have had was my KB 2.3 ate the coupler and gears a few months ago because I let the oil level get too low. It had 45,000 miles on it. I will evenually get it rebuilt but in the meantime I am running a Magnum Powers blower at 16-17 lbs of boost. __________________ Later, Chuck

11-05-2009, 02:17 PM	#26
armycook1981 LAG.. its your head start Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Fort Campbell, Ky Posts: 538 Rep Power: 353575	the exhaust is loud and hard to hear people from other cars when there complimenting me LOL.... other then that its fine.. gas could be better but my v6 stang gets around the same cause its built up aswell. LOL.. im assed either way.. truely thinking of picking up a 3rd car tho BEATER only something in the 1500-2k range when i get to KY __________________ *633 rwhp/668 rwtq @15 psi with 93* *2000 Lightning Turbo*

11-05-2009, 02:50 PM	#29
Woodsie Womb Raider Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Tallahassee FL Posts: 194 Rep Power: 5533792	Haha great info guys.. Keep it coming.. I'm so surprised that built motors can get better mileage.. Makes me wonder.. __________________ 2001 BLACK Ford Lightning Bone stock so its obviously slow!!

11-05-2009, 02:51 PM	#30
Lucidmode Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 533 Rep Power: 11288938	Any of you built ever throw in the dynamat? How much does that help with engine noise suppression in the cab?

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