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Engine & Drivetrain
The Debate: Supercharge My 2010 STA or Buy a 04 Lightning
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<blockquote data-quote="Ray Muratore" data-source="post: 953710" data-attributes="member: 69372"><p>Wow... That's an interesting dilemma. I just picked up my STA 2 weeks ago. I was wondering how much the Brenspeed blower package is/was... ouch! 8-9 large is hefty. That goes to your point about not much aftermarket for our trucks. I will definitely have to pay my truck off before putting that into her. Maybe we can make a play at the Brenspeed shop for our trucks in 5 years!</p><p></p><p>An '04 lightning in 4-5 years is going to be 12 years old. Personally, I'm not a big fan of the used car world... and a used Lightning is probably going to have been beat hard. You may find one in the 12K range, but who knows what you may need to do to it - tranny rebuild, top end, etc???? It's like buying someone's 12 sec mustang that's a decade old...</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Now, in 4-5 years once your STA is paid off, 9 grand into it, will be less than the $$$ for an SVT AND you'll know the complete history on the truck (since you made it).</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>My plan is to keep mine as my primary car (I don't drive every day and my Shelby is the garage queen) with the blow on her and drive the STA 'til she dies. I think the versatility of it and potential are far better than the Lightning</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>That's my $1.63</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ray Muratore, post: 953710, member: 69372"] Wow... That's an interesting dilemma. I just picked up my STA 2 weeks ago. I was wondering how much the Brenspeed blower package is/was... ouch! 8-9 large is hefty. That goes to your point about not much aftermarket for our trucks. I will definitely have to pay my truck off before putting that into her. Maybe we can make a play at the Brenspeed shop for our trucks in 5 years! An '04 lightning in 4-5 years is going to be 12 years old. Personally, I'm not a big fan of the used car world... and a used Lightning is probably going to have been beat hard. You may find one in the 12K range, but who knows what you may need to do to it - tranny rebuild, top end, etc???? It's like buying someone's 12 sec mustang that's a decade old... Now, in 4-5 years once your STA is paid off, 9 grand into it, will be less than the $$$ for an SVT AND you'll know the complete history on the truck (since you made it). My plan is to keep mine as my primary car (I don't drive every day and my Shelby is the garage queen) with the blow on her and drive the STA 'til she dies. I think the versatility of it and potential are far better than the Lightning That's my $1.63 [/QUOTE]
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