99SVTcobravert

so poated this up on the lightning forum last night figured i'd try it over here and see what the responses would be i'd like to know about the in's and out's of the mach 1 what i should look for or listen for anything that i should give more attention to than other parts just basic buying pertaining to these particular cars i had a 99 cobra i know they're similar in aspects but not completely thanks guys

Premium08

Mach 1's are great cars, My parents have a orange 04. Only problem we have had is with the ABS, but this car has been to the track quite a bit, hundred of passes on it, still runs great, got over 100k on it now. surely wont be as fast as your truck unless its modded, but they are great cars. Im on lightning rodder too, I go by 01stallion over there

99SVTcobravert

Well it's got a JLT cold air kit and exhaust but I don't expect it to be as fast as the lightning but I was thinking down the road get a tuner and get a couple tunes for it but it's all just heresay at the moment just wanted input about them to see if it's a fair deal thanks for the info makes me want to get back in a mustang even more

Premium08

Ours has a hurst shifter on it, and Its the best shifting mustang I've driven, not like I've driven alot of them but the few that I have. Yeah i loved the truck(well love/hate), but Im happy to be back in a stang.

oldfordisbetter

id rather have the truck. only down side is its an auto and no more then 3 people at most....besides. nothing like getting stomped by a truck.

99SVTcobravert

Ya after alot of debating I decided I'm just going to keep it and put the money into it to get it exactly how I want it

goldrush031619

Keep the Lightning Man !!!! I had a 2000 White Lightning, and sold it in 2006 with only 25k miles on it. I miss that truck everyday, wish I never let it go. It was very fun driving it and having people on the road think they could beat me "cause I was driving a truck" .Yeah until I hit the pedal and they were left in the smoke wondering what just happened. Nice Lightnings are hard to find, most guys used them for towing the trailers to the tracks. So if your is Nice every year the price will only go up. ENJOY IT!!
-Joe

BaltRavens

Mach 1 is actually faster than a lightning. I would go with the Mach 1 if it was me, CAI, Tune, Exhaust, UDP, you gotta strong runner.

I watched a 2003 lightning stock race manual Mach 1 with exhaust and tune. The Mach 1 walked him HARD everytime, and from the hole? He beat the lightning by about 7-8 car lengths. The lightning doesn't have the same power to weight ratio as the Mach 1.

I have watched tons of stock lightnings do the 1/4 in mid 14's... so yeah if you want to street race or circuit race I'd go with the 4V Mach 1 all day. I see them burning up the 1/4 with runs like 13.4 with tunes, gears, and bolt ons.

Flora62

Mach 1's are great cars, My parents have a orange 04.

99SVTcobravert

ya so far my best in the truck is a 13.1 but im aiming for mid 12's in the next few months