2020 "Ford Lightning" Review! The 650HP SKETCHY Truck We Never Got
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The Ford Lightning is one of the strangest trucks ever built. It wasn't great at towing and when it comes to a financial decision for Ford it made absolutely no sense. With its 5.4L supercharged V8 it screamed its way to the top of the tachometer. So what would a 2020 version of a Ford F150 lightning look like? The guys at VMP Performance down in Florida decided to take matters into their own hands and built this 650HP Coyote powered F150. On race gas this massive truck will run a low 10 second quarter mile. With a bone stock engine equipped with their VMP Gen 3 supercharger its one missed opportunity by the Ford Motor company to built something with true character and personality once again. So what is a 2020 Ford Lightning like? Let's go for a drive and find out!
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What would you call this truck other than the Lightning?
The merica.
The Ford Sketch 150
Murican
I'm still pissed off at you for trashing the Ford Probe.. I own 1 and you also pissed off a lot of other Ford Probe enthusiasts who are in love with their cars
The Thunder? I’ll head out.
@@psementalist 🤣😂
This can be a prime time to bring back some muscle trucks: F150 Lightning, Ram SRT10, Silverado SS. The demand is out there. The technology is available. Be like Mike, and JUST DO IT.😁
Honestly if there ever was a time to do it now is, with everyone’s obsession of trucks nowadays. If we are gonna lose sports cars at least give us cool trucks.
Yes they are in demand i am currently building a Silverado SS Clone! Trokendo is my IG.
@@YungSlyR hey man, tried to find your Instagram, but nothing came up with that name, is it spelled the correct way?
Ram srt 10 will most likely never happen again because they stopped making the viper but since the hellcat is their new fast powerplant there is a concept they have out called the ram trx i think it is and that has the hellcat motor in it
Who tf is Mike😂
Smoke 5.0s and go to home depot all in the same trip. What a great second vehicle!
King Wes or daily
Right ? That would be my choice as a daily lol
King Wes its a supercharged Coyote.. a 5.0.
@@dfyjjjfr6y yeah i was talking about the 5.0 mustang
@@deadfound9948 A truck as a daily is such a waste financially.
Review my fully built motor 03 Lightning sometime! You won’t be disappointed 😉
Email me!
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I finally got myself a Lightning I’ve been wanting one since I was 8 years old (2007-08) it’s now 2020 I’m 19 years old and I got myself one. My dream truck
What year?
Congrats hopefully one day I get my dream truck a 03 Silverado SS
take care of it bro
Damm I got a 2010 ford f150 4.6 2v it's slow but got it for cheap, only thing I could afford rn . Want a lighting or newer 5.0 coyote next
Noice! 👍🏼
Take Care of it! Don't sell it and pass it down to your kids.
This would’ve been a sick truck to be sold on the market
nice evo homie
I think roush makes a package with 750hp for just over 30k brand new with a 100k mike powertrain warranty
they actually sell it at the roush certified ford dealer by me
That whine is music to my ears!😀
It seems super sketch
David is trokiando on cinco de mayo 🇲🇽
Kool Kid - si quemahhh cuhhh
Puro trokiando cuhh
David is a Takuache
Aidan D 🤣
This has south Texas written all over it 🤤
maybe if it was a chevy lol
No quema cuh
Dynasty no quema cuhh
takuache's are coming!
@@DYNASTY1031 nope
Those coyotes sound so damn good when those variable cams start doing their thing. My 19 supercrew sounds like a damn racecar haha.
Yup me too, thats why i also got a mach 1 with a 4v.
deez nuts definitely screams performance 🇺🇸
Yup they sound so good. LSs are not known for a nice noise but next to these they are just weak
Eastwood the 4.6 is one of the best sounding v8s of all time.
@@Flying_GC Not known for a nice noise? LS is one of the traditional sounding V8s, they sound amazing.
The foreshadowing with the EV lightning is incredible 😂
My friend: 700hp r33 gtr does the 1/4 mile in a 10.7
This truck: hold ma beer
The beauty of more torque lol
@Arthur Wall that’s basically exactly what he said.
It's sad that the single cab trucks are dying out. Some people don't need 4 doors in a truck.
i agree, however the demand is 4 doors though. i believe Neither Ram or Ford are about to stop making them though.
I agree, I have a 4 door truck and I am thankful for it but also sick of 4 door trucks. They all look the same and don’t forget the first thing every body does is put the same boring black rims on them.
True. But demand speak louder than word.
Really only fleets buy single cabs of all brands. Gm and ram get more private consumers that want single cabs than ford but very few are sold either way. Supply & demand will decide if they get discontinued.
if you have a family 2 door trucks mean you have to buy a 2nd vehicle just for that.. and the cost between 2dr and 4 dr doesnt justify buying a 2 dr.
I wish they'd bring back the Lightning and the Cobra
For the people who aren't that big into Ford the GT500 and GT350(R) are not Cobras
Shelby's name is too expensive bring the cobra
2004 Terminator Cobra can’t agree more
2004 Terminator Cobra probably something to do with carrol Shelby having cobra copyrighted but idk, only thing cobra is my power steering pulley on my 5.0 😂
@@mullittmustang256 I'm pretty sure Ford owns the Cobra name, but Shelby owns the GT500 and GT350(R) name. I don't think Carroll Shelby himself owned any of the titles but his company does
2004 Terminator Cobra yeah like I said I ain’t too sure on the situation but I’m sure there’s a reason they aren’t doing it, cause when I worked at ford they said the mustang will never stop being produced because it’s the heart of the company
Ford: Builds a new lightning
People: Happy
Ford: Puts a v6 in it
People: 😐
Yeah the tremor we don’t talk about
Wouldnt put it past them to put the 2.3 ecoboost in the damn thing.
Danimal 86 I’d buy a Silverado SS if they did that (if it was also brought back)
@@diegojimenez6975 same. LS and 4L80. Cant go wrong there. Much more simple, and reliable because of that.
i lowkey fuck with the tremor
“Pedaling the ever loving crap out of it”😂 that statement put a big smile on my face.
'As bare bones an F-150 as you can get' and it has: power windows, power locks, tilt/telescoping wheel, cruise control, wireless phone/music features, steering wheel controls, navigation, probably carpet... man, I must just be old, haha!
David has come so far in his TH-cam journey and I couldn’t be happier for him.
A used dealership where I live had a 2019 “lightning”.I think there is a dealership that modifies them that way.
Some dealerships do. There is a big one in Ohio that does. It never hurts to ask your local dealership.
There are a few around.
Lebanon Ford. They are always doing crazy things like this.
Lebanon and beechmont ford. I believe beechmont was the first to offer supercharged trucks.
@@TheDamiensdad im so close to getting one from them. fly there and drive new ride back to texas
Your channel makes me happy.
It's going to be a long time before I can afford to build my dream project car. Your videos remind me why it is a dream in the first place.
My old 2016 F150 was essentially the Harley Davidson version of this truck man, had some nice HD 24's and a Whipple. I loved that truck to death man, so happy you finally got into a New "Lightning"!!! Nice video man!
Just got a 2020 ford f150 abyss gray single cab, 5.0, 10 speed. Pretty quick stock. Going to tune it but ultimately slap a supercharger on it 👌🏼.
That sounds like a nice find! From what I hear it's pretty hard to even find a single cab, not to mention a single cab short. With the 10-speed that's probably a mid 13 truck 👍
More like a mid 12 sec truck. I have one and mine is a high 11 but I have work done to it.
Nice
Oh man Ford does need to make another Lightning truck!
Hell yes!
If they did, guarantee they will put and eco boost 3.5 in it like the raptor. :(
lebanon ford performance. they make big power with warrantys!
One of the best videos you have posted in a long time! Thanks so much!!!
Sounded AMAZING! That dual exhaust setup and supercharger wine never gets old!
VMP is that one company thats serious af yet still has time for humor. The sanic mustang, now the sauce gauge lol.
Roush is releasing the new “lightning” it’s called the nitemare and it’s got 650hp and u can pick if u want a single cab,extended cab, or a crew cab
They make 650 crank horsepower not rear-wheel horsepower like this one does.
*f250 with the 7.3 supercharged 2 door short bed = win*
I'm definitely getting one soon, just about the coolest vehicle, to me, I can think of. Although mine will be a 4x4 set up more for off road.
And I'll most likely go with a wipple supercharger.
Great little review man.
Am I the only one that thought it was going to lift the front wheels off the ground
Possibly. That'd take a nuts amount of horsepower in that long ass truck with all its weight at the front.
That 4x4 from a dig gets pretty close
You’re most definitely the only one yes lol
@@danielnelson4881 No it'd just need a lot of torque
@@danielnelson4881 not even about power. its about traction. here, I "fixed" it for ya. That'd take a nuts amount of horsepower AND TRACTION in that long ass truck with all its weight at the front
I Miss The Column Shifters, Idk Why, They’re Just Old School Lol
For a truck it just makes sense , saves so much room
Coloumn shifters are for trucks
Imagine if they brought back manual column shifters
Love the videos man huge fan! Keep them coming!
I bought the Lightning back in 2011 and the buyer left it stock and I did as well. The truck is something Ive never experienced ever. I bought the truck because I saw it on Fast & Furious and researched it. Only to learn of its amazing capability. The thing was a freaking beast.
I’ve been debating on buying a super low mile Lightning for my next truck, or building a new single cab f150. This video made my mind up
Do it! Get an RCSB like this one. They're so much better to drive than the long trucks.
If you havent already bought a truck, check out the Tremor! Its amazing and hauls ass, the 4.10s are spicy 🌶
David do you know about the first gen 93-95 lightning with the 5.8 351w. Both gens are great looking but I gotta go with the 1st gen
YESSS! I would absolutely LOVE to build a truck like this someday! I’d go a step further and add off road racing suspension and a manual transmission! Basically make it a “Pro 2” race truck!
I ordered my kit for my detailing business and I've been Waiting for almost 2 weeks now. Covid has really set me back on starting this up
2019 ford "lightning" people are referring to are aka the Nitemare f150s, they are awesome too, wish it was branded as a lightning tho
Alex H kinda and kinda not, kinda because yeah I see what you mean with the electric, but kinda not because when you say ford lightning everybody thinks the big v8 sports truck
The trucks people are refering to are branded as "Lightning" and have lightning badges
You know what would be cool?
a 2021 F150 Lightning w/ a destroked + supercharged 7.3 (godzilla)
why destroked?
7.0 L = 427 c.i. and higher rev range
I'd love to have a Lightning w/ a SuperCharged 427 Ford big block
Why?
No
It's a small block not a big block
ramon tubbs - it’s a big block
Nobody wants that dinosaur technology coyote is leaps and bounds of that trash
That intro pull when to torque convertor locked going into third was nuts!
Now all there is left of the three is the first gen lightning to review, I would love to see a review of one!!!
What would happen if you custom ordered a single cab with awd? And then added the blower
I don't believe Ford offers an AWD version on the non-Raptor, just rear and 4WD with auto-select (which is DEFINITELY not designed to be driven in this manner).
Now the Raptor DOES have RWD/AWD/4WD as explained in this: th-cam.com/video/HeVUt7AdbLI/w-d-xo.html so it would probably work (and remain drivable) with more power being sent to all four wheels.
Chevy does have a truly-AWD in some versions of the Silverado (Also the Silverado SS had AWD, meaning all wheels are driven 30/70 under normal circumstances).
The NVG 149 Transfer Case is an example of this.
So to answer your question: you'd want to keep it in 2WD unless you enjoy replacing very expensive drivetrain components.
Tim raptor is t awd it’s 2wd or 4wd awd is 4x4 all the time and no in between it’s the same for chevy or dodge. An Audi or bmw are awd ie 4 wheel drive all the time no option to switch like the trucks.
My old man has the 4x4 version with a roush blower.
@@FishFind3000 @FishFind3000 The Raptor is both AWD and 4WD while offering a 2WD mode. (Seriously, watch the Engineering Explained video I linked).
Being 'permanent' is not how you define AWD vs 4WD.
There is such a concept as permanent 4WD which you cannot disable with a button (such as the Toyota Landcruiser).
Also, Chevy 100% offers an AWD (not 4WD, not permanent 4WD... a permanent AWD drivetrain) on the Silverado and it was the only option on the SS.
Also AWD is not '4x4 all the time' hence the concept of Haldex and slip-and-grip AWD systems such as Audi's Quattro Ultra (vs Quattro Haldex and Quattro Torsen) systems,
Also... literally any small SUV is not '4x4 all the time' (or 4WD ever...).
An easy 11 sec quarter mile.
Welp I know what. I am doing, screw the 4runner build 😂
I've honestly never seen this truck as a single cab before. All the time here both what is sold and what's driving around is always a dual cab. It looks really good.
I was watching your videos on the lightning and the Harley and then you post this i think thats a sign
6 speed Trans? Didn't they introduce the 10 speed auto for the f150 in 2018? I'd much rather have that than the 6 speed auto.
Idk, I’ve heard the 10 speed transmission in the F-150 is weird and gets confused about what gear to be in
You don’t get the 10 speed in an xl trim
@@FishFind3000 you do, you get the six speed on the 3.3 v6 and the 10 speed on the other motor regardless of trim
@@elitewarrior0076 huh interesting I hear its a really good trans with a tune
When I grow up I’m gonna build one of these
Matthew Hanna when I grow up I’m gonna buy it off you
Andrew Williams ok! No low ballers I know what I have😂
That thing this is pretty awesome. They have a bunch of dealers close to Atlanta that sell lightning and lightning tributes
Love the sleeper look too!
Ugh I'm trying to supercharge my coyote swap, not my coyote truck. Dont do this to me 😂
Lolz its tempting aint it
Do it!
...you KNOW you wanna do it, go ahead before it's too late!!! ROFLMAO
Send it or you’ll always wonder could’ve been
Error 404: Traction not found.
I worked at a ford dealership that was doing this like 3 years ago with roush kits and were manual single cabs. They even put old school lighting badges on them
Friend of mine bought one back in the day and it was a beast!
“They should’ve named the mustang Mach e the lightning instead”....such an underrated statement 🔥🔥
Tons of room if you’re under 6’0
I've seen a 4WD version, lowered 4" in the back, 2" in the front with some suspension upgrades, wheels (nothing crazy or that looks out of place/far from stock) & tires that aren't as semi-sloppy in steering & launching.
I was at a Ford delership in Kansas and they had a 2019 Lightning but i dont believe it was supercharged. I think they had their shop build it up. It looked pretty sick. They had a blue and black one.
This truck is hella sleeper
Jose Lorenzo
Imagine this, some douche bag in his Porsche 911 pulls up to you and says “How much horsepower in that piece of shit?”
You rev up your engine with 650 hp and smoke him when the light turns green and he says
“My car didn’t have warm tires.”
Hey my welding teacher has a 2003 terminator cobra that has 17,000 miles on it and its ALL original
I've been waiting for someone to review one of these trucks
Good review and how you reflected on the truck, and safety. I would call this truck Ford F150 Fastback.
Am I the only one who remembers that they did make a 2019 Ford Lightning?
Andrew Peacock yes you are
Its not a real lightning it was made by another company or person just like this one and they just badge it
That was a dealership that I wanna say partnered with roush but it was definitely just a dealer not ford
Its was a dealership making them.out of georgia.
Yep pioneer ford here in georgia. You can still order them. I've seen atleast 8-12 of them in Atlanta
Ford Lightning
Chevy SS Silverado
Ram SRT-10 (even with a 6.4) :)
That’s all I have to say!
The sleeper look is awesome, the sounds it makes are awesome, and it looks like the rear end has at least a 4-link rear suspension, and the truck is lowered at least 2" all-4 corners...
Glad to see this vid, but the title is a bit click bait-ish with the “2020” being that it’s not even a 2020 truck. Would love to see a vid of 18+ truck with the 10speed.
I mean, wouldn’t it make sense if Ford called their performance electric F150 the Lightning? 🤷🏻♂️
make an electric one and a gas one. lightning and thunder.
That would be fucking sick
Damn man I love this video! Not a truck guy but this was just fun to watch haha
Nice David and you're right! Ford should make the Lightning again!
Good video David love the intro and the video 😎😎🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😎😎😎
My dad has one of these trucks . Single cab with a Roush blower rated at the same hp , but it has 4x4. the launch in 4x4 is absolutely nuts. Dont think you mentioned if this one had 4x4 or not but pretty much looked like you were RWD the entire time .
Thank you for making this video! I want one
Nice video.
But don’t forget the gen 1 lightings.
Has the most popular (besides the explorer) factory intake manifold for 5.0 302 foxbody cars
Even the F150s Ford does give us right now can be made fun. A regular cab EcoBoost with basic bolt ons and a tune can be quite formidable and even the crew cab with the HO option in stock trim with just a good tune makes really decent power.
I remember one of my buddies in high school had a lightning, it was awesome
like the guy at mine with the Little Red Express . Smokin tires on a covered wooden bridge no less ! 🤣
theres a 900 HP Tacoma on youtube. they pretty much did it up like a nascar truck and it looks insane. Also has an official TRD nascar race engine in it.
I realize companies cant go to that extreme on a production vehicle, but it would be nice to see a few high end street performance trucks on the market
Great review!
Dude that thing looks like so much fun
Love it bro!
Always loved this setup.
Damn that truck is low key savage. Looks pretty sick stock. I really like that dark grey.
Atlanta Custom Wraps made a really good looking modern Lightning for SEMA last year on the channel Wraplife. Its pretty dope.
So what’s the exhaust setup? Suspension setup? But hey thanks for letting us know seating 3 people is cramped
Good gob on revieving that truck ma 👍
Column Shifters are the best for automatics, manuals aren't as good but still fun, its keeps the shifter out of the way
I’ve never been a ford guy but I’ve always driven two door short box trucks and this is the only one left props to ford for keeping the trend alive my next new truck will probably be an f150
How funny to have smooth jazz playing in the background and talk about a Ford truck with a blower on it.
Love it. 🐒⚡💨
I got a 5.0 4 door 150 with a pro charger on it. 8” lift and 37s and it’ll still spin for days
That could probably benefit from a watts link or 4 link suspension conversion in the rear end.
I have a 17 4x4 long box and I want this when she's paid off. Same colour too.
I'm sharing this to all my friends with f150
I have a 2014 tremor with the same suspension set up like this truck
Stock turbos still but have , intake, exhaust , tune , traction bars, 305/50R20 wheels, bov, and a hole list. It’s my daily and it does the same thing as that truck does here in this video. The only difference is the exhaust note. I have had a supercharged 5.0 and a zl1 camaro. But I have had more fun as a sleeper truck than being in the other vehicles over the years. I get it , it’s a truck but the thing is sooooo much more fun to drive because it’s different!!!
I'm really getting ready to order a 2021 5.0fx4 regular cab with 3.73 from the factory to start my build
I would love to own a lightning! I definitely would consider building my own version of a lightning though.
Idk what you mean by saying column shifters are getting rare. I change oil and every single truck I’ve pulled in, new and old, has had one. But there are a few cars I’ve seen that have a weird row of buttons to press to go into gear. But those are usually new SUV’s
Love the used a regular cab!!!! Awesome
I’ve been seriously contemplating trading in my 2014 extended cab 5.0 4x4 for a 4x2 2020 single cab short bed 5.0 and doing this exact build. But in Race Red 😉 because I’m about to buy a 36k mile 4x4 2002 S10 go to be a daily so I don’t really need two 4x4s.
Welp I now want a v10 viper srt, c7 zr1 755 hp, and now this thunderbolt is a must truck and still be able to pull the other two around when I want to travel
Buddy of mine has the twin turbo version. Nasty truck.
When this covid stuff is over me and a buddy are going to move to Tennessee, buy a 2020 crewcab with the 5.0 and the 10 speed auto, rwd, we're going to boost it, lower it and put a drag pack on it.
It's gonna be sweet
I have a RAM 1500 ST with a 5.7 Hemi and I've been thinking about throwing a supercharger kit under the hood. It is already cammed and tuned, I'd love to have another 200+ HP on top of the 450 its putting to the wheels now.
That's perfection right there!