700HP Turbo Ford Lightning vs. Pink FlareSide | RadVentures

[@AnalogueApproach]

This has to be one of the best pieces of content I've seen in the past half year or so

[@RyanSymancek]

That's a huge compliment, thank you!

[@texmex1210]

I agree, I'm blown away

[@mannyguerrero5312]

Probably a lot of people agree and will hate to admit it…. But I’m in for that vote too! This is the best video I’ve seen put together in a while, as a car guy I love it 🙏🏾🙌🏾💪🏾 I was just looking at Lightings on line and ran into this video & BOI I want one of each! 🛻🛻

[@Levibetz]

Ryan is a great host, Hagerty is absolutely killing it with this content. Giant props to all the hosts, and importantly whoever is producing this! Incredible job, guys.

[@thetruthisonlyperspective4872]

To compare this elementary bullshit to Hagerty is like comparing a middle school bully to Mike Tyson.

[@Levibetz]

@@thetruthisonlyperspective4872 Dude, this... is Hagerty. I think you mean maybe Jason Camisa specifically? Who is also killing it.

[@thetruthisonlyperspective4872]

@@Levibetz yeah, I didn't know they weren't the same. I assumed it was his channel... He's the only narrator on the channel I can stand.

[@Levibetz]

@@thetruthisonlyperspective4872 The channel name is right there haha

[@docstruthers]

lightning owner is super chill. you let someone take your pride and joy on a track before you? yeah that's something special

[@chumbawaumbacumpa]

Dexter

[@RyanSymancek]

Travis is a really good dude.

[@averyparticularsetofskills]

"...BLOCK EM BLOCK EM..." "This guys out of his MIND" 😅😂🤣

[@Shane-Singleton]

That aggressive track shortcut was impressive! Brilliant slow-motion work by the camera crew. Cool Lightning BTW. Long live the clutch pedal!

[@km6832]

Guy went from learning to rally from complete noob, travelling to new zealand. Building his own rally car, now turning into an automotive journalist. Respect the grid

[@ricardo.pedraza]

Back in 94 I had a red one, it was a lot of fun and it's one of the few vehicles I wish I never got rid of. At the time I was commuting 70+ miles a day and 10-12 MPG was just killing me.

[@IsaacHuffman]

This is the best KZbin car series... I seriously have watched about a billion hours of car content this year.... and joy here is so amazing...

[@alexmedved6205]

Hands down my favourite series, Ryan does a fantastic job and tells a great story.

[@RyanSymancek]

Thank you!

[@ianfosbrook8406]

as a lifelong blue oval guy, this video was amazing... what a wishlist truck the gen. Lightning is.... esp. that particular truck

[@sethdunlap7009]

Not gonna lie, maybe one of the greatest pieces of content ever created. Maybe because i have always driven Ford trucks. Maybe it's because I am 46 and my mind still wanders back to those better times. Maybe it's because I have been enamored with the first Generation Lightning ever since I first saw that red one at Jannell Ford in Hanover in '95 (we all used to stop by and look at it until the sales guys told us to leave). I don't know and I don't care. Job WELL done!!!

[@RyanSymancek]

Thanks Seth! I have also always loved the 9th Gen F-150s, since before I could remember. This was my first time seeing a first gen Lightning up close, and they look insanely cool in person. When it showed up on the trailer we were all floored by how flashy and sorted it was. This one, of course, is extra special.

[@sethdunlap7009]

@@RyanSymancek the rich kid in town convinced his father to buy him the shiney red Prom Queen of a ride we were all lusting after... factory fresh, that ride was amazing. I still have the dealership pamphlets that were produced to market the Lightning.

[@nicksmith9358]

Ayyyyy, I also have a '92 flare side! Mine is a 2wd with a 4.9 and auto trans.

[@carlosabundis3065]

How much you got it for ?

[@nicksmith9358]

@@carlosabundis3065 $2000

[@ol_smokey9370]

My first truck was an 89 F150 2wd, I've had 4 rangers 88-94 all 2wd 4cyl 5spd , and currently have a 95 F150 2wd, an 01 F250 V10, and still have the 88 Ranger. I love old Ford trucks.

[@RyanSymancek]

My 87 4WD Ranger was one of my favorites. It was light blue when I got it, single cab with the 7 foot bed. It was in pretty bad shape, but damn would I love a clean one of those now.

[@ol_smokey9370]

@@RyanSymancek I inherited my 88, it only had 25k on it but it was never washed so the body is pretty rusty. It had the original Firestone tires on it still 😆 its Tan with the bottom half Dark Brown.

[@richardbixler]

I had a ‘95 xl. i6, 2xd, 5m. I bought it with 200k on it, with a stripped out oil plug that had been jb welded in. I put another 100k dailying it 50m a day over a steep 1,500’ mountain range nick named blood alley. I could outpace most sports cars just because I knew every bump and elevation change like the back of my hand. I changed the oil filter 2x until It got to the point that I just wanted to kill it so I could have an excuse to buy a new truck. I gave up when the odometer hit 300k and gave it to my uncle. He’s still driving it around town and on his ranch. That gen F150 was so dependable, light, torquey and communicative at its limit. Definitely the best vehicle I’ve ever owned hands down.

[@quewat3676]

Cmon man..u cant kill an old ford..lol

[@RyanSymancek]

I had basically this same experience with my 93 Bronco growing up. Barely serviced it, ran it hard and fast... rolled it once. Still ran like a champ. What awesome years for these trucks.

[@ponypwr]

The 1st gen Lightning also had the 4.10 gear ratio. Thats the perfect1st gen Lightning, Only thing I'd change would be delete the racing stripes and put 20in 2001 style Lightning wheels on it. I'd like to see a 1st gen Lightning with a Flare side bed!

[@midnight347]

I seen a legit first gen with a flare side bed put on it on KZbin not long ago it was black I can't remember the channel search and you'll prob find it it was even for sale I do beleive.

[@artysmotorsports]

Jesus christ. That's a beautiful lightning.

[@thisisevil01]

He also has a white 240 with a 2j swap and a bunch of fab stuff done to that as well that he did

[@SushiWrx]

You guys seriously have to do more features like this, awesome production, awesome host, it inspires me more to keep loving my classics!

[@Tribbatrot]

As an owner of a '91 GMC Syclone, I have to say this is one awesome truck!

[@charlosrossi]

I normally can’t stand most car videos on KZbin but these hagerty videos are great. Laid back, not flashy, extremely well done, non-cringey hosts, cars driven how/where they should be. It’s something you can watch on a Sunday morning and not feel A.D.D. whiplash

[@JBO3022]

Ok, you got me. This. This, is truly enjoyable.

[@jolness1]

As a lover of the OBS generation trucks, this is amazing I have a pair of 1997 f250HD trucks one with a 460 (my grandpas from new) and a 7.3 with a zf5. Great video!

[@NXT_LVL]

Literally laughed at the sound of the Sony Xplod sound

[@RyanSymancek]

Hahaha, iconic!

[@garagefabroart]

lol. I was just going to mention this! I probably installed 100s of these from 2001-2009 (car audio installer)

[@eddybowser3818]

Lol same my f150 had the same one in er

[@sarahdell4042]

Reminds me of high school! Instant time warp!

[@BenEllisFL]

The pain in my heart when the engine stalled and that was the noise at the end. I remember hearing that on my Miata

[@clevelandite153]

I have the same flareside just an extended cab. She doesnt go anywhere fast but she always starts up when asked

[@SVTJD]

I’ve loved the lightning forever. This is an incredible example and I’m stunned at the cool factor. I’m in love for sure.

[@TurboHappyCar]

You guys are killing it with these videos, great work. 👍

[@Matp345]

Totally rad video. Love the 90s stuff. Keep'em coming

[@adamgiunta302]

Check out the gen 2 lightning from 99

[@alexsteil7227]

Damn you guys just don't stop pumping out great content do you

[@speedfarm1136]

hagerty did a great job creating this series. thank you!

[@kevinbrolin2079]

now thats some sport truckin'

[@RyanSymancek]

Heck ya brotha!

[@loganhanson4516]

By far one of the best videos I’ve seen in a long time.

[@porscheguy09]

When I was in high school in 1992 I got a regular cab long bed 1989 F-150 XLT Lariat 4x4 with the 4.9 liter straight six and 5 speed manual. It had the dual gas tanks and I loved it. I could go over 500 miles before refueling and back then gas was less than a dollar. Nobody cared about fuel economy really. Great truck. Wish I had kept it.

[@Tom_2025_]

Great episode, thank you for sharing. Big up from Sweden 🇸🇪

[@jp7489]

Love them flaresides and lightings👍🇺🇸hard to find...

[@michaelgakanga]

This series is special

[@ShadyMrk]

man, i have a soft spot for those 90's F150s

[@sykwookiee]

I have an '87 F150 that I'll never part with....great trucks. ..my ol' lady bought me a brand new '08 F150 so that I didn't end up walking...so it's still like brand new, and I'll keep both til I die...

[@ricepony33]

Great host! Nice to see him again after the Drive fell through.

[@RyanSymancek]

Thanks! Glad to be able to do stuff again!

[@benreifhardt4471]

I had a White 95 shortbox 4x4 with a 5 speed that selling was my biggest regret. Great vid Ryan.

[@watchandjewelryloft4713]

I wanna hit up drive thrus with this guy in the Flare Side. I was never a truck guy, but everyone I knew in rural Florida panhandle had a pickup. Nostalgia off the charts. lol.

[@stang1973]

The airtime in the flareside!!! loved it!

[@bensautter1605]

so much fun!! awesome job Ryan!!

[@Lillypad2727]

Love this video! And gotta love my 92-96 f150s too lol. These trucks are definitely becoming timeless classics.

[@altoticket]

Amazing production and loved the twist in the end, keep it coming guys!!!

[@RyanSymancek]

Thank you!

[@TheMeanmarine13]

Great episode. My 1st truck was an 83 f 150. My 2nd truck was an 01 SVT Lightning. I miss them both after seeing this.

[@MarkMeadows90]

I wouldn't mind seeing a Flareside done up like that white F150.

[@randysrestoration]

I bought a new ‘95 Lightning January 1996. It was white. Bought the twisted wedge heads, cam etc but couldn’t get the aftermarket Mass air to work right so sold truck, bought ‘96 Ranger installed 5.0 with TFS heads then added a supercharger. Did like the Lightning tho.

[@akinoffury2332]

The SVT and Flareside are awesome, but I think my favorite 90s truck would have to be a GMC Syclone.

[@junglejim5785]

I would love to have the flareside to build a what if.

[@SanProsan1993]

Another great one! Keep them coming.

[@danielreigada1542]

Great video. I also have a 1992 F150 Flareside. Except mine is white with the 4.9 liter 6 cylinder and 5 speed manual. Mine also has about half the mileage that yours does and I only have the single tank. With the single tank the range isn't great; I have to fill up by 200 miles or so. You say you have low oil pressure. That could be because of the gauge; they are notoriously inaccurate.

[@RyanSymancek]

Yeah after all the abuse we put it through, I have a feeling that the gauge is somewhat inaccurate. We never did put a proper tester on it to see what it was reading. But also, pressure still is probably terrible, considering all the leaking and burning of oil. I'm sure bearing tolerances are crap too! It'd be good for a rebuild or someone who actually wants to the the time to make it nice. Frame and body are actually really solid for it being a New England truck! The I6 5spd sounds perfect though! What great trucks!

[@tiffanynicole7260]

Got an 02 Gen 2 Red 14 lbs boost fourth engine in it and so many extra goodies to go along with it and along the adventurous road we’ve been on I learned that Cold air and Detonation are not your friends. Lol . And I do appreciate the heck out of the video that was very cool!

[@rcadd1ct]

As a past owner of a stock 2000 L and a built 3.4L whipple charged 2001 L this was a cool vid.

[@hockeyjmac1074]

What happened to Cammisa’s video this week?

[@Hagerty]

Season Two of Hagerty's shows, with all new episodes from Cammisa, will debut at the end of the month. Until then, Jason's taking a little break, but he'll have one more video this season. More to come!

[@mister_333]

Here's the best thing about your work, Ryan: Clarkson and Hammond would approve. You DROVE that FlareSide until she quit. May would be puzzled as to why you drove an F150 around the track, but as an American, I know the reason...we blow stuff up. That's what we do. Kudos, amigo.

[@TheLp640fan]

man, ,my truck has been sitting my my driveway since 2016, this video honestly makes me want to cry, I miss hooning her so bad. one day ill get you good again i promise

[@Schmitzelhaus]

Being in Germany, pick-up trucks are basically non-existent over here, so i don´t have much connection to them. But damn, you made this comparison as involving as it ever could be! Absolutely loved it! 👌

[@lochnessfox3441]

I truly liked that. Thanks and I hope you’re pink truck survived

[@RyanSymancek]

Oh yeah, I still drive it around!

[@mehdimohamed6291]

Y’all make cars I never cared or thought about interesting. Hats off.

[@arkhsm]

That was entertainment, those trucks were full of character !!

[@jamesrosenbalm991]

I love the 92 to 96,97 fr250 bodystye,first gen lighting is my dream truck

[@jamesrosenbalm991]

Had a 92 an and 97 f250,and before a i know everything comments,the 97hd was the obs style,not the same as the f150 and regular f250,but go a head and say it

[@jasonkupke6768]

Incredible content Hagerty!!

[@payton5759]

I have 2 Flaresides, both 1992. One is a 2wd I6 and the other 4wd 5.0, both white. I love these trucks, and have been wanting to build the 2wd into a pro street.

[@ClaytonYatescarenthusiast]

Amazing video. I highly doubt it's making 700 but maybe. Stock ring gap and that sucker is going to snap a ringland first time it has a little spark knock

[@midnight347]

Maybe it isn't stock ring gap? They might be talking 700 estimated crank also...who knows the windsors are pretty stout...use good fuel and don't worry about spark knock.

[@tdknut]

So cool, great video 🤘

[@bryancoats5328]

Somebody needs to build an 87-91 F150 lightning, like it would’ve come from the factory, something that Ford should’ve built

[@tooltime5661]

Still have my 93 black,starting to freshen her up but it's in nice shape!

[@Wrenchen-with-Darren]

Had fun watching....thanks.👍

[@aaronbehindbars]

Making me nostalgic for my high school truck which was a 91 Supercab 5.0L 2wd. Slow old turd, but it was pretty imaculate and well kept (previous owner was an old man, then my uncle).

[@chrisb3017]

If I were driving the lightning following the pink monster I would really be worried about the parts falling off and hitting my truck

[@themanwithoutaplan]

those 9th Generation F150s are still cool as hell to this day. Long Live.

[@glennlee3636]

That was fun. Nice film.

[@motownXJdad9565]

i owned and street raced a 94 lightning in the late 90s early 2000s on Telegraph rd in Detroit. with no cats, dynomax race magnums, and a chip, that thing smoked any chevy or dodge pickup out back then, the 454ss and the dodge indy 5.9 pace trucks. i could put a school bus on either one especially the chevy. this white truck is badass man! i probably would just go with white and no stripes or graphics other than the factory lightning stickers, shelby stripes are cool on shelbys.

[@mynameis63]

I'm a GM guy..but that is a sweet truck. Good job to the builder Travis, and thanks for the great content Ryan.

[@RyanSymancek]

Yeah I think with something like this, it doesn't matter what brand you're loyal to. This thing is perfect! And sure thing, glad you liked it!

[@mdtransmissionspecialties]

Thank you for this. I’ve been building mine for some time now and just now down to some simple wiring. I needed this inspiration because I’ve about given up.

[@b.s.adventures9421]

I miss my 93 lightning Super, super fun truck.

[@mario-sl6cz]

Love this generation! Love my 94

[@usmc291]

I love the 92-96 f150 single cab short bed 😈👌🏼

[@hyunhoyee4359]

The presenter is somehow looks familiar to me. Is he the guy from The Drive channel featuring about amature rally stuff? I was really sad when they stopped making new episodes....

[@marksymancek2489]

Yep "My Life as a Rallyist" guy!

[@loganyoung9244]

This is the best video I’ve seen in a long time I watched the whole thing 🤘

[@RyanSymancek]

Thank you!

[@kevinjohnson9372]

That truck is bad ass love the highly polished stock wheels

[@PastorJasonDEC]

This is my new favorite show!!!

[@frankiejordan6240]

Good show

[@goodgollyjosh]

What's interesting is that Hagerty shows all these cool, older, modded cars and yet they won't cover them. I got a quote for my '91 Syclone and they asked me to remove the carbon dioxide bottle out of the bed that I used to spray on the intercooler even though it wasn't nitrous and didn't spray in the motor. I removed it, took pictures, and sent them in. I never heard back from them and I called twice to follow up. They just decided not to cover me and didn't even give me the courtesy of saying no to me. So, I called Grundy and they took me right away and for half the price.

[@speedthrottleofficial]

I love this

[@harshithsadhana7475]

one of best looking trucks

[@stevenbitter9241]

Awesome video, love it

[@marklohnes6313]

Ha! I have that exact same truck, however, mine has a warmed over 5.8L with a built tranny and a small lift. It’s been a fun truck and mostly reliable once the wrecked original 5.0 was replaced.

[@georgejobin4312]

Why isn't this channel the best in the world... Amazing 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Elver_Galarga_jugo]

Great video, as nice as his truck is, I was reminded why I don't like flare/stepside trucks. Looks like Ford ran out of F150 beds, tossed on a ranger bed, and used dually flares.

[@mrnicktoyou]

This channel has become what Motor Trend was a few years ago before they pulled the plug and shut all their best content away or down. Hope this doesn’t go the same way.

[@pablovelimirovich9622]

This was really fun to watch

[@bluerineimb1148]

That's was such good viewing filmed so well I cauld watch this stuff all day everyday need more

[@DustlessMirror]

I like the 80-86 Bullnose Fseries👍🏼 I have an 84 F250

[@midnight347]

They were rated 240 horse 340 torque stock but they dyno around 220-225 to the tire bone stock through an auto trans and the stock 410 gears so it was def making alot more than 240 idk bout 290 tho lol. The windsors are pretty stout having a turbo on one is a good idea that is sick.

[@wingersdingers]

They had your 20$ worth of mcDicks out in one minute because it's all like 2 hours old.

[@quewat3676]

Lol..that was wrong..

[@RyanSymancek]

HAHAHA

[@midnight347]

I love the truck I would ditch the stripes black the windows out and tint all the lights....and I woulda went t56 over a tko 600 but its still really badass that it is manual swapped.

[@brocka.stanley6072]

Man, I love your video!! This is the first post that I’ve ever seen of your content. But with that being said, I was a little disappointed. You started talking about the three engines offered by ford for the half ton trucks. You mentioned the first two but never said anything about the 5.8 after you mentioned the 5.0 and the inline six. Also, a stock ford lightning in 1994 only had 240 hp, not 290 hp. You have great editing skills and a good presence on film. If you ever need anyone to review your videos for correct horsepower stats please just private message me, because those are very important to us gearheads.

[@mariomozie2102]

What a awesome video hands down. But at the end I was my butt off😂🚙💨🏁🚦🛻😏 Great Job 👍

[@cobramustangs]

Here's the numbers of the lightnings myself I own a 95 red lightning Production totals for the first generation are: 5,276 in 1993, 4,007 in 1994, and 2,280 in 1995. The color breakdown is as follows: 2,691 black and 2,585 red trucks in 1993; 1,382 black, 1,165 red and 1,460 white trucks in 1994; and in 1995, Ford built 824 black trucks, 695 in red and 761 in white. Total production for first-generation Lightnings was 11,563,

[@danicamills7029]

Built by Americans for Americans gotta love it 🙌