8th Place
Rich Penno
Howell, NJ
'95 Ford Lightning
Rich Penno owns the other Gen I Lightning that came to the shootout, and like the rest of the tough trucks there, it also featured a supercharger.
Unlike the rest which had Roots-style blowers, Penno went down the centrifugal path. After punching the Windsor motor 0.030 inch over, he linked up a Novi 2000 huffer and a ProCharger three-core intercooler that puffs in 22 pounds of boost. Unfortunately, Penno had a difficult time getting the truck to hook on the starting line, as he spun hard every run, but the combination he has developed is sure to be a winner when the tires bite. Penno wants to get the truck into the mid-10-second zone using only the blower, but first he'll need to make the suspension work.
Truck Talk
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| Owner | Rich Penno |
| Hometown | Howell, NJ |
| Driver | Rich Penno |
| Year | 1995 |
| Weight w/Driver | 4,472 lbs |
| Engine | 357ci Windsor |
| Built By | Alternative Car Care |
| Power Adder | None |
| Blower | Novi 2000 |
| Heads | Edelbrock |
| Camshaft | Cam Motion |
| Exhaust | JDM Engineering |
| Best E.T./MPH | 11.63/116.33 |
Log Book
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| Run # | 60-FT | E.T. | MPH |
| 1 | 1.72 | 11.636 | 116.33 |
| 2 | 1.77 | 11.835 | 116.14 |
| 3 | 1.83 | 12.001 | 110.61 |