1) bent a hitch once

I know I'm asking for it again :pound:

1) bent a hitch once

I know I'm asking for it again :pound:

IF YOUR NOT BREAKEN THEN YOUR NOT HOOKING HARD :pound:J/K

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just let eddy jr drive your truck, ill bet he could find something weak on it

Looks like a good record you got going there Mike, Knock on wood. Luckily all I had at zellwood was the trac bars and not an actual part of my truck.

you forgot one mike. that time when you raced me at desoto on the 1/4 strip....you left with a broken heart!:D

drag racing breaks everything... stick to sled pulls

amen

ohh boy....another one of mikes offsprings

you forgot one mike. that time when you raced me at desoto on the 1/4 strip....you left with a broken heart!:D

:pound: thats funny right there

ohh boy....another one of mikes offsprings

negative... I had 18 hooks on a freshly rebuilt tranny and all was good untill I made 4 passes at the track. Almost didnt make it home from North Florida! trucks are made for drag racing.

negative... I had 18 hooks on a freshly rebuilt tranny and all was good untill I made 4 passes at the track. Almost didnt make it home from North Florida! trucks are made for drag racing.



cant blame the drag racing!

cant blame the drag racing!

why not? it was strong till then... my tranny temp gauge showed temps over 230 drag racing but didnt get over 205 pulling the sled

i broke the tranny in my dually just pulling a trailer..not racing but pulling a gooseneck but i used to bang gears going down the track and everything was fine. reverse the situation and say you raced 18 times and pulled 4 times and it broke....you blaming the sled? i believe somone on this forum had to upgrade his tranny due to sled pulling and has only raced a couple of times but he pulls EVERYTIME! i guess you wanna point the finger to the racing though right? TNRGREENE has shared their pics of carnage from sled pulling but has yet to show any from racing. They BOTH put a strain on your truck whether you like it or not.

i believe somone on this forum had to upgrade his tranny due to sled pulling and has only raced a couple of times but he pulls EVERYTIME! i guess you wanna point the finger to the racing though right?

Yes racing, not due to pulling since it happened at Moroso. Went to Moroso drag racing and 4th gear started slipping. Before the up grade I pulled at desoto. Slippage was real bad at the strip in HIGH GEAR at the pull it also slipped but not much(took 2nd lost first by 4 feet) LOW GEAR. So I feel the power from the motor puts more strain on the transmission at the strip for two reasons 1) HIGH GEAR 2) pavement (traction) Low gear and dirt is much better on parts. Both JIT and myself pull the sled all the time with out problems but when we race we find the weak links. Solostyle you race and break all the time you just put a new front drive shaft on last week I believe you have broke more than one. I dont know why you feel the street and high gear isn't harder on the truck. Solostyle you have never broke pulling the sled. Just from my experience this is what I believe. :D

I have raced a lot more with my truck than most of you guys combined. After time, stuff does break no matter what you do. You raced me at BMP before your tranny upgrade and had no problems. I guarantee the tranny slipping had nothing to do with Moroso. Its a Dodge and we all know, the tranny has problems under any load. My driveshaft.....i believe my lift plus HP has something to do with that! I would be on my 3rd driveshaft if i pulled a sled 4 or 5 times EVERY thursday. My dually didnt break a single thing racing but the rear end broke pulling weight and the tranny broke pulling a gooseneck. Before I did my tranny upgrade, my truck made about 10 full passes down the strip. When I took TQ management off then it only lasted 3 more passes. I have been to truck pulls and have seen carnage and I have been to the strip and seen it also. You cant say one is safer than the other. Racing is driving for a 1/4 empty as fast as you can. Sled Pulling is pulling a VERY heavy sled and in some cases , adding more weight on the truck, and pulling 300ft as fast as you can while all this weight is trying to stop you. My brakes stop me at the end of the track and not a sled. They dont require driveline loops at the strip but they do while pulling? HMM......

The sled track is much more forgiving than Pavement. Hooking on clay still consists of wheelspin... hooking on asphalt means NO wheelspin. This is when stuff breaks. That transfer of energy has to go somewhere and it WILL find the weak link. It just takes longer on Dirt!

The initial take off is worse racing but once it is moving, you are pretty much safe. Pulling that sled, i just dont trust it. I guess im not gonna win this arguement (on a pulling forum) so it doesnt really matter. I'll stick to my racing and maybe an occasional pull and you guys can do as you please. Atleast I show up to these pulls to support the diesel class....maybe you guys should show up to some of these races and support us diesel drag racers! :nod:

Drag racing is worse on everything from the transfer case forward and sled pulling is hard on everthing behind the t-case.

Mo-power sounds like your torque converter took a dump on you at the strip.

ohh boy....another one of mikes offspringshaha thats so damn true!

just let eddy jr drive your truck, ill bet he could find something weak on it

im just good at finding the weak links.

im just good at finding the weak links.

JR why did you get rid of the intercooler on the '95???

JR why did you get rid of the intercooler on the '95???

just an idea. how much do you think the intercooler helps when your pulling 300 ft? your not getting a whole pile of air over it while sled pulling cause its not like your running 70. plus its one more restriction? just an idea, we'l;l see how it works if i ever get the truck done.im still waiting on the rules to b e set in stone so i can buy a turbo .

just An Idea. How Much Do You Think The Intercooler Helps When Your Pulling 300 Ft? Your Not Getting A Whole Pile Of Air Over It While Sled Pulling Cause Its Not Like Your Running 70. Plus Its One More Restriction? Just An Idea, We'l;l See How It Works If I Ever Get The Truck Done.im Still Waiting On The Rules To B E Set In Stone So I Can Buy A Turbo .
Colder Air = Horse Power. Your Shooting Your Self In The Foot. In Our Circle Track Cars We Tape The Front Of Our Air Cleaners So It Dosent Suck The Hot Air Thats Drawn Through The Radiator. Every Little Bit Helps. No Matter How Small Of Amount, YOU LOST HORSE POWER.

Intercooler? What's that?;)

an intercooler is also a good filter for when your turbo grenades.:D

Kyle

Duramaxes are tough.
They just eat the hard parts and spit them out.:eek:

The intercooler is a huge restriction.

Notice how the fastest D'max in the world (Banks Drag Truck" has no intercooler?

Bank's just might know something about this.

My truck came alive with power when I took it off.

I'm guessing I had 75 more HP and I know the truck made 10 more pounds of boost.

The wastegate couldn't keep up with it.

Throw your intercooler away for pulling. Just my 2 cents.

Throw your intercooler away for pulling. Just my 2 cents.

Will do!

an intercooler is also a good filter for when your turbo grenades.:D

Kyle

This is something to consider here. I do believe we don't need one but I still use mine because of this reason.

look at big bad dodge all those guys! the tube chasis pulling diesels most of them dont run an intercooler. less turbo lag and other issues along with practically no restrictions compared to with an intercooler then again there running a huge content of water meth for cooler intake charge. drag cars that run turbo setup they either run no intercooler or a water cooled system! and are running alcahol this pertains to the same thing JR i believe or "hood stack" has a good idea just would recomened running water meth or something that will lower the IAT ill prob be flamed for this but its true!
and yeah your intake charge will be heat soaked either way not matter what theres no true way to have perfect ambient air temp into your intake plenum without adding things i.e. water meth, alcahol, stuff like that!

You can break stuff on the street too. The pile of broken parts has grown cosiderably since these photos were taken.....If your making power, you will break stuff. Drags, Sled pulling, or on the street.

You can break stuff on the street too. The pile of broken parts has grown cosiderably since these photos were taken.....If your making power, you will break stuff. Drags, Sled pulling, or on the street.

I have a motor in my shop that looks JUST like that :p

look at big bad dodge all those guys! the tube chasis pulling diesels most of them dont run an intercooler. less turbo lag and other issues along with practically no restrictions compared to with an intercooler then again there running a huge content of water meth for cooler intake charge. drag cars that run turbo setup they either run no intercooler or a water cooled system! and are running alcahol this pertains to the same thing JR i believe or "hood stack" has a good idea just would recomened running water meth or something that will lower the IAT ill prob be flamed for this but its true!
and yeah your intake charge will be heat soaked either way not matter what theres no true way to have perfect ambient air temp into your intake plenum without adding things i.e. water meth, alcahol, stuff like that!

True what you said but pulling here this is against the rules

Just run water, 2-3 625ml nozzels will do the job. When my truck gets parked I will remove the intercooler

:focus: ME ! remember ? # :second: :D

:focus: ME ! remember ? # :second: :D

You are a damn moderator....moderate it back on topic...LOL
Mike time to call your buddy about our issue in September ;)

Calling now. Left message.

ok sorry mike about jumping off the topic but im curious whats so against the rules about not running an intercooler?

ok sorry mike about jumping off the topic but im curious whats so against the rules about not running an intercooler?

Refer to my post above, no intercooler is ok :D

Its not against the rules as they are stated currently. I dont believe anyone would have a problem if you dont run an intercooler. But not suppost to spray anything in stock turbo class though. Probably best to hold off on intercooler delete modifications for another class other than the stock turbo class because tring to make a class for guys to get started. On the other hand if you dont win maybe nobody would say anything.

Can't spray anything????????? Damn, this means I have to take the hidden Nitrous off my Dually or the tech guy's will find it. You can't even cheat anymore. What the hell is the world coming to?
I quit......:frusty:

lol

ok so for the stock class u cant run any spray but for the modded classes you can ok? makes sense plenty! sry mike !

:eek:thats it theres too many rules for me!:eek: im just going to build my tuck when ever i get every one elses crap out the way and if they dont like how i did it i am just going to say f-it and put the motor in a badass boat and go drink beer and enjoy myself:D

:eek:thats it theres too many rules for me!:eek: im just going to build my tuck when ever i get every one elses crap out the way and if they dont like how i did it i am just going to say f-it and put the motor in a badass boat and go drink beer and enjoy myself:D

Im withya on the boat and drinkin beer part, let me know. Haaa

i agree. lets go boatin? im already doin the drinkin part!!!!!!!!!!!

i did that yesterday on the peace river..hardly a soul in sight..was a great day

I have raced a lot more with my truck than most of you guys combined. After time, stuff does break no matter what you do. You raced me at BMP before your tranny upgrade and had no problems. I guarantee the tranny slipping had nothing to do with Moroso. Its a Dodge and we all know, the tranny has problems under any load. My driveshaft.....i believe my lift plus HP has something to do with that! I would be on my 3rd driveshaft if i pulled a sled 4 or 5 times EVERY thursday. My dually didnt break a single thing racing but the rear end broke pulling weight and the tranny broke pulling a gooseneck. Before I did my tranny upgrade, my truck made about 10 full passes down the strip. When I took TQ management off then it only lasted 3 more passes. I have been to truck pulls and have seen carnage and I have been to the strip and seen it also. You cant say one is safer than the other. Racing is driving for a 1/4 empty as fast as you can. Sled Pulling is pulling a VERY heavy sled and in some cases , adding more weight on the truck, and pulling 300ft as fast as you can while all this weight is trying to stop you. My brakes stop me at the end of the track and not a sled. They dont require driveline loops at the strip but they do while pulling? HMM......

George has same lift as solo with 22's and 38's He has broken 3 shafts pulling and 2 racing. just my .02

:eek:thats it theres too many rules for me!:eek: im just going to build my tuck when ever i get every one elses crap out the way and if they dont like how i did it i am just going to say f-it and put the motor in a badass boat and go drink beer and enjoy myself:D

Dont do that i would hate for u to lose a head gasket out on the water and be stuck. But then agian if u have enough beer who cares