Absolutely, I have no desire to be in magazines. I was invited twice and declined both. Trucks are too expensive to beat on for everyone else's enjoyment. However, if someone wants to do it, I'll watch the carnage.
The best tuner is the one that can sit in your truck and tune it. There are many good tuners, but if one of them is close by, get him to tune it while he's in the truck.
Was watching an interview with a former director of the FBI and he made the comment that this will never stop unless the US deals with at least 1 of 2 major issues. He said the US has one of the worst programs when dealing with mental illness and one of the most liberal gun control programs. He...
Cracked a piston in spring. Never thought about how little wot time we have on these motors. This was a very basic build. Rods, cut stock pistons, valve springs and headstuds
I grabbed my calculator, my last motor had 257 passes between 10.8 and 11.2. If I use 11 flat as an average, that's 47 minutes at wot. Add in some horsing around and getting tuning logs at best it's double that, probably less.
I pretty much still use mine for everything except towing really heavy, still tow my rv with it. 10.76 is my best time, driven to the track with nitto 420's
I think for most trucks it's around 600-650 hp. For me it was an ii silverbullet and supporting mods. Ran 11.7-11.8 consistently. Crewcab shortbox. 4094 should get you there.
As another outsider watching, one of the biggest problems I see in US politics is the enormous amount of money people are allowed to make as campaign contributions. If every politician is someones whore nothing will ever change.