First Pass down the track.
- Thread starter JD Dave
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It wasn't that seemless. I tried twice before that to light the turbo and proceeded to pull off the track. Had a buddy come over and yell at me and said I was a ***** so I took it around again. This time I forgot to turn my water2air on so the turbo actually lit. Said oh crap about 3/4 track and flipped it on. With the cooler being so big with 11/2" lines I'm thinking I can never light the turbo while I'm pumping water. Also only had 23k of rail pressure so Mark pointed me in the right direction to fix that and HSP and exergy are helping me out on new stroker pumps. It's sure an incredible feeling to feel it light for the first time.
Went 306' and was as smooth as could be so Joe's a little smarter then he looks. I think Joe was more excited then I was after the pull.
damn that looked good! you gotta be pretty happy dave to finally be driving her again after all the headaches.
i love the new exhaust note!!
i love the new exhaust note!!
If we can't get enough rpm out of the clutch it can help to leave the air to water off, but last year I turned it on around 3500rpm while bringing engine up in rpm. My brother fought lighting the turbo consistently last year. And Wes Kusilek said I needed to get back in the driver's seat, lol. I was leaving the line 400 rpm less than my brother and it sounded better and smoother. I wasn't leaving harder at all, but I rode the clutch harder... It's all a matter of feel and technique on running the clutch. With the 2000+ hp you should be making you will realize how critical clutch operation will be to your pulling distance! Good luck and glad to see a good, smooth pass. We fought rail pressure last year too, PM me if you feel like sharing your plans to get more fuel. Thanks
I was going to ask how much you had the fuel dialed down since it looked to clear up most of the smoke.
Sounded & looked great!!
Sounded & looked great!!
Great looking run! Glad to see you get the truck back out in the dirt. Can't wait to see how it comes along this season.
That things nasty. I was talking to some 3.0 guys a couple years back about their air/water and they were saying if they turned it on before the charger lit it would bretty much snuff the engine right out because the air was so cold. They were cummins guys though
