New Set-Up

[jpowel29]

I am still working the bugs out but was able to make a somewhat clean test pass at the track last night:

ET - 10.778
MPH - 125.56

60' - 1.660
330' - 4.525
1/8th - 6.959
MPH - 101.35
1000' - 9.022

 

[TheBac]

What are you up to now, J? Congrats on the great pass! :thumb:

 

[DetailsUnlimited]

Congrats on the 10!

 

[rmallen30]

That's awsome details on the new set up

 

[jpowel29]

Truck has been 4wd for some time now. Rebuilt the motor in the garage last winter and have 71mm/98mm for air. I fought my bone head mistakes (tried to delete fuel temp sensor) at TS. Then fought some electrical/computer gremlins over the summer that had me ready to sell it all. Two weekends ago I finally got it running and shifting like it should. This weekend I added some fuel and experimented with a third gear launch to start to get it up on the converter. It's not perfect yet but it's come a long way

 

[smkndmax05]

does it still have 4.56 gears?


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[jpowel29]

Yes the 4.56's are still in it and it's still spooled front and rear. It will be seeing some time hooked to a sled in it's near future.

 

[x MadMAX DIESEL]

Yes the 4.56's are still in it and it's still spooled front and rear. It will be seeing some time hooked to a sled in it's near future.

How can you turn that way? Do you have a manual hub on one side?

 

[jpowel29]

Added a hydraulic assist to the factory steering and it works very well. You still have to be creative with tight turns but it's manageable. With the factory tires/wheels I can drive it around town.

With the slicks mounted it takes some patience to steer around the water box and I usually back up at least once to make sure the tires are set in the groove.

If the truck isn't running you need a small army to push it unless it's on flat ground. Might as well pick the truck up to move it vs trying to turn the wheel with slicks on the front while its not running. Same goes with the STS' on for pulling.

 

[x MadMAX DIESEL]

Added a hydraulic assist to the factory steering and it works very well. You still have to be creative with tight turns but it's manageable. With the factory tires/wheels I can drive it around town.

With the slicks mounted it takes some patience to steer around the water box and I usually back up at least once to make sure the tires are set in the groove.

If the truck isn't running you need a small army to push it unless it's on flat ground. Might as well pick the truck up to move it vs trying to turn the wheel with slicks on the front while its not running. Same goes with the STS' on for pulling.

Yeah I was gonna run hydro assist with my Lincoln spool. But just went ahead and got a e locker

 

[redws6rocket]

That's awesome man, I was nervous to run mine with the 4.56s. Sounds like it's not a problem!

 

[jpowel29]

You won't mind the 4.56 gears at all.