Help: Pulling tips
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I hit a car at a stoplight. The driver was a midget, and he was pissed!!!
"I'm not happy!" he screams.
"Well, then you must be Dopey, Sneezy, or Doc?"
"I'm not happy!" he screams.
"Well, then you must be Dopey, Sneezy, or Doc?"
I just bought 2 new STS's off Tony. Setup is everything you can have all the power you want but if it doesn't hook you won't win.
It must have hurt just typing that!
I've run both those tracks in the videos you posted with smaller tires and about the same power with good results. It's the small things in your setup you need to dial in.
I didn't realize he was from around here. The Duramax's really put a hurt on the poor Dodges in Peterborough. LOL 2010 was the best year in PST. Dmax's 1, 2 and 3.:thumb: You better talk Scott into getting a PMD class there for next year.
It did hurt haha my finger tips were burning. Thats what im focusing on now just trying to figure out my setup and yes your truck does work amazing everywhere i see it pull. I wanted to pull workstock but i guess its not happening from what ppl tell me
I can ask him but I know money is tight for the pull. Maybe a local company would donate the purse money to have the class run there.
I can ask him but I know money is tight for the pull. Maybe a local company would donate the purse money to have the class run there.
I bet they would great idea. I'd probably come for a demo hook anyways but it would be nice to get my fuel covered. Fuel prices are going to really hurt for those of us that try to make all of the pulls.
There would be little difference between work stock and PSD anyways. You'll learn way more jumping up to PSD over local and you'll meet alot of really good guys. I bet your truck will do a lot better then you think it will. Setup is key and you have the perfect truck for it already. What would stop Spiro coming down to work stock if they had that class anyways?
the main reason for not going up to pro street is mostly alot of the safety stuff. work stock they were talking bout not having to have a tranny blanket, balancer or flex plate if ya werent turning 4000 rpm.
Is there really a problem with exploding trans parts injuring people with diesel pickups?
The factory Dmax pieces are solid at 6000 rpm. They put the Allison assy in the 8.1 gas trucks.
I'm all for safety, but they have to be realistic as to where to focus their attention. Diesel transmissions aren't cutting through the floorboard or throwing pieces at the audience. They simply aren't spinning fast enough to grenade rotating assys.
The factory Dmax pieces are solid at 6000 rpm. They put the Allison assy in the 8.1 gas trucks.
I'm all for safety, but they have to be realistic as to where to focus their attention. Diesel transmissions aren't cutting through the floorboard or throwing pieces at the audience. They simply aren't spinning fast enough to grenade rotating assys.
Where i agree, i would say it is most defenatly a safety factor with the manual trans guys, and maybe other brands of diesels. Rules have to be fair, and they cant single out certain brands or styles. I havent heard of it happening yet, but alls it takes is one time.
The safety stuff isnt that expensive, you just have to shop around, you dont have to buy the latest and greatest super duper built just for an allison blanket. I would say take some measurements, and go buy one for the bellhousing like i did, its all it takes to be legal, and it will save your feet if anything were to happen.
Also you have to remember, a lot of people that write these rules come from the gasser world, and also some of the stuff their insurance companys ask for.
The flexplate/etc rules were originalyl from the NHRA back in the 1960's.
They were getting the engines going 8000rpm+, but technology wasn't up to 8000rpm yet. When a factory pieces let go with tube chassis and .060" aluminum protecting the driver, it cut their feet off. Big Daddy Don Garlits lost half his foot, then things changed. Don put the engine in the back for his next rail, and the NHRA started putting safety rules on rotating parts.
Understand that 8000rpm has about 4 times the energy (I can do the math, but lazy today) as 4000rpm does.
I race with the SCTA, and they are getting a bit rough trying to fix everything that COULD happen, instead of stuff that DOES happen. $20,000 worth of safety equipment for Casper and climbing every year. There should be a balance.
They were getting the engines going 8000rpm+, but technology wasn't up to 8000rpm yet. When a factory pieces let go with tube chassis and .060" aluminum protecting the driver, it cut their feet off. Big Daddy Don Garlits lost half his foot, then things changed. Don put the engine in the back for his next rail, and the NHRA started putting safety rules on rotating parts.
Understand that 8000rpm has about 4 times the energy (I can do the math, but lazy today) as 4000rpm does.
I race with the SCTA, and they are getting a bit rough trying to fix everything that COULD happen, instead of stuff that DOES happen. $20,000 worth of safety equipment for Casper and climbing every year. There should be a balance.
Yeah that is rediculous. Pulling isnt near that, if you can fab, weld, and shop, you can have all your safety equipment for couple grand at the most, i have quite a bit less than that. The blankets are probably not needed, but i guess i couple hundred bucks isnt going to kill anyone building a duramax anyways.
I was thinking about moving up to PSD because I go to most pulls anyways and It would be nice to be in a sanctioned class. We will see what happens.
We don't have to have an SFI approved flex plate on auto's for PSD unless I read it wrong. I know the safety equipment is expensive but you only have to buy it once. There has been a lot of used blankets and balancers for sale lately, you just have to keep your eyes open.