ok so heres what i got. i just recently sold my 06 cause with the payment and trying to make it scream was really cutting into my check book. so im looking to get a 93 4x4 5 speed dually. i am going to be doing alot under the hood of this truck because i have a drag strip 2 miles from my house and i would love to make an old 1st gen that could burn some little imports. is the truck im looking at good for me? i mean should i get 2 or 4 wheel drive, 5 speed or auto??? im new at these 1st gens so anything would help.

 

with that much weight, its oviously going to be harder to move, if its going to be a drag pickup, um go with a 2wd with slicks and a regular cab, from my experience, every 100 lbs lighter you go, its another .10 of a second faster, and its still a first gen, but id get an intercooled pickup, with overdrive and find a differnt torque converter for it, its going to be slippy, then find the sticky at the top of the page to make it go fast, a 2wd also has less weight in the front and no transfer case so everything just works simpler and easier.

 

For a fast truck, with minimal mods, you want a 2wd, regular cab, Non Intercooled truck. Those things will really boogie. For a drag truck, you'll obviously want an automatic, so a good converter will do wonders as well.

 

89-91 Non I/c D250 with a 727 trans. Good converter. ($600), shift kit,

You'll need to invest in some slicks, EGT/boost gauges, maybe a locker and some free pump tweaks and your in the low 14's.

 

I'd go with a 2wd 89-91.5 N/Ic truck and toss a converter and an I/C in it crank the pump

 

racing a 5 speed, your gonna hurt the trans power shifting it.

You'll need a good clutch to hold off the line, you'll need to do the ole dump n' go. Talk to GLHS on this forum about racing a 5 speed truck he's the man.

 

5 speeds at the track.

 

That's why he needs to get an auto. You'll never be able to shift a 5spd, especially the 'Rag as fast as an auto.

 

You want a drag truck, do like these guys say. But, if you are going to stick with an auto trans. go with an o/d like a 47RH so you have lock-up as well. I have raced my truck with no lock-up and think I could do much better if I had it. Just my $.02.

 

aight guys i appreciate it. i was still wanting to get a 93 though and a calb and a half dually. will a 2wd auto 93 be able to do this stuff as well or is there something about the 91 and earlier that is alot better. seems like everyone here said nothing about a 92 or 93

 

The reason we have all been telling you to get a Non I/C truck, is because they have huge (compared to the I/C) stock injectors, and they respond to pump tweaks a lot better as well.

You can do it with a '92 or '93 but you will probably need to put injectors on your shopping list. With an intercooled truck you also get overdrive which helps a lot as well, but like '93 Fury said, a 47RH with lockup will be the ultimate 1st Gen drag tranny.

 

Reason i said that was to get his mindset off racing a 5 speed! lol

One month from now we see a "busted my getrag racing it" thread

 

seems like there is a long message eco