After owning my 05 cummins for going on 7 years or more and only 53'000 miles im going full pull, bars and the works! I have a few questions though, ive pulled it twice how its set up now, once in stock class "no sled bars or weights but nobody was stock) and out of 19 trucks i placed 2nd. Pulled again a week ago with the boys running bars and god knows what else and got 3rd out of 7 trucks. The way my truck is set up now is in my signiture and im pushing 53lbs on a stock head gasket and studs. Im not sure of the hp im pushing now but without having much more i could pull in 4 low 5th gear instead of 4th and kick donkey around here with the extra ground speed!

I have 110# valve springs, snow water meth, and arp headstuds (not the 625+ $1500 ones though). not installed yet

Im adding lazar smith traction blocks and sled bars, probably 2" blocks
ats sub zero intercooler
already bought an adjustable pulling hitch insert
Thinking about industrial injections 85% cp3 and 125hp injectors,

NOW... my questions are, for one im thinking il have to upgrade from my fass 95 to atleast a 150, and have my head o-ringed and install my headstuds ive already bought but will o-ringed and those studs be enough? how the stock intercooler and headgasket have held up to 53psi is beside me??? Videos of the truck pulling on youtube show im pushing plenty of air because after spool-up theres little to no smoke

Theres a well known local shop in shelbina mo under the name northeast diesel and im thinking about having them do the studs and either o-ringed or fire ringed, whichever route i need to go and the headstuds but doing the rest myself as ive done so far, just asking for a bit of guidence??? My budget...........yea what budget?

Thanks Guys and ps, videos of the truck pulling are on youtube and my channel is under the username bshortridge26

 

1st pull a year ago in palmyra mo 321ft
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqD0H...&feature=g-upl

2nd last week 322ft
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_koq...&feature=g-upl

 

Good luck to ya pullin'. I'm near Columbia. I'm gonna try to make it to more of the area pulls this year (as a spectator). Maybe see ya there.

 

I guess what id like to know is how much boost and horsepower are some of you guys running with the cheaper arp headstuds and just o ringing the head???? been told i should upgrade the exhaust manifold studs also??