this has been done for a few years now. the biggest reason was and still is(im gonna get killed here) lack of performance out of the common rail for what im doing. i needed more rpm more power and less problems. i had already spent a lot of my time and money trying to get the common rail to run the way i wanted. i knew this would work, so i did it.

thanks for the complements guys its a work in progress, most of the time more work than progress

ted

 

tire size anyone?? I know they are the Trxus STS but what size??

 

33-12.5-18 sorry missed that ? earlier

never raced the truck, not sure the sled guy would want to go down the track

ted

 

ted, when things go smoothly what kind or rpms does your truck turn?

 

Ive seen some common rail trucks with no internal motor work outpull everybody in some street classes around here. not all the time but it has happened.

 

5800-6000 rpm

ted

 

I think I need to change my shorts.....

 

the tank in front looks like a propane tank

 

Are there any mods to the bottom end??? that is some serious RPM for a CTD

 

the bottom end is done. also the commonrail blocks are stronger in some areas than the older ones.

ted

 

Thats absolutely crazy RPMs!!! I read on a dodge page somewhere that the CTDs started to get a massive amount of hamonic vibration around 4000 to 4200 RPMs and that the stock rods will fail around 5000 RPMs. What kinda crank and rods do you have to run and how about balancing? What kind a GSK do you have stuffed in that pump? I always hear guys talkin about the 4K GSK but I always thought that was a little to high for a stock bottem end on a 12V.

 

4000-4500 will take a long time to hurt a stock bottom end IMO

 

actually it's a beer keg. There's more than one way to "Tap a Keg"!!


Here is what a stuck pump and 7200+/- RPM sounds like.

 

awesome truck!!
Ted will we be seeing more of this truck this year?

 

ppeople in canada hav run the pipe in the hood and cops dont bug them as long as they dond jump on the diesel and make it smoke . they got 6inch pip out the hood