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Old Jan 24, 2006 | 05:04 PM
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driveshaft loops

Just getting interested in pulling and want to be ready for the Spring season. Does anyone have a good source or home made plans for the driveshaft keepers sometimes required. Do most of you keep them on at all times or just for the pulls. Thanks for any help. Now it's going to get expensive.

Paul
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Old Jan 24, 2006 | 05:56 PM
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none of the pulls i have pulled at never required for the stock truck classes, only on non street legal trucks have to have them.
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Old Jan 24, 2006 | 08:15 PM
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Originally Posted by ihpower
none of the pulls i have pulled at never required for the stock truck classes, only on non street legal trucks have to have them.
But that doesnt mean that you cant and shouldnt have them.
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Old Jan 24, 2006 | 09:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Paul Winey
Just getting interested in pulling and want to be ready for the Spring season. Does anyone have a good source or home made plans for the driveshaft keepers sometimes required. Do most of you keep them on at all times or just for the pulls. Thanks for any help. Now it's going to get expensive.

Paul

you have a pm
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Old Jan 24, 2006 | 11:30 PM
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Well the best I have done is 522hp/930torque with my single turbo and plugins. I do think I probably have a flaky fuel rail pressure relief valve that is holding me back for now. But my valve cover has never been off and a single turbo so not too bad.

TDR user posting well over 600hp with twins, modded cp3, tst, ez, nos and the last time I ask he said he had stock injectors. Don't know if that is still true, but pretty sure he posted over 600hp with stock injectors.

http://www.turbodieselregister.com/f...74#post1378374
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Old Jan 25, 2006 | 12:02 PM
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Originally Posted by RamWheelsBy4
Well the best I have done is 522hp/930torque with my single turbo and plugins. I do think I probably have a flaky fuel rail pressure relief valve that is holding me back for now. But my valve cover has never been off and a single turbo so not too bad.

TDR user posting well over 600hp with twins, modded cp3, tst, ez, nos and the last time I ask he said he had stock injectors. Don't know if that is still true, but pretty sure he posted over 600hp with stock injectors.

http://www.turbodieselregister.com/f...74#post1378374
what does this have to do with driveshaft loops.
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Old Jan 25, 2006 | 12:30 PM
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i dont wanna hijack the thread but i was thinking about loops this morning on my was to work.. so if anyone has ideas or knowes where i can get them already made will you please let me know?
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Old Jan 25, 2006 | 05:44 PM
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http://www.firepunk.com/gallery/mods
Here are some pics of some loops and some pics of why they are needed.
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Old Jan 25, 2006 | 11:57 PM
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Originally Posted by SmokinDodge12V
http://www.firepunk.com/gallery/mods
Here are some pics of some loops and some pics of why they are needed.
Ya beat me to my own site. I STRONGLY recommend loops for any competition. This one saved my fuel tank, bed floor, shocks, etc.



If you need any measurements or more pictures, let me know.

brandon.
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Old Jan 26, 2006 | 10:22 AM
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I think I'm convinced. I know most pulls don't require them but then most trucks aren't putting out 500HP with twice the torque. Well worth the cost if it saves a fuel tank don't you think? THanks for input. Now on to breaking things.

Paul
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