The Official 2nd Gen RAM Forum OT thread
Champion
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From: Renton, WA
likely having a dyno day next month... talked to a shop and they said they will have us...just gotta get a date set for all the guys to come together to run the trucks.
truck should be able to break 600hp mark now...have seen some with the same injectors in the 650+ range...so we will see how it does.
truck should be able to break 600hp mark now...have seen some with the same injectors in the 650+ range...so we will see how it does.
Champion
Joined: Jun 2012
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From: Iowa
Loving this Dodge to death 
Gotta love being able to give it a quarter pedal in 2nd then skip over into fourth and give it nothing at all lol!
Found a REALLY nice 2000 Ford F250, PowerStroke 7.3L, has 177K, but it's a diesel, and it looks like brand new - and not because of detailing either.
Jigabop, the reason the PowerStroke has smaller con rods, is that first off it's a V diesel, inertial forces are different, and second off, each cylinder puts out a smaller amount of power per cylinder, i.e. 8 cyl vs 6, you get what I am saying. Granted though, larger con rods would be better, and aftermarket suppliers readily make those. Third, it wasn't designed with performance in mind, but by just putting a good tuner on a 7.3L you can literally add 200HP, although that is maxing out the factory turbo and injectors. At any rate, thanks for the Pic Jig, gives us some perspective.
Who wants me to make them a 4BT kit? I found 3 around here in good running condition, wouldn't be hard for me to put a kit together if someone wanted me to. They have the Ford adapter plate, so I could even send them with a ZF5 or ZF6 if desired. Any takes?
Gotta love being able to give it a quarter pedal in 2nd then skip over into fourth and give it nothing at all lol!Found a REALLY nice 2000 Ford F250, PowerStroke 7.3L, has 177K, but it's a diesel, and it looks like brand new - and not because of detailing either.
Jigabop, the reason the PowerStroke has smaller con rods, is that first off it's a V diesel, inertial forces are different, and second off, each cylinder puts out a smaller amount of power per cylinder, i.e. 8 cyl vs 6, you get what I am saying. Granted though, larger con rods would be better, and aftermarket suppliers readily make those. Third, it wasn't designed with performance in mind, but by just putting a good tuner on a 7.3L you can literally add 200HP, although that is maxing out the factory turbo and injectors. At any rate, thanks for the Pic Jig, gives us some perspective.
Who wants me to make them a 4BT kit? I found 3 around here in good running condition, wouldn't be hard for me to put a kit together if someone wanted me to. They have the Ford adapter plate, so I could even send them with a ZF5 or ZF6 if desired. Any takes
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Legend
Joined: Mar 2011
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From: Fredericksburg, Virginia
Loving this Dodge to death Gotta love being able to give it a quarter pedal in 2nd then skip over into fourth and give it nothing at all lol!
Found a REALLY nice 2000 Ford F250, PowerStroke 7.3L, has 177K, but it's a diesel, and it looks like brand new - and not because of detailing either.
Jigabop, the reason the PowerStroke has smaller con rods, is that first off it's a V diesel, inertial forces are different, and second off, each cylinder puts out a smaller amount of power per cylinder, i.e. 8 cyl vs 6, you get what I am saying. Granted though, larger con rods would be better, and aftermarket suppliers readily make those. Third, it wasn't designed with performance in mind, but by just putting a good tuner on a 7.3L you can literally add 200HP, although that is maxing out the factory turbo and injectors. At any rate, thanks for the Pic Jig, gives us some perspective.
Who wants me to make them a 4BT kit? I found 3 around here in good running condition, wouldn't be hard for me to put a kit together if someone wanted me to. They have the Ford adapter plate, so I could even send them with a ZF5 or ZF6 if desired. Any takes?
Gotta love being able to give it a quarter pedal in 2nd then skip over into fourth and give it nothing at all lol!Found a REALLY nice 2000 Ford F250, PowerStroke 7.3L, has 177K, but it's a diesel, and it looks like brand new - and not because of detailing either.
Jigabop, the reason the PowerStroke has smaller con rods, is that first off it's a V diesel, inertial forces are different, and second off, each cylinder puts out a smaller amount of power per cylinder, i.e. 8 cyl vs 6, you get what I am saying. Granted though, larger con rods would be better, and aftermarket suppliers readily make those. Third, it wasn't designed with performance in mind, but by just putting a good tuner on a 7.3L you can literally add 200HP, although that is maxing out the factory turbo and injectors. At any rate, thanks for the Pic Jig, gives us some perspective.
Who wants me to make them a 4BT kit? I found 3 around here in good running condition, wouldn't be hard for me to put a kit together if someone wanted me to. They have the Ford adapter plate, so I could even send them with a ZF5 or ZF6 if desired. Any takes
?Sign me up! I'll need a matching transmission too...
Oh, do you take post dated checks?
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