my latest toy/project......
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RE: my latest toy/project......
Many of the '05 trucks had plastic tanks on the end of the intercooler. They tend to come apart if you add to much boost. We saw one let go at a dyno day in SC last fall. You can get one from a different year truck to replace it, but if your gonna spend the money and time you might as well get an aftermarket one and be ready for future upgrades.
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RE: my latest toy/project......
Didn't see this link when it first appear. Can you add the pic's again so I also can see what the discussion is about. I'm guessing that you've changed the shifter from the colume to the floor.
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RE: my latest toy/project......
ORIGINAL: 4x4fantasy
Everything in racing is relative. You say its easier to get 3000lbs down the track? SURE it is... A 3000lb car that runs 12's may need 350+ hp at the rear tires. To run 11's, you will need closer to 500. And getting that extra 150hp is usually QUITE expensive.
but whether you race a Taurus station wagon or a 9000lb diesel truck, its still 3 yellows, one green, one red, 1320 feet, and one winner. Its not how fast you get there, but how much you enjoy getting there. There is always someone faster, lighter, using more parts, using less parts, always a variable. As long as you have fun driving your vehicle to a time you achieved, and can better it, who cares what the other guy is doing.
And yes, I know that you reach a plateau when modifying a vehicle. Either the track says you cant go any faster, or your budget does. But, I also know that if Lingenfelter can get a street legal, emissions legal corvette into the 9's and Gale Banks can get a diesel into the 7's, there is NO limit as to what you can do with a vehicle.
-Mike
Everything in racing is relative. You say its easier to get 3000lbs down the track? SURE it is... A 3000lb car that runs 12's may need 350+ hp at the rear tires. To run 11's, you will need closer to 500. And getting that extra 150hp is usually QUITE expensive.
but whether you race a Taurus station wagon or a 9000lb diesel truck, its still 3 yellows, one green, one red, 1320 feet, and one winner. Its not how fast you get there, but how much you enjoy getting there. There is always someone faster, lighter, using more parts, using less parts, always a variable. As long as you have fun driving your vehicle to a time you achieved, and can better it, who cares what the other guy is doing.
And yes, I know that you reach a plateau when modifying a vehicle. Either the track says you cant go any faster, or your budget does. But, I also know that if Lingenfelter can get a street legal, emissions legal corvette into the 9's and Gale Banks can get a diesel into the 7's, there is NO limit as to what you can do with a vehicle.
-Mike
Thanks Mike !!
