Now this is a tow vehicle!!!!!

(wake_fun) · (wake_fun) **Join Date: Apr 2002** 11-25-2003, 9:42 AM

Check out this video. What do you think of that?
http://www.olypen.com/bulldog/movies.html/F350Run.wmv

(siuski) · (siuski) **Join Date: Feb 2003** 11-25-2003, 10:18 AM

Nice! 11.xx any thing is sweet, yet alone a fullsize crew cab!

(hatepwcs) · (hatepwcs) **Join Date: Mar 2002** 11-25-2003, 10:22 AM

That is sick/awesome. Seeing that strip reminds me driving to Overton. I hate winter.

calawho 11-25-2003, 11:19 AM

this is my new favorite video. now i got some ammo for my buddies tht talk crap about powerstrokes...

(captainfreedom)

Awesome! Anyone have a clue what is in that bad boy?

(wake_fun) · (wake_fun) **Join Date: Apr 2002** 11-25-2003, 12:37 PM

I don't know what mods it has.

(srh00z) · (srh00z) **Join Date: Jun 2003** 11-25-2003, 1:03 PM

I am sure he has spent some money with Bully Dog, a company that makes alot of cool parts for diesels. If I were buying a truck today, it would be diesel.

(barry) · (barry) **Join Date: Apr 2002** 11-25-2003, 1:13 PM

oh man! 11.42?!

He's got a large compressor on that thing, you can really hear it spooling, He ain't doing that with a 20g.

B-

swpmwinc 11-25-2003, 2:34 PM

I have almost everything that Bully Dog sells on my truck and NO WAY will my truck run 11.42 that guy has some $$$$$ wrapped up in that motor and tranny

mikep 11-25-2003, 2:52 PM

I was at the Cadillac dealer the other day and they said you can upgrade an Escalade from 345 horsepower to 500 horsepower for a mere $12,000! :-) That would be pretty sweet though!

sandman 11-25-2003, 3:32 PM

500 HP out of the 6.0 Escalade can be had for a lot less than $12K. All they are going to do is slap on a supercharger and charge you double what it would cost to have it done yourself ($5-6K). Sounds like a typical dealer.

(switch) · (switch) **Join Date: Oct 2003** 11-25-2003, 3:49 PM

I was wondering how long before xxxl wake saw this thread. He got a fast truck. Hey how fast could your truck go sean? I know it is not common to drive on a track but how quick to you think it is? I know my crew is pretty quick, have to be carefull when pulling boat very very easy to light-up the tires.

(solo) · (solo) **Join Date: Oct 2001** 11-25-2003, 3:54 PM

No Way!

(switch) · (switch) **Join Date: Oct 2003** 11-25-2003, 4:09 PM

Steven if you are talking to me, the next time I see you at m2r I will let you drive my truck. And you can see for yourself. It is not as quick as 3xl but this winter I want to build it up. I only have 35" tires, but I would like to build the motor up the correct way, not with a computer/chip. It would be nice to have a noz on the truck along with a few more options from Bully Dog. Along with new injectors ect. I only did a chip, 4" dual exhaust all the way back, and a new intake. There is so much more that a person can do the diesel motors these days. I put my truck on the dyno at my dads shop and it put out 377 at the rear wheels.

(Message edited by switch on November 25, 2003)

swpmwinc 11-25-2003, 5:59 PM

My truck is putting out 412hp at the rear wheels with out the propane system no idea how much with it. But i am running 37" tires with stock gearing 3.73's. My winter time project was going to be 4.56's but the wife wants to remodel our bath so there goes that project. Jeff I have no idea how fast my truck would run the 1/4 mile but I would guess in the 14-15 sec range. So that tells you how fast that truck really is.
Plus even when I have everything turned all the way up my truck does not leave a smoke trail like that!! I can not imaging the $$$$ that is in that motor & trans.

(switch) · (switch) **Join Date: Oct 2003** 11-25-2003, 6:11 PM

xxxl, my truck smokes alot when i get on it. The next time I see you I would like to see what you did to your truck. This winter I what to go all out with the motor. Any ideas would be nice.

swpmwinc 11-26-2003, 9:22 AM

Jeff send me a PM so as to not high jack this thread
Sean

(seattle) · (seattle) **Join Date: Mar 2002** 11-26-2003, 10:33 AM

My plans for the new rig early 04

Four door short bed SLT 4*4

Cummins ISBe 24v electronic inj.

48re auto tranny

4.10 rear end

Rims - Center line Off Road 8.5/17's

Tires - LT315 75R17 BFG all terrains

2' front leveler kit

Diesel Dynamics stage 1 injector kit (+50rwhp)

Diesel Dynamics DA03 air box kit

Diesel Dynamics True Torque Power Module (+65rwhp)

5" Turbo back exhaust system.

I haven't decided on the gauge kit yet.

I can't wait to eat my first "Rice Rocket" off the line with my boat in tow.

NO... THIS THING DON'T GOT A HEMI SON.

(jeffr) · (jeffr) **Join Date: May 2002** 11-26-2003, 12:03 PM

You can have your baby trucks.... time for the King of SUV's!

maverick_gear 11-26-2003, 11:37 PM

My Bro Brian has a fully suped up 2k dodge ram cummins sponsored by some canadian diesel place up in BC, last i heard he ran was 12.3. that thing is crazy fast, he was showing off a few weeks ago and burned all 4 35x12.50 mudd terrains down to wire... it was neat. he pulls giant trailors of brick and masonry stuff over stevens pass at 90 like it was nothin. diesel is the way to go for sure.

yjim 11-29-2003, 9:19 AM

That truck runs a 12 valve Cummins engine out of a Dodge.

(wakescene) · (wakescene) **Join Date: Feb 2001** 11-29-2003, 9:24 PM

I really enjoy the fact that he let the RX-7 go first, get about 2 car lengths ahead, then stomped the pedal!

(salmon_tacos) · (salmon_tacos) **Join Date: Jan 2003** 11-29-2003, 10:57 PM

I put the specs and times in a couple of those horsepower estimator programs and it looks like that rig is pushing somewhere around 850hp.

(wakescene) · (wakescene) **Join Date: Feb 2001** 11-30-2003, 3:28 PM

that guy should try it again with a 4k boat and trailer in tow, JUST to see what the 1/4 times are, you know for kicks!

azpowerstroke 12-03-2003, 9:17 PM

I actually know that guy. There is nothing on that truck that is from BullyDog. He is running a twin turbo 12 valve Cummins in a 95 F-350. He dynoed that truck at 798 rear wheel horsepower!!! We were at a drag race in Phoenix back in Oct where he ran a 11.6. He just recently ran a 11.24. He is racing again this weekend in Texas so I'll let you all know how he does. Did I mention that this truck is his daily driver that he hauls his 5 kids in.

(Message edited by azpowerstroke on December 03, 2003)

swass 12-04-2003, 5:17 AM

He put a Cummins in a Ford?

That's just wrong.

(switch) · (switch) **Join Date: Oct 2003** 12-04-2003, 4:07 PM

I'm told that Ford owns Cummins.

azpowerstroke 12-04-2003, 7:58 PM

I think Ford used to own some of Cummins, but that was years ago. This guy's truck came with a Power Stroke which he ended up dynoing 603 rwhp. He wanted more power and with that decided to go with the Cummins.

swass 12-05-2003, 5:30 AM

Did he put an engine from a commercial truck in there, or is it just a passenger truck engine?

Is it an auto? It sounds like it.

(seattle) · (seattle) **Join Date: Mar 2002** 12-05-2003, 6:39 AM

Swass,

The motor he is using is the ISB Cummins.Although Ford motor company does own Cummins, they have an agreement with Dymler Chrysler not to sell the ISB motor in their light duty p'ups. The Power Stroke motor has been very successful for Ford. They put a ton of R&D behind it, and they saw no need to re power their trucks, and lose the profit they are making off of Dodge/Cummins partnership.

The ISB is also used in many light duty commercial vehicles, International uses them almost exclusively in their smaller tractor units. I have about twenty delivery trucks that are powered by the ISB motor in our fleet at this time.

The ISB motor can go from stock 245hp up to 850hp if you want to spend the money.

Oh... almost forgot, that's an auto tranny behind that motor. I'd be willing to bet it ain't stock either. You'd have to be Superman to go through the gears fast enough to run those numbers with a manual tranny.

azpowerstroke 12-05-2003, 7:27 AM

Cliff is right, it is a 12 valve Cummins, the same motors that came in the pre-98 Ram trucks. The tranny is a beefed up Ford E4OD automatic.

sandman 12-05-2003, 9:25 AM

Quote: The Power Stroke motor has been very successful for Ford. They put a ton of R&D behind it

Tell that to some of the new Powerstroke 6.0 owners out there. Talk about problems.

(seattle) · (seattle) **Join Date: Mar 2002** 12-05-2003, 7:13 PM

Bryce,

I've heard horror stories about the new Power Stroke myself. The Ford rep that calls on our west coast locations is telling everyone that the issues they encountered in 03 have been addressed in their 04 model year. I hope they do work out the bugs. I hate to see the Power Stroke name lose credibility.

Ford isn't the only one with issues right now, GM is encountering problems with the heads on the Duramax, and the Allison 1000 tranny has had it's fair share of warranty issues in our fleet as well.

I think Dodge has finally found the right setup with the ISBe/48RE power/tranny combination. I like the fact that Cummins finally went with electronic fuel injectors over the old mechanical style. The new 48RE auto tranny is holding up well so far, and hasn't had any major issues in our system.

gk02 12-10-2003, 9:49 PM

"Although Ford motor company does own Cummins, they have an agreement with Dymler Chrysler not to sell the ISB motor in their light duty p'ups. The Power Stroke motor has been very successful for Ford. They put a ton of R&D behind it, and they saw no need to re power their trucks, and lose the profit they are making off of Dodge/Cummins partnership."

Post that comment on turbodieselregistry.com and see what kind of response you get.

p.s. ford does not own cummins

swass 12-11-2003, 6:11 AM

What's the ballpark figure on the mods to this truck?

The guy who backed out of selling me his truck TWICE finally pulled the trigger on an 04 F350 PS.

He traded in his truck for $3000 less than I offered him, and his new truck has stranded him on the side of the highway twice already.

Poetic justice.

(seattle) · (seattle) **Join Date: Mar 2002** 12-11-2003, 9:57 AM

GK,

You're correct. I just found out from our local parts dealer that Ford no longer has any ownership in Cummins. My local dealer still sells parts for both Cummins, and Ford so I was under the impression that the partnership still existed.

Swass,

I estimate he's got at least 5k invested in the motor, and at least 3k into the drive train. If he had the work done by a shop, you can add another 3k for labor. I didn't factor in the lift, tires, and rims, if I did you would need to add another 5k.

xrated 12-11-2003, 11:37 AM

My 6 liter Powerstroke with a big chip has run perfectly since new in May. I understand only a few had some fuel delivery problems early in the production run.

calawho 12-11-2003, 12:33 PM

Do they still use the E40D transmission in the new ones? I have an 01' Powerstroke and have already went through a tranny. Heard many are these are crapping out.

xrated 12-11-2003, 4:57 PM

The new ones use a tranny very similar to the Allison used by GM, Ford claims its not an Allison but it looks acts and drives like one.

xrated 12-11-2003, 4:57 PM

5 speed automatic

(wakeair1) · (wakeair1) **Join Date: Aug 2002** 12-12-2003, 9:19 AM

I have heard Dodge already has a new Cummins comming out that is going to be in the 340hp?range and will put out 600ftlbs of pure american torque. There is talk that there are going to use a Eaton auto trans, and this set up will be 50 state legal.

azpowerstroke 12-16-2003, 8:53 PM

Here's a link to some more vidoes of Richard's truck.

http://www.dieselinnovations.com/gallery.htm

He is called MADDOG.

(Message edited by azpowerstroke on December 16, 2003)

mklucas 12-17-2003, 12:27 AM

"In our continuing effort to drive excellence to your showroom floor, Dodge is pleased to announce the availability of a new 5.9L High Output Cummins 325/600 Turbo Diesel with enhanced performance and 50 state certification on all Dodge Ram Heavy Duty pickups.

With Best-In-Class Torque, Towing, GCWR and GVWR, the 2004.5 Dodge Ram Heavy Duty Cummins 325/600 will be the strongest heavy-duty pickup truck on the market.

Now available in all 50 states, the Dodge Ram Heavy Duty with the new Cummins 325/600 Turbo Diesel delivers confidence, dominating the full-size diesel pickup market with 600 lb.-ft of torque and the ability to tow 16,400 lbs.

The strongest and most powerful heavy-duty pickup available with 325 horsepower and 325/600 lb.-ft of torque, the new Dodge Ram Heavy Duty Cummins 325/600 overpowers the competition."

The new 48re auto tranny has not had any major problems as of yet, one guy on TDR has even put 30,000+ miles (hasn't even been avail. for a year) on it w/o a single prob.

mklucas 12-17-2003, 12:32 AM

Oh yeah, I'll be ordering one in a month or two, then adding about 3g's engine mods, and 3-5 on stereo.
See you in my rearview...

(auto) · (auto) **Join Date: Aug 2002** 12-17-2003, 5:02 AM

the older psd's used the 4r100 which was problmeatic in itself, cooling and other issues.

g3revenge 12-17-2003, 5:22 AM

the BEST running powerstrokes are the 96-97 straight out of the box. higher compression 21:1 vs 17 and NO wastegate. advertising high horspower sells trucks, but at the price losing the bottom end grunt.