Attention: TDR Forum Junkies 
Almost did not go again this year.
The truck felt weak on Monday the 5th so I thought why bother? Got home and saw I was not getting full pedal travel. Adjusted accordingly and all was doing well.
Worked until 12:30 on Wedensday; on the 50 mile trip going home truck lost 6 pounds of boost. Thought I could hear some hissing above 32 psi. Got home, plugged the turbo and pressure tested system to find a weld had let go on the end tank of intercooler. Oh well, was'nt meant to be I guess. Called my neighbor and he put me in touch with a man who said he could fix it if I got to his shop 20 miles away before 4:00 pm. Got there and I yanked the grille off and he repaired the damage in about 3 minutes.
Returned home took a shower packed my bag and left Denver about 7:00 pm. Drove all night and arrived at the Golden Nugget at 5:30 Pacific time. Got a room for 2 nights then found a car wash and gave the truck a bath. Signed up for Madness registration at RV park, then two hours later for Maddogs dyno. I was the seventh truck and made 520 diesel only and 561 water/meth. I think they used a 10% correction. That would put me at 472 diesel and 510 water/meth uncorrected. Went to bed at 10:30 pm and to my amazement was wide awake and moving again at 6:30. Hung around the "Hall of goddahavits", talked to fellow TDR members, went to a couple seminars, dinner then changed a turbine housing for a fellow named Brandon. Talked to Peter with South Bend to the wee hours about clutches, pressure plates, 5 spds... ... ... ... ... ... and more clutches.
Sorry Peter, I apoligize as I know you had to speak first thing in the morning.
I stayed up after Peter left and got to bed at 4 am Sat morning then checked out just before 8:00 am. Arrived back in Denver around 8 pm.
Overall a trip that went well. Very friendly fellow TDR members, more so than any other dyno day or get together I have ever attended.
And best of all, the ve pump May Madness record has been bumped up a bit.
I think about 35-40 trucks dynoed and I was around 5th overall.
The truck felt weak on Monday the 5th so I thought why bother? Got home and saw I was not getting full pedal travel. Adjusted accordingly and all was doing well.
Worked until 12:30 on Wedensday; on the 50 mile trip going home truck lost 6 pounds of boost. Thought I could hear some hissing above 32 psi. Got home, plugged the turbo and pressure tested system to find a weld had let go on the end tank of intercooler. Oh well, was'nt meant to be I guess. Called my neighbor and he put me in touch with a man who said he could fix it if I got to his shop 20 miles away before 4:00 pm. Got there and I yanked the grille off and he repaired the damage in about 3 minutes.
Returned home took a shower packed my bag and left Denver about 7:00 pm. Drove all night and arrived at the Golden Nugget at 5:30 Pacific time. Got a room for 2 nights then found a car wash and gave the truck a bath. Signed up for Madness registration at RV park, then two hours later for Maddogs dyno. I was the seventh truck and made 520 diesel only and 561 water/meth. I think they used a 10% correction. That would put me at 472 diesel and 510 water/meth uncorrected. Went to bed at 10:30 pm and to my amazement was wide awake and moving again at 6:30. Hung around the "Hall of goddahavits", talked to fellow TDR members, went to a couple seminars, dinner then changed a turbine housing for a fellow named Brandon. Talked to Peter with South Bend to the wee hours about clutches, pressure plates, 5 spds... ... ... ... ... ... and more clutches.
Sorry Peter, I apoligize as I know you had to speak first thing in the morning.
I stayed up after Peter left and got to bed at 4 am Sat morning then checked out just before 8:00 am. Arrived back in Denver around 8 pm.
Overall a trip that went well. Very friendly fellow TDR members, more so than any other dyno day or get together I have ever attended.
And best of all, the ve pump May Madness record has been bumped up a bit.
I think about 35-40 trucks dynoed and I was around 5th overall.
I had a blast when I went down there a couple of years ago. I wish I could have made it. I think there was only two first gens when I was there. How many made it this year?? 
