Competition 12v Dakota Pics

[Cummins Cowboy]

I think the first thing that is in order is a set of slicks on that truck. I think it is funny people spend all this money on gassers getting them to run fast and what do they end up with is a car that is compromised in so many areas. usually doesn't like to drive around town stop light to stop light, doesn't want to idle unless at a specific rpm, well you guys know the typical big cam gasser machines. heck this thing even gets 30mpg!!!! i will lmao when this little thing spanks all those big cam gassers, while giving a passanger a ride with the A/C on and some tools in the back LOL

 

[DavidTD]

STP Drag truck

Jeff had the drag truck at Mongomery Ala this weekend. Was running well until he broke out in round three with a 7. 5 sec 1/8 mile on a 7. 70 dial-in.



What was funny was listening to a couple of teenagers talking. Quote " why would anyone waste their time with a diesel?" Then to hear " HOLY CRAP" as he launched. LOL





C ya,

 

[HoleshotHolset]

My response to them would be: "Why would anyone waste time with a GA$$ER??!!"



I'd like to see a GA$$ER power a 4000# truck down the track with a 7. 50 timeslip in the 1/8th... . and turn around and drive home and get over 20mpg... .



Cummins - laugh as you wish, but prepare to be surprised!



Matt - never underestimate the power of a diesel.

 

[GiesJ]

I think this is a great thread. Is there anything to update? Someone mentioned more pics, I'd love to see 'em.

Thanks,

PS - how much more would an intercooler help perfomance? or would it be more of an EGT reducer etc?

J

 

[DavidTD]

J,



Man I forgot this thread was out here. Update?



Bully Dog 4" exhaust installed and fit perfectly with one section left out. Gain here was, in Muncie, Jeff was running a 3" down pipe that was choking it up a bit. It is now 4" turbo to tail and it breathes much better up top now. (And I thought the 3" was tight to the firewall)



No other adjustments have been made for power. Jeff had decided to remove the air, then add an intercooler, now has changed his mind and is putting the air back in. It was designed to be a daily driver, and in the south AC is required.



Jeff uses this truck for demo rides and other fun stuff around the shop. It seems he needs rear tires about once every three weeks. Shoot, he went through one set in a Saturday afternoon.



Last week we put it on a dyno for the first time. You can see the graph on our web page www.dieselperformancemotorsports.com but he turned 393hp/824tq.



What changes next... ..... Well lets just say he has been spending a lot of time looking at the rear end.

 

[BigUgly]

GiesJ;

Last I heard, Jeff had just slapped on a BullyDog (I think) 4" exhaust. Jeff also just dynoed it at just under 400 hp and a lil' over 800 ft. lbs. of torque. Last I heard, Jeff was contemplating adding an Intercooler, unfortunatly, this would mean losing the AC (That's a Real Bad Thing in Georgia).

There are some pics of the Dakota (and also a small pic of me with some smoke from the stacks) here.

www.dieselperformancemotorsports.com/

Just look under "STP workday Pics"

Enjoy.

Josiah

 

[nascar mark]

COOL!! Good job. I was wondering when someone would build one.



mark

 

[rholcom2]

Unlike Chevy, dodge would be likely to jump on the band wagen, and give us Cummins "crazies" what we want. I would love to see this in production!!!

 

[tmccormick]

Man, that 81/4 rear axle is holding up to all that torque

 

[MCummings]

Is it going to be at Muncie this year?



Has he changed much since last year?



UPDATE! Please

 

[BigUgly]

Merrick and all.

As far as I know the only changes to the Dakota since last Muncie was an addition of an Intercooler, and associated stuff to make it DHRA legal.

And yes, that lil' Dakota rear axle is still holding up, lord knows I have no idea how .

Jeff is planning on bringing it to Muncie again this year.

Josiah

 

[DavidTD]

Howdy all ... man has this thread been brought back from the dead...



BigUgly pretty much nailed it. Last year the Dakota finished the year at the DPM Atlanta race running a blistering 12. 25 1/4, that with the intercooler.



Aside from the DHRA mods, and a set if 28-12-15 MT Street ET's in place of the 26-10-15 from last year it is pretty much the same. Over the winter Jeff cut back on some of the timing and we lost 25hp, but this helped over the winter with starting. So far we have left it alone at that setting and I have been trying to find time to get used to racing it.



For Muncie, I'm sure we will put the timing back and if I can will do my best to run very low 12's. Jeff is itching to go 11's but IMO that requires at minimum a roll bar and I really like it looking so stock. But... it is Jeff's truck so I'll pilot what ever he offers.



It will also be at Bowling Green this weekend...

 

[Hohn]

Re: rear axle life



I don't think that rear end will live long once some decent slicks get bolted on.



I have to tell ya, the FIRST time I had any clue as to what a CTD could do was when the STP guys brought their big bad White Dually to Reynolds at Silver Dollar Raceway.



I was there running brackets with my Maxima, and my Ford buddy was running his Cobra. You should have SEEN the look on his face when the big dually posted low 12s!! The smoky burnout was the best! His traction-challenges Cobra we couldn't get under 14 flat. First two gears were worthless.



The STP guys won't remember me hanging around them at Reynolds and looking dumb, but it was a wonderful experience. Second to when I accepted Christ, this was the biggest eye-opener in my life!



Maybe it's THEIR fault I now own (and am owin') my CTD?



STP, keep up the good work.





I have always wondered just how a kit car would run with a CTD shoehorned in. Imagine a lightweight fiberglass bodied '34 Ford style coupe would run with a heavily fueled/boosted CTD in it. You could get this thing in the 11s easy because it would be so light (maybe under 3K?).



Hot rod Power Tour needs a CTD powered CAR that will run low 11s and get over 30MPG while cruising at 80 with the stereo up and AC blasting. Now THERE'S an idea!!



Cummins on the Hot Rod power tour!!



HOHN

 

[HoleshotHolset]

If the truck doesn't hook (i. e. , blows the tires away at the start line... . )... . then he's probably not shock-loading the drivetrain as much as a guy with 36" slicks and a sweet suspension setup.



Heck, the 8. 5" 10-bolt rearends in a lot of similarly heavy GM cars can go high 9's in the 1/4 mile - some go faster (but are really stressing them... ). Turbo T-Type / Grand National is a prime example... .



Matt

 

[MCummings]

Last I heard the Dakota is no more.











<center>R. I. P.

You will be remembered little Dak </center>









Merrick

 

[CATCRACKER]

what happened to it?

 

[Got Smoke?]

Originally posted by CATCRACKER

what happened to it?

I heard the owner was taking a customer for a test drive and the throttle hung WIDE OPEN going around a curve and they flipped it.



Saw a picture of it at a KY Dyno Day. Was :{ for sure, but no one got hurt.

 

[nickleinonen]

this is the first i had read about this post/project and i think it is/was way cool... there is that brand new isbe engine on ebay right now, and with another dakota body, someone could build up something sorta like the banks sidewinder... if i had the money, i would so do something like that. keep my 04 stock, and have a tuned & tweeked rice beater -laf:-laf) diesel dakota with a built slushbox [hey, i don't like it, but it is faster when accelarating] twined t'd with maybe some n2o for times when you get paired up against some heavy modded car who could edge you out by a bit. i get shivvers down my back thinking about this kind of truck

 

[RobertBolinger]

This truck was way cool-about that radiator-could the 3. 9 ISB engine have been used, which would allow it to be mounted up front? It would have required more tweaking for the same amt of power because of the displacement handicap. Maybe there is not as much stuff available to BOMB the 4 cylinder? It appears from the Cummins site to not use the VP44



Comments...

 

[BigUgly]

Death of the Little Blue Demon

Okay, here's the story I got from severial folks... ...



Picture it... Jeff Garmon is giving one of his patented "Check Your Shorts" demo rides . They're just pulling into the cul-de-sac that has his shop in it, Jeff goosed it for one last thrill. Suddenly, the throttle went to full and the brakes wouldn't work . The Dakota is now accelerating like something NASA uses and the space is getting limited. Jeff tells the rider to hold on, they're gonna wreck. They hit a curb, thread their way between a Utility Truck and a Semi Trailer, and "through" a power relay . They then imitate a Cessna and flop off a bluff into trees and roll a few times down the bluff, taking out enough trees to get a whole handfull of "Tree-Huggers" ****** . They're both okay and climb out the windows. Jeff tells me it was the calmest wreck he's ever been in . The Dakota was then pulled up the bluff by the forklift. All the sheetmetal is crumpled, the rear axle is busted, the rear of the transmission is cracked. Fortunatly, the truck had driveshaft loops.

Now, for the reasoning behind the crash. The Police and Jeff all agree that it was the Floor Mats! The one under Jeff's feet had slid foreward and gotten tangled in the pedals, the throttle couldn't go upwards and the brake pedal couldn't go downwards enough. Via the busted Speedo, it is estimated that when Jeff hit the trees, he was doing somewhere around 95 MPH. Oops!

Fortunatly, no one was hurt. The Passenger worked for the power company and got the power relay fixed quickly and thanked Jeff for the Wildest Ride EVER!!!



"And That's the News. "

Josiah