Ok, ok, before this becomes "... . oh ya, your mom wears army boots... . "
If you'll allow me what ever credibility I may have around this ranch... .
First off, the moderator hat is on the chair in the other room, are we clear... .
This is MY opinion only, and is NOT the opinion of or by the TDR, period. . !!
I think I'm about to use up my goodwill opinion credit in the TDR opinion bank, or atleast stretch the newly granted option to voice more personal opinions. .
We have recently seen that the general perception of 1st Gen limits are just that, perceptions... ...
Mark, along with a couple others have shown that...
Gene, I'm sure that there are folks out there who have achieved just as much and maybe more... . but I haven't heard it. . which does not mean it isn't true.
Lately, I've been pleasantly surprised to see more guys dropping in, helping, and offering thoughts and ideas... VERY NICE TO SEE...
Your accomplishments speak for themselves Gene, no question.
So do Marks, and KTA Cummins (Brian)
For those who operate under a misconception, the 1st Gen guys are ahhh. . to be diplomatic. . a little frugal with the $$$$
Some out of necessity, others for their own reasons, not the least of which is putting big $$$ into a truck that is 10 -13 years old is kinda hard to do.
I can assure most folks that the performance business is very fickle... based on first hand observations. .
Piers has spent $$$, time, supplies, support, information, tips (some may be known in general) but still... he has offered the use of his shop, his tools, his mechanics, Louise has been a great hostess under all conditions.
One day I was just kicking around the idea of having a bit of a 1st Gen Bomb day in my driveway, or someone's driveway ... the next thing I know our friend has heard about it, stepped up and offerred his shop, his time, tools, etc etc. . and both he and his wife said they did not want to be selling anything, just hosting.
It's been the only one of its kind that I know of...
They did some KDP's, some timing jobs, pump tuning, and more, not to mention 4 whole darn turkeys in the deepfryer too... .
I for one would welcome some others to help with the load that he and his company/crew have been providing. They are doing this on a budget, as many companies must do... I'm sure he has gone OVER his budget in many cases.
No one is turned away, whether they are spending money or not. .
Gene, I am not looking at the "glass is half empty" side of your comments... I think you're above that personally. I suspect it was a bit of teasing mixed with some encouragement, at least that's how I choose to percieve it...
Mark, you, like me have seen the quiet behind the scenes help and support from PDR that has been pretty much free flowing. It's pretty hard to miss.
Are there others out there who are working on 1st Gen specific stuff to help us out... I honestly don't know, please tell me if there is because they deserve recognition too and I'll be the first in line to speak up...
So to be fair, I'd luv to see others involved in this group who work together on a level rarely seen in other groups... this is a first class bunch... without exception !!!!!
Never any scrapping, or complaining, just encouragement, and that includes the folks at PDR !!!!.
I also remember that DD had some "kits" left over that were made available for fairly low cost too... I didn't miss that 'gift' either...
Lets be sure to park the pride and emotions guys, I won't have scraps on my watch... I hope that's why you chose to have me moderate this group. .
Thank you Piers, for your personal help and support/encouragement to ME, over the last couple years, even when I wasn't spending cash, which was often... and thanks to the whole darn bunch of your crew too. .
Joe D. has dropped in and offered some info, tips, and a bit of behind the scene support for a couple members BTW...
Have you guys noticed that we are seeing some of the more well known folks in here... . maybe because they'd like to help, or maybe because there is no scrapping and folks with chips on their shoulders in here... whatever the reason I'm glad they are coming in and helping out. .
Proof,,, just look at some of the discussions and the level of experimentation that has happend in the last few months... some of it has been off track based on the experiences of others who have "been there and done that" and some of it, very informative.
So far I haven't seen one person or company ask for money when it came to giving tips or help in hitting new levels...
Now if I could just figure out were mark hides the blower he's using to hit those numbers... .
I wonder if he has those dogs of his in the canopy peddling their butts off... .
bOb.
Attention: TDR Forum Junkies 
If it's running nitrous, what's the hp gain from the nitrous? Looks like just fuel and air... ... B1 turbo..... but where's the fuel coming from? I don't doubt at all that it's running a VE pump. 
