Any BOMBERS left hanging around the forums?

[JLEONARD]

I had a 98.5 24v and took it to Janety racing in Connecticut, when I lived there.

I also bought an exhaust system from Janety for my 1st gen. He was an ok guy, but really pushy and thought everyone had a lot of money to spend. I never went back there.

 

[Wiredawg]

I remember using the EGT gauge on my 02 3500 pulling 18KLb Travel Supreme. Had DDII injectors, Pyschotty (S) intake, BD EB/exhaust, 2low kit, FASS, Fast Coolers, transgo transmission cooler hooked up to engine oil, TST chip. I don't even think about EGTs on my 17 5500. Oh, but the smoke and sound of the 2nd Gen.

BTW, found the 12V injector remover I made for my 93 the other day... now that goes back installing the injectors in that truck and turning it up. Wow!

 

[MRoberts]

I've been a member here since 2002 and hooked up with NW Bombers shortly after that!

www.nwbombers.com

 

[Turbo Terry]

Yes the sound and smell of the 24v 5.9 now I can’t smell anything and talk to people out the window without turning the truck off

 

[Cummins12V98]

My 01 Sport is noisy but it sure doesn’t stink. A puff of black at start that’s it.

 

[bighammer]

I did a whole bunch of stuff to my '94 and turned it into quite a beast. My '03 got a few things, but much less. My '15 has very minor alterations to it. They are getting tougher for the average guy to modify and maybe I've gotten so old that I'm satisfied with just not hearing a chime when the driver door is opened with the key in.

OK, I guess I did remove the foam thing in the intake and cut off the bottom half of my air filter box.

 

[Dl5treez]

I've been a member here since 2002 and hooked up with NW Bombers shortly after that!

www.nwbombers.com

I grew up here in the PNW. Joined the TDR shortly after purchasing my 24v and moving to South Dakota. Was out there during the heydays of the transmission wars, oil wars, CompDiesel wars, and missed many of the early NW Bombers events.

Moved back to Washington in 2005, my first and only direct NW Bomber experience was an unfortunate meeting with three of the biggest douchebags the site had to offer, at the 76 station in Elma. Rolled in with one of our old woods crummys next to a pretty blue Ram 2500 pulling a very nice jet sled, it had all the BOMBs on it, up to and including the super cool custom stainless mud guards that one guy was making. NW Bombers and TDR stickers all over the truck. They proceeded to attempt a straight up bullying session against my "Ferd Powerchoke" in and out of ear shot. I tried to be polite, just said something about her being old, but loyal. As I walked inside to pay for my fuel and get a corn dog the amount of crap talking that they thought I could not hear would be legendary even today. I can sling some ribbing but this was beyond good natured humor--it was what I can only surmise as three of the kite factory's finest with a hall pass to escape their wive's strangehold in Bonney Lake, to go peacock around in the free part of the state. 10/10 for their effort.

Never did move forward with attending or participating. It's too bad, too because my old 24v was a sweetheart truck, would've been fun to hang out.

 

[NIsaacs]

I grew up here in the PNW. Joined the TDR shortly after purchasing my 24v and moving to South Dakota. Was out there during the heydays of the transmission wars, oil wars, CompDiesel wars, and missed many of the early NW Bombers events.

Moved back to Washington in 2005, my first and only direct NW Bomber experience was an unfortunate meeting with three of the biggest douchebags the site had to offer, at the 76 station in Elma. Rolled in with one of our old woods crummys next to a pretty blue Ram 2500 pulling a very nice jet sled, it had all the BOMBs on it, up to and including the super cool custom stainless mud guards that one guy was making. NW Bombers and TDR stickers all over the truck. They proceeded to attempt a straight up bullying session against my "Ferd Powerchoke" in and out of ear shot. I tried to be polite, just said something about her being old, but loyal. As I walked inside to pay for my fuel and get a corn dog the amount of crap talking that they thought I could not hear would be legendary even today. I can sling some ribbing but this was beyond good natured humor--it was what I can only surmise as three of the kite factory's finest with a hall pass to escape their wive's strangehold in Bonney Lake, to go peacock around in the free part of the state. 10/10 for their effort.

Never did move forward with attending or participating. It's too bad, too because my old 24v was a sweetheart truck, would've been fun to hang out.

Thats the loggers mentality coming out. Very defensive/jealous of newcomers, sometimes to the point of being "cult" like. Forums can be like that, gang up on the newbie....

 

[bighammer]

My experience was was very different. I subscribed to TDR in '94 shortly after getting my truck. I knew nothing about diesels, but a neighbor had one of the old 1st gens and loved it. I was just south of Ann Arbor a bit and went to a few gatherings of owners. A meet & greet in Lansing, a very collaborative and eye-opening KDP/bombing event at a giant college shop facility near Detroit, and some big pulling and drag racing events in Muncie. (Oh, the good old days) Somewhere in all of that, I met this really cool guy named Steve St Laurent and I guess he thought I'd make a good moderator, so here I am.

 

[Wiredawg]

I was stationed at Andrews AFB, MD 1999 to 2003. I bought my first Ram, a 2000 2500 4x4 QC. LB, Cummins 6spd manual. I'm foggy on the dates, but seven of us Ram Cummins owners formed the Mason-Dixon Chapter of the TDR. We grew pretty big membership, used to organize wrenching meets. I've changed injectors on about 15 2nd Gen trucks. We hosted dyno meets, with cookouts and got sponsored prizes. Had so many good times and great friends. Made it to May Madness 3 or 4 times. Sweet memories.

 

[Dl5treez]

Thats the loggers mentality coming out. Very defensive/jealous of newcomers, sometimes to the point of being "cult" like. Forums can be like that, gang up on the newbie....

There were and still are some great peoples a part of the local scene around here in the PNW. The ones who do what they do to push away newcomers know you they are, but they have their clique. We all should stick together, whether we have a Ford or a Ram or a GM cuz many of us have more than one brand.

My experience was was very different. I subscribed to TDR in '94 shortly after getting my truck. I knew nothing about diesels, but a neighbor had one of the old 1st gens and loved it. I was just south of Ann Arbor a bit and went to a few gatherings of owners. A meet & greet in Lansing, a very collaborative and eye-opening KDP/bombing event at a giant college shop facility near Detroit, and some big pulling and drag racing events in Muncie. (Oh, the good old days) Somewhere in all of that, I met this really cool guy named Steve St Laurent and I guess he thought I'd make a good moderator, so here I am.

Still one of his best decisions ever. Cancels out that loudmouth kid from South Dakota who...nvm.

 

[bighammer]

Thank you. Other than my wife, it's the longest anyone has ever had to put up with me.

 

[Cissco]

Usually don't post much on here anymore but I thought this tread was kind of interesting. First joined in 2000 with old 91 put the jancy racing exhaust a 16 cm turbo housing and turn the fuel up. My old truck with 430,000 miles on it needed some new sticks so a few weeks ago I put in some 5x12 dap injectors hundred diesel fuel pin and 3200 governor spring. Now I think my transmission is mad at me. I hate to say it the old trucks fun but it can't hold a candle too much 2020 model.

 

[p-Bar]

Brought back memories today . Saw a late 2000 Ram run almost a red light and boy he rolled some coal. Had to chuckle those were the days.......

 

[Tuesdak]

For all I have done I can't stand the smoke. Did all I could to eliminate it. When you start out with a 5.7 Olds Diesel Smoke Belching Diesel and then "feel" the need for a turbo on a 1988 6.2L NA GM diesel to clear up it's smoke and pull hard to redline... And what turbo Mediocre GM put on in 1992 6.5TD didn't pull hard: just cleared the smoke.

The GM IDI 6.2L turbo'd I had didn't come in last on a local dyno day event as it beat a 7.3L Ford. Not last is just that. I still remember the audience running for their lives when it blew the boot off the intake from the turbo around 24 PSI on the dyno. Guess it was louder outside the vehicle.

Even the "Emissions Exempt" military has realized the "Smoke Signature" visible emissions of the 6.2L Diesel and other engines is a dead giveaway the convoy is moving.

I do miss my 2003 Cummins with the Ball Bearing Turbo howl. Had it running like a Swiss watch with as little smoke as possible.

My 2018 I don't have to wipe the soot off the toilet seat in the RV I am towing anymore. No real need for more power with it. Finally.

Only when the anemic Diesels return with "The End of the Horsepower Wars" will there be a demand to turn up the wick again. Like in a 3/4 ton van: when they removed a 6.6L Duramax V8 diesel and dropped in an econo 4 Banger 2.8L that makes less power then the anemic 6.5L IDI Turbo Diesel.

 

[Bob4x4]

One of the old timers here.I had to start modding my new 94 to be comparable to my built Chevy I was towing with.Started out mild with a Smoke free 600+ lbft of torque then I Ran int Joe Donnelly at a Dyno event in Escondido.A few minutes later I was on the dyno smoking the clutch with a lil extra power..From there experimenting with many clutches and using my truck to demo the possibilities at the local truck shows and traveling to others farther away. It was a lot of fun and met so many guys with the diesel bug.

 

[BigPapa]

Good to see you still come around from time to time, Bob. I was thinking just yesterday I’d not seen you post in a while.