Drag Strip performance update, Auto Wurks Tuned 94 Ram...

[turbonatr]

Took the Ram (tow vehicle) and Grand National to the track today, first time out since last year. Traction was horrible. An unfortunate fellow who doesn't know how to lift flipped his Malibu end over end a few times and finally came to a rest on the wrong side of the gaurd rail. Ooops!!

Anyway, I managed to keep the shiny side up with both the GN and the Ram. First pass with the Ram was in 2 wheel drive... what a mistake. 400 feet of tire spin and finally decided to abort that run and make another pass... . in 4 wheel drive. Resulting runs faired far better in 4 wheel drive, although my converter and transmission are hating me for it. Truck went 15. 18 at 86mph keeping it in 4WD the entire run. The truck has 3. 54s and runs 285/75/16s. It was just hitting OD and into lock-up in the last 150feet of the run, so that 86mph is pretty decent. The truck pulls very hard while not locked up, but once it's into OD with the converter locked up, it flat out hauls. Once I get the right converter and a little transmission work, i'm sure it will run in the 14s at over 90mph. As the day went on, the slipping got worse and worse.

Bottom line, money is very well spent at Auto Wurks. I highly recommend them. The boys there know their diesels!!

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94 Dodge Ram Cummins Turbo Diesel (owned since new) warmed over by Auto Wurks
10 second 87 Buick Grand National
11 second 87 Buick T-Type
Exhaust Driven!!

 

[Extreme1]

#ad
I went water skipping on my SNOWMOBILE today!! #ad
Water is still hard to find!

Have you tried running with the OD switched off? Mine really hauls in 3rd with the TC locked.

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[turbonatr]

Nope, haven't made a pass with the OD switch off. The truck, like yours, really pulls hard in 3rd with the converter locked, but even with the 3. 54s and 33s, it still needs OD to continue pulling the entire 1/4 mile, especially if it spins the tires hard at the start. When I made the first pass in 2WD, the truck spun the tires so hard, it was in OD before it moved 100 feet. I was leaving from a dead idle. Next time out, i'll try sqeezing the throttle on slowly, instead of mashing it from an idle in 2WD to see if I can pick up some MPH. I know the e. t. will suffer, but running it in 4WD is killing the trans and converter, not to mention the transfer case.

What I should do is invest in some wheels and slicks, something in a33x9 or 33x10? Anyone have a good rear tire and wheel combo for the strip that won't stick out of the wheel wells?

I may also try running it with the lock-up off to see what that does to the MPH. Problem with that is, I don't want the trans and converter to build up too much heat from all that converter slip.

Listen to me, talking about racing my tow vehicle! I hear the GN getting jealous. #ad


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94 Dodge Ram Cummins Turbo Diesel (owned since new) warmed over by Auto Wurks
10 second 87 Buick Grand National
11 second 87 Buick T-Type
Exhaust Driven!!

 

[DieselB59]

Where'd ya make the run? Island? We're planning on making a terrorizing of the place with some new slicks in a few weeks once we get some ladder bars for the racer.

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[Mopar-muscle]

gee i need to cruise the undervalved side more often , turbonatr , running 86 mph in 4WD , you are nuts!! hows your transfercase sound ? i too launch in 4wd , hold your foot on the brake and bring it up to about 15psi , when you launch watch the scoreboard at the end of the track , when your 60ft time shows bang it back out of 4wd into 2wd ,without lifting off the throttle . i picked up a full second plus running like this16. 0 down to 15. 08 the first time , no tire spin at all , even with a DTT 91% TC . best time is 14. 94 @ 88. 67 mph with a 1. 94 60ft , no slicks , more to come ...

 

[turbonatr]

Yup, went to Island this past Sunday. Traction was terrible. My GN usually 60ft. in the high 1. 40s, best it could muster was 1. 57 and got worse as the day went on. The Ram, in 4WD, went a best of 1. 91 60ft. Pretty much stayed consistent there, 1. 92, 1. 91. You really think i'll pick up a bunch in e. t. by taking it out of 4WD once the truck gets moving? I really can't see picking up a second by doing that. That would put me in the very low 14 second range. I just don't have the MPH for that. . unless i'm loosing that much MPH by leaving it in 4WD. Did you pick up any MPH by taking it out of 4WD after the truck gets moving?

My truck seems to stay in 4WD until I lift off the throttle, then the 4WD light goes out. That being the case, I don't think i'll pick up any e. t. since if I stay on the throttle it'll stay in 4WD, and if I lift, I just killed the e. t. by going from 36psi to nothing. Maybe I just need slicks. #ad


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94 Dodge Ram Cummins Turbo Diesel (owned since new) warmed over by Auto Wurks
10 second 87 Buick Grand National
11 second 87 Buick T-Type
Exhaust Driven!!

 

[My 6 Eats V8's Old File]

I pick up around 5 mph if I take it out of 4wd, that was when I had a 5sp. I'd launch in 4wd in 2nd, shift to 3rd and push it out of 4wd then shift 4th,5th.
If the t case releases it will release the front. Its deffinately worth doing.
My best 60 foots were 1. 90 also.
I can't wait to get to the track with my auto in. #ad

 

[Mopar-muscle]

turbo , i picked up the sec when i used 4wd drive vs. not using it , my MPH pretty much stayed the same , the quicker you get down the track , the less time you have to build up speed , al my mph was between 87. 7 and 88. 98 , i picked up a half sec when i did my DTT TC and VB .

the transfercase is coming out of 4wd , its the sliding collar moving that sets the light on the dash . i'm not sure how much you will pick up , but going 86 plus in 4wd can't be good for the tcase . i don't like to go above 55 with it in 4wd .

adam , you are switching to an auto ???? cool , who did you get it from ?

less than a month and the track opens here , looking to get a few bugs wringed out before the muncie meet .

turbo as far as slicks go , 15x10 rims and get a set of 30 inch tall slicks . . DO NOT USE 4WD with mis matched tire sizes . did you bring up the boost on the line ? thats were my full second and 2 mph came from .

[This message has been edited by Mopar-muscle (edited 03-12-2001). ]

 

[My 6 Eats V8's Old File]

I got it from Piers(BD) but unfortunately I didn't get the new tc so I'm fighting the common tc slippage problem. I'm sure when I get the new version my times will increase considerabley but for now I'm just happy to have my truck driving again.
Thanks Piers #ad


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have a great day.
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[turbonatr]

Yeah, I spooled it up at the line, but not quite the way I do it with the GN. I start spooling the GN in pre-stage since the boost doesn't come up as quickly as with the truck. The GN has a very, shall we say, large turbocharger. #ad


I was hoping that the increase in mph came from the lack of the front differential being engaged, hence less power being lost and more directed towards the rear tires. I was actually going to try a different way leaving with the truck. I figure if I "sqeeze" the throttle on in 2WD so the tires spin a little, not uncontrollably, I can get the mph to come up that way (spinning the tires on the bottom end makes the truck think the track is longer) and therefore shift into OD sooner. Or, I can just spend the nut and pick up some wheels and slicks and be done with it... or, stop playing with the truck and concentrate on the GN, or...

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94 Dodge Ram Cummins Turbo Diesel (owned since new) warmed over by Auto Wurks... 15. 18 @ 86mph on 285/75/16s
10 second 87 Buick Grand National
11 second 87 Buick T-Type
Exhaust Driven!!



[This message has been edited by turbonatr (edited 03-13-2001). ]

 

[Mopar-muscle]

turbo , racing the ram is such a hoot , i enjoy it almost as much as my 69 superbee . .

i just noticed your time , at 86 mph you are going about as fast as possible time wise , my top speed is not much more than yours . i never tried doing a full pass in 4wd , don't know if i would have gone slower , but i'm to scared to try .

is your trans still stock ? i was able to go the same MPH with my trans still stock , but the efficency of my DTT TC is what got me into the 14's on my stock michelins .



[This message has been edited by Mopar-muscle (edited 03-14-2001). ]

 

[turbonatr]

Originally posted by Mopar-muscle:

is your trans still stock ? i was able to go the same MPH with my trans still stock , but the efficency of my DTT TC is what got me into the 14's on my stock michelins .

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Yup, trans and converter are still stone stock. I'll tell ya, that converter isn't liking the added power either, slip city!! Looks like a converter is on my "to do" list, huh. I have heard of guys picking up to 5 tenths and quite a few mph with the converter upgrade from stock. I also made that pass with the snow plow frame still bolted to the truck. I just took it off for the spring/summer and weighed it, 105lbs. , and on the wrong end of the truck... the front end.

I think once the right converter goes in I should be in the high 14s at a bit over 90mph. If that doesn't do it, it's bigger turbo time. #ad


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94 Dodge Ram Cummins Turbo Diesel (owned since new) warmed over by Auto Wurks... 15. 18 @ 86mph on 285/75/16s
10 second 87 Buick Grand National
11 second 87 Buick T-Type
Exhaust Driven!!