Is street racing hard on our trucks?

[RSchwarzli]

Mabee the title is a bit misleading. When everyone seems to be able to go faster than me, i guess I can't really call that racing. (Not that I ever would race or anything. Just have to make sure I got that in here somewhere. ) Anyways, is comming off a light WOT till about 60 mph hard on our engines? Is all the high reving O. K. ? Just curious as I have always heard that this type of stuff in a diesel is a no no. Thanks.



Robert

 

[caleb c.]

I would guess its ok seeing as its not really reving all that high. Unless you have installed a govenor spring. I am kinda hard on my truck sometimes too. So,I will be interested to see what the vets have to say. But you know,guys drag diesel trucks all the time.

 

[DieselTweaker]

street racing, none of us do that



LOL

 

[hdm48]

You were hotrodding your truck? OH, the shame :{







I'll bet you even made a bunch of that icky black smoke/soot come outa your trail pipe and stuff to

 

[Got Smoke?]

Street racing... ... . never!

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You know its awsome when you pull up in a local hang out and here the ricers say "don't mess with that truck!" (refering to my previous 97 2500 4x4) :-laf Oo.

 

[Greenleaf]

Street racing is probably the most destructive thing one can do to the trans. The engine won't give a darn. You'll likely blow the head gasket if you have performed certain mods with out others. I'm thinking our post IC heads are good for 50 psi.



-S

 

[boatpuller]

Street racing is probably the most destructive thing one can do to the trans.

Street Racing is illegal, I would never do that, but I think it's harder on my transmission when I beat the powerstrokes to the next stoplight when I'm towing my boat :-laf :-laf :-laf

 

[IC Smoke]

There needs to be more drag strips around! keep em open late, sign a waver of any legal crap. If you want to race do it on the strip rather than running the risk of wreckless driving and losing your license and/or truck! Im guilty as well of puttin' the hammer down against everything thats next to me at the light. I used to dread red lights #ad
now I slow & hope for one :-laf



Keep on truckin!

Ian

 

[Mad Bomber]

Street Racing is illegal, I would never do that, but I think it's harder on my transmission when I beat the powerstrokes to the next stoplight when I'm towing my boat :-laf :-laf :-laf

is what the PS owner is doing

 

[RSchwarzli]

Let me make sure I get it in here again. I do not street race. That is illegal and dangerous. However I do clean my air filter out often, and that might involve flooring the pedal while coming off a light. Even if the guy beside me is doing the same thing. Or as boatpuller said getting to the next light first. As for the transmission it is a 727, the Hemi's used them, so I sould have no problem. Right? No I am not a street racer... ...