Mid TN Dyno gathering

[WadePatton]

I went out to Brent's shop today. He has a fairly new Mustang Dynamometer and would like for us to come out and FOG the place.



There's room for 4-5 trucks to run on Saturday the 14th Mark and I are going to run on that date.



If we get 7-8 or more trucks, well have to wait till the next weekend and possibly run on Sunday. And then we'll probably get a rate reduction for more than 5 trucks. Regular rate is 75 for 3 pulls.



Duallys must pull outside wheels.



Let me know if'n you want to go 615-765-5522 or email to: Wade @ heart of tn [dot] net (compress as nec. )

This is NOT A CONTEST, do yourself a favor and baseline that truck before you start BOMBing it-and meet some other BOMBaholics.



I'm putting in a SBC this weekend, so I can finally USE 5X5. I'll dyno with the box off, then do two 5x5 pulls. Then, in a week or two I'll be going back with a set of big injectors and will run it as hard as fuel pressure/EGT's will allow. Then, before the summer is over, I'll be going back with a HX-40 strapped on.



Then it'll be time to go hunting and fishing and mellow out a bit.

 

[WadePatton]

We have four maybe five trucks signed up under "member rigs spotted, Tennesse" check there for more details. And results.

 

[WadePatton]

HOLY FUZZ, that was FUN!



Short version:

Gap(PistonSlapper)****99 2500 stock/auto 201-414

Eric (elamb)*********02 2500 stock HO/6 235-486

Kirk (4 Ram Tracks****03 3500 stock HO/6 262-473

Jim (non-TDR yet)*****96 3500 Banks 5-sp 277-613

Me (WadePatton)******00 2500 UFM/6 343-800

Mark (Got Smoke?)*****97 2500 #10-300's 400-870*



Rest of the story:

Had problems with getting the juicer to do right. Gearboxes rule when it comes dyno time. Jim's truck has some banks stuff, but we don't know just exactly what that means. And his plate is all the way back for EGT purposes as he pulls a 12k camper. Mark will have to figure out what numbers he wants to publish. I have 359/870 down for him before he moved his plate up. Then he ran many times but kept losing the tach signal. The room became very dark and sooty. (More fans next time). I don't doubt that he hit 400, but some of the torque numbers were a bit silly.



Super facility, service, and fun. Thanks to Delk Performance-- Brent, Andy, John, and Heath (MIA today).



I'm WTFO, so I'm cutting this short BUT, I did run the ford! You know--the dyno guy's truck- Andy aka Hippie aka Sooty. I knew better, but thought what the hay, and we went from a dead stop.



Well his truck is a 2wd dually so he had two more tires for traction. But his truck is just a tad heavier than mine, couple hundred maybe. And his truck is an auto and they are usually faster in a drag race, and can build boost on the line. And he probably has tons more experience drag racing than I do. So are you ready for the results yet?













He got about a truck and a half on me as I spun the first two gears, then when I finally got off the line, he never pulled another inch but I couldn't reel him in either. We ran up to about 105-110. Truck wise it was a draw. Did I say fun?



Now to retire the stock injectors!Oo. I mean heck, they've got 80k on them and one dyno session and why go to all the trouble of adjusting valves if you're not going to change injectors. They may be rusty or something. Can you say E-X-T-R-U-D-E H-O-N-E-D D-D-3's That should take care of the "reel him in" part--of course my Michelins ain't a gonna like it. Yes there are some brand new 265 size dual-traces on US 231 and TN 452!!! Okay so we didn't limit our fun to the shop. (can you see the fatigue yet?)



I may add some more in the morning. I have photos and more details to come.

 

[WadePatton]

photos of dyno day Mid TN.

Mark's foot slipped in the parking lot.

 

[WadePatton]

Eric and Mark --the early birds. Eric drove 200+ miles one way.

 

[WadePatton]

my truck

 

[WadePatton]

Got Smoke?

 

[WadePatton]

smoking in the house--guess who?

 

[Got Smoke?]

Re: photos of dyno day Mid TN.

Originally posted by WadePatton

Mark's foot slipped in the parking lot.

No NOT ME! never!



:-laf:-laf:-laf:-laf:-laf:-laf:-laf

 

[Got Smoke?]

Wade my 1st run with the #10 centered yielded 358HP 869TQ

You only mentioned my Injectors and Plate don't forget over valver I also have a 3K GSK & 16* timing. :-laf



After I slide my plate full forward and several!! runs later Andy said that I had a consistant 404HP but have no idea on the TQ till you help me figure out that mathematical way of doing it



Hat's off to the guys @ Delk Performance outside of Lebanon TN. Do you have any pics of Mr. Soot? :-laf Poor Andy I felt so bad when we got done and I saw him in the outside light!



We were only supposed to get 3 runs and I'll bet we ran my truck 10 times trying to fix that tach signal problem!



Oh and now my EGT's climb pretty quick with the plate full foward... ... going to Lowe's/Home Depot tomorrow for 4. 5" holesaw!Oo.

 

[WadePatton]

Methinks

you've outgrown the HX35. We'll have to pass a BIG hat to get you a tuned 40.

 

[elamb]

Originally posted by WadePatton

Eric and Mark --the early birds. Eric drove 200+ miles one way.

Well worth the drive because I had a blast. Even when Mark threw soot all over me. :-laf :-laf

 

[WadePatton]

Here's more of the rest of the story...

An accidental scheduling conflict put us there at the same time as a Mustang dragster (760-before he shredded his blower belt) and the dragster got to go first, and took a long time.



Which was okay as we TDR fellers got to hang out and take each other for rides and BS and poke and prod under Kirk's 03 hood.



So it came lunch time and Eric and I made a BBQ run. Coming back we saw heavy clouds and what looked like rain. And sure enough it WAS rain and it was raining at the shop when we pulled up.



Eventually the rain slacked off and the sun came out and it was miserable wet/hot.



So we start running CTD's on the dyno and save the sootier ones for last. Mark gets his truck up there and the crowd--us, Mark's parents and a friend, my girlfriend and her daughters, assorted shop employees-- was gathered around chanting "SMOKE, SMOKE, SMOKE!"



Okay they weren't really chanting, just thinking it.



Eric and Kirk were manning cameras and a bit closer to the action when Mark hammered it the first time and ONLY THEN did anybody remember the rain:--) Oo.

The stacks had collected a wee bit of rain water and returned it to the boys in a black shower. You should have seen them come running out!:-laf #@$%! :-laf