Competition Out of speed

[EEngel]

Hey guys,



I have a question for a friend that does not have access to a computer.



For those of you that were at the last TDR gathering in Elk River (MN), you may remember his truck. He had a black 03 dullie with a ton of chrome and his cousin had the 03 with the $6000 flame job.



Well, he pulled at the local fair (Mora) yesterday and he called me all worked up. A duramax killed him.



He added a TST and a FASS last week (Tim at Torque did it). He pulled on 5/5 and said he red lined and could not get enough speed (ground speed he said).



The truck red lined at 2850 he said, and he wants more rpms.



Is there any way to achive this? He is having Tim add a new transmission, but he wants more.



He ran the TST on 8/8 (I know, insane) and said it was slipping and bucking.



What can he do to get higher speeds? He said the duramax had an extra gear, and that's why he lost. I have no clue if this is true, or the reason, but I said I would ask.



Thanks.



P. S. Josh, I expect you to have the answer to this one!!!!

 

[jwilliams3]

I pull my 04. 5.

I launch @ 3200-3300RPM, and run a constant 3000-3100 down the track.



It sounds like this is an auto?



--Justin

 

[EEngel]

Pulling

Sorry,



He does have an auto with 4. 10 and dullies.



I just can't figure why he would redline so early. Isn't the 2003 set at 3200rpm as well?

 

[JoshPeters]

It sounds to me like the stock transmission is the weak link there. It's holding him back. He has plenty of power, but that factory auto is eating it up, turning it into heat. If Tim is setting him up with a Goerends, he'll have a good trans to deal with. The Redline story has me a bit baffled. Who's redline? Was he actually at Redline, or was he just topped out and it wouldn't pull any higher? That might be inaccuracy of the tach, or something with the stacked boxes. I don't know the electronically controled engines very well, I'm learning.



Josh

 

[EEngel]

transmission

Josh,



He is only running the TST right now. Tim put his FASS in and some gauges last week.



I guess he is getting the transmission with billet shafts from Tim also.



He said the RPM just stopped there. So I have no idea what caused it.