First SS truck to the 8's

[jasonc]

What are the gt55 specs, congrats on the runs yall made!

[PhillipF]

Originally Posted by jasonc

What are the gt55 specs, congrats on the runs yall made!

I'll let you decide, I don't wanna say everything about the setup.

[oldestof11]

Was awesome to watch you run the exact same time to back up your record.

[2Tone12V]

Bad ass!! Congrats man

[IdahoRob]

Congrats, that is getting after it!

[JQmile]

It got kind of overshadowed by Lavon's pass, but the Trippplemax truck just went 8.96! Dmax joining the Cummins party

[Big Blue24]

Originally Posted by PhillipF

I'll let you decide, I don't wanna say everything about the setup.

Wow, that GT55 no longer has a map groove, must be a HUGE compressor wheel stuffed in there!

And the S400 looks like an SXE cover so 80mm or larger is standard protocol unless it's a custom unit as well.

Congrats on the fast passes! Hopefully we get Todd's UCC truck all dialed in for Denver NHRDA race and maybe John S. will get his truck up and running and we can have a big Super Street Field!

[07ram5.9]

Great job to the whole TSD crew. Man Chris B. is always chopping down the tree. IDK what you guys are doing at TSD but I love it. I guess you guys know that because I've been driving over there from Cali since 2011.

Much respect to IdahoRob and 2tone12v. SS just has too much competition these days and I love it. All the SS trucks just need headlights and to be street legal. hahahaha

[CorneliusRox]

Originally Posted by Big Blue24

Maybe John S. will get his truck up and running and we can have a big Super Street Field!

Keep calling and bugging him. I know I have been!
I want to see that thing rip again!!

[DieselWrencher]

Congrats, that is awesome!

[PhillipF]

Thanks everyone, it was an awesome weekend in Tulsa for sure, 3 SS trucks going 8's and then Lavon going 7.993, along with Dustin going 8.12's, seems like everyone is figuring out how to apply more and more power to the track.

John setup my turbo's for me and they have continuously surpassed my expectations. I've been bugging him to get his together as well, that thing should be pretty nasty once it's done, be nice to see some awesome mechanical trucks back in the field of CR's.

[97rada]

Just curious, what keeps you guys from dropping 1500 pounds and racing pro street ? Your already making the power and it would have to be easier on parts.

[PhillipF]

Originally Posted by 97rada

Just curious, what keeps you guys from dropping 1500 pounds and racing pro street ? Your already making the power and it would have to be easier on parts.

My only answer is $$$$. It would cost a lot to drop 1500lbs in my truck. Would require a 25.6 cage, back-half, 9", fiberglass, etc. I only add 100lbs to make weight so losing 1400lbs isn't easy. I'm sure at least one of will go to PS soon.

[2Tone12V]

Originally Posted by 97rada

Just curious, what keeps you guys from dropping 1500 pounds and racing pro street ? Your already making the power and it would have to be easier on parts.

$20,000 jump to go run it and literally have all the same exact issues other than suspension. Spend **** loads of money to back half and still have a heavy ass 4500 lbs truck. Spend **** loads of money and have a cage thats only gonna get you through another year before pro street becomes and index class. If I do anything I'll go to a pro mod or dragster. Super street rules need changed big time. This unlimited hp crap is dumb imo.

[Subman631]

Originally Posted by 2Tone12V

$20,000 jump to go run it and literally have all the same exact issues other than suspension. Spend **** loads of money to back half and still have a heavy ass 4500 lbs truck. Spend **** loads of money and have a cage thats only gonna get you through another year before pro street becomes and index class. If I do anything I'll go to a pro mod or dragster. Super street rules need changed big time. This unlimited hp crap is dumb imo.

Just curious Anthony, how exactly would you change in the SS rules? I quite frankly think it's a great class. Much closer to a street legal truck than Prostreet. And are for the most part driven to the line and back to the pits. The speed and weight are getting problematic however.

When you speak of Pro mod are you referring to NHRA Pro mods or are you referring to the Prostreet class in NHRDA? Or is there a class in the 1/8 Outlaw series that I'm not familiar with? Sorry I confused with what you are calling Pro mods.

[Toolman]

Congrats to Phillip and all the TSD guys all your trucks were getting it . The Tulsa race was impressive with all the fast times. I hope the ODSS guys were watching and decide to put a SS class in. As of right now now the only place for us is Pro Street and even though the SS guys are getting faster there still is a big divide between the classes we really can't compete with the weight difference and that kind of leaves a lot of trucks in no mans land in ODSS. Micheal Dalton was talking about putting in an SS class at his race in July I hope that he can get it done an a bunch of you guys will show up to support it and maybe we can start a new class in ODSS.
As far as the rules changing in SS class what I would like to see is that these trucks would have to be a street driven truck with water and all no filled blocks. And I think both the fast classes Pro Street and SS should be 1/8 mile as fast as things are getting its just going to be a matter of time till someone rolls one up in a ball and at 160 mph its not going to be pretty.

[JQmile]

I think the Pro Street minimum should be dropped to 3600lb, that way they can run whatever times they want, and it puts a good bit of distance between the two classes.

As an aside, Idaho Rob, when are you going to come back out and work on that front half? The 154 trap is just about there for 8s!

[2Tone12V]

Originally Posted by Subman631

Just curious Anthony, how exactly would you change in the SS rules? I quite frankly think it's a great class. Much closer to a street legal truck than Prostreet. And are for the most part driven to the line and back to the pits. The speed and weight are getting problematic however.

When you speak of Pro mod are you referring to NHRA Pro mods or are you referring to the Prostreet class in NHRDA? Or is there a class in the 1/8 Outlaw series that I'm not familiar with? Sorry I confused with what you are calling Pro mods.

I LOVE the class but at this point i don't think there needs to be pro and super in nhrda. The only thing that separates a super street truck from a pro street truck is a back half. Nothing about them is street. The speed and weight is dangerous and brutal trying to keep things together. I think the rules need to be looked at to slow the trucks down. Myself and a few other very fast ss trucks and expressed this feeling but nothing has came about. So we roll with what we have.

When I say pro mod i mean a class G&J runs their car in and like Wade Moody ran his truck in. Not sure exactly what they call the class. Or a dragster.

[IdahoRob]

Originally Posted by JQmile

As an aside, Idaho Rob, when are you going to come back out and work on that front half? The 154 trap is just about there for 8s!

New bullet is almost done, trying for the Salt Lake event. I haven't touched the suspension in 8 years and it shows. Need to spend some time on that for sure. My damn 600hp street car 60's better than my truck ever has.

[IdahoRob]

I won't mind seeing 1/8 mile racing at all. To tell the truth, I got pretty spooked last year with almost playing bumper cars with the nova at 140+mph going through the traps.