Zeppelin654
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Pittsfield, PA truck pulls. My second run. They bumped me up to Pro Stock Diesel because they only had a few trucks. I was only running 700 pounds up front. I had a MUCH better launch than the first run. I launched at 5000 rpm in 4th gear, 4 low. I actually did it right this time and waited until the boost hit 45-47 psi before I finished slipping the clutch. Perfect, I was thinking. . . . until at the 160 foot mark I realized that I had way too high of a gear for that tight of a track. I needed 2nd 4 hi or 3rd 4 low. About 6 trucks broke at that track is that gives you an idea of how things were going. I ended up with 180 feet. The rpms plummeted down past 2000 at about 170 feet and I knew it was over. Different gear = different story. Well, theres always next time…..or so I thought…..
Pre Pull:
http://youtu.be/_VuEE4X2k0I
http://youtu.be/cDPNnG3KQ88
http://youtu.be/-ecutvNgce8
All that fun happened before this……..I was foolin around in a field the day after and I was wide open and I see A LOT of smoke comin from the engine bay…..Oil F$%*#& everywhere….Put a hole in the block…..tearing it apart now to asses the damage. Sucks because I just finally got her back from being built a month earlier. Bigger and better now though….I guess (sorry the pics are blurry)
Not sure what happened. Possibly sheared the wrist pin from the piston and a rod let loose….I am not sure. If you look into the hole straight on, you can see the crank and the rod and both appear intact and not bent. There is no hole in the other side of the block and the oil pan is whole and in place. I guess I'll find out what happened when I tear it apart…..All my work down the drain……gota pay to play I guess. It'll be better next time. I like spending money haha
Pre Pull:
http://youtu.be/_VuEE4X2k0I
http://youtu.be/cDPNnG3KQ88
http://youtu.be/-ecutvNgce8
All that fun happened before this……..I was foolin around in a field the day after and I was wide open and I see A LOT of smoke comin from the engine bay…..Oil F$%*#& everywhere….Put a hole in the block…..tearing it apart now to asses the damage. Sucks because I just finally got her back from being built a month earlier. Bigger and better now though….I guess (sorry the pics are blurry)
Not sure what happened. Possibly sheared the wrist pin from the piston and a rod let loose….I am not sure. If you look into the hole straight on, you can see the crank and the rod and both appear intact and not bent. There is no hole in the other side of the block and the oil pan is whole and in place. I guess I'll find out what happened when I tear it apart…..All my work down the drain……gota pay to play I guess. It'll be better next time. I like spending money haha
