Headed to the truck pull this afternoon. What/How/etc?

TrickTruck · Aug 29, 2015

Got invited to Ware Shoals, SC this afternoon to hook to a sled. Truck in my sig.

Don't want to hurt my baby so looking for any advise I can get.

My biggest concern is the lack of traction bars and rattling her teeth w/ hop.

I've read to pull in 4low manual 3rd gear.
and strap the front end down

What else is on my need to know list?

uga33 · Aug 29, 2015

Sounds like you have it covered.

stacked6.7 · Aug 29, 2015

Let some air out of the front tires as well. Helps with traction and wheel hop. I've pulled with as little as 10psi. But if your going to strap the front end you don't have to go that extreme.

TrickTruck · Aug 29, 2015

What psi then? For the front? Rear? Airbags?

50_shooter · Aug 29, 2015

I pull in 4hi 1st. Shifting is hard on things. My truck wants to shift at redline in low 3rd, even in manual.

LovinPSDs · Aug 29, 2015

If you have bags pump them up as high as you can without going over hitch height. you want the rear as solid as possible.

Cheap6.7 · Aug 29, 2015

Get your hitch height as high as they will let you. Some use a drop hitch and turn it upside down.

stacked6.7 · Aug 29, 2015

I would do 15-20 in the front and as much as the tire is rated for in the back. Also if you have airbags put as much as you can. You don't want the back end to drop. And as far as gearing I've used 1st in high range when I just had exhaust and programmer and that worked well.

uga33 · Aug 29, 2015

Keep us posted on how you do. Also shoot some updates of how the green LFDP 6.7 does.

TrickTruck · Aug 29, 2015

At the track. Front strapped. F tires at 40psi (I have to drive home). Will air up thr bags. Not sure on the gear yet, but probably 4low and manual 3rd...

TrickTruck · Aug 29, 2015

Huge turnout. Triple what was expected

lincolnlocker · Aug 29, 2015

sweet.. did you pull yet?

live life full throttle

TrickTruck · Aug 29, 2015

Not yet, second to last class

lincolnlocker · Aug 29, 2015

how bout now?

live life full throttle

jcain · Aug 29, 2015

Or now...

bigrpowr · Aug 29, 2015

wait .. now? drinking champagne in the winners circle ?

dsmracing1 · Aug 30, 2015

Ok how about now?

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Cheap6.7 · Aug 30, 2015

Waiting...

TrickTruck · Aug 30, 2015

Yes, NOW!
(got home first)

I came within 4' of first place and got 3rd. Beat by Ford's so that's OK...I guess.

Strapped the front end down.
Dropped the front tires to 40psi (would have gone more, but had to drive home on them - 30miles.)
Locked the hubs.
Set the bags to 70psi.
4low
3rd manual
Performance tune
AC off

Then rolled into it ever so easy. It didn't hop, it didn't chatter, frankly, it didn't really feel like it was even working that hard.
Looking at the vid, I was crossing the 100' mark before the truck was really gitin it.
Pulled it 298.09', the winner got 302.11'.
For the ol' girl, it was just another day at the office. Same as grossing 25k up a 4-5% grade passing cars.
No muss, no fuss.
She just got down and got er done.
If I'd had a little more experience and gotten into the throttle sooner I think we'd have gotten those last 4' we needed.
But for street tires and a truck which is pretty much stock, I think it did quite well.

I had fun. Was like, "can I go again?" Even Wifey (who was mostly bored as hell) enjoyed the run.

Watching the vids of the guys who beat me they were a LONG ways from stock. Only thing the track officials did was pop the hood and look for FoMoCo on the turbo. There was one guy who was dumping a lot of fuel and he won.

Here's the results, I'm #5

and the vid of the run:
http://youtu.be/dalw1zh1fUw

Jomax · Aug 30, 2015

TrickTruck said:
Yes, NOW!
(got home first)

I came within 4' of first place and got 3rd. Beat by Ford's so that's OK...I guess.

Strapped the front end down.
Dropped the front tires to 40psi (would have gone more, but had to drive home on them - 30miles.)
Locked the hubs.
Set the bags to 70psi.
4low
3rd manual
Performance tune
AC off

Then rolled into it ever so easy. It didn't hop, it didn't chatter, frankly, it didn't really feel like it was even working that hard.
Looking at the vid, I was crossing the 100' mark before the truck was really gitin it.
Pulled it 298.09', the winner got 302.11'.
For the ol' girl, it was just another day at the office. Same as grossing 25k up a 4-5% grade passing cars.
No muss, no fuss.
She just got down and got er done.
If I'd had a little more experience and gotten into the throttle sooner I think we'd have gotten those last 4' we needed.
But for street tires and a truck which is pretty much stock, I think it did quite well.

I had fun. Was like, "can I go again?" Even Wifey (who was mostly bored as hell) enjoyed the run.

Watching the vids of the guys who beat me they were a LONG ways from stock. Only thing the track officials did was pop the hood and look for FoMoCo on the turbo. There was one guy who was dumping a lot of fuel and he won.

Here's the results, I'm #5

and the vid of the run:
http://youtu.be/dalw1zh1fUw