Midwest Diesel shop truck gets a little upgrade.

Morgan@Midwest Diesel & Auto · Aug 20, 2014

madman1234509 said:
Why the change to the bigger chargers? Any issues back pressure or something with the 60 on there? Just asking for reference as I will be upgrading to a smaller high pressure.

More power, and the box chargers would have grenaded at the pressures we were running them at. They already were damaged after only 500 miles. It was super cool and drivable. But the hp bug never seems to let go.

Back pressure was not an issue. In fact the turbine sizes stayed the same and we went smaller on the atmo housing a/r. So with larger chargers it actually still drives as good as it did before.

Overall the 63/68/.91 is a very good option.

madman1234509 · Aug 20, 2014

That's what I'm kind of looking at right now. With a billet wheel

Morgan@Midwest Diesel & Auto · Aug 20, 2014

madman1234509 said:
That's what I'm kind of looking at right now. With a billet wheel

That's what we have and it runs awesome.

Morgan@Midwest Diesel & Auto · Aug 20, 2014

Oh and the report I got was towing the fifth wheel @14k in tow, 70 mph basically flat ground, 15 psi and 780 degrees. Just cruising along.

Morgan@Midwest Diesel & Auto · Aug 24, 2014

We dynoed the truck Saturday at schieds. Didn't make big numbers. But none of the big hp trucks really did anything. Dyno was reading weird and they were not using a tach signal. Put down like 7xx something. But that was enough to win the competition. If we would have dynoed and made those numbers on Friday it would have won too.

And then still hooked to the camper and towed it home. Two years in a row we won one of the dyno's there.

Meniacal_Mark · Aug 24, 2014

Going to have to get that thing to Randall's for proper numbers

. I dig the white/silver two tone, I don't think I've ever seen that.

V-Ref · Aug 24, 2014

Morgan@Midwest Diesel & Auto said:
We dynoed the truck Saturday at schieds. Didn't make big numbers. But none of the big hp trucks really did anything. Dyno was reading weird and they were not using a tach signal. Put down like 7xx something. But that was enough to win the competition. If we would have dynoed and made those numbers on Friday it would have won too.

And then still hooked to the camper and towed it home. Two years in a row we won one of the dyno's there.

Sorry if I missed it...what's been done to the transmission on the truck to hold that power level, DD, & tow?

Morgan@Midwest Diesel & Auto · Aug 24, 2014

V-Ref said:
Sorry if I missed it...what's been done to the transmission on the truck to hold that power level, DD, & tow?

It's one I built a year or so ago. Basically got almost everything you can put in one. We have changed a few things since then. But it's been holding pretty good overall.

ncollins64 · Aug 24, 2014

Morgan@Midwest Diesel & Auto said:
It's one I built a year or so ago. Basically got almost everything you can put in one. We have changed a few things since then. But it's been holding pretty good overall.

Isn't it your comp trans? If so mine is still running awesome behind power

Morgan@Midwest Diesel & Auto · Aug 25, 2014

ncollins64 said:
Isn't it your comp trans? If so mine is still running awesome behind power

An older version of it yes. And yes your truck flat moves. That trans made it a totally different animal.

ncollins64 · Aug 25, 2014

Well I couldn't make it but congrats on winning one of the dynos. I bet the shop truck is sweet!!

Morgan@Midwest Diesel & Auto · Oct 29, 2014

Well, we are entering this in dpc 2015... I'm working on pictures now

ncollins64 · Oct 29, 2014

I hope you get in Morgan.

nickg3130 · Oct 29, 2014

Awesome. I'd put the forces off ur 15 on the truck for the photos. Maybe for the competition too LOL.

madman1234509 · Oct 29, 2014

Idk if this was already discussed, but I thought "shop trucks" weren't allowed to enter? Not that I don't want this to make it, I totally do! If we could get a couple proven 6.4s in the competition we would have a good chance at bringing the title back to the Ford camp, and better yet the 6.4 camp!! So far the guys that have said they want to enter have pretty proven set ups that are already running, which is awesome.

sootie · Oct 29, 2014

madman1234509 said:
Idk if this was already discussed, but I thought "shop trucks" weren't allowed to enter? Not that I don't want this to make it, I totally do! If we could get a couple proven 6.4s in the competition we would have a good chance at bringing the title back to the Ford camp, and better yet the 6.4 camp!! So far the guys that have said they want to enter have pretty proven set ups that are already running, which is awesome.

ever heard Custom Auto's name thrown around?

WhiteMamba_Scorpion · Oct 29, 2014

I think by "shop trucks" they meant people who advertise or make money from Diesel Power Mag... so they would have an unfair advantage of making it in. If the truck is per say the "shop truck" of a business but they don't advertise or make money from Diesel Power its fair game. That's just how I always understood it.

Good luck Morgan. It would be nice to bring it back to the Ford camp. Looks like some pretty strong trucks applying.

Morgan@Midwest Diesel & Auto · Oct 29, 2014

ncollins64 said:
I hope you get in Morgan.

Thanks

nickg3130 said:
Awesome. I'd put the forces off ur 15 on the truck for the photos. Maybe for the competition too LOL.

I thought about a wheel and tire swap but I ran out if time.

madman1234509 said:
Idk if this was already discussed, but I thought "shop trucks" weren't allowed to enter? Not that I don't want this to make it, I totally do! If we could get a couple proven 6.4s in the competition we would have a good chance at bringing the title back to the Ford camp, and better yet the 6.4 camp!! So far the guys that have said they want to enter have pretty proven set ups that are already running, which is awesome.

We don't advertise with diesel power and I don't own the truck, my brother does. So we will see.

WhiteMamba_Scorpion said:
I think by "shop trucks" they meant people who advertise or make money from Diesel Power Mag... so they would have an unfair advantage of making it in. If the truck is per say the "shop truck" of a business but they don't advertise or make money from Diesel Power its fair game. That's just how I always understood it.

Good luck Morgan. It would be nice to bring it back to the Ford camp. Looks like some pretty strong trucks applying.

Exactly. I don't see an issue. Thanks!