Build recipe 91 IC truck

[RCCUMMINS89]

Our ve pumps are just as reliable as a p pump....but have dynamic timing and therefore run better per hp. They just don't make massive hp.

Now the plus side to that, the engine can last a long long long time at this hp level. And the truck is still really fast due to the weight of it.

The ONLY street vehicles on the road that can run with my 6500# Ramcharger that rolls 37s is other diesels that have had thousands upon thousands of dollars worth of work done to them. Or a tuned ford....but then again they blow up before the next light anyways.

[flyin6]

Our ve pumps are just as reliable as a p pump....but have dynamic timing and therefore run better per hp. They just don't make massive hp.

Now the plus side to that, the engine can last a long long long time at this hp level. And the truck is still really fast due to the weight of it.

The ONLY street vehicles on the road that can run with my 6500# Ramcharger that rolls 37s is other diesels that have had thousands upon thousands of dollars worth of work done to them. Or a tuned ford....but then again they blow up before the next light anyways.

Roger that
VE pump it is!

[dazedandconfused]

Well small world. You have probably seen me running around out that way. Skilletky in up here with us and his dually runs good and really clean considering what he has done. I'd say his setup is at 400 or really close. I would upgrade your trans to a 47rh if I was you so you can gain lockup. I'll see if I can get Chris to chime in on his setup.

[flyin6]

Well small world. You have probably seen me running around out that way. Skilletky in up here with us and his dually runs good and really clean considering what he has done. I'd say his setup is at 400 or really close. I would upgrade your trans to a 47rh if I was you so you can gain lockup. I'll see if I can get Chris to chime in on his setup.

Contact me on my email so I can share my phone number

I'd like to chat about this truck build and get your and your friend's thoughts

[Deathrod]

I would 2nd getting.a 47rh if money isn't a big deal, I just picked a fresh rebuilt one for $400 and all the swap parts for $300. I haven't put it in yet but I'm well past what non lock up can handle.


Oh ya....RC.....when u want to race my tuned FORD????????

[RCCUMMINS89]

Uh............ I know what injectors and air flow that thing has..............I'll pass.

[Deathrod]

No no......that would be a massacre, the ole F250, nothing impressive 13.5 1/4 mile at 8200lbs

[RCCUMMINS89]

13.5 1/4 mile is nothing to shake a stick at. I have a SLOW shifting manual, I don't go anywhere fast.

What's done to it?

[Deathrod]

What's done to it?

Mostly stuff to keep it from self destruction!!!! It's not meant to be a race truck, need it to be reliable while towing, and it has been.

Anyways back to the post, you say you're building it to be EMP proof, a ve pump is a great start since it only takes 1 wire to run, but aren't all cars basically a faraday cage? Sorry I'm not a doomsday guy, but would an EMP take out all cars? Or just those corvettes?

[CumminsPower59]

I don't know much about EMP's and all, it doesn't make a bit of difference if the battery is stone dead and you can't roll start it. If this thing is truly going to be what you want it to be, got to be a manual transmission along with having a "pull cable" shutdown.

Just my $0.02

Been reading on your thread over on the Dmax forum...interesting. Keep up the excellent work

[flyin6]

I don't know much about EMP's and all, it doesn't make a bit of difference if the battery is stone dead and you can't roll start it. If this thing is truly going to be what you want it to be, got to be a manual transmission along with having a "pull cable" shutdown.

Just my $0.02

Been reading on your thread over on the Dmax forum...interesting. Keep up the excellent work

That's a valid point, considering EMP alone
I would ask, are you a combat veteran?
The answer to that question for me is a yes and within those three little letters is a world of stuff that I learned.
From crashing in aircraft and other things, one thing I can tell you is that the likelihood of having all your limbs function during or after a fight is 50/50 at best.

So let's say your leg is tourniqueted up from arterial bleeding... How successful do you think you are going to be at rowing through the gears then?

Suppose you have been wounded in the abdomen or chest. Well, in that case you aren't going to be driving at all. You might be lucky enough to be in the passenger seat with your 12 year old behind the wheel, and both of your lives depend on he/she getting you off the "X" in the next 30 seconds. What would you choose them to do, smash the throttle and possibly get out of there, of fuss around with some gearshift while seeing their parent bleeding out next to them?

See my point?
When you look at the big picture, the automatic is the only choice.
I unfortunately spent a tour in Baghdad at a very bad time. lots of people close together = unsafe and nothing good!

Your #1 survival tool was speed and your ability to smash your way through piles of BMW's and Toyotas. Again, the automatic trumps the manual hands down when playing bumper cars for real...

Sorry for the in-your-face explanation, but this truck is for real and for a time I hope and pray never comes to our shores, but feel is already at our doorstep!

[RCCUMMINS89]

Good point.

[RCCUMMINS89]

I never knew one would have to go to a Duramax forum in order to have a popular Dodge build thread.

That's a lot of pages...........Taco, you have competition.

[flyin6]

:shock: I never knew one would have to go to a Duramax forum in order to have a popular Dodge build thread.

That's a lot of pages...........Taco, you have competition.

It's crazy isn't it?!?

And that thread there is one of the most popular...go figure.

Well the way I figure it, anyone who appreciates diesels has to like a Cummins. And anyone who likes a Cummins has to secretly love these uber cool 1st gens.

I'll confess that even though I have had square Dodge trucks in my past, I liked the square Chebbys the most. So I was always trying to find a decent V3500 chebby to do a Cummins install into.
Then one day it hit me...The square Dodge already has a Cummins swap! And it looks just as cool!

Eureka!!! Problem solved

And I lived happily ever after!

[flyin6]

And if you think that's a lot of pages, did you check out the duramax build thread, "My build thread"?

Somewhere nearing 800 pages and nearly a million views at the moment

You can obviously see I have no life...