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Quarter-Mile this time...
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Posted February 3 2012 08:40 AM by Jason Sands
Allright, I have been working on project Rust Bucket, my 89 Dodge for the past few days to get it ready for the track....
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Cummins vs Dragstrip...
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Posted January 21 2012 07:30 AM by Jason Sands
So it's tough to admit when you're beat, but despite the cool looking burnout photo and huge slicks, I got my butt kicked by the dragstrip this Thursday!
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Outlaw Diesel.....
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Posted January 18 2012 02:51 PM by Jason Sands
We haven't heard from Outlaw Diesel in a while, but we stumbled across this photo from Car Craft's message board. It looks like they got a little further on their twin-turbo 6.0L project, and by the looks of...
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J&H Performance's '51 Rat Rod
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Posted January 6 2012 09:56 AM by Jason Sands
We finally got a glimpse of Harvey Grant's multi-year rat rod project actually up and running! The rig is a conglomeration of a Chevy cab, first gen Dodge chassis, a Hot Rods to Hell truck arm rear suspension,...
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Smoke for the Holidays....
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Posted December 26 2011 04:54 PM by Jason Sands
Perhaps the biggest burnout ever, Brown's Diesel in Riverdale, CA said thanks to its customers with its first ever Christmas Customer Appreciation Day...filled with food, drinks, and yes, a burnout contest!
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We got your answers here!
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Posted December 20 2011 08:25 PM by Jason Sands
Welcome to the most comprehensive turbo test ever! We'll be measuring boost pressure, drive pressure, EGT, discharge temperature, spool rpm, time to full boost, and more. And of course, Horsepower and...
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Big Horsepower in Santa Rosa
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Posted November 29 2011 02:16 PM by Jason Sands
It may be better late than never, so we decided to post the full results from a recent dyno day we attended in Santa Rosa, CA. There were some very impressive trucks that rocked the rollers at Total Performance...
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Dyno Shootout For the World's Most Powerful VE Cummins
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Posted November 7 2011 01:56 PM by Jason Sands
This past weekend I drove up 7 hours to Total Performance Diesel's dyno day in Santa Rosa, CA, while Jeremy Torgersen drove down from the tip of California so we could settle once in for all who had the baddest VE...
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Cool tool from SEMA, make your own clamps!
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Posted November 3 2011 09:38 PM by Jason Sands
What is it?? Well, we'll tell you!
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Some new horsepower may be entering the stable....
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Posted October 23 2011 04:48 PM by Jason Sands
As much as I hate to abandon my mechanical roots, I did take a pretty good look at a Dmax that was for sale today...
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Diesel Power Challenge 2012
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Posted October 20 2011 11:16 AM by Jason Sands
Ok guys, I know May is a long ways away, but we need entries for Diesel
Power Challenge 2012!! Normally everyone waits until the last minute to
enter (probably around February) but since we’re doing the voting...
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Whipple Blown 6v53 Detroit Diesel
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Posted October 13 2011 12:54 PM by Jason Sands
Best Sounding Diesel ever?
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The penalty of train horns
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Posted October 4 2011 12:19 PM by Jason Sands
Recently I was at an event and noticed a pretty cool Ford. I was going to walk around it to get a clearer shot of it, when the owner decided to blast me with his train horns, which were mounted under the rear...
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Flame Throwing Dyno Run...
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Posted October 3 2011 08:01 AM by Jason Sands
I'm back in Los Angeles now, and it's all been a blur since I made 854rwhp in my rust old 89 Dodge. I've been calling everyone I know, celebrating, and carrying on like I just turned 21.
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A new record!!!!!!!!!
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Posted September 29 2011 04:48 PM by Jason Sands
I'm so excited I can barley talk. I never in my life would have thought I would see the number 854rwhp flash up on the screen after starting at 170hp 4 years ago.
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