New traction bar parts ordered going back to my longer bar setup. I am also making a set for Logan power wagon! These bars will both be using 3/4” Heims and a 1.25” thick .095 wall pipe.

 

I still love the set you built for my truck.

 

Traction bars are on again. Did the front mount setup a little different by welding a 3/4” but to the frame directly makes for a nice mounting location. These bars are 50” long and flat along the frame so they don’t take a beating being on the angle like the short set. Giving these a test tonight and then again Sunday let’s see what they do.

 

Keith, have a great time testing! I'm envious....

 

Those look great! Pretty much the same thing I decided to do keeping them high and tight

 

Look at this I’m getting better at this tig thing lol. Left to right I was playing with the machine to see what it will do. Learned a few things on my own. I did learn I need to move a lot faster I kept going to slow and would melt out or crap shoot. Also getting better at trying to maintain a steady tungsten height over weld puddle! All in all for around 5hrs total weld time I think it’s really good only gets better from here.

 

Hell yes, you have the touch....

 

Looks great!

 

:thumb::thumb: looking great Keith.

 

Rather than go to universal like planned today decided to fix my issue with the truck! I was having spark blownout around 5600+ RPM very badly. I located 8 new coils and swapped them all out 2005 style and shorty wires. My compression is around 10.5-8:1 range and the timing is only around 9degrees at -10.5lbs boost for now. Made 4 full pulls everyone of them almost exactly the same. Made 690rwhp@6300 rpm and 625ftlbs@6300. After 6300 the torque falls of and making more power all the way to 7200rpm got me 725 on 11psi. When I turn this thing up to 16-18psi it’s gonna be really FUN! Cage and light weight mods coming very soon about to be full race semi daily driven! I knew I was making more power just didn’t know how much more till now.

Ps. That’s only on 8 degrees of timing a no knock in sight and 93oct fuel! turning it up soon! I can tune the **** outta this thing get some!

 

Excellent! It's a beast for sure...

 

Well done.

 

Awesome numbers! Better get that trans built for 850 hp haha

 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pIBTVW-rqDM

Man the load a real dyno applys is scary I will never see that load on the street even pulling a loaded traile. Listen to it struggle to make some serious Ponny’s!

 

It sounds awesome...

 

So much more on the table it’s kinda scary what I could make this thing do with a little extra cash but I’m not gonna rite now :hide:

 

Looks like Nathans NOS bottle on the floor in the dyno vid.

 

Nah that’s just a zex bottle that was there from a camaro dyno session before.

 

Surrrre... :lol:

Your truck does sound good Keith. :thumb:

 

Didn't sound like you got her maxed out completely.

 

Rpm on that pull was 6500 I did make one 7400 pull and I was terrified lol so much load and so much power it’s scary sounds like everything inside motor wanted a way out

 

It sounded like that because everything inside was trying to get out..... lol

 

I don’t dare spray it with nitrous if I did I have a feeling it would have lifted and head or gave me windows to the world. I will be turning the boost up here very soon.

 

15+ boost should make very serious numbers. But brings on the problems of not having any traction on the street. You are already unable to test on the street.

 

I have had street traction issues for years I just steer it till it hooks lol.

 

Tub it and put some fat tires on.

 

I feel your pain..

 

Won’t matter will still spin on the street. I don’t race on the street anyway so I prefer to slide around it’s more fun to me. I go straight and fast at the track