There was this 1 ton Dodge 4X4, snorkle stickin out the hood and a 5 inch pipe stickin straight up behind the snorkle. Stupidest looking vehicle I had seen in a while, but he had a 12.7 dial in, so I thought, hmmm. He lines up against some late model camaro, gets the light and throws a 12.1:jawdrop: Second fastest car driven there, behind the Z06 vette on the bottle at 11.9. Went with my buddy in his 455 olds, he was runnin14.925, 14.950and 15.005 on a 14.9 dial in, not bad. Saw a NSX run low 12's, and an ITR run a 14.2. Had fun, will have to take the teg next time:naughty:

 

how did it sound?

 

have any idea of what year is was???

 

Probably was a modded turbo diesel.

 

Diesel? Fast? :chuckles:

 

Yep. Inline-six 5.9-liter High-Output Cummins Turbo Diesel engine, which delivers 305 horsepower at 2900 rpm and 555 lb-ft of torque at only 1400 rpm.

Modifications can yield an estimated 1,000 lb-ft of torque.

 

Which track?

I haven't seen any fast turbo diesels at Sac, but I was at Sears one night and kinda chuckled at this guy in a jacked up extended cab 4x4 Dodge spooling it up at the line and blowing black smoke all over creation... but I stopped snickering really fast when he launched! I couldn't believe something so big would come out of the hole so fast. He went on to run a 12.70.

I talked to the guy afterwards and he said he launches in 4WD and slaps the transfer case offline when he shifts to second. He said it's really inconsistent but makes for a helluva launch when he gets it right. I'll say!!

 

Like a Mack truck on mehamphetamines with a 5 inch pipe boltd to the exhaust manifold. I saw the smoke and heard the roar about 30 minutes before I actually saw it. Was at Sacto Raceway, Wednesday closest to my original post. I would think a turbo vehicle with that little resistance on the exhaust would make a lot more power. I imagine it would be a pretty scary ride too, I would take 12's in an NSX over a 4X4 every time. There was a Ford doing 13's too, just as loud

 

reminds me of this F350 run that ran an 11.42 in the 1/4 mile...amazing.


right click, save as...please.

 

thas some frickin mad torque...stock or modded...wow