300 SD race car
300 SD race car
We picked up an 82 SD to use as a race car, because our logic skills are that questionable. We are stripping it and trying to give it as much go as possible for under $500.
I'll get some pics posted up soon. But now I need to go freeze my ass off in the shop and help with the transmission flair problem
Oh and you can follow us on Facebook, Dirty Little Freaks Racing.
Dirty Little Freaks Racing
Racing diesel before diesel was cool!
Ok, so here's the deal. . .
We picked up an 82 SD to use as a race car, because our logic skills are that questionable. We are stripping it and trying to give it as much go as possible for under $500.
I'll get some pics posted up soon. But now I need to go freeze my ass off in the shop and help with the transmission flair problem
Oh and you can follow us on Facebook, Dirty Little Freaks Racing.
Dirty Little Freaks Racing
Racing diesel before diesel was cool!
Dirty Little Freaks Racing
Racing diesel before diesel was cool!
Yep, we did. The totally bizarre thing is that we have no vacuum at the VCV and yet the transmission flairs between 3 and 4. I thought no/low vacuum caused hard shifts, not flair. Oh, and the car did come with a spare tranny in the trunk, so something's up.
Dirty Little Freaks Racing
Racing diesel before diesel was cool!
1987 300D: EGR Delete, ARV Delete, Cold Air Intake...
If you cant get the slippage under control, you might want to look into post #412 on this thread: http://www.superturbodiesel.com/std/show...1#pid17491
1987 300D: EGR Delete, ARV Delete, Cold Air Intake...
Dirty Little Freaks Racing
Racing diesel before diesel was cool!
Still sorting the transmission, BUT we did get the rear springs chopped, brake rotor rock guards removed, exhaust removed from mid-clamp back, diff fluid changed. Holy cow do I love th sound of this car without the stupid stock exhaust. I can hear the turbo wheeze, it's pure joy! We do need to run a straight pipe past the driver's compartment according to the rules, so we will. But holy cow this car is awesome!
Dirty Little Freaks Racing
Racing diesel before diesel was cool!
I liked you guys on Facebook. My Names Cody. You should join the Forum group on the book... https://www.facebook.com/groups/299590496727849/
1982 300D Turbo ... 3,6xxlbs, No fan, No AC, Hood Stack, No ALDA, No rear bumper and stuffed front, A/W Intercooled, Injectors by Greezer and HUGE Pre-Chambers with help from OM616 & Simpler=Better, Fuel Cranked up, 60 Trim Compressor wheel, EGT, EMP, Boost 50" Rigid Radius bar on roof Aux tank for a total of 48 Gal Of Diesel! Odyssey PC-1750 Battery in trunk, 27"x8.5"/R14 Maxxis BigHorn Mud Terrains, In June '14 issue of Off Road Mag
AX15 Jeep Trans swap in progress....
Captain America
01-02-2012, 02:40 AM #6You dont need the VCV crap on the valve cover. Take that shit off! Thn throw it away!
I liked you guys on Facebook. My Names Cody. You should join the Forum group on the book... https://www.facebook.com/groups/299590496727849/
1982 300D Turbo ... 3,6xxlbs, No fan, No AC, Hood Stack, No ALDA, No rear bumper and stuffed front, A/W Intercooled, Injectors by Greezer and HUGE Pre-Chambers with help from OM616 & Simpler=Better, Fuel Cranked up, 60 Trim Compressor wheel, EGT, EMP, Boost 50" Rigid Radius bar on roof Aux tank for a total of 48 Gal Of Diesel! Odyssey PC-1750 Battery in trunk, 27"x8.5"/R14 Maxxis BigHorn Mud Terrains, In June '14 issue of Off Road Mag
AX15 Jeep Trans swap in progress....
Has some vacuum stuff connected to it. And it is all extraneous.
Nice body, tons of ridiculous mechanical issues - 300d turbo 82' /motor 85'
Sounds right. He means that 3/2 way switch thingy. But, I'm getting pretty tired so I don't wanna call something by the wrong name.
Has some vacuum stuff connected to it. And it is all extraneous.
Nice body, tons of ridiculous mechanical issues - 300d turbo 82' /motor 85'
if it don’t blow black...take it back.
1982 300TDT 4 Speed 196K Standard Beige “VEGEWGN”. 300GD FW. Walbro FRC-8 Fuel Pump. ZadaTech LCD Boost, EGT, & Fuel Pressure gauge. Non-EGR Exhaust and Intake Manifold. 3/2 Valves gone. Soon to have Elsbett WVO conversion
1981 300D 314K Midnight Blue “The Blue Car”, Lovecrap system, owned 25 years+
1985 300TD White 198K “Betty White” Pure beauty
The VEGEWGN
Yeah EGR crap and Air conditioning stuff on top of the valve cover. Remember to plug what you pulled though, or else that VCV on the IP won’t function and the car won’t stop....
if it don’t blow black...take it back.
1982 300TDT 4 Speed 196K Standard Beige “VEGEWGN”. 300GD FW. Walbro FRC-8 Fuel Pump. ZadaTech LCD Boost, EGT, & Fuel Pressure gauge. Non-EGR Exhaust and Intake Manifold. 3/2 Valves gone. Soon to have Elsbett WVO conversion
1981 300D 314K Midnight Blue “The Blue Car”, Lovecrap system, owned 25 years+
1985 300TD White 198K “Betty White” Pure beauty
The VEGEWGN
1982 s123 300TD TurboDiesel (US Spec) in France
Gave you guys a like on facebook. Interesting to see how this goes. Whilst IMHO it's a bit sad to see a w126 being dismantled, I'm also very excited and happy since it's going racing, and hence on a diet... So... all the best of luck!
1982 s123 300TD TurboDiesel (US Spec) in France
(01-02-2012, 10:57 PM)larsalan Sounds right. He means that 3/2 way switch thingy. But, I'm getting pretty tired so I don't wanna call something by the wrong name.
Has some vacuum stuff connected to it. And it is all extraneous.
He got me haha oops!
Yeah remove the EGR and 3/2 switch, reroute vacuum lines. Only thing needed is vacuum to trans, and fuel shutoff. Everything else (doorlocks, hvac) is a necessity
1982 300D Turbo ... 3,6xxlbs, No fan, No AC, Hood Stack, No ALDA, No rear bumper and stuffed front, A/W Intercooled, Injectors by Greezer and HUGE Pre-Chambers with help from OM616 & Simpler=Better, Fuel Cranked up, 60 Trim Compressor wheel, EGT, EMP, Boost 50" Rigid Radius bar on roof Aux tank for a total of 48 Gal Of Diesel! Odyssey PC-1750 Battery in trunk, 27"x8.5"/R14 Maxxis BigHorn Mud Terrains, In June '14 issue of Off Road Mag
AX15 Jeep Trans swap in progress....
Captain America
01-03-2012, 04:12 AM #11(01-02-2012, 10:57 PM)larsalan Sounds right. He means that 3/2 way switch thingy. But, I'm getting pretty tired so I don't wanna call something by the wrong name.
Has some vacuum stuff connected to it. And it is all extraneous.
He got me haha oops!
Yeah remove the EGR and 3/2 switch, reroute vacuum lines. Only thing needed is vacuum to trans, and fuel shutoff. Everything else (doorlocks, hvac) is a necessity
1982 300D Turbo ... 3,6xxlbs, No fan, No AC, Hood Stack, No ALDA, No rear bumper and stuffed front, A/W Intercooled, Injectors by Greezer and HUGE Pre-Chambers with help from OM616 & Simpler=Better, Fuel Cranked up, 60 Trim Compressor wheel, EGT, EMP, Boost 50" Rigid Radius bar on roof Aux tank for a total of 48 Gal Of Diesel! Odyssey PC-1750 Battery in trunk, 27"x8.5"/R14 Maxxis BigHorn Mud Terrains, In June '14 issue of Off Road Mag
AX15 Jeep Trans swap in progress....
One of my front tires has worn badly on the inside. So I was messing with the camber adjustment over the past few days. Prolly need to adjust all that stuff to deal with changing tire size and chopped springs. Camber adjusted positive or negative, I dunno which way is which. But I mean with the top of the wheels closer to the center of the car. The way that wears the inside of the tire. That yields better control, right? I think the backs can adjust too but they should be pretty well straight up and down.
Nice body, tons of ridiculous mechanical issues - 300d turbo 82' /motor 85'
Did you see how else to adjust the suspension? I am kinda green on this but..
One of my front tires has worn badly on the inside. So I was messing with the camber adjustment over the past few days. Prolly need to adjust all that stuff to deal with changing tire size and chopped springs. Camber adjusted positive or negative, I dunno which way is which. But I mean with the top of the wheels closer to the center of the car. The way that wears the inside of the tire. That yields better control, right? I think the backs can adjust too but they should be pretty well straight up and down.
Nice body, tons of ridiculous mechanical issues - 300d turbo 82' /motor 85'
(01-03-2012, 08:49 AM)larsalan Did you see how else to adjust the suspension? I am kinda green on this but..
One of my front tires has worn badly on the inside. So I was messing with the camber adjustment over the past few days. Prolly need to adjust all that stuff to deal with changing tire size and chopped springs. Camber adjusted positive or negative, I dunno which way is which. But I mean with the top of the wheels closer to the center of the car. The way that wears the inside of the tire. That yields better control, right? I think the backs can adjust too but they should be pretty well straight up and down.
I'm not sure that a bad camber angle (which wears either the inside or outside of tires) would allow for better control... It means the contact patch of the tire is smaller than its full width - which is less friction, which would be less control...
1982 s123 300TD TurboDiesel (US Spec) in France
(01-03-2012, 08:49 AM)larsalan Did you see how else to adjust the suspension? I am kinda green on this but..
One of my front tires has worn badly on the inside. So I was messing with the camber adjustment over the past few days. Prolly need to adjust all that stuff to deal with changing tire size and chopped springs. Camber adjusted positive or negative, I dunno which way is which. But I mean with the top of the wheels closer to the center of the car. The way that wears the inside of the tire. That yields better control, right? I think the backs can adjust too but they should be pretty well straight up and down.
I'm not sure that a bad camber angle (which wears either the inside or outside of tires) would allow for better control... It means the contact patch of the tire is smaller than its full width - which is less friction, which would be less control...
1982 s123 300TD TurboDiesel (US Spec) in France
http://www.ozebiz.com.au/racetech/theory/align.html
There they have notes about some camber images where I think the caption is misleading but, it is a good read. I certainly feel the way that wears the inner edge more is better control. As I said I could be wrong.
Right of the bat they note a toe-in setup is the better alignment. Maybe that's something I should look at on my car. But it is barely reaching 20f so will prolly just steer through it
"It's interesting to note that a tire develops its maximum cornering force at a small negative camber angle, typically around neg. 1/2 degree"
Not much at all 1/2degree. They are saying that the g force of the turn needs to be compensated for? I dunno
Nice body, tons of ridiculous mechanical issues - 300d turbo 82' /motor 85'
I am meaning just a little bit, not a bunch. I am of the impression that on hard turning it actually puts better contact to the road. But I am not an expert.
http://www.ozebiz.com.au/racetech/theory/align.html
There they have notes about some camber images where I think the caption is misleading but, it is a good read. I certainly feel the way that wears the inner edge more is better control. As I said I could be wrong.
Right of the bat they note a toe-in setup is the better alignment. Maybe that's something I should look at on my car. But it is barely reaching 20f so will prolly just steer through it
"It's interesting to note that a tire develops its maximum cornering force at a small negative camber angle, typically around neg. 1/2 degree"
Not much at all 1/2degree. They are saying that the g force of the turn needs to be compensated for? I dunno
Nice body, tons of ridiculous mechanical issues - 300d turbo 82' /motor 85'
1982 300D Turbo ... 3,6xxlbs, No fan, No AC, Hood Stack, No ALDA, No rear bumper and stuffed front, A/W Intercooled, Injectors by Greezer and HUGE Pre-Chambers with help from OM616 & Simpler=Better, Fuel Cranked up, 60 Trim Compressor wheel, EGT, EMP, Boost 50" Rigid Radius bar on roof Aux tank for a total of 48 Gal Of Diesel! Odyssey PC-1750 Battery in trunk, 27"x8.5"/R14 Maxxis BigHorn Mud Terrains, In June '14 issue of Off Road Mag
AX15 Jeep Trans swap in progress....
Captain America
01-03-2012, 01:23 PM #15If the top of the tire is closer to the center of the car, that is negative camber. And yes that could provide more traction in a hard corner because the as the tire rolls over (towards the middle of the car) the contact patch would flatten out. Where as with a 0° camber, the tire would roll and only wear the outside shoulder and you would loose traction the harder you cornered.
1982 300D Turbo ... 3,6xxlbs, No fan, No AC, Hood Stack, No ALDA, No rear bumper and stuffed front, A/W Intercooled, Injectors by Greezer and HUGE Pre-Chambers with help from OM616 & Simpler=Better, Fuel Cranked up, 60 Trim Compressor wheel, EGT, EMP, Boost 50" Rigid Radius bar on roof Aux tank for a total of 48 Gal Of Diesel! Odyssey PC-1750 Battery in trunk, 27"x8.5"/R14 Maxxis BigHorn Mud Terrains, In June '14 issue of Off Road Mag
AX15 Jeep Trans swap in progress....
Half a negative might help, since Merc has the unusual setup in front. And I do fully agree that some toe-in is beneficial. A layman's explanation would be that the wheels tend to 'open' at speed, hence they end up perfectly straight, whereas if you already had toe-out, it would be way too out, and slow you down. Or at least that's my impression.
1982 s123 300TD TurboDiesel (US Spec) in France
I've got 1 degree of camber - but it's positive - and besides just eating my tire on the outside, I see no improvement. Except that I ALWAYS hear tire squeal in multistory car parks, even if I'm doing 5mph.
Half a negative might help, since Merc has the unusual setup in front. And I do fully agree that some toe-in is beneficial. A layman's explanation would be that the wheels tend to 'open' at speed, hence they end up perfectly straight, whereas if you already had toe-out, it would be way too out, and slow you down. Or at least that's my impression.
1982 s123 300TD TurboDiesel (US Spec) in France
1982 300D Turbo ... 3,6xxlbs, No fan, No AC, Hood Stack, No ALDA, No rear bumper and stuffed front, A/W Intercooled, Injectors by Greezer and HUGE Pre-Chambers with help from OM616 & Simpler=Better, Fuel Cranked up, 60 Trim Compressor wheel, EGT, EMP, Boost 50" Rigid Radius bar on roof Aux tank for a total of 48 Gal Of Diesel! Odyssey PC-1750 Battery in trunk, 27"x8.5"/R14 Maxxis BigHorn Mud Terrains, In June '14 issue of Off Road Mag
AX15 Jeep Trans swap in progress....
Captain America
01-03-2012, 08:59 PM #17Yup, the tires are just pushing in the car park and thats a good example of why some toe in is wanted
1982 300D Turbo ... 3,6xxlbs, No fan, No AC, Hood Stack, No ALDA, No rear bumper and stuffed front, A/W Intercooled, Injectors by Greezer and HUGE Pre-Chambers with help from OM616 & Simpler=Better, Fuel Cranked up, 60 Trim Compressor wheel, EGT, EMP, Boost 50" Rigid Radius bar on roof Aux tank for a total of 48 Gal Of Diesel! Odyssey PC-1750 Battery in trunk, 27"x8.5"/R14 Maxxis BigHorn Mud Terrains, In June '14 issue of Off Road Mag
AX15 Jeep Trans swap in progress....
So someone on here said, 2 coils = 1" drop on the front. We cut 3 with a 1k dieted car and now the oil pan is 4 1/2 inches off the ground!!! WTF happened there?
Dirty Little Freaks Racing
Racing diesel before diesel was cool!
We're going with a degree negative camber and toe in on the front and toe out on the rear. For the road courses we're running, nothing super twisty but not a stupid oval, it should work. The goal is to have the car have neutral pull on the straights and maximum contact patch on corners. It's a fine balance, too much camber can cause the car to fight itself done the straights and on high speed corners. AutoX, you want lots of camber for lots of slow turn grip. That's my understanding at this point. Oh and wide tires, I want to go 8", but not sure if we can do it without fender flairs.
So someone on here said, 2 coils = 1" drop on the front. We cut 3 with a 1k dieted car and now the oil pan is 4 1/2 inches off the ground!!! WTF happened there?
Dirty Little Freaks Racing
Racing diesel before diesel was cool!
1998 E300TD 7.5mm pump and hx35 to come!
00 Mustang gt drift car
iheartboost
01-04-2012, 07:59 PM #19why not just run 0 toe? other than that i like everything you listed.
1998 E300TD 7.5mm pump and hx35 to come!
00 Mustang gt drift car
1982 300D Turbo ... 3,6xxlbs, No fan, No AC, Hood Stack, No ALDA, No rear bumper and stuffed front, A/W Intercooled, Injectors by Greezer and HUGE Pre-Chambers with help from OM616 & Simpler=Better, Fuel Cranked up, 60 Trim Compressor wheel, EGT, EMP, Boost 50" Rigid Radius bar on roof Aux tank for a total of 48 Gal Of Diesel! Odyssey PC-1750 Battery in trunk, 27"x8.5"/R14 Maxxis BigHorn Mud Terrains, In June '14 issue of Off Road Mag
AX15 Jeep Trans swap in progress....
Captain America
01-05-2012, 12:05 AM #20I'd have to measure my clearance, but its not much and I cut two coils off the front of my D. I dunno if SD's are different though with that whacky cradle up front...
1982 300D Turbo ... 3,6xxlbs, No fan, No AC, Hood Stack, No ALDA, No rear bumper and stuffed front, A/W Intercooled, Injectors by Greezer and HUGE Pre-Chambers with help from OM616 & Simpler=Better, Fuel Cranked up, 60 Trim Compressor wheel, EGT, EMP, Boost 50" Rigid Radius bar on roof Aux tank for a total of 48 Gal Of Diesel! Odyssey PC-1750 Battery in trunk, 27"x8.5"/R14 Maxxis BigHorn Mud Terrains, In June '14 issue of Off Road Mag
AX15 Jeep Trans swap in progress....
You need to factor in body roll, tire roll etc...
Set the toe around 1/8" in on the front. The more you mess with your toe you will affect turn in bite cahsimg under/ oversteer on it. I have a good artical somewhere about tuning for the track vs street.
-Jesse
80 300sd hy35, front mount intercooler, w115 intake, rack limiter removed, Alda removed, full load turned up, boost, ebp, trans, pyro, egr delete, 3.5" exhaust, e-fan, 16x8 rims with, 245/50 tires, lowered, bilstien 5100's, 12" front brakes, 2.65:1 diff.
97 f250 psd 4x4, crawler
70 f250 390
83 Volvo 242, lots of mods
66 Volvo amazon
10 mistsubishi fuso service truck.
I had up to 3° front camber on my car.
You need to factor in body roll, tire roll etc...
Set the toe around 1/8" in on the front. The more you mess with your toe you will affect turn in bite cahsimg under/ oversteer on it. I have a good artical somewhere about tuning for the track vs street.
-Jesse
80 300sd hy35, front mount intercooler, w115 intake, rack limiter removed, Alda removed, full load turned up, boost, ebp, trans, pyro, egr delete, 3.5" exhaust, e-fan, 16x8 rims with, 245/50 tires, lowered, bilstien 5100's, 12" front brakes, 2.65:1 diff.
97 f250 psd 4x4, crawler
70 f250 390
83 Volvo 242, lots of mods
66 Volvo amazon
10 mistsubishi fuso service truck.
1982 300D Turbo ... 3,6xxlbs, No fan, No AC, Hood Stack, No ALDA, No rear bumper and stuffed front, A/W Intercooled, Injectors by Greezer and HUGE Pre-Chambers with help from OM616 & Simpler=Better, Fuel Cranked up, 60 Trim Compressor wheel, EGT, EMP, Boost 50" Rigid Radius bar on roof Aux tank for a total of 48 Gal Of Diesel! Odyssey PC-1750 Battery in trunk, 27"x8.5"/R14 Maxxis BigHorn Mud Terrains, In June '14 issue of Off Road Mag
AX15 Jeep Trans swap in progress....
Captain America
01-05-2012, 03:06 AM #22Just put that bitch in four wheel drive and call it a day
1982 300D Turbo ... 3,6xxlbs, No fan, No AC, Hood Stack, No ALDA, No rear bumper and stuffed front, A/W Intercooled, Injectors by Greezer and HUGE Pre-Chambers with help from OM616 & Simpler=Better, Fuel Cranked up, 60 Trim Compressor wheel, EGT, EMP, Boost 50" Rigid Radius bar on roof Aux tank for a total of 48 Gal Of Diesel! Odyssey PC-1750 Battery in trunk, 27"x8.5"/R14 Maxxis BigHorn Mud Terrains, In June '14 issue of Off Road Mag
AX15 Jeep Trans swap in progress....
I had to have the spacers in the rear so it would not rub the inner fender there is no rubbing on the body or wheel well's. It already sits pretty low in the back
I could probably get away with out the spacers up front my only real concern right now is the front fender would need to be rolled if the car was lowered a lot!
1987 300SDL 6spd manual om606.962 swap project
1985 300td euro 5spd wagon running
willbhere4u
01-05-2012, 06:32 PM #23I've got 17x8 Benz rims on my 1987 w126 300sdl they fit just fine but I had to use 3/4 wheel spacers because of the offset on the wheels. My car is not lowered yet!
I had to have the spacers in the rear so it would not rub the inner fender there is no rubbing on the body or wheel well's. It already sits pretty low in the back
I could probably get away with out the spacers up front my only real concern right now is the front fender would need to be rolled if the car was lowered a lot!
1987 300SDL 6spd manual om606.962 swap project
1985 300td euro 5spd wagon running
Dirty Little Freaks Racing
Racing diesel before diesel was cool!
Yeah, there's no way that we're fitting 17s under there. Our oil pan is now 4 1/2" off the ground. We have a friend who's car is at about the same, so we're good for the track. And we want smaller wheels for better acceleration out of the corners, but it will limit our top speed a bit. Oh, and the bumpers are totally gone, so no worries there
Dirty Little Freaks Racing
Racing diesel before diesel was cool!
I think a 3.07 with stock tires is spinning out pretty well at 100mph. There is a chart somewhere here re the 4speed gears. Or I'm sure you nerds can figure it out.
Nice body, tons of ridiculous mechanical issues - 300d turbo 82' /motor 85'
do you turn up that injection pump? There is your low end. Then get the gears right to get up to your top speed. That 3.07 rear should be good with whatever tire really unless you are wanting to get up over 100mph.
I think a 3.07 with stock tires is spinning out pretty well at 100mph. There is a chart somewhere here re the 4speed gears. Or I'm sure you nerds can figure it out.
Nice body, tons of ridiculous mechanical issues - 300d turbo 82' /motor 85'
1982 300D Turbo ... 3,6xxlbs, No fan, No AC, Hood Stack, No ALDA, No rear bumper and stuffed front, A/W Intercooled, Injectors by Greezer and HUGE Pre-Chambers with help from OM616 & Simpler=Better, Fuel Cranked up, 60 Trim Compressor wheel, EGT, EMP, Boost 50" Rigid Radius bar on roof Aux tank for a total of 48 Gal Of Diesel! Odyssey PC-1750 Battery in trunk, 27"x8.5"/R14 Maxxis BigHorn Mud Terrains, In June '14 issue of Off Road Mag
AX15 Jeep Trans swap in progress....
Captain America
01-06-2012, 10:13 PM #26ALDA = delete. If you haven't done that already...
1982 300D Turbo ... 3,6xxlbs, No fan, No AC, Hood Stack, No ALDA, No rear bumper and stuffed front, A/W Intercooled, Injectors by Greezer and HUGE Pre-Chambers with help from OM616 & Simpler=Better, Fuel Cranked up, 60 Trim Compressor wheel, EGT, EMP, Boost 50" Rigid Radius bar on roof Aux tank for a total of 48 Gal Of Diesel! Odyssey PC-1750 Battery in trunk, 27"x8.5"/R14 Maxxis BigHorn Mud Terrains, In June '14 issue of Off Road Mag
AX15 Jeep Trans swap in progress....
These cars can take a massive tire.
-Jesse
80 300sd hy35, front mount intercooler, w115 intake, rack limiter removed, Alda removed, full load turned up, boost, ebp, trans, pyro, egr delete, 3.5" exhaust, e-fan, 16x8 rims with, 245/50 tires, lowered, bilstien 5100's, 12" front brakes, 2.65:1 diff.
97 f250 psd 4x4, crawler
70 f250 390
83 Volvo 242, lots of mods
66 Volvo amazon
10 mistsubishi fuso service truck.
I think my pan is 4.5" from the ground. It was like 2 before I brought it back up a little.
These cars can take a massive tire.
-Jesse
80 300sd hy35, front mount intercooler, w115 intake, rack limiter removed, Alda removed, full load turned up, boost, ebp, trans, pyro, egr delete, 3.5" exhaust, e-fan, 16x8 rims with, 245/50 tires, lowered, bilstien 5100's, 12" front brakes, 2.65:1 diff.
97 f250 psd 4x4, crawler
70 f250 390
83 Volvo 242, lots of mods
66 Volvo amazon
10 mistsubishi fuso service truck.
Holy cow 2" off the ground!!! that is low, makes me feel even better about our 4 1/2"!
Dirty Little Freaks Racing
Racing diesel before diesel was cool!
We did delete the ALDA already and the EGR and it's looking like we're going to dump the flaky auto tranny and put in the manual. We haven't turned up the IP yet, but we will. Right now we're trying to chase all the mechanical bits and get the race seat mounted, then really performance tune. Even then, I don't see us reaching much over 100 mph on the tracks we run.
Holy cow 2" off the ground!!! that is low, makes me feel even better about our 4 1/2"!
Dirty Little Freaks Racing
Racing diesel before diesel was cool!
We:
Advanced the IP timing
Installed a new center drag link
Cut, welded, patched the rear fire wall
Installed the race seat
Installed the quick release steering wheel
Started to DIY a CAI, but need to chase down one more part
Hopefully we'll get the 4 speed manual installed this week. The trans guy is being a touch flakey . . . . And NO I don't want to do it my self! I'll get pics up soon
Dirty Little Freaks Racing
Racing diesel before diesel was cool!
It has been a busy weekend for Dirty Littel Freaks. Torquey has renicknamed me Torch, since I've spent so many hours with catching things on fire with the welder and cutting things with my oxy/acetylene set up.
We:
Advanced the IP timing
Installed a new center drag link
Cut, welded, patched the rear fire wall
Installed the race seat
Installed the quick release steering wheel
Started to DIY a CAI, but need to chase down one more part
Hopefully we'll get the 4 speed manual installed this week. The trans guy is being a touch flakey . . . . And NO I don't want to do it my self! I'll get pics up soon
Dirty Little Freaks Racing
Racing diesel before diesel was cool!
Dirty Little Freaks Racing
Racing diesel before diesel was cool!
Big news, got the Benz home with it's newly installed 4 speed AND custom drive shaft. Good thing the only company capable/willing to do the project is in Portland 5 hours of driving and some major cash got us the goods. An unintended benefit, the old drive shaft was toast, both the center bearing AND u joints were shot. And as a weird Benz quirk, you can't replace those parts, you have to replace the whole thing. So very happy to have a manual . . . kinda thinking I'd like a 5th gear though
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Racing diesel before diesel was cool!
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