A 5-Second, Fuel-Only Ford That Could Be Yours

In an age where it’s anything but cheap to go drag racing, it pays to buy a turnkey, race-ready vehicle and head straight for the track. If you’re interested in going diesel drag racing, Byron Kline’s ’04 F-250 is a proven mid-5-second eighth-mile performer that just hit the market. For $145K, you get a back-halved Super Duty with an 8.50 roll cage certification, QA1’s at each corner, and a brand-new Enforcer series Cummins from D&J Precision Machine, complete with an Exergy Performance 14mm race CP3 and 400-percent over injectors. You also get an 88mm, ball bearing Forced Inductions turbo, an On3 Performance intercooler, and a Firepunk Diesel comp 4 transmission with a Sonnax 35-spline input, a Goerend 17-250 converter and trans-brake valve body with smooth bump box, and a CO₂ shifter. Of course, there is much more to the story than that, so look Byron up if you’re interested.

From The ‘Strip

A Look Inside Austin Doidge’s Enforcer

This is what the pistons look like inside of Austin Doidge’s Enforcer series Cummins, a deck-plate D&J power plant with 150 passes under its belt. According to Austin, every single pass on these pistons was made at 1,000 hp or above, and more than 50 of them were made with the engine turning out somewhere between 2,000 and 2,500 hp. It’s a testament to good tuning (Austin), a good fuel system (Exergy), and a good engine build (D&J). Those that follow diesel drag racing know Austin’s common-rail second-gen Dodge as a consistent, 4-second eighth-mile performer. At last year’s Synder Performance Engineering Outlaw Finals race, Austin set (and then reset) several new personal bests, including a 4.76-second ET and a 152-mph trap speed.

Carnage Corner

The Dreaded Cummins Grid Heater Failure Can Strike At Any Time

It’s not just a high-mile thing—nor is it exclusive to old age. Grid heater fastener failure can happen at any point, just ask the guys at DNR Customs. After talking a customer into towing his 46,000-mile ’22 Ram to its facility (rather than driving it, upon noticing a burning smell emanating from under the hood), the east Michigan Cummins experts likely saved his engine. During the teardown, they found that the nut hadn’t fallen off. Instead, it had worked itself loose and the bolt had been arc’d in half. DNR promptly set the customer up with a Banks Monster-Ram intake and grid heater upgrade and sent him on his way.

Remember When?

Big Horsepower, Great For Towing, And Stock-Appearing

Here’s a throwback from yesteryear, a 73/59mm factory-based turbo arrangement on a 6.4L Power Stroke. It’s a setup that can easily support 700-rwhp on fuel, transforms an ’08-’10 Super Duty into a tow beast, and offers outstanding drivability. Of course, it’s also a compound configuration that could wreak absolute havoc in the stock-appearing turbo classes of truck pulling. Hassler Diesel, a name that’s had more than its fair share of fun success in the dirt using the 6.4L platform, threw this combination at a customer’s 6.4L last week. Despite its crippling (and expensive) failure points, the 6.4L still offers a lot of bang for the buck thanks to being graced with compounds and a potent common-rail system right from the factory.

3KHP Tech

Michael Brown Is Bringing ALL The Nitrous To U.C.C.

Three weeks ago, we tipped you off about Michael Brown’s new standard cab U.C.C. truck. The one he hopes to break into the 5’s with as well as hit 3,000 hp with on the dyno… These pieces from Snyder Performance Engineering will help him get there. One of the most cost-effective high-horsepower solutions on the market, SPE’s big D -6 AN plume discharge nitrous nozzles flow up to 1,000 hp thanks to their 0.320-inch inside diameter. Used in conjunction with .375 solenoids—and an array of jets ranging from 0.315 all the way to 0.030—Michael is likely bringing one of the sauciest N₂O recipes to Indy on May 30^th.

Written by Mike McGlothlin