Trucks

[Hoeman00]

Heres a pic of the wifes car and my old p/u, now have a blue GMC w/ same specs.
http://www.elcova.com/h2/duramaxtim.jpg

 

[SageBrush]

What a set up, I see you like small compacts /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[5030]

I listed all the mods in the thread "oil is King". I hate to refer to that thread but it's a long list. Yes it has air lift bags on the rear with an on-board compressor.

Daryl's Truck Specs

ORU shackle reversal and front axle flip.
Energy Suspension Urethane bushings throughout
Custom machined roller bearing spring mounts (I own a machine shop too)
Drive line completely greasable including upper and lower knuckles
Super U universal joints throughout
Oil bath front hubs (custom machined by me)
6" lift
Detroit lockers front and rear
Air lift rear bags with on board compressor
Hayden 12 pass swirl cool transmission cooler
Jet E4-OD with B&M prototype valve body and deep sump pan (courtesy of my brother-in-law and Ford SVO, Dearborn, Mi)
Complete Gail Banks Kit on the engine and custom re-working of the turbo by me. Maximum boost, 29 pounds.
Complete gages Trans temp, boost, oil temp, pyrometer, oil temp and oil pressure.
5" straight exhaust.
I think I listed all the mods. This truck will run out at the red line on the tach. With the Jet, It goes into lockup firewalled at 80 mph. It will flat smoke the tires and I run 305-75-16 All terrain TA Ko's. The one two shift will chirp the tires and every shift is very and I mean very firm, including lockup.
We put the truck on the dyno (My day job employer has a 2000 hp dyno that I can use)
The Ford made a little over 350 ponies at the rear wheels at an indicated 60 mph in direct (we locked the od out). The hard part of the dyno run was keeping the truck from jumping as it shifted. We had it chained to the floor through the receiver hitch.
The best part...I average 20.1 mpg highway and I have 4:10 gears.
Being an old fart, I don't do the stoplight thing, but if I get goaded a little, I don't mind mopping up a Dodge or a Chevy or another Ford. Not very often though, I already know I can wipe 'em out.

Remember, when a manufacturer rates the horsepower and torque of an engine, whether it is Ford, GM or Daimler, they rate Flywheel horsepower. Real world horsepower is what the rear wheels put to the ground. Your average driveline loss is about 20%

I also haul hay with it. I have a tandem axle gooseneck that I regularly haul 17-20 round's on. I was concerned about transmission temperature, but it never goes above 210 degrees.

 

[hillslider]

I have been wanting to put a complete Banks system on my 97 F250 w/460. Banks states that their stainless headers are so perfect that there is no gasket needed. Also state that they provide a complete kit that requires no modifying to the truck. What are your thoughts? Should I go for it? I sure would like the extra ponies and advertised mpg gain!

 

[cowboydoc]

Hillsider,

Banks makes a good product. Don't count on the mpg gains. Before you dive in check with ATS and Hypermax. They make some great systems as well and for less cash than the Banks.

 

[jlbota]

Here's my 03 2500 Dodge with the Cummins HO...Love this truck so far. I have better pics but this is the only one I could find at the moment.

 

[Egon]

Might depend on the mods of those other brands.

Egon

 

[SageBrush]

I like the cool looking guages in mine..... Stylin /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Isn't the under seat storage areas nice? The one under my front center seat is a great use of space.

 

[wroughtn_harv]

This is Lucy.

Nineteen five hundred GVW, power everything including heated big mirrors, Duramax, Allison, Michelins, 2003 Chevrolet.

She already has twenty three thousand on her without a hiccup. She's getting a consistant ten plus miles per gallon. That isn't bad when you consider she weighs fourteen thousand before two hundred pounds of pure love crawls in behind the wheel.

There is that time of the month though when I find her a little discomforting. But one has to be thankfull, banks need to make a living too.

If you do get a truck this size do invest in the air ride seat. You'll love it.

 

[jlbota]

Thats too funny! I didn't even know there was storage under the center front seat. After I read your post I went out and checked mine and sure enough I had storage under my front seat. Now I like my truck even more!!! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif The Cummins engine helps too! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Yup I love the New Dodge...Except mine seems to pull to the right a little. I am having that checked tomorrow.

 

[hillslider]

It looks like Lucy is about to get stuck! /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

 

[hillslider]

Here is one of our winch tractors the company I work for makes. 2003 Mack RD model. Heavy duty headache rack with a 70000# Tulsa winch and heavy duty oilfield bumper.
425HP Mack engine with 18spd trans. Truck is made for heavy work and put up with alot of abuse. They will take this truck and a loaded flat bed trailer and attatch a dozer to the front and sometimes one pushing from behind and drag it to a well sight way back in the West Virginian hills. They say it can be a fun ride.

 

[hillslider]

Back view.

 

[hillslider]

And the front.

 

[5030]

Hillsider:

I researched Gail Banks and ATS. They were the only after market products on the market in '97. The Banks aftercooler flowed more CFM than the ATS. The ATS was a little cheaper, but I have dealt with Gail Banks before. He really made his name in small block chevys.

I picked up 3 miles per gallon on my 350. A note of caution though. You'd better be a fairly good mechanic and have the tools available to do either instillation. I spent 3 days just doing the Banks installation on my 350. When I put the Jet-E4 in, I had a transmission jack but the E-4 is still one heavy sucker.

460 Fords are notorious gas guzzlers. A quick mpg gain would be had by replacing the stock restrictive air intake with an aftermarket unit. I believe K&N makes a unit complete with intake piping. I believe Summit Racing sells it. If yoy wan, I'll look it up in their master catalog and get you a price. I am not in my shop where the books are right now.

 

[hillslider]

Well the Banks system I lookde at was a whole package with headers and all exh. needed to get to the back. It also included some kind of ram air kit for the ari filter. I have the tools and the ability to do such a task but the idea of getting the old exh manifolds off makes me nervous. If I broke off a studd or bolt on the head I would be up the old poop creek. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif Also as you probably know there is no room to work on that 460. Need to have small hands and arms with 3 elbows. I am interested in the K&N set up. I know I sold alot of them back when I ran a NAPA store in Wisconsin. Any info wouuld be great!!

 

[ScottAR]

A real Beaut. I've been mulling over an IH version like yours the last little while. Fleet sale... 95 model IH lo pros T444E, Allison. 20,500 GVW. with a new flat bed/gooseneck hookup. I dunno many details but it would be a truck that would do it all and more. I'm dangerous when I think sometimes... /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[5030]

Hillsider:

I went out to the shop and brought in the Summit book. It's on page 326 of their catalog. I don't know which one you need exactly, you need to call Summit Racing. One is $229.00 and the other is $211.00. Their phone number is: 1-800-230-330 and their website is: www.summitRacing.com

I buy from them quite often. They have a good return policy and are very easy to deal with. Besides, they have all the trick stuff!!

 

[5030]

SageBrush:

The 305-75R16 All Terrain TaKo's have the same load rating as the 8 ply razor tires that came on my Ford as standard issue. The stockers lasted about 35K, especially the rears. They were really easy to light up!!

As far as campers/RV's, I was thinking about a motorhome but the more my wife and I looked at them the more hassle we though they'd be. More plates, more insurance, a big payment, more maintenance and on and on. We started looking a truck campers as we already had the hauler. We narrowed it down to Lance and Alpenlite. Lance won out as we have 2 dealers fairly close to us while the nearest Alpenlite dealer is in eastern Pa.
I like the Alpenlite a little better. It's also more expensive. The fit and finish on the Lance and the Alpenlite is super. We looked at some other brands like Fleetwood and some others but they weren't built well at all. Misaligned mouldings, crooked doors on cabinets, loose screws, etc.
The Lance we have is a 2001 model. It's a 915 or 91/2 feet long. It has a queen size bed up over the cab (the cab over is designed for crew cabs). It is also air conditioned, 3 way fridge, stove with self cleaning oven, forced air heat, full bath with shower, outside shower, it has a big roll out awning, double sink in the kitchen and solar panels on the roof. I bought it equipped for cold weather use as I take it on snowmobile trips. The holding tanks are heated and it has extra insulation throughout. The dinette folds out into a double bed so you can sleep 4. The most we go with is 3, however. 4 people in there and you'd have to be "good" friends!! I forgot, it also has it's own generator so you don't have to plug it in to 110 volt power if you go camping in the woods!!

 

[Phred]

I bet your insurance is so high because you are assumed to be part of atlanta trafic.