4. AfterShock
Driver: Jesse Little
Hometown: Westminster, Maryland
Jesse Little started racing as a teenager, and now he's enjoying 50-60 drag race events each year-and his schedule is about to get a lot busier. That's because Jesse got his first taste of sled pulling during the Diesel Power Challenge, and he liked it a lot. The "AFTERSHOCK" started as a work truck in the Little's Better Built Contractors Inc. fleet, but was drafted by Jesse and his son to serve duty as a racer when they built up a truck instead of another drag car. A 12-valve Cummins has recently been called up from the fleet and is being built for...you guessed it, sled pulling. In case you are wondering what it takes to get picked for the Diesel Power Challenge, a list like this one full of high-power modifications is essential, but Jesse proved it doesn't hurt to include pictures with an incredibly beautiful woman in a bikini posing with the truck. It doesn't hurt one bit.
The Truck
Truck: '02 Dodge Ram 3500 extended cab longbed
Engine: 5.9L Cummins 24-valve
Odometer reading: 42,000 miles
Turbos: Piers Diesel HX40 and HT3B
Street kit
Injectors: Mach 7
Injection pump: VP44
Lift pump: FASS and RADD fueling box
Programming/chip: TST Competition flash and Edge Comp
Air intake: K&N
Intercooler: City Diesel CoolTwist
Exhaust: Baer Truck Center 5-inch stacks
Nitrous: NOS
Water/methanol: Snow water/methanol
Propane: No
Transmission: Gorend Brothers full billet
Torque converter/clutch: Gorend Brothers five-disc
Axle ratio: 4.10
Tires: Uniroyal Laredo HD 265/75/R16
Wheels: Foose
Suspension: Stock with Rancho 9000 shocks