Pro Street Dodge
We spotted this low-profile Ram owned by Cory Broderick when we arrived at Dr. Performance's shop. We soon found out that the truck, nicknamed the Cookie Monster, was suffering from transmission issues, so we weren't able to see what kind of numbers it could put down on the dyno. However, seeing yet another Cummins-powered, lightweight pickup reinforces how a lightweight vehicle, coupled with a high-horsepower diesel, can lead to some seriously quick ETs. Cory told us it was capable of mid-to-low 6s in the eighth-mile.
No EFI Here
Uniqueness and lightweight seemed to be the underlying theme throughout the night, being that most trucks had shown up expecting to blast down the dragstrip. This '91 Chevy shortbed, owned by Bruce Smith, sported a VE-pumped Cummins. While very mildly tuned, his truck's light weight would definitely work in its favor at the track. In fact, the weekend after this dyno run, the truck made an 8.9-second eighth-mile run on fuel, followed by an 8.6 with a little nitrous. We also have to give Bruce props for keeping the EFI badge intact, and we definitely enjoyed the clattering rain caps on his exhaust stacks.
Dirt Tracker Packs A Six-Cylinder Cummins
If you read the November '08 issue, you'll remember seeing this Dodge dirt tracker at Competition Diesel's Diesel Outlaw event. It was originally powered by a 4BT Cummins, until the owner, Aaron Slayden, robbed a 12-valve from a '94 Dodge Ram with 190,000 miles on the clock. With so little weight over the rear axle, it was impossible to get enough traction on the dyno rollers to lay down a real number. Yet even with a mild 12-valve, Aaron's truck has run in the 10s in the quarter-mile.