These regular cab pickups with full rollcages, four-wheel-drive slicks, and four-link suspensions competed in the Pro Street Diesel Class. In the left lane is Darren Morrison’s ’97 Dodge Ram, which we featured in “Diesels on a Diet: Light Makes Might” November ’11. On the right is Dmitri Millard’s ’03 Chevy Silverado, which is featured in this issue on page 178.These regular cab pickups with full rollcages, four-wheel-drive slicks, and four-link susp According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, in 2007 diesel vehicles only accounted for 1.7 percent of all cars and pickups sold in the United States. That means about 98 percent of the country is still in the dark when it comes to efficiency and power. We’ve noticed the people who do get it and own diesels aren’t spread out evenly across the country— instead they’re concentrated in diesel hot spots around the nation. You’ll know when you’ve driven into a hot spot because almost every truck is a diesel. These epicenters usually spring from a blue-collar community that’s connected with the knowledge because of their involvement in the military, mining, agricultural, port, or other heavy industry sectors. With its military bases, strong agricultural center, and world-class coasts for boating, Florida is booming with people who own diesels. We got a firsthand look at the Southern Diesel Performance Outlaw Diesel Drag Race at Bradenton Motorsports Park. World’s Quickest Diesel Congratulations to Scheid Diesel Motorsports and its world’s fastest diesel dragster. It ran its best quarter-mile time so far at Bradenton, which was 6.846 seconds at 202 mph. Outlaw Diesel Miami brought its 6.0L Power Stroke- powered Honda Civic to the track for its first-ever run.Outlaw Diesel Miami brought its 6.0L Power Stroke- powered Honda Civic to the track for it Technical problems kept it from running all out, but it still went more than 100 mph down the track.Technical problems kept it from running all out, but it still went more than 100 mph down On the left, Michael Cordova’s two-wheel-drive ’95 Dodge Ram ran the quarter-mile in 10.814 seconds at 122 mph—that’s almost two seconds faster than his time last year. In the right lane, Micah Sullivan made the run in 9.81 seconds and 139 mph, making him the champion in the Pro Street Diesel Class. Even more impressive for this truck powered by Scheid Diesel Motorsports was that it only had a single turbocharger and its rear suspension wasn’t back-halved.On the left, Michael Cordova’s two-wheel-drive ’95 Dodge Ram ran the quarter-mile in 10.81 Ryan Esposito is a C-130 Engine Specialist for the U.S. Air Force. He drives an ’05 Duramax with a Fleece billet S366 turbocharger, Sun Coast Gmax-5 Allison transmission with a 1056 torque converter, and EFILive tuning with a DSP five-position chip tuned by Dmitri Millard.Ryan Esposito is a C-130 Engine Specialist for the U.S. Air Force. He drives an ’05 Durama First Coast Diesel Performance ran the quarter-mile in 11.4 seconds at 118 mph in its 6.4L-powered Ford F-150. This was impressive because it was on fuel only and it was the truck’s third-ever pass.First Coast Diesel Performance ran the quarter-mile in 11.4 seconds at 118 mph in its 6.4L Bobby Copland didn’t go down the dragstrip in his ’97 Ford F-350. Instead, the powdercoated bed made a great perch for friends to hang out and watch the action.Bobby Copland didn’t go down the dragstrip in his ’97 Ford F-350. Instead, the powdercoate Ryan Milliken’s ’07 Dodge Ram has a 47RE automatic transmission swapped in for the stock manual. The Cummins 6.7L diesel has an S466 turbocharger. He got Runner-Up in the Heavy Diesel Class with a time of 11.49 seconds at 114 mph.Ryan Milliken’s ’07 Dodge Ram has a 47RE automatic transmission swapped in for the stock m James Lindsey brought his ’85 Dodge Ram crew cab with a 5.9L Cummins swapped in to the drag race, which in fact doubles as a truck show. The front axle is a Dana 60 and the rear is a Dana 80.James Lindsey brought his ’85 Dodge Ram crew cab with a 5.9L Cummins swapped in to the dra Notice the air intake grafted into the front passenger headlight of Cordova’s Dodge Ram. There’s acutally a nitrous nozzle built into the light to feed the engine N2O before the turbo.Notice the air intake grafted into the front passenger headlight of Cordova’s Dodge Ram. T When we looked under the hood, we noticed a mechanical water pump (for the water injection system) where the power steering and vacuum pump used to sit. There was also talk of a variable injection timing system built into the P-pump, which is soon to debut.When we looked under the hood, we noticed a mechanical water pump (for the water injection Ron Wolverton’s ’07 Dodge Ram is a test bed for either the 47RH or 68RFE Sun Coast transmission.Ron Wolverton’s ’07 Dodge Ram is a test bed for either the 47RH or 68RFE Sun Coast transmi Named the Endeavor, its 6.7L Cummins has compound turbochargers. SOURCES Bradenton Motorsports Park 21000 State Rd. 64 Bradenton FL 34212 941-748-1320 www.bradentonmotorsports.com By Jason Thompson Enjoyed this Post? 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