Not Just For Show
Unlike some show trucks, this Super Duty can smoke all the tires and blast down the dragstrip. That diesel power is available because of a number of upgrades including Scheid diesel injectors that flow 30 percent more than the stock squirters, a 1/2-inch fuel line and high-pressure lift pump keep the fuel moving, an AFE Stage 2 cold-air intake, an upgraded turbo compressor wheel, a 4-inch Silverline exhaust, and a six-stage TS Performance controller for the TS programmed ECM. If that wasn't enough, there's also a two-stage nitrous system and a custom water/methanol injection kit.
To make the truck go after the show, plenty of diesel power upgrades were thrown at the 7.3L Power Stroke engine under the hood. Larger injectors are fed by fuel-delivery upgrades while a cold-air kit leads to a turbo packed with an aftermarket compressor wheel. Engine programming upgrades work with large injections of nitrous and water/methanol. The transmission has been built to handle the power, and the transfer case was mounted so the driveshafts would not bind even when the giant air suspension lift is extended.
Matt says he could not have completed this project on his own, and he'd like to thank his brother Chris (who helps run their JTS truck shop), Kirt Bible, Doug Quast, Larry Vonderhiede, Mickey Harris, Dust and Sons Auto Parts, Higgs Welding, Extreme Sound, Oasis Compressors, MTX; Kenwood, TS Performance, and Scheid Diesel.
 After the gigantic suspension...  After the gigantic suspension lift was added, the transfer case had to be clocked so the driveshafts would not bind due to the extreme angles. A 30-degree spacer was used between the transfer case and the Big Guns transmission build with a triple lock torque converter. |  In addition to the front sway...  In addition to the front sway bar mounted on drop brackets, the steering system was upgraded. An aftermarket steering box replaced the factory unit along with the Kelderman crossover steering kit. |  The tailgate quotes a famous...  The tailgate quotes a famous letter from Abraham Lincoln to Lydia Bixby, the mother of five sons killed during the Civil War. It reads: "I feel how weak and fruitless must be any word of mine which should attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming. But I cannot refrain from tendering you the consolation that may be found in the thanks of the Republic they died to save. I pray that our Heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory of the loved and lost, and the solemn pride that must be yours to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of freedom." |
 |  |  There were no brake upgrade...  There were no brake upgrade kits available when the truck build began, but even with the new disc brake kits available, Matt is sticking with the stock stoppers. To add some style to the factory parts, the calipers were painted red. |