Recent content by 97rattlebox

We're dusting off the SuperFlow on September 6th this year, and paying out for highest horsepower with compounds, highest single turbo horsepower, and lowest overall horsepower. There will also be product giveaways, food, and a show 'n shine. We're located at: RR1 Box 134 Gladstone, IL 61437...

We're working on the 2011 events calendar for the June issue and want some feedback on pulls, drag races, and dyno days we might've missed in the past. If you've got a shop and know the date, place, and what the event will entail (be it sled pull, drag race, dyno, or all of the above), post up...

For those of you out there that tow heavy: What are the toughest grades on U.S. highways to tow on (preferably uphill experiences) in your opinion? I’ve got a few ideas and opinions from some OTR guys, but I’d like to hear from guys out there towing substantial weight with their pickups, like...

Just wanted to say thanks for adding the sled pull event to Springfield, Illinois’ 4x4 Jamboree. I’m really looking forward to this. Finally, my hometown will have more than one sled pull event this year. I always hated seeing this enormous all-purpose arena used for anything and everything but...

I recently took my brothers ’02 dualie (standard 5.9 5-speed) to the dyno and put down 195 rwhp and 564 lb-ft. To my knowledge, the truck only has an AEM intake and 4-inch exhaust. But, while 195 sounds about right, the factory torque rating on these engines was 460 at the crank, right? I'm just...

Anyone know when diesel truck pulling really took off? Was it around '01 or '02, or later? Just wondering, I got into it a couple years ago, but by then it was already pretty popular. Were there even separate classes when the first sanctioned pulls started? Like Street stock, work stock, pro...

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