I know hoddler pretty well! I dont think he was trying to cheat! Sounds more like the pull was very poorly organized! If your not smart enuff to see the bars or blocks on his maroon truck! Well then you shouldnt be teching.
Well is it the tech job to kick people out, or the pullers job to know what class your legal for or not? I mean come on I know what class my truck is legal for and which it isn't.
what were the final results of the class???
The sled pulls hard. I just got done pulling and it does not let u get up and run. I would start with traction bars pulling 2low.
Well if the stock class is payin more, and there lettin anyone in, id proably do it to!
To me it sounds like it was just your standard brush pull!!!
And the DMAX is bone stock!!!
And my brother has an 05 CR with a few more poonies then you got when he started out he had no traction bars, no blocks and no weight up front, added those 3 things and picked up another 20ft!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTGcVL3b-Ks&feature=related
check out wes wades truck. he has a good example of a strong running auto truck to maybe get some pointers
Seems to me like his truck never shifts to 3rd... Maybe at the end of the one hook... But it fell right back off and went to second again. At least thats what it sounded like to me...
HOW though does he aquire that much ground speed!? I don't think my truck would move that quick in 2nd on the low UNLOADED... Much less with a sled behind...
Eh well... Guess I'm just gonna keep playin' with it.
Got some more goodies on the way anyway... Biggest hold up right now is waiting on a turbo.
No... He wasn't trying to cheat.
Just taking advantage of the situation.
The problem was this...
None of the different flyers or the newspaper agreed on what the rules for the class were.
The flyer said No Bars, Blocks, Hanging Weight.
Newspaper said Stock Turbo, No Bars, Blocks, Hanging Weight.
So in the end they just said screw it and let anybody that wanted to hook the class.
First place paid $400... So I guess the guys saw an easy oportunity to pick up some cash and took it.
Sadly... I don't think the Open class paid that much!
Again... They were just takin' advantage of a situation.
I mean it's kinda crappy to take the pot from the people who the class was truly designed for... But if they are gonna let you hook, hook.
1st) Leonard Bradshaw
2nd) Brad Hodler (Maroon VP Truck)
3rd) Brad Hodler (Black Duramax) This may have been legit... But knowin' Brad I'd bet the truck has a Cheetah turbo on it. Either way... He used the truck to pull the Maroon one in on the gooseneck. I'm good with it running the stock class.
I can post vids of all those pulls if ya'll would like as well.
Scriv usually runs a pretty good sled... I'd say last night was no exception. They left the sled heavy because they knew Brad and Leonard were gonna hook their 2.8 trucks in the class.
Couldn't let them get out into the street with it obviously.
That track last night was weird as heck too... I've never seen the Tipton track with that much bite.
Hodlers Dmax out pulled the maroon truck in the stock class.
The black dmax was like 314, he had redline problems with the maroon truck in the stock. The maroon truck took 3rd in the open.
I think the big money was in the open class.
Wes always ran 3rd locked up. What you hear at the end is the converter unlocking. Sometimes its hard to even tell when the transmissions shift, if you have a fairly loose converter and are in 4LO.
As far as the video of your pull...
It sounds like to me that it jumps right through 3rd gear into over drive. I notice in your signature that your truck is an 05. For some dumb reason the 2005s do not come with the option to lock out overdrive, which of course is what you want to do when pulling. On all other trucks with the exception of the 2005 models, you have both a tow/haul feature and a OD lockout function. It has been my experience with my 47RE that if you just lock the converter manually with a switch, it will quickly shift up through the gears. Before I permanently disabled my overdrive, a couple of times I forgot to turn the overdrive off before I pulled. My transmission would stay in 3rd or "Drive" only for a second before shifting to overdrive, where it would kill out.
My advice is to first figure out a way to disable the OD. There are a couple of options that I know of. Dodge has a TSB out that will allow you to be able to lock out overdrive. Unfortunately, you will lose your tow/haul feature as it will be replaced with OD lockout. Here is a link that explains it in more detail.
TSB 21-006-07 The other option involves purchasing a module from BD Diesel which can be found here BD Power - Product: LockOut Overdrive Disable
After you are for sure able to lockout overdrive I would suggest that you start your pull out with the selector in "2". Spool up as normal and let it eat. Eventhough the selector is in 2nd, your transmission should start in 1st (unless you have a manual VB). Once the turbo spools the truck should quickly run through first gear and shift to 2nd. About as soon as the transmission hits 2nd gear, flip your switch to lock your converter. Once the RPMs climb to an acceptable level, go ahead and manually shift the selector into "D" (be careful not to go to far and put it in neutral :doh: A ratchet shifter would be a good investment). Your transmission should shift to 3rd with the converter locked. Since you have OD locked out, it should stay in 3rd until you unlock the converter. If you can, let the truck spin out in 3rd with the converter locked. However if its going to pull the RPMs down low enough to snuff the charger, go ahead and unlock the converter and keep the hammer down until you stop moving. This has been a tried and true method for me. Granted I have a 12valve and a 47RE, I think the same process should work well for you also.
in the open class the sled adjusted weights to hit full weight just past half track
hodler dmax
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vssI-ILtUb0
hodler maroon-stock class
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0pqwgKVXx4
hodler maroon-open class
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-4ZbStuueU