First time pulling my dodge. Need some advice.

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Ok so i have an 03 ram 2500. i have a bd super b turbo, ats exhaust manifold, 90 horse injecotors, fass 150, custom exhaust, intake and bd air arch. The tranny was rebuilt with a bigger torque convertor and shift kit. I am going to be hooking it up to the sled in 2 weeks and want some advice. It is an auto. What rpms should i leave at, should it be in 4 hi or low, and what gear like d, 1, or 2. Need some advice. thanks.
 
On mine, I always ran 4 low and held the brake to build boost until the brakes couldn't hold any more. Then let off the brake and go.
 
I need to get a Hook for my hitch so that way i can pull. Anyone know where i can get one for a decent price or that.
 
just go to farm and home and get i clevis that is at least three inches inner diameter
 
And don't use a welded hitch! I've seen several of the welded hitches bend and actually saw one break this past weekend. From what I've seen, the forged hitches are holding up.

Don't stop until the sled does. I've seen several trucks get rear ended by the sled. One this past weekend got hammered real hard. Sled actually drove under the truck. I also saw a guy once that got rear ended hard enough to push the engine forward and put a hole in the pan.

Be smooth. If the truck starts hopping YOU WILL BREAK. Roll out of the throttle and roll back into it. If you close the throttle you'll get rear ended and if you jump back on the throttle you'll break.
 
I would also get some 2x4 rectangular tubing to have for suspension blocks. Just cut them long enough to sit between the rear axle tubes and the bumpstops. The bumpstops should go inside the tubing. If all you have is a shift kit in the tranny, it probably will not last long sled pulling alot. Run in 4low and shift to second once you wind out 1st gear. If you have a converter lock up switch, lock the converter in second. That will probably be about as fast as you can get, unless the sled is light enough, then you maybe able shift to 3rd.
 
Thanks for the advice. i have watched my buddy do it all last year but it is a different story when u r actually in the seat. What rpms should i take of at.
 
Yea i know that the tranny is not fully built to pull the sled all the time. i am going to work on that next year. But for now it is under warrenty. So i want to see how well they did with the rebuild. The convertor is a bigger one. It can handle a little of abuse but like u said if i pull it a lot it is going to give.
 
Depending on the track conditions and how heavy the sled is taking off, depend on how you should start. A real sandy or muddy track just take off with out spooling up and take it easy on the throttle. A track packed in good and hooking like a S.O.B from the get go, hold the brake and possibly set the e-brake too, get in the throttle grandually till it builds boost, and when the brakes can't hold it anylonger, pop the e-brake and the pedal and matt it to the floor and hope for the best.
 
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