I was reading a thread a couple of weeks ago about the lack of quality threads here on the forum as of late. Because of that, I decided to start this thread in hopes of generating some quality discussion.
About halfway through this summer I switched to running a 480 as a single on my ppumped 24 valve. I was able to get a little bit of testing in, but the rack hung on my pump during my last pass. I had plans on going to a 13mm pump over the winter anyway, so I wasn't too upset. Just ended the year a little early for me.
Because of that, I am going to build a 12 valve that I have been gathering parts for to drop in my bagged 1959 Apache. I'll just put a different pump on my ppumped 24 valve and put it in the Apache in place of the 12 valve I was going to build.
The truck is a 2002 quad cab 2500 4x4 that I race with maybe 12-15 times a year at a handful of dirt drags and quarter mile races within a couple hour radius of Cincinnati. It hasn't seen the street hardly at all in the last couple of years, so the decision was made to completely gut it and not worry about keeping it streetable anymore. I'm not sure what it weighs at this point, but it's going on a serious diet this year.
The ultimate goal for the truck is to be able to compete in the 10.5 class when my schedule allows me to attend. It won't be on a regular basis, but it's something to shoot for.
At this point, I have a fresh 5.9 block, polished 5.9 crank, 12 valve rods, marine bowl pistons, loaded 12 valve head with necessary valve train upgrades (pushrods, keepers, retainers, springs, etc.) 188/220 cam, and a ton of other misc. stuff.
Now for the discussion part. What to do for air? Can a single turbo 12 valve be competitive in the 10.5 class? I have a couple different s480s on hand already and would like to utilize that if that's doable. I was originally thinking a 480/87/1.0 and some spray would work well for what I'm after, but wanted to confirm that.
Truck already has nitrous on it and I'm not opposed to continuing to use it in the future. That seems like the most cost effective route to me, and budget is a huge concern. If that's the case, however, what can be done to keep the pistons from puddling?
Take this thread and run with it. Offer any kind of insight, advice, past experiences, and/or constructive criticism you may have. It's been a while since we've had a decent high horsepower 12 valve thread, so hopefully we can get some good discussion started.
About halfway through this summer I switched to running a 480 as a single on my ppumped 24 valve. I was able to get a little bit of testing in, but the rack hung on my pump during my last pass. I had plans on going to a 13mm pump over the winter anyway, so I wasn't too upset. Just ended the year a little early for me.
Because of that, I am going to build a 12 valve that I have been gathering parts for to drop in my bagged 1959 Apache. I'll just put a different pump on my ppumped 24 valve and put it in the Apache in place of the 12 valve I was going to build.
The truck is a 2002 quad cab 2500 4x4 that I race with maybe 12-15 times a year at a handful of dirt drags and quarter mile races within a couple hour radius of Cincinnati. It hasn't seen the street hardly at all in the last couple of years, so the decision was made to completely gut it and not worry about keeping it streetable anymore. I'm not sure what it weighs at this point, but it's going on a serious diet this year.
The ultimate goal for the truck is to be able to compete in the 10.5 class when my schedule allows me to attend. It won't be on a regular basis, but it's something to shoot for.
At this point, I have a fresh 5.9 block, polished 5.9 crank, 12 valve rods, marine bowl pistons, loaded 12 valve head with necessary valve train upgrades (pushrods, keepers, retainers, springs, etc.) 188/220 cam, and a ton of other misc. stuff.
Now for the discussion part. What to do for air? Can a single turbo 12 valve be competitive in the 10.5 class? I have a couple different s480s on hand already and would like to utilize that if that's doable. I was originally thinking a 480/87/1.0 and some spray would work well for what I'm after, but wanted to confirm that.
Truck already has nitrous on it and I'm not opposed to continuing to use it in the future. That seems like the most cost effective route to me, and budget is a huge concern. If that's the case, however, what can be done to keep the pistons from puddling?
Take this thread and run with it. Offer any kind of insight, advice, past experiences, and/or constructive criticism you may have. It's been a while since we've had a decent high horsepower 12 valve thread, so hopefully we can get some good discussion started.
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