Diesel Performance Truck

posted by Diesel Performance Truck on Sep 2

Just some clips from the past summer

posted by Diesel Performance Truck on Aug 25

This is a drag race at 2009 rocky mountain cummins truck fest between a newer ford excursion diesel powerstroke vs an older Ford f350 powerstroke 7.3 diesel with a steak bed they ran good the lifted excursion with a 16 second and the older ford steak bed with a 17 second lots of black smoke and a burn out

posted by Diesel Performance Truck on Aug 19

Fully built Duramax takes on a fully built Cummins! Two wild trucks = one awesome race. Rollin’ coal and burning rubber. Check out my other vids!

posted by Diesel Performance Truck on Aug 12

We had some very good diesel trucks drag racing at racelegal.com friday night 7-16-2010, dodge,ford,chevrolet trucks

posted by Diesel Performance Truck on Aug 4

Running mid 11’s at 121 MPH!

posted by Diesel Performance Truck on Jul 27

Tucson rodeo fair grounds diesel drag pulls, Ballistic Fabrication takes first place in 06′ twin turbo Dodge Cummins

posted by Diesel Performance Truck on Jul 20

2008 Midwest Street Diesel Drag Racing Series race one on 4/19/08. Diesel truck raceing from the Great Lakes Dragaway in Union Grove Wisconsin. Brought to you by Huckstorf Diesel and TTS Power Systems. This race was sponsored by Edge Productsl

posted by Diesel Performance Truck on Jul 13

posted by Diesel Performance Truck on Jul 7

This is a video of the Englishtown NJ diesel drag races, there were thousends of trucks including Peterbuilt, kenworth, Mack, Western Star and many more. A special thanks to our friend and pilot Sumner Chapman for making a this a great day!

posted by Diesel Performance Truck on Jul 6

Diesel Fuel Filters
Diesel fuel filters can help protect your fuel injectors from damaging contaminants. Using a quality diesel fuel filter can just about double the life of your fuel pump and injector. Very good filters will remove the vast majority of particles which can damage your fuel pumps and injectors. It is a good idea to make the investment in top notch diesel fuel filters. It will save you money and trouble in the long run. Filters help to protect your vehicle?s fuel injectors and pumps.
Many vehicles that use diesel fuel find that fuel filters which are inconsistent can become troublesome. The longevity of a fuel filter will be influenced by the oxidative and thermal stability of the fuel that is being used and filtered. Some diesel fuels will create a substance that is similar to tar when it gets heated up. This type of fuel will plug up the filters more easily then fuels which don?t produce such substances.
Additives have been used for a long time to help keep the fuel system clean and to increase fuel stability. Fuel additives can help filters last longer by helping to keep the fuel clean. Studies have shown that the use of additives significantly increase the life of diesel fuel filters.
When choosing a fuel filter, it is important to know what its? capacity is. Capacity is how much a particular filter can retain at a rated flow and its? given restriction point. It is measured in grams.
A primary fuel filter protects the transfer pump. It also helps to lightens the load of a secondary fuel filter when needed. It is placed on the suction side of the fuel pump. Most primary fuel diesel filters come with a nominal rating of ten to thirty microns.
Secondary fuel filters are placed between the injectors and the transfer pump. They help to protect the fuel injectors. Secondary filters have to handle more pressure then primary filters. They typically have ratings of two to ten microns.
Diesel fuel filters help to protect the diesel engine?s injectors and pumps. They have a very important job to do, so it is vital that diesel engine owners pick quality diesel fuel filters. This is a place to skimp on. Spending money well here will help you protect your larger investment, which is your engine. One noted problem with fuel filters is that has been hard to predict how long they will last.
One way to increase the life of a diesel fuel filter is to use an additive. Additives help to keep the fuel cleaner which makes the job of diesel fuel filters much easier. Because the fuel is cleaner, the filters do not have to filter so much gunk, which increases their longevity. All vehicles should come with filters. However, when it is time to get them replaced, make sure that you choose a good filter. They only require a small investment, they are not expensive. However, they can make a world of difference for your vehicle.

posted by Diesel Performance Truck on Jul 2

High Price of Diesel Fuel: More Than A Nuisance

While high gas prices are rough on car owners, the high price of diesel fuel is catastrophic to an entire industry: trucking. Recently, truckers staged a slowdown to protest those high prices; some are starting to lose their businesses already, and the trend may continue for a while.

This is something we need to think about seriously. It’s terrible to pay four dollars a gallon for ordinary gas in our cars, even though our smaller, lighter vehicles drive limited distances. But most of our fuel costs don’t come from personal use; they come secondarily, in the form of getting our food, clothing, and almost everything we use to the store so we can buy it. Higher fuel prices threaten the price of everything.

Diesel semi truck drivers have been hit worse than any other group by high fuel prices. While the average car gets between 20 and 25 miles to the gallon, a diesel semi truck driven carefully is likely to get no more than one mile to the gallon when fully loaded, and maybe about five when driven empty or trailerless. This is bad on any trucking company, but particularly hard on the gypsy truck drivers, who get most of our produce to market.

Think about that for a minute. The relative cost of getting your head of lettuce to the store has roughly doubled. Considering how cheap it is to grow the lettuce today, that means you’re going to see a pretty good rise in prices for lettuce too. While many things in your produce section are shipped long distances, a lot of them come from nearby farms, and those short-haul drivers have to pay for diesel fuel out of their own pockets.

The long haul drivers aren’t in much better shape. In some cases, they’re finding themselves short of cash to pay for diesel, even though they’ll be reimbursed; in others, the price of diesel fuel is cutting directly into per-mile payment and bonuses. Some companies are having a lot of loads canceled when shippers find out the new higher prices, forcing more empty loads than usual, which again impacts every load price as haulers try to make up the difference.

It’s not just transportation companies that are feeling the pinch. Farming equipment uses mostly diesel fuel. Construction heavy equipment generally uses diesel fuel as well. Ships, trains, buses and older submarines, all use diesel fuel. That means national defense costs more; public transportation and inexpensive rail shipping cost more; water shipping costs more; even the food you eat and the homes you live in cost more due to the costs of producing them, let alone the cost to transport them.

The cost of diesel fuel is not traceable to a single simple cause; it’s a complex issue. With China online and growing rapidly, there’s a new strain on world fuel supplies. Russian developments leave the worldwide cost of fuel high as well, and the Middle East and other oil-producing nations refuse or are unable to produce more petrodiesel, the primary source of diesel fuel today. But petroleum isn’t the only source of diesel; in fact, diesel can be produced from garbage, sewage, and wood. Some people are slightly converting engines and burning old French-fry oil and other bio-oil wastes instead of commercial petrodiesel.

Still, the supply remains lower than the demand, and will for the foreseeable future unless some serious changes are made to our diesel fuel supply train. As individuals, however, there are things we can do to provide ourselves with at least a partial supply of diesel fuel for our own purposes.

Before you buy a Diesel Truck, you must read this. Stop wasting you time with High Cost of Diesel Fuel.

posted by Diesel Performance Truck on Jun 29

Amazing what a diesel with a turbocharger can do.

posted by Diesel Performance Truck on Jun 28

Diesel Fuel
If you have a diesel engine then you have obviously been affected by the rising fuel prices even more so then individuals with gasoline engines. With little help from the government, vehicle owners have to take matters into their own hands. Making fewer trips, consolidating trips and driving slower are all tricks that people are trying in order to lower their fuel costs. For owners of vehicles with diesel engines, another option is the use of biodiesel fuel. Biodiesel can be purchased or made from scratch. It?s ingredients are inexpensive and some of them can even be had for free. Biodiesel can be made from straight vegetable oil, pure plant oils or a mixture of the two.
SVO: Straight vegetable oil can be used. When a person refers to straight vegetable oil, they are generally referring to oil that has not been used or cooked. SVO is known as PPO in Europe.
WVO: Wasted vegetable oil has been used to cook something. It usually is a mix of vegetable, animal and fish oils.
There are advantages and disadvantages to both of these oils. Straight Vegetable Oil is a great deal thicker than regular diesel fuel. The chemical properties which make up vegetable oil as well as the combustion characteristics also make it different. When the oil is too thick, it can adversely affect the engine life and can give off increased emissions and exhaust.
Now, you won?t be able to just pour in vegetable oil into your tank. It will need to be mixed with other ingredients so that your vehicle can function properly and without damage. There are good biodiesel recipes on the internet which you can use. However, you will want to make sure that you get your recipe from a trusted source. You won?t want to injure yourself or blow up your garage.
The chemicals need to create biodiesel are ones that you can purchase from almost anywhere. You will be able to purchase them without any problem and without needing any kind of special licenses. The equipment which will be needed to process the biodiesel is also easy to find. If you do it correctly, you will be able to create fuel that is non-toxic, high quality, renewable and perhaps most important is cheap. You also will not need to modify your engine, which, so besides the chemicals and materials, there is no extra expense.
Even though the chemicals needed for biodiesel fuels are easy to access, you still have to be careful with them. If you are careless, you really can find yourself maimed or even killed. Always make sure that you purchase and wear protective gloves, an apron and protection for your eyes. Also, be sure to avoid inhaling vapors. Some materials that you will need to be careful with include Methanol and Sodium hydroxide. Methanol, if not handled correctly, can lead to death or blindness.
It is absorbed through the skin. Sodium hydroxide can also cause death and can burn you. When these chemicals are combined, they can be increasingly dangerous. Therefore, make sure that you have a good, tried and trusted recipe and directions before you get started. Once you find one, be sure to follow it to the letter. Make sure to work in a place which is extremely ventilated and where there is a running hose. Do not allow children or pets to be around your working area. This would be putting them in a potentially dangerous and deadly environment.

posted by Diesel Performance Truck on Jun 24

Types of Diesel Fuel
All diesel fuels are not the same. They are classified into three groups, 1D, 2D and 4D fuels. 1D and 2D fuels are used for highway vehicles or for mobile equipment. 4D fuel is used for units that are either slow or stationary. Diesel engines which are high speed are fuel by either 2D or 1D.
Diesel fuels differ based on their pour point, viscosity and cetane number. What separate 1D fuel from 2D fuel is the viscosity and the pour point. The pour point is defined as the lowest possible temperature that a liquid will still flow. Viscosity is how much a liquid can resist flow. 1D fuel can handle lower temperatures, the fuel will still flow even when the temperature drops. This makes it great for cold temperatures. The pour point is lower and so is the viscosity.
2D fuel has a higher pour point and viscosity. It is best for higher temperatures. Increased viscosity is responsible for improved lubrication in the fuel injection system. The higher BTU?s in 2D fuel allows it to generate more power per gallon of fuel. Higher Btu?s generate increased power. This increases fuel economy. Vehicles with more British thermal units will get more miles per gallon.
The cetane rating is very similar to the octane rating of gasoline. However, there is one significant difference. Cetane measures the ease of fuel ignition. Increased cetane ratings mean the fuel ignites easier. This differs from octane ratings. The higher the octane rating is for gasoline, the resistance is higher for ignition. Manufacturers often have maximum and minimum cetane ratings. Besides meeting 2D or 1D specification, these fuels must also have minimum Btu ratings. If they are not high enough, the miles per gallon will decrease.
Different fuels have different attributes and functions. The same is true for diesel fuel. There are three primary groups. They include 1D, 2D, and 4D fuels. 4D fuel is used for machinery that is either slow moving or that does not move at all. Your 1D and 2D fuels will power your motor vehicles. What sets apart various types of fuels are their cetane number, pour point and viscosity.
2D diesel fuel is best to use in high temperatures. It has a high pour point and high viscosity. 1D diesel fuel on the other hand, is good in lower temperatures. It has a lower pour point and viscosity then 2D fuel.
The Cetane rating is also important when it comes to diesel fuel. It is similar to what the octane rating is to gasoline. It measures fuel ignition and how easy it is to ignite the fuel. The higher the cetane rating, the easier the ignition. Vehicle manufacturers do require that their vehicles have minimum and maximum cetane ratings.
1D, 2D and 4D diesel fuels will not be of concern to the average vehicle owner. The type of fuel which will be used for diesel engines is often long decided before the vehicle is rolled out. This information is for car mechanic enthusiasts and for those that are interested in related matters.

posted by Diesel Performance Truck on Jun 22

Bracket race footage from Kil-Kare in Dayton, Oh Oct. 20.