Time to start assembling 1.5 TD / 1.9L Franken Diesel.

[Jetmugg]

I'm going to cut the exhaust stack off flush, or just below the roofline.  There is a rule regarding stack height. 

It's considered "polite" to run vertical exhaust with these diesels, so as to avoid smoking out the people behind or alongside you in the staging lanes, during the engine warmup.  The "gasser" guys don't like getting a face full of black smoke while you are warming up in the staging lanes.

This will blow white smoke for a minute or so after initial startup, then clean up.

A romp on the throttle sends a satisfying cloud of blackness into the sky.

It sounds different with the exhaust run up like it is now, as compared to when I ran it with only the down pipe.  I'll have to make another recording.

When listening at the engine compartment, it sounds like a lot of diesel clatter. 

At the stack, the sound is much deeper, most likely due to the 2-1/2" straight pipe.

[theman53]

Sounds like you have the same thing going on as I do. The engine is real tractor sounding but the exhaust is deep. CRSMP5 said he could hear me coming to his house from up the street LOL.
How many miles do you have on it? Ready to run it hard yet? What about the spare parts list LOL.

[Jetmugg]

I have about 2 miles on it so far 

I've been too busy taking care of the items that are must-complete before departing for Utah.  It's a scramble, just trying to keep the little odds and ends moving forward and making sure that I haven't missed any critical items.

Hopefully, by this weekend, I'll have a chance to make some harder acceleration runs.  It is street legal (plates and insurance).

I won't be able to fully wind it up in 4th gear, but I hope to get a decent idea of how hard it will pull while running through the first 3 gears.  If it pulls hard at 4,000 rpms and up in 3rd, then I'll feel pretty good that it will behave in a similar manner in 4th.

Steve.

[Jetmugg]

Regarding spare parts, I think I'm just going to take another transmission, some injector lines, hoses, wires, and gaskets.

If anything like the cylinder head or something in the block goes bad, I'm pretty well screwed, and will have to wait for another opportunity to run, probably at The Ohio Mile.

[CRSMP5]

where is ohio mile and when? few of us here might show up for support with enough notice..

[Jetmugg]

The East Coast Timing Association runs the Ohio Mile in Wilmington, OH.

The schedule is shown on their website.  I thought they had an October or November meet, but it looks like the last meet this year is at the end of Sept.   They typically start in April.

http://ecta-lsr.com/

There are classes for lots of different kinds of vehicles.  It would be great to see a bunch of VW diesels at one of their events!

STeve.

[CRSMP5]

well plan it out.. we will show... there has been talks of a forum gtg... this type of event could stage such a weekend... so next season...

wish you the best on your run.. your street legal thoughts is where mine would be on 3rd gear pulls... good reving gassers good for 80-85(7-8k) in 3rd with good ratio tranny.. so if you can pull 70ish.. you got a chance to wind it up to tripple number.. then its all wind, friction ans stuff that really starts effects.. my old 82 coupe the doors would flap the tops on at silly speeds... the solid 84 does not..

ive got a great 5 mile upgraded hill with little poiopoo that you could do a speed run on.. if you can do 80 on it.. flat no issue at 100...

[theman53]

well plan it out.. we will show... there has been talks of a forum gtg... this type of event could stage such a weekend... so next season...

wish you the best on your run.. your street legal thoughts is where mine would be on 3rd gear pulls... good reving gassers good for 80-85(7-8k) in 3rd with good ratio tranny.. so if you can pull 70ish.. you got a chance to wind it up to tripple number.. then its all wind, friction ans stuff that really starts effects.. my old 82 coupe the doors would flap the tops on at silly speeds... the solid 84 does not..

ive got a great 5 mile upgraded hill with little poiopoo that you could do a speed run on.. if you can do 80 on it.. flat no issue at 100...

Just checked the schedule and if it is cheap enough I would drive it down there and run my junk if you are going to be there. I didn't see a diesel car class but I bet it is there somewhere in the 4400 classes they advertised. It would be 2 hours from me south on 71 it sounds like. They only take your speed for a 132foot pass at the end of the mile it said, so that wouldn't be too hard on the car I wouldn't think.

[Jetmugg]

I don't think I'll be able to make the September meet this year, my credit card will still be recovering.

However, I definitely intend to run at Wilmington in the spring of 2014!

I'll get more information, but pretty sure they have "street" classes as well as SCTA/ECTA defined classes.

Steve.

[Jetmugg]

Here's a quick cut-and paste from ECTA's Ohio Mile Car safety requirements:

These are just some of highlights of the safety requirements for cars; you will need to purchase a rulebook to ensure your total compliance.

To go to 135 MPH:

Speed rated tires
 Three point seat belts
 Long Sleeve shirt/jacket
 Long Pants
 Snell 2005 or 2010 full-face helmet with face shield


Once you get above 135 mph, then the 5-point harnesses, fire suits, etc. become mandatory. I'm guessing that not many of our vehicles will be in position to crack 135 mph through the standing mile (but I'd love to be proven wrong).

Steve.

[theman53]

I run H rated tires and all the factory stuff is in place, also have long sleeved attire, so all is well there. Do they have a grace as I haven't tried to go that fast with this engine and don't know if it could, but I would love to try. Do they ban you if you break out?

At any rate you should get the truck broken in an freed up as much as possible before the salt. I am approaching 1,000 miles with mine and it is starting to loosen up a bit. It would be great if you had over that on yours when you go out there. You will find many problems in those first 1,000 miles at least I did, and it should run better for you.

[Jetmugg]

Here's a short, low-res video shot last night, with the Rampage "rolling a little coal".

I still have to calibrate the tach.  Goran from Dieselmeken says the pump is good to 6,000 rpm.  It was reading a little over 5,000 on the tach when it started going soft.

Sorry about the quality of the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6p8EYJ7BfH8

[theman53]

cool. Love it.

[MJF]

When are you going to dyno?

[Jetmugg]

The first dyno session will be on The Great White Dyno, which never lies.

I'm departing for Bonneville next Thursday, and still have plenty of items to take care of before then.  It won't see a chassis dyno until well after the World of Speed meet has concluded.

I have driven somewhere in the neighborhood of 10 different diesel automobiles (not counting trucks).  Mostly MB 190's, 2.2's, 2.5's, 2.5 Turbos, a couple of 300D and 300D 2.5 Benzes, and 3 or 4 different VW Rabbit/Golf diesels.

At 1.5Liters, this Rampage is far and away the hardest accelerating of the bunch.  It builds revs in a BIG HURRY, at least in 1st and 2nd gear.

Fully winding out 3rd gear is a possibility before departing for Bonneville, but high RPM's and 4th gear are going to have to wait.

I'm guessing/hoping for 140 HP.  On paper, that should be enough to be competitive against the current record.  However, the race isn't run on paper, it's run on the salt flats.