...BTW your Bieber avatar is awesome.-Malone
The diesel truck 1.5-2L diesel land speed record is low hanging fruit. I've been tempted to drive my little pickup down there @ 60mpg, racing, setting a record, and driving it back home again.
Quote from: MrDave on November 06, 2014, 03:36:24 pmThe diesel truck 1.5-2L diesel land speed record is low hanging fruit. I've been tempted to drive my little pickup down there @ 60mpg, racing, setting a record, and driving it back home again.Man, I'd be so pissed if someone made of comment like this in a thread of mine. The way this person trivialized Steve's determination and accomplishments is shameful. Have some respect dude! If your TDI is as fast as you say, go start your own landspeed racing thread and prove it!
Quote from: rabbid79 on November 16, 2014, 07:13:51 pmQuote from: MrDave on November 06, 2014, 03:36:24 pmThe diesel truck 1.5-2L diesel land speed record is low hanging fruit. I've been tempted to drive my little pickup down there @ 60mpg, racing, setting a record, and driving it back home again.Man, I'd be so pissed if someone made of comment like this in a thread of mine. The way this person trivialized Steve's determination and accomplishments is shameful. Have some respect dude! If your TDI is as fast as you say, go start your own landspeed racing thread and prove it!It is not really, just shows that he has no clue. That is why I didn't take it out. It is fun to laugh at people who think likewise. That and not one person pm'ed me with a complaint.
Quote from: theman53 on November 16, 2014, 11:31:31 pmQuote from: rabbid79 on November 16, 2014, 07:13:51 pmQuote from: MrDave on November 06, 2014, 03:36:24 pmThe diesel truck 1.5-2L diesel land speed record is low hanging fruit. I've been tempted to drive my little pickup down there @ 60mpg, racing, setting a record, and driving it back home again.Man, I'd be so pissed if someone made of comment like this in a thread of mine. The way this person trivialized Steve's determination and accomplishments is shameful. Have some respect dude! If your TDI is as fast as you say, go start your own landspeed racing thread and prove it!It is not really, just shows that he has no clue. That is why I didn't take it out. It is fun to laugh at people who think likewise. That and not one person pm'ed me with a complaint.Yup. No clue. No clue at all.The OP has come back to say he's 15mph over the 1.5-2L record in the under 1.5L class, and I explained that I'd been near the current 1.5-2.0 speed, and with what engine and what modifications, detailing transmission and hardware to get me to that point. I also went into detail on how to improve on that with currently available technology, and how to lengthen the legs of the transmission to get more speed without redlining the engine.As far as I'm aware, the 1.5-2L diesel pickup class record has been there 12+ years because it's not an overly competitive category. My SCTA rulebook is from 2004ish, when I was investigating heading down to the salt flats. From the OP's postings it sounds like that record still stands. Diesel technology has improved significantly since the record was set, so that was a bit surprising.If I offended the OP, my humblest apologies to him. I was trying to be helpful, sharing my experiences, not trying to be flippant.Guess I should go back to lurker mode, lest I offend anybody.-Dave
Thanks for proving my point. You haven't competed there and only thought about it 10 years ago. Jetmugg has walked the walk and built what was needed. There were other naysayers that said his 1.5 engine would not even run, let alone set a record or demolish one. Many on here have helped him out. It is a little different than a 1/4 mile top speed event and the 1.9l that set the record IIRC did was not able to back it up as it blew up. I am not trying to discourage you. I would love to see more people try, but I am trying to keep this board honest so when new people come on they can read it and get solid info, not bench racing taken as truth.