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Nice to see you post here Rakefet! We've heard a lot about your Fast D.
Stick around and post awy
Steve
DOC Pres

 

Sort of delayed but?Mark, you know me from DodgeTalk?it's not an R/T.

Wow, good to see you on the DOC. I look forward to the events of the 22d, my boys are excited too.

 

Welcome to the DOC Rakefet.

I reviewed all your photos, etc last night and you have a nice D. Very fast indeed! 106MPH+ in the quarter and with a little work on that reaction time and you're a solid 12.5sec qualifier. Very very nice! Kicks my butt (yep I said it guys.) I bet the run around the Atlanta MotorSpeedway was a blast.

I hope you stick around and post here at the DOC. We could use your insight.

Who wrenches the D?

IndyDurango <--- not a 12.5 sec D? yet!

 

Welcome to the DOC Rakefet.

I reviewed all your photos, etc last night and you have a nice D. Very fast indeed! 106MPH+ in the quarter and with a little work on that reaction time and you're a solid 12.5sec qualifier. Very very nice! Kicks my butt (yep I said it guys.) I bet the run around the Atlanta MotorSpeedway was a blast.

I hope you stick around and post here at the DOC. We could use your insight.

Who wrenches the D?

IndyDurango <--- not a 12.5 sec D? yet!

Reaction time doesn't have anything to do with ET?some of mine are really good (0.010) and I'll still run a 13.1. I'm afraid I've pretty much maxed out my current setup as far as times go?now when it gets cooler and the air is better, I may see faster times, but for now, it pretty much only does high 12s, low 13s.

AMS was a little scary, it made me realize I need a new hood. This scoop is trapping air and it was trying to lift on the speedway. Considering with the new motor I'll be trapping in 1/4 much higher than I'm now, I think getting a cowl hood would be better. The last thing I want is this hood flying off at 110+ mph and hitting someone else or making a mess at the track, or hitting my Durango.

My fiance is the one who primarily works on things, I occasionally help if he allows it. Haha, he doesn't really work well with others, so I just leave him alone although I'd really like to work on it myself, too.

Sort of delayed but?Mark, you know me from DodgeTalk?it's not an R/T.

Wow, good to see you on the DOC. I look forward to the events of the 22d, my boys are excited too.

Yeah, I hope it doesn't rain for any of the events, but especially Friday and Saturday LOL. I think you guys will have a lot of fun. Find my Durango though because we'll probably be grilling lunch and you and your boys are more than welcome to have some.

 

Welcome to the DOC Rakefet.

I reviewed all your photos, etc last night and you have a nice D. Very fast indeed! 106MPH+ in the quarter and with a little work on that reaction time and you're a solid 12.5sec qualifier. Very very nice! Kicks my butt (yep I said it guys.) I bet the run around the Atlanta MotorSpeedway was a blast.

I hope you stick around and post here at the DOC. We could use your insight.

Who wrenches the D?

IndyDurango <--- not a 12.5 sec D? yet!

Reaction time doesn't have anything to do with ET?some of mine are really good (0.010) and I'll still run a 13.1. I'm afraid I've pretty much maxed out my current setup as far as times go?now when it gets cooler and the air is better, I may see faster times, but for now, it pretty much only does high 12s, low 13s.

AMS was a little scary, it made me realize I need a new hood. This scoop is trapping air and it was trying to lift on the speedway. Considering with the new motor I'll be trapping in 1/4 much higher than I'm now, I think getting a cowl hood would be better. The last thing I want is this hood flying off at 110+ mph and hitting someone else or making a mess at the track, or hitting my Durango.

My fiance is the one who primarily works on things, I occasionally help if he allows it. Haha, he doesn't really work well with others, so I just leave him alone although I'd really like to work on it myself, too.

With 106MPH+ 1/4 mile times, regardless of reaction times, I think you'd lay waste to most Ds right now. At the recent Carlisle All-Chrysler Nats, the only modded Ds were representations from this group. While there are others out there, they seem to be few and far between. If you're half as proud of your D as I'm, I sure it does you very well.

Was your fiance the guy with the camera on the AMS clip? If so, I've seen him! I was stopping the clip to check the speedo each time it accidentaly came into the shot, LOL. Did he install the ProCharger, etc?

Anyways, welcome again and I look forward to at least being door to door some day with you instead of admiring the rear taillights.

Indy

 

Welcome to the DOC Rakefet.

I reviewed all your photos, etc last night and you have a nice D. Very fast indeed! 106MPH+ in the quarter and with a little work on that reaction time and you're a solid 12.5sec qualifier. Very very nice! Kicks my butt (yep I said it guys.) I bet the run around the Atlanta MotorSpeedway was a blast.

I hope you stick around and post here at the DOC. We could use your insight.

Who wrenches the D?

IndyDurango <--- not a 12.5 sec D? yet!

Reaction time doesn't have anything to do with ET?some of mine are really good (0.010) and I'll still run a 13.1. I'm afraid I've pretty much maxed out my current setup as far as times go?now when it gets cooler and the air is better, I may see faster times, but for now, it pretty much only does high 12s, low 13s.

AMS was a little scary, it made me realize I need a new hood. This scoop is trapping air and it was trying to lift on the speedway. Considering with the new motor I'll be trapping in 1/4 much higher than I'm now, I think getting a cowl hood would be better. The last thing I want is this hood flying off at 110+ mph and hitting someone else or making a mess at the track, or hitting my Durango.

My fiance is the one who primarily works on things, I occasionally help if he allows it. Haha, he doesn't really work well with others, so I just leave him alone although I'd really like to work on it myself, too.

With 106MPH+ 1/4 mile times, regardless of reaction times, I think you'd lay waste to most Ds right now. At the recent Carlisle All-Chrysler Nats, the only modded Ds were representations from this group. While there are others out there, they seem to be few and far between. If you're half as proud of your D as I'm, I sure it does you very well.

Was your fiance the guy with the camera on the AMS clip? If so, I've seen him! I was stopping the clip to check the speedo each time it accidentaly came into the shot, LOL. Did he install the ProCharger, etc?

Anyways, welcome again and I look forward to at least being door to door some day with you instead of admiring the rear taillights.

Indy

Yeah, I'm very happy with it, although I'm honestly afraid the valve springs or head gaskets will go at any minute even though the motor is running strong. I have 98k on the motor and these are the stock head gaskets, so I'm looking forward to the end of this race season so the new motor can start to be reassembled and I won't have to worry as much about really ruining my day.

Yeah, that's Scott. On AMS I think I got up to around 115, but that wasn't any of the times he showed video of it I don't think. Yes, he installed the ProCharger?pretty much everything except for the new transmission and the rear end/gears.

 

AMS was a little scary, it made me realize I need a new hood. This scoop is trapping air and it was trying to lift on the speedway. Considering with the new motor I'll be trapping in 1/4 much higher than I'm now, I think getting a cowl hood would be better. The last thing I want is this hood flying off at 110+ mph and hitting someone else or making a mess at the track, or hitting my Durango.

My fiance is the one who primarily works on things, I occasionally help if he allows it. Haha, he doesn't really work well with others, so I just leave him alone although I'd really like to work on it myself, too.

is the hood functional? are you using any of the air coming in? I've been at 105 with my hood and haven't noticed anything with it. I have the heat extractors built in so the air escapes out of the rear at the cowl so that my be the pressure relief you need. I want to convert mine to cowl induction and just let the opening in front blow to the side of the motor like it does now. the opening blows onto my CAI. I haven't isolated the air coming in yet and I didn't understand what they meant when I odered it or I'd have ordered it differently. anyway, I like it.

you could always try hood pins on yours to keep it down and stable if you're concerned about it. I like the looks of it?

 

Welcome!

My D doesn't have half of what you got, but I have 4wd which I couldn't live without, I'm more into mud and rocks than racing. I have the ski for racing:
http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=9853375&uid=4131699&members=1

 

Thanks! I really like the wheels, did you just get them powdercoated or is it something else? They look really good.

AMS was a little scary, it made me realize I need a new hood. This scoop is trapping air and it was trying to lift on the speedway. Considering with the new motor I'll be trapping in 1/4 much higher than I'm now, I think getting a cowl hood would be better. The last thing I want is this hood flying off at 110+ mph and hitting someone else or making a mess at the track, or hitting my Durango.

My fiance is the one who primarily works on things, I occasionally help if he allows it. Haha, he doesn't really work well with others, so I just leave him alone although I'd really like to work on it myself, too.

is the hood functional? are you using any of the air coming in? I've been at 105 with my hood and haven't noticed anything with it. I have the heat extractors built in so the air escapes out of the rear at the cowl so that my be the pressure relief you need. I want to convert mine to cowl induction and just let the opening in front blow to the side of the motor like it does now. the opening blows onto my CAI. I haven't isolated the air coming in yet and I didn't understand what they meant when I odered it or I'd have ordered it differently. anyway, I like it.

you could always try hood pins on yours to keep it down and stable if you're concerned about it. I like the looks of it?

The hood itself is functional, but not for me. I don't have a cowl at the rear since it's the Keystone, so it's trapping air under there and trying to lift. I'll avoid hoodpins at all costs and I'll most likely switch to a Reflexxions cowl hood which is unfornately steel. All of the fiberglass cowl only hoods available are kind of ugly in my opinion.

 

Sandblasted the wheels myself and used this:

http://www.duplicolor.com/products/wheel.html

Worked pretty slick and seems durable! Much cheaper than Powdercoating!

 

welcome aboard!

most of my mods are in my sig so I won't bother repeating them? :clap:

I can only wish mine was nearly as fast? maybe some day. my family and I passed through KCMO last week on our trip around the country. we got a good look as we sat in the traffic, lol. anyway, here in CT we're used to traffic so it wasn't so bad. anyway, keep us posted on you progress during race season.

 

Well, I guess I could post pictures of it.

welcome aboard!

most of my mods are in my sig so I won't bother repeating them? :clap:

I can only wish mine was nearly as fast? maybe some day. my family and I passed through KCMO last week on our trip around the country. we got a good look as we sat in the traffic, lol. anyway, here in CT we're used to traffic so it wasn't so bad. anyway, keep us posted on you progress during race season.

I grew up in DC, so I don't even consider this traffic, haha. Were you on I-70 so you got to go through downtown? It's a pretty nice skyline for being in the midwest/plains.

 

Rakefet, welcome to the DOC!
Man I love what you've done to your truck. It looks great and obviously runs great too.

Did you have a "mentor" when doing your build?
Do you have a site like car domain that outlines all your work?
Is your a daily driver, or project car and track car?

Mark

 

Rakefet, welcome to the DOC!
Man I love what you've done to your truck. It looks great and obviously runs great too.

Did you have a "mentor" when doing your build?
Do you have a site like car domain that outlines all your work?
Is your a daily driver, or project car and track car?

Mark

Thanks for the compliments!
And as for answers to the questions?

Mentor: No, I've never had one. I wanted to do something different. I also don't know of anyone else with a ProCharged Durango at the moment. Since my set up is pretty different from others', I haven't really looked at anyone else's for guidance.

Cardomain: http://www.cardomain.com/ride/834418 It doesn't really outline anything, but it shows my mods and some other photos. I wish I had done a timeline as I got parts and what not, but everything was pretty much installed all at once a little over a year ago, so now it's just kind of there, it wasn't the traditional build that a lot of people are able to do. I wish I had been able to really feel each mod at once, but it went from stock to this set up all at once.

How it's driven: Although capable of being a daily driver, I don't. It's gotten too expensive. I also have many other vehicles, too many actually so I just drive something else that gets better mileage and uses cheaper fuel. I drive it to the local track which is only 4 miles away, but I trailer it to other places that are farther because if it breaks 100 miles away, that's a tow bill I don't want. I race in various events and in a series here, so it has to be running to get points, so it's pretty much in my best interest during the race season to take it kind of easy.

 

Welcome to the DOC Rakefet.

Reaction time doesn't have anything to do with ET?some of mine are really good (0.010) and I'll still run a 13.1. I'm afraid I've pretty much maxed out my current setup as far as times go?now when it gets cooler and the air is better, I may see faster times, but for now, it pretty much only does high 12s, low 13s.

AMS was a little scary, it made me realize I need a new hood. This scoop is trapping air and it was trying to lift on the speedway. Considering with the new motor I'll be trapping in 1/4 much higher than I'm now, I think getting a cowl hood would be better.

Aloha Rakefet!!

Welcome!! I remember seeing pics and information on your D a while back when this thread first got posted. I was impressed. 4800 pound vehicle doing times like you have is dificult. I've been a big NHRA fan for years and can really appreciate the physics and engineering involved with anything out there.

One note. Reaction time can affect your ET. It comes down to a matter of how deep or shallow you stage. In effect, if you stage shallow, your RT will be worse but you'll have a slight running head starte before you actually start the ET clock. Slight but it's there. That's why if you watch the pros, they typcially stage very shallow when they're qualifying.

And, oh yes, a cowl induction hood would certainly help. I totally agree with your assessment.

Anyway, great having you around here to show us was is possible. I certainly don't have the kind of money nor want to spend the time you've spent. I certainly can appreciate it and some day may get back into racing. For now I'm just a spectator.

So you said you have too many other vehicles. What are they? Pictures? Please share?

aloha,
g

 

Aloha Rakefet!!

Welcome!! I remember seeing pics and information on your D a while back when this thread first got posted. I was impressed. 4800 pound vehicle doing times like you have is dificult. I've been a big NHRA fan for years and can really appreciate the physics and engineering involved with anything out there.

One note. Reaction time can affect your ET. It comes down to a matter of how deep or shallow you stage. In effect, if you stage shallow, your RT will be worse but you'll have a slight running head starte before you actually start the ET clock. Slight but it's there. That's why if you watch the pros, they typcially stage very shallow when they're qualifying.

Anyway, great having you around here to show us was is possible. I certainly don't have the kind of money nor want to spend the time you've spent. I certainly can appreciate it and some day may get back into racing. For now I'm just a spectator.

So you said you have too many other vehicles. What are they? Pictures? Please share?

aloha,
g

Thanks for the compliments. First thing I'll say is my Durango actually weighs 4300 on the Bogarts and drag radials with 1/4 tank of gas. I haven't done any weight reduction though, other than removing my spare. If anything I've added weight with the supercharger and nitrous bottle (to spray my intercooler, not the motor.)

I only shallow stage ever because that's all I'm allowed to do in the series I race in. A deep stage is an automatic loss, unless it's a bye run, then you're lucky I guess. My point was that no matter what reaction time be it.39, 1.05,.010, or.001 if you're staged normally, you'll run the same. The only thing RT measures is when lights are tripped. Basically, my time will never be a 12.5 based on RT improvment alone. The only thing RT really affects the most is win margin. I'm not trying to argue with anyone about this.

The other vehicles are as follows:
2001 FR Dakota R/T
1997 Ford F-250 Powerstroke
1995 Honda Civic EX
1998 Isuzu Hombre S (4.3 V6 4x4 MT) - For sale
1988 Mazda RX-7 TII 10th Annviersary Edition - sits in a garage, doesn't do much, also for sale
1999 FR Jeep Wrangler 2.5 - not here yet, need to go pick up from family in Virginia next month.

 

I'll say welcome on your "hi" post too. Welcome!

That shot at the Silver Dollar Raceway is bad ass. Smokin' tires, diff tire widths, the triple pod pillar, just screams performance. Nice, very nice.

They say Women make better drag racers. Reaction time and all. I can attest to that, my wife reacts at the drop of a hat to everything I do that's messed up! LOL

IndyD

 

Grant, don't you know not to argue with a lady? especially one who knows her stuff? How many Ds on the DOC have ever even ponied up to the christmas tree to take a pass afterall?

If your interested, Tuesday nights here at Indianapolis Raceway Park is open grudge drags. No brackets, no series, just drag against your pals. Jump on a boat and come on over!

IndyD

 

Welcome to the DOC RLG! I know you from D&D.

Happy to have ya here!

 

I'll most likely switch to a Reflexxions cowl hood which is unfornately steel. All of the fiberglass cowl only hoods available are kind of ugly in my opinion.

Check the Delphi Dakota R/T site. Someone has a Reflexxion hood for sale right now. $425 shipped.

 

Grant, don't you know not to argue with a lady? especially one who knows her stuff? How many Ds on the DOC have ever even ponied up to the christmas tree to take a pass afterall?

If your interested, Tuesday nights here at Indianapolis Raceway Park is open grudge drags. No brackets, no series, just drag against your pals. Jump on a boat and come on over!

IndyD

Yeah, I know not to argue with a woman. She's well aware of the fact that if you stage the same all the time, then your ET shouldn't vary much. She's already demonstrated that.

Boy, I sure wish I could make it out there for the Labor Day Drags?I try to make one NHRA event a year. I usually end up at Pomona, Vegas or Phoenix. Oh well?Thanks for the invite, some day I may take you up on it.

aloha,
g

 

I'll most likely switch to a Reflexxions cowl hood which is unfornately steel. All of the fiberglass cowl only hoods available are kind of ugly in my opinion.

Check the Delphi Dakota R/T site. Someone has a Reflexxion hood for sale right now. $425 shipped.

The company that my fiance works for carries them, should be able to get it for much less than that?thanks for looking out though.

 

Rakefet,

I just surfed your CarDomain site. Very nice. I really like that Viper Hood and almost ordered one, until I found a 'Cuda hood that was cheaper and in my neighborhood.

I got a ton of questions, so I hope you don't mind me picking your brain for tips.

What size tires and wheels did you use for the dyno run?
How do you like the 4.10 rear?
What did you notice by going to it, quicker track times, better TQ numbers, higher engine speed on the freeway?
I have considered 4.10s, but would have to do both front and rear. And since mine is a daily driver, I'm not sure if it'd be worth the investment.
Someone once told me that I could "simulate" 4.10 gearing on the track by pulling the front driveshaft and going with different sized tires in the rear.
I see you plumbed the S/C to an intercooler under the motor, then back up to the throttle body.
Is that intercooler air to water, or only air with nitrous for extra cooling?

Thanks

Mark

 

Rakefet,

I just surfed your CarDomain site. Very nice. I really like that Viper Hood and almost ordered one, until I found a 'Cuda hood that was cheaper and in my neighborhood.

I got a ton of questions, so I hope you don't mind me picking your brain for tips.

What size tires and wheels did you use for the dyno run?
How do you like the 4.10 rear?
What did you notice by going to it, quicker track times, better TQ numbers, higher engine speed on the freeway?
I have considered 4.10s, but would have to do both front and rear. And since mine is a daily driver, I'm not sure if it'd be worth the investment.
Someone once told me that I could "simulate" 4.10 gearing on the track by pulling the front driveshaft and going with different sized tires in the rear.
I see you plumbed the S/C to an intercooler under the motor, then back up to the throttle body.
Is that intercooler air to water, or only air with nitrous for extra cooling?

Thanks

Mark

Yeah, I really like the Keystone hood, but am going to need to sell it most likely due to issues already discussed on page 2 of this thread.

The tires I dyno'd with were 28" tall which is the stock size for 2wd Durangos and I used the stock 15" wheels?basically I was on my winter combo.

I love the 4.10s. When it was still stock, the 4.10s made a.8 improvement on my RT 20s. Stock gearing on 20s = 16.2, 4.10s on 20s = 15.4 So in that aspect, they do help, but you have to keep the right size tire, otherwise it does nothing. Engine speed is a little higher at highway speeds, but it's not crazy, I think there may have been a 400-500 rpm increase.

You can change your effective gearing by running smaller tires?I'm 4x4 stupid though, so I don't know anything about pulling the driveshaft.

My intercooler came with my supercharger, that's what ProCharger tries to use as their selling point. It's air to air, and I spray nitrous on it at the track. It's not in the most effective location in my opinion, so that's why I use the nitrous. When I do my new motor this winter, while everything is out, I plan on doing a front mount air to air. There was a Dakota at DRTC Nats with one, so I'd like to use his design on that.

 

Nice to see you post on here RLG always had my eye on your D from Dakota-durango and ohters places. Very nice D you have there and very fast lol. Welcome to the boards and hope to see your post more on here.