Ted, boy your son really must have had a lot of weight in the trailer.

  Dennis in Lititz PA

Dennis.  It was loaded to the hilt.  He packed it from top to bottom and front to rear.  I’ll add that he went through all the trailer tires and one hub on a 400 mile trip.  The axles are rated at 3500 lbs. each and no telling what the gross weight really was.  I had already used the trailer since then for a race at Tulsa back in June and it was on the way back home from Columbus where I had the hub failure.  I’m still attributing that bearing failure it to the earlier overloading as there was plenty of grease present.

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)

Hey guys had a question.  My truck has been doing this for a while I just thought I would see if anyone had this similar issue.  When I turn my truck off after I have been driving down the road or pulling the trailer and shut the engine off it will backfire.  Sometimes up to 6-7 times.  If I let the engine idle for about a minute it usually won't do it.  It is always out the exhaust.  Don't know if it is to rich at idle or if my exhaust is super hot and igniting the fuel.  The weird part is sometimes it will backfire 6,7 or 8 times about 2 seconds apart.  I tell you what when it happens you swear someone is shooting at you.  I really don't mind it too terrible much but it can be embarrasing at times.  Just wondering if anyone has had this issue of any suggestions.  It did start doing this even before I put the turbo on.

Hey guys just built a bracket for my turbo.  When we built it we figured that the headers and y-pipe would be enough to hold the turbo up.  The turbo had plenty of room between it and the frame when we built it and after a while it was touching the frame so I had to cut the frame SLIGHTLY.  Well a little while later the turbo is hitting the frame again.  So it was either time to chop the frame off or just build a bracket to support it.  Probably would have been a good idea to start but boy it seemed like a lot of work then  Well it sounds like the 62 F100 4x4 and 02 Subaru WRX compettitve driving for a 1/4 is going to happen soon.  He said he wants to race from a 20mph start so he doesn't explode his trans with a launch which works great for me because that's excatly when my turbo is fully spooled.  I don't know how it's going to end up but I think he under estimates the old Ford.  Can't wait for it to happen and we will have some great in car and outside video for everyone. 

Good to hear you are still running . Just put 20 psi under the hood and that rice burner is toasted .

 Seppo from Järvenpää, Finland
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I'm not knocking the potential of the WRX, I know they can be brutally fast, but unless it is seriously built, you probably have as much power without the turbo. While you probably weigh at least 500lbs more, the turbo should compensate for that just fine, as long as you have the traction.


Lawrenceville, GA

Charlie,

          We have a couple around here that run high 13's with bolt ons Exhaust, cold air etc. Where they really rock is out of the hole with the 4 wheel drive thing.

Frank/Rebop

Bristol, In ( by Elkhart) 

Well the race is postponed.  His tubo took a dive.  Now he is going to have us install a bigger one.  NATURALLY.  In the meantime I am going to build some new custom headers and y-pipe for my pickup.  I keep blowing header gaskets, my header flanges are wore out do to being removed a hundred times.  I stopped by our local steel shop with a water jet machine and they are going to cut me some 1/2in stainless steal flanges so we can build some new ones.  I must say it is going to be very temping to just put two turbos on as long as we are building headers.  I will take pictures and keep everyone posted on what we decide to do.  One on each side would look really nice. 

What's it going to cost to have the flanges made? Considering trying to build my own headers since I just ordered a new thermal arc.

My copper gaskets were $85 but that included the setup fee.  I believe the flanges will be the same since it will be made of 1/2in stainless.  Of course you could use steel but were are going to build the headers out stainless just because they will be a little stronger that way.  We buy 90 degree bends and some straight then just tig weld them.  Will also need a t4 turbo flange (possibly two  and then just cut them to fit the flange.