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SPECIFICAT­IONS 1998 DODGE RAM 2500

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OWNER: Johnny Ramirez

HOMETOWN: Payette, Idaho

ODOMETER: 208,000 miles

ENGINE: 5.9L Cummins 12-valve built by Big Twin Diesel

SHORT-BLOCK: Cryogenica­lly treated block and crank, Industrial Injection Gorilla Girdle, Carrillo rods, Diamond Racing pistons, Stage 3 Colt cam, Dynomite Diesel Products (DDP) billet tappet cover, DDP bolt-in freeze plugs

HEAD: Industrial Injection race performanc­e head with fire-rings, 47.5mm intake valves, 43mm exhaust valves, fully Cnc-ported with ZZ Custom Fabricatio­n intake manifold, Hamilton Cams extreme duty pushrods, ARP Custom Age 625+ head studs

FUEL: 215hp P7100 with DDP .024 delivery valves, AFC spring and fuel plate, Stage 3 injectors, 23 degrees of timing, dual FASS 200-gph fuel systems with FASS tank sump

AIR: Big Twin Diesel compound turbo system with Garrett GT4718R lowpressur­e and GTX3582R high-pressure, Banks Twin-ram intake elbow with Turbosmart blow-off valve, High Tech Turbo intercoole­r

EXHAUST: Steed Speed T3 manifold, 5-inch Diamond Eye Performanc­e stainless steel system with 6-inch tip, Big Twin Diesel custom downpipe Injectable­s: Snow Performanc­e Stage 2 water-methanol injection system, twostage nitrous system

ELECTRONIC­S: ATS Co-pilot

TRANSMISSI­ON: ATS Diesel Stage 6 47RE with billet input, intermedia­te, and output shafts, 48RE six-pinion steel Overdrive planetary, Raybestos race clutches and frictions, high-pressure racing edition valve body, billet accumulato­r piston, billet second gear servo, billet flex plate, deep pan, Five-star torque converter HORSEPOWER: 800 hp (dyno)

TORQUE: 1,580 lb-ft (dyno)

TIRES: 35x12.50r20 Nitto Trail Grappler M/T

WHEELS: 20x10 Hostile Fury Model H114 in Asphalt finish

SUSPENSION/STEERING: Carli Suspension Performanc­e 2.0 Kit with multirate coil springs, Fox 2.0 Reservoir shocks (front and rear), modified Keldermann air spring system, BD Diesel steering box stabilizer

AXLES: Factory front Dana 60 with Yukon Gear & Axle 4.10 ring and pinion, factory rear Dana 70 with Detroit locker and Yukon 4.10 ring and pinion

?? ??  Allowing Dynomite Diesel Products to work their magic on the P-pump proved worth its weight in gold. Before leaving DDP headquarte­rs, the 215hp Bosch P7100 was bumped to 23 degrees of timing, treated to .024 delivery valves, an AFC spring and fuel plate, and flowed plenty of fuel aboard the test bench. The extensivel­y-tweaked P-pump feeds a set of DDP Stage 3 injectors while twin FASS fuel systems ensure low-pressure fuel supply is never an issue.  To stand up to the nearly 1,600 lb-ft of twist that’s on tap, Johnny cut zero corners on the transmissi­on. A Stage 6 47RE from ATS Diesel, complete with all billet shafts, Raybestos clutches and frictions, a 48RE six-pinion overdrive planetary, high-pressure valve body, and a Five-star converter, has been holding strong for more than two years now. Converter lockup is taken care of via an ATS Co-pilot.
 Allowing Dynomite Diesel Products to work their magic on the P-pump proved worth its weight in gold. Before leaving DDP headquarte­rs, the 215hp Bosch P7100 was bumped to 23 degrees of timing, treated to .024 delivery valves, an AFC spring and fuel plate, and flowed plenty of fuel aboard the test bench. The extensivel­y-tweaked P-pump feeds a set of DDP Stage 3 injectors while twin FASS fuel systems ensure low-pressure fuel supply is never an issue.  To stand up to the nearly 1,600 lb-ft of twist that’s on tap, Johnny cut zero corners on the transmissi­on. A Stage 6 47RE from ATS Diesel, complete with all billet shafts, Raybestos clutches and frictions, a 48RE six-pinion overdrive planetary, high-pressure valve body, and a Five-star converter, has been holding strong for more than two years now. Converter lockup is taken care of via an ATS Co-pilot.

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