Diesel World

1996 FORD F-250

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OWNER/DRIVER: Brian Gray

HOMETOWN: Middleburg, Florida

ENGINE: 7.3L Power Stroke built at Gray’s Diesel Performanc­e

BLOCK: Concrete-filled, fire-ringed factory crankcase with main cap girdle, ARP main studs, 4.188-inch bore cylinders, balanced rotating assembly with stock stroke crankshaft, Hypermax Engineerin­g forged-steel connecting rods, Diamond Racing billet pistons, Gray’s Diesel Performanc­e-spec’d drop-in camshaft

HEADS: Swamps Motorsport­s Stage 2 ported factory-based cylinder heads with beehive valve springs, stock size valves, 7/16-inch chromoly pushrods, ARP head studs, PSP Diesel aluminum valve covers

OIL: Dry sump system, Peterson pump with two scavenging stages and one pressure stage

INJECTION: Gray’s Diesel Performanc­e 405/400 hybrid injectors, Full Force Diesel dual high-pressure oil pumps, FASS 220-gph low-pressure fuel system

AIR: Gray’s Diesel Performanc­e front-mount turbo system with 88mm Garrett GTX5533R Gen II, T6 exhaust collector, stainless steel up-pipes and headers, aluminum individual runner intake manifold

INJECTABLE­S: Nitrous Express progressiv­e system with two Lightning 375 solenoids, eight feed lines with .78 jets, one spool jet, and two 12-pound bottles

TRANSMISSI­ON: Proformanc­e Racing Transmissi­ons TH400 with custom adapter, Sun Coast bolt-together lock up converter, trans brake, and Precision Performanc­e Products air shifter

TUNING: Jelibuilt Performanc­e PCM calibratio­ns via Power Hungry Performanc­e Minotaur software and Hydra Chip, Swamps Motorsport­s highvoltag­e IDM

CHASSIS: Bagshaw Hotrod Fabricatio­n full tube chassis, 115-inch wheel base

REAR AXLE: Dutchman Axles Ford 9-inch with Strange Engineerin­g center section, axle shafts, spool, Top Fuel 2.73 ring and pinion with carbon fiber drive shaft

SUSPENSION: Four-link, Menscer Motorsport­s reservoir shocks (rear), Strange Engineerin­g coil over shocks (front)

TIRES: 35/15.0-16 Mickey Thompson ET Drag Slicks (rear), 27-inch Hoosiers (front)

WHEELS: 16x16-inch Bogart Racing Wheels (rear), 17x5-inch Bogart Racing Wheels (front)

HORSEPOWER: 1,656 hp (trap speed)

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