2003 Dodge Ram 2500 Engine, Tires, & Traction Bars - Project X Diesel
| 2003 Dodge Ram Build on Lift
Face it, the Cummins-powered Dodge Ram is the king of hot rod diesel trucks. The Cummins engine has more performance parts available for it than any other diesel. The trucks are simple and easy to work on, and if you go to the dragstrip or sled pulls, the winner's circle is packed with these pickups.
So when Diesel Power wanted to build its own hot rod diesel truck, there was no question what we were going to start with or who we were going to enlist to help us. We teamed up with Kirk Manuel of Manuel Auto Group in Ft. Worth, Texas, to build the truck and Greg Hogue, driver of the world's quickest diesel pickup, to turn a 200,000-mile Dodge Ram 2500 Quad Cab into an 11-second drag truck that will get driven every day.The complete conversion took place in less than three weeks in a bay at Manuel Auto Group's service department. Working with Hogue, we spec'd out the components we'd need and had them shipped to Texas to be installed. Our initial testing (in the parking lot behind Manuel Auto Group's Lincoln dealership) told us we had a winner.
If you like what you see, stick around. This is just the first installment of Project X Diesel. Check back next month where we'll show you how we mowed down dozens of unsuspecting muscle cars at the dragstrip.
