Welcome to The Mason-Dixon Turbo Diesel Club

Mason-Dixon TDC is a chapter of TDR (Turbo Diesel Register), known all 'round the world for its online Dodge Cummins Turbo Diesel community. The club was established in 2001 to organize the local community of Dodge/Cummins diesel pickup truck enthusiasts. MDTDC later extended its charter to include other light-duty diesel vehicles, including popular light truck diesels such as the Ford Power Stroke and the Chevy/GM Duramax. MDTDC currently encompasses a six state area commonly known as the Mid Atlantic; it includes MD, PA, VA, WV, DE and NJ. We encourage all car and light truck diesel enthusiasts who reside in these states to join our chapter and become part of this growing local diesel enthusiast club. Click the Registration button in the navigation panel for membership details or to join the Club.

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Fall Brawl '09 (1.8MB)

Fall Brawl 2009

"Take Calculated Risks."

Note: the brawls draws nigh. There's a chance of inclement weather (rsh or snsh). If you park on the grass, please go down the hill on US15 then drive back up Range End Road before lining up for the dyno. This will help clear mud from your tires. And, as always, please be careful on the grass; inter-vehicle contact is contra-indicated and we'd like to avoid digging up the grass. Thanks! And see you there!

We at Mason-Dixon TDC extend our invitation to all diesel enthusiasts to participate in our annual end-of-the-year dyno day and barbecue highlighting some of the finest examples of diesel-powered trucks from all over the country.

Fall Brawl 2008

The Dates

Saturday & Sunday, October 17-18; Rain Or Shine

The Place

SGS Automotive & Performance
901 Range End Road
Dillsburg,PA 17019
(717)502-8880

The Cost

$70 for 3 spins with HP/TQ readings.

Event Information and Class Rules Click!

Owners of trucks with stacks: please remember that you need to drop your flex pipe or allow us to slide the exhaust tube(s) over your stack(s) in order to vent the exhaust outside. Dually owners: please remove your outside wheels; this will help keep the show rolling along. Tools will be provided to help and other members will help you if needed.

Those who desire to do some BOMBing work may use the shop; but please, all we ask is you clean up after yourself and then dyno during the weekend's event at some time. We also would like those who attend to please place your trash into the trash bins and not leave it laying all over the upper field. Finally, if the grassy knoll is damp or wet, please try to avoid tearin' up the auld sod; our gracious hosts are disappointed whenever they see the rough tore up after an event. Note: Y'all did a great job at Spring Fling! Thank you! Let's go for two-fer-two!

We will have a covered dish cookout for those attending; we ask that you bring something along to share with the group for the weekend's activities. It has been noted that we are having issues with not enough food for the amount of people who do come and we as a club are looking at ideas to change that for this show. So please be advised that there may be a change in the lunch procedure for this show and from now on. The lunch update will follow at a later date however if you are planning to come and bring something, please let us know so we can add you to the list.

Classes for the "Brawl"

With the performance of the CP3 equipped trucks and their tuning capabilities we are splitting them off into their own class, thus levelling the playing field a little better. We hope this makes the competition a little better and allows the older trucks an even chance when they compete amongst themselves. So the classes are as follows....

1ST GENERATION MODIFIED

This class will be open to all trucks listed below:

1989-1993 Dodge 1st Generation diesels
'83-'87 6.9L and '88-'94 7.3L IDI Ford diesels
'82-'89 6.2L and '90-'99 6.5L turbodiesel Chevy/GMC diesels

All trucks must be equipped with engines and fuel pumps which came on the trucks from the factory (ex-No P-Pumps On 1st Gen Dodges, no Cummins swap trucks). #2 diesel only. NO DRUGS!!!!!! If owners have meth kits, nitrous or propane they MUST show the bay operator that they are OFF or disconnected). Single charger or supercharger only. Twins and turbo/supercharger combos are prohibited. Anyinternal pump mods are allowed, any injector is allowed, and fuel pusher pumps are legal. Over-the-counter fuel additives are permitted. Hoods must be closed during run. DARE.

MODIFIED

This class is limited to a SINGLE turbo with NO PUMP CONVERSIONS (example:A 24 Valve single turbo truck with a P-Pump installed) and #2 fuel only.The use of over the counter fuel additives is permitted but NO DRUGS (this includes meth injection and water misters). Aftermarket chargers, fueling boxes, injectors and pusher pumps are all legal. Owners who run single chargers and use drugs may compete as long as their bottle has been disconnected or removed and will be asked to show they did this when they enter the dyno room. Superchargers are permitted in this class ONLY if they are run by themselves and are not being used with a turbo. DARE.

COMPETITION

This class allows any fuel pump combination (example: P-Pump conversions), any charger (twins included) or supercharger and run on #2 alone. Over the counter fuel additives are permitted but NO DRUGS (this includes meth injection and water misters). Any injector, fueling box, aftermarket turbos (twins permitted) and pusher pumps are OK. Owners who have drugs may compete but must disconnect their bottles or tanks and will be asked to show this when they enter the dyno room. DARE.

UNLIMITED—Run What Ya Brung

This is the "Don't Bring A Knife To A Gunfight Class". Any fuel, charger configuration any amount of drugs can be used here.The only rule in this class is the hood must close and latch tightly.This is for safety reasons as we have seen the aftermath of a head-gasket explosion with the hood open.

The new classes....

CP3 Modified

This will cover all trucks that utilize a SINGLE OEM/Modified CP3 (i.e., Grand Pooh-Bah style pumps are NOT legal) and SINGLE Charger or SuperCharger. Fuel must be #2 only. Over-the-counter fuel additives are permitted. NO DRUGS! Any fueling box, electric fuel pump and fuel injector is legal. Owners who run single chargers and use drugs may compete as long as their bottle has been disconnected or removed and will be asked to show they did this when they enter the dyno room. Superchargers are permitted in this class only if they are run by themselves and are not being used with a turbo. DARE.

CP3 Competition

This will cover all trucks that utilize multiple CP3s and single/multiple charger combinations or any combination which uses a supercharger. Over the counter fuel additives are permitted but NO DRUGS (this includes meth injection and water misters). Any injector, fueling box, aftermarket turbos (twins permitted) and pusher pumps are acceptable. Owners who have drugs may compete but must disconnect their bottles or tanks and will be asked to show this when they enter the dyno room. DARE.

CP3 Unlimited

This is the class that allows any combination of chargers, fuel and drugs. This is the "Do NOT Bring a Knife To a Gun Fight!" class. There is only one rule: CLOSE THE HOOD!

Be there!
Andy

DARE class: DARE to keep diesels off drugs.

Results Click!

Ok Gang...
Here are the final results from the weekend's show. The winners are posted down below. So without further ado....

1st Generation Modified
1	Charles Farmer	91 Dodge	310.30/615.07
2	Nick Furman	91 Dodge	236.42/514.45
3	Alan Yoder	84 S10-4BT	107.17/223.20
Modified
1	Jim Gifford	96 Dodge	577.98/1036.08
2	Gene Peters	99 Dodge	568.29/1117.37
3	Andy Mulherin	98 Dodge	533.98/1019.19
4	Martin Marquess	01 Ford	509.99/859.78
5	Kenny Brady	03 Ford	502.19/977.34
6	Loren Hochstedler	94 Dodge	497.13/1071.90
7	Steve Bugge	00 Ford	419.73/858.71
8	Jay(VAPStroke)	01 Ford	417.25/841.11
9	Pat Stocky	98 Dodge	413.29/797.57
10	Warren Henderson	95 Dodge	409.57/799.17
11	Wayne Shellenberger	01 Dodge	373.11/894.84
12	Wesley Reiley	02 Dodge	367.43/702.61
13	Neil Bell	95 Dodge	359.35/862.39
14	Nathan Geedey	04 Ford	358.03/688.86
15	Steve Bugge	00 Ford	345.46/744.14
16	Joe Keysock	95 Suburban 6BT	340.00/693.45
17	Nathan Roderick	01 Dodge	331.30/615.87
18	Alex Connell	98 Dodge	323.64/700.62
19	Dave Wieland	94 Dodge	278.61/769.70
20	Curtis Creamer	02 Ford	277.69/609.82
21	Ethan Hoffheins	96 Dodge	277.44/650.81
22	Ryan Slothower	94 Dodge	264.26/557.98
23	Jeremy Dimig	96 Dodge	259.34/654.50
24	Chris Doyle	99 Dodge	252.30/547.06
Competition
1	Rick Cooper	98 Dodge	600.84/1200+
2	Travis Sanderson	94 Dodge	591.17/1024.89
3	Francis Taraschi	01 Dodge	533.54/1072.91
4	Nick Garafalo	99 Dodge	522.39/970.20
5	Anthony Diller	00 Dodge	396.59/689.70
6	Jeremy Gross	96 Dodge	341.20/687.95
Unlimited
1	Jim Gifford	96 Dodge	794.85/1200+
2	Andy Mulherin	98 Dodge	771.16/1200+
3	Rick Cooper	98 Dodge	651.68/1200+
4	Gene Peters	99 Dodge	634.45/1195.25
5	Travis Sanderson	94 Dodge	618.52/1107.34
6	Francis Taraschi	01 Dodge	601.39/1200+
7	Kenny Brady	03 Ford	599.39/1153.38
8	Jim Gifford	96 Dodge	591.91/1043.41
9	Loren Hochstedler	94 Dodge	494.32/1096.67
CP3 Modified
1	Bobby Stiles	08 Ford	557.53/1108.49
2	Denny Howe	08 DMax	518.60/955.71
3	Gordon Lindamood	06 Dodge	487.81/930.58
4	Eric Ober	05 DMax	466.94/946.63
5	Seth Eisenhart	05 DMax	455.87/750.47
6	Bill Worner	06 Dodge	444.91/819.66
7	Lee Glancey	05 Dodge	434.88/838.60
8	Travis Shaffer	07 DMax	429.47/807.66
9	Brien Nickel	08 Ford	405.08/810.22
10	Jake Houck	07 DMax	393.96/712.57
11	Tracey Kaiser	05 DMax	367.39/728.75
12	Lowell Miller	05 Dodge	361.81/659.90
CP3 Competition
1	Tim Barber	04 Dodge	944.40/1200+
2	Lloyd Mills	05 Dodge	890.56/1200+
3	Lloyd Mills	05 Dodge	871.45/1200+
4	Greg DaPron	00 Ford	794.86/1200+
5	Jim Peter	04 Dodge	785.90/1200+
6	Mike Koellmer	07 Dodge	741.54/1200+
7	Mike Koellmer	07 Dodge	732.02/1174.49
8	John Martin	07 DMax	655.49/1200+
9	Jay Fogle	04 Dodge	496.06/856.34
CP3 Unlimited
1	Jim Peter	04 Dodge	1065.90/1200+
2	Mike Koellmer	07 Dodge	1061.52/1200+
3	Mike Koellmer	07 Dodge	1017.81/1200+
4	George Weiss	07 Dodge	698.48/1200+
5	Jay Fogle	04 Dodge	534.89/914.44
6	Jake Houck	07 DMax	410.01/767.24

Here are your NADM HP Club Winners

500HP Club Hitch Insert	Jim Gifford
800HP Club Hitch Insert	Greg DaPron
1000HP Club Hitch Insert	Jim Peter

The "Fall Brawl 2009" CLASS WINNERS

1st Generation Modified
WINNER	Charles Farmer	1991 Dodge
Runner Up	Nick Furman	1991 Dodge
Modified
WINNER	Jim Gifford	1996 Dodge
Runner Up	Gene Peters	1999 Dodge
Competition
WINNER	Rick Cooper	1998 Dodge
Runner Up	Travis Sanderson	1994 Dodge
Unlimited
WINNER	Jim Gifford	1996 Dodge
Runner Up	Andy Mulherin	1998 Dodge
CP3 Modified
WINNER	Bobby Stiles	2008 Ford
Runner Up	Denny Howe	2007 DMax
CP3 Competition
WINNER	Tim Barber	2004 Dodge
Runner Up	Lloyd Mills	2005 Dodge
CP3 UNLIMITED
WINNER	Jim Peter	2004 Dodge
Runner Up	Mike Koellmer	2007 Dodge

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WINNERS!!!!!!!!!!!

There you have it folks all tidy and neat for ease of looking at. Those who came and braved the weather during the weekend were treated to a great show. They just get better each year! — Andy

Kudos and Credits

I'd like to start this off first by saying thank you to the ENTIRE crew from the SGS Performance shop .Once again the guys trudged through some very nasty weather which allowed us to have a show worth remembering. It's their continued support, dedication to hard work and professionalism that makes these shows get better each year. So a HUGE THANK YOU goes to all of the SGS crew and their Ladies as without them our shows would not be as flawlessly run as they are.

The Mason-Dixon Turbo Diesel Club would also like to send our thanks and gratitude to those businesses who helped us with the trophies....

NADM
Geno's Garage
Mid-Atlantic Diesel Performance
D-P Tuner
TRE Diesel Performance

We appreciate the help and continued support of our shows from all of them as without them shows like this are difficult to put on.THANK YOU!!!

Also needing noted is the NADM for their added support which gave us the ability to add someone to a couple of their HP clubs. It was a very nice addition to our show and many did not know I even had them as I kept it under wraps until today. THANK YOU NADM!!!!

We also had the fortune of having a gift certificate to give away from the fine people who own SupertruckUSA.com. Craig Jaros contacted me about two days before the event and asked if he could help with a certificate and dropped it off. The club placed all of the dyno cards you filled out into a box and had one pulled which was won by Travis Sanderson. So as we welcome a new business to support the club we also say THANK YOU to Mr.Jaros for the help and support of the show.

Lost among all the fun was the hard work that our resident chefs did while cooking under a canopy in the pouring rain Saturday. Chef Jim and Chef Keith, along with apprentice Chef Larry, who helped all weekend long, did a marvelous job working through some tough conditions to feed the masses. Thanks guys again for a great job wheeling the big grill your hard work is always appreciated!

The last two things here I would like to say is THANKS to ALL of the Mason-Dixon TDC members who help make this show what it has become today. We have come along way since 2001 with these events and its because of the support all of you give me which make the show such a success. The other thing which NEEDS to be recognized is how well the crowd was behaved and how well they helped us keep the property in good shape. We all know how bad the upper field would be with 4 days of straight rain and Saturdays downpours yet you people managed to drive in and out as gently as possible and it kept the damage down to a minimum. Having gotten a chance to wander around today to see for myself it was really in good shape considering what it could have been and even the SGS crew was impressed with how well you all did navigating it. Thanks for taking great care of the property as it was noticed by all of us and appreciated by the SGS crew.

Last but not least the participants and spectators who braved the elements. While this was only the 2nd year we have had nasty weather I was very worried with the forecast that we would have a light turnout. With the count Saturday of 110 trucks on the property and 50 on Sunday I'd say we did really well considering the weather. Its all of you who come out that make the show and we as a club appreciate all of you for the continued support of our shows. So under tough weather conditions you all amazed me again and made the show a HUGE success and for that you deserve a big THANKS from all of us. Next year can only get better and we look forward to seeing you all again then. — Andy

DPV Roundup

Dodge was well behind the curve in introducing a diesel-powered pickup truck. But in 1989, they indroduced the Dodge Ram with an available Cummins B-Series inline-6 in their 2500 & 3500 models.

1989-1993 (1st Gen.)—12v 5.9L B series w/VE pump
1994-1998 (2st Gen.)—12v 5.9L B series w/P7100 pump
1998.5-2002 (2st Gen.)—24v 5.9L ISB w/VP44 pump
2003-2007 (3rd Gen.)—Common Rail 5.9L 24v
2007-pres. (3rd Gen.)—Common Rail 6.7L 24v.

The Cummins B-series and its descendants have proved themselves to be top contenders in numerous categories. Click the Cummins logo to visit the Cummins website for Dodge applications.

As pickup trucks rapidly began to be used to haul heavier loads, Ford began producing pickup trucks with diesel engines in the early 1980's.

1983—Ford introduces the Internation 6.9L IDI (indirect injection, non-turbocharged diesel engine) in its heavy-duty pickups and vans.
1988—The 7.3L IDI becomes available in Ford vans and pickups.
1994.5—Ford introduces the new 7.3L direct injection Powerstroke turbodiesel in its vans and pickups.
2003—Ford's Super Duty F-Series pickups begin shipping with the 6.0L Powerstroke turbodiesel.
2008—The new compound-turbo 6.4L Powerstroke becomes available in the 2008 model year F-Series pickups.

Click the Powerstroke logo to visit the Powerstroke website.

GM has had a long history with trucks and diesels. Alas, their reputation with their early years of diesel pickups was far from stellar; however, the 6.2L and 6.5L diesels were known to run for many years. Several versions of the 6.6L Duramax have been available: LB7, LLY, LLY (2006), the hot rod LBZ, and the LMM.

1978—GM introduces the Olds V8 diesel engine in 1/2-ton pickups. Poor performance and reliability caused early cancellation of these engines.
1982—Chevy's 6.2L diesel becomes available in most full-size light trucks.
1990—The 6.5L turbo diesel replaces the 6.2L diesel in 1991.
2000—The 6.6L Duramax is introduced, although the 6.5L continues to be supplied in other products.

Click the logo to visit GM's website about the Duramax.

Welcome to The Mason-Dixon Turbo Diesel Club

Fall Brawl 2009