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.
Fall Brawl 2011 - 10th Anniversary
B.O.M.B or B.O.M.B not; come never tomorrow may
The Mason-Dixon TDC welcome all dieselheads to Fall Brawl 2011. This is our
annual 2 day dyno competition which hosts some of the finest examples of
diesel powered Trucks from these here parts and beyond. We will also
celebrate the tenth anniversary of this great event!
The Dates
Saturday & Sunday, October 22-23; Rain Or Shine
The Place
Dave Guy Racing
901 Range End Road
Dillsburg, PA 17019
(717)502-8880
The Cost
$75 for 3 spins with HP/TQ readings.
Event Information and Class Rules
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Event Information
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Safety notice: During Spring Fling 2011, a driveshaft let go in the dyno
bay. It gouged the concrete floor and minorly injured someone. Because of
this, we must tighten the safety rules. Starting this fall, only the truck
owner/driver and authorized personnel will be allowed in the dyno bay during
operation. In addition, no one may stand and watch the dyno within the
area ten feet outside the dyno bay door. Please watch out for each other
and provide friendly reminders!
Two operations notes: stack equipped owners, please drop your flex pipes if
you don't want the chrome scratched. Dually owners: please remove your
outside tires. Tools will be provided by DGR to accomplish this and all we
ask is to put them away when finished. The shop is also available for those
who have last minute goodies to do or install and all they ask is that you
dyno sometime that weekend.
As usual, we will have a covered dish cookout for those attending. Please
prepare and bring a food item along to share with the group for the
weekend's activities. A rule of thumb is 'at least enough to feed you and
one other person'. If cooking isn't in your bag of tricks (e.g., starving
teenagers snub your cuisine), please donate $5 instead.
Class Rules
1st Generation Modified
This class will be open to all trucks listed below
- 1989-1993 Dodge 1st Generation Diesels
- 1983-1994 Ford Diesels (IDI, non-turbo)
- 1982-1999 Chevy/GM Diesels (non-Duramax)
All trucks must be equipped with engines and fuel pumps which came on the
trucks from the factory (e.g., 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. NO TWINS or
Turbo/Supercharger combos permitted. ANY Internal pump mods allowed, ANY
Injector Allowed, Fuel Pusher Pumps legal. Over the counter fuel additives
ONLY. Hoods must be closed during run.
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 on #2 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, these owners 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.
Competition
This class will allow any fuel pump combination (e.g., P-Pump conversions),
any charger (twins included) or supercharger and run on #2 alone. Over the
counter fuel additives 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.
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 here 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.
CP3 Modified
This will cover ALL trucks who utilize a SINGLE OEM/Modified CP3 (i.e-Grand
Pooh-Bah style pumps are NOT legal) and SINGLE Charger or SuperCharger,
running on #2 ONLY with the only additive allowed is approved over the
counter fuel additives, NO DRUGS! Any fueling box, electric fuel pump and
fuel injector are legal. Owners who run single chargers and use drugs may
compete as long as their bottle has been disconnected or removed; these
owners 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.
CP3 Competition
This will cover ALL trucks that utilize MULTIPLE CP3's and single/mutiple
charger combinations or any combination which uses a supercharger. Over the
counter fuel additives 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.
CP3 Unlimited
This is the class that allows ANY combination of fuel chargers/fuel/drugs.
This is the "Do NOT Bring a Knife To A Gun fight!" class. The only rule is,
CLOSE THE HOOD!.
Curtis Rice Memorial Bracket Shoot-Out
Once again, we will run a charity bracket shootout with all the proceeds
going to Denton Rice's college fund. If you are of a mind, consider donating
even if you don't dyno.
- On your T-Time card, write on the back your best guess
at what HP you will make.
- When you get in the dyno bay you pay the fee to dyno ($75) and a extra
$5 to participate in the shoot-out.
- The owner running closest to his HP guess will be the winner; there
will be a runner-up also.
- Plaques will be given to both the Winner and Runner-up.
- ALL money collected for the Shoot-Out will be donated to Denton Rice's
college fund.
- In the event of a tie, we will use the torque number to break the tie.
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.
- 2008-2010—The new compound-turbo 6.4L Powerstroke becomes available in
- 2011—The new 6.7L Powerstroke becomes available in
the 2011 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.