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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Spring Fling '10 (1.4MB)

Spring Fling 2010

We at Mason-Dixon TDC extend our invitation to all diesel enthusiasts to participate in our annual Spring Dyno Event/BBQ. This year, the fling will be a two-day event so we can try to get everyone who desires to dyno onto the 'Humbler' and shake off their winter cobwebs.

Spring Fling 2010

The Dates

Saturday & Sunday, March 20-21; Rain Or Shine

The Place

SGS Automotive & Performance
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 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. Some of the guys may bring their extra SRW wheels/tires for dually owners to borrow, if desired. 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 their 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: It looked pretty good after Fall Brawl. Thank you again! Let's go for three-fer-three!

As many of our club members know, we lost a dear friend, Curtis Rice, late last year when he passed on due to cancer. Curt had done work for many local pullers and did a lot for many of our club members. So we will run a charity bracket shootout with all the proceeds going to his sons college fund. Here is how we are going to do this and hopefully we can have a good showing for this....

Curtis Rice Bracket Shoot-Out

On your T-Time card, on the back, you willl write down 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 $10 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 College Fund.
In the event of a tie, we will use the torque number to break the tie.

Gang, this is for a good cause and for someone who we all really liked and had done so much for the diesel motorsports community. We will also have a place for those who wish to donate to the cause if they do not dyno that weekend.

As usual, this is a bring-yer-own-grub event. Whip up a pot of your favourite stew. Bake a tray of pasta. Roast that deer quarter you have left over from last fall's hunt. And if you forget, stop at a grocery store on the way and get some cold cuts and cheese. And don't forget the usual chicken, burgers, dogs 'n' buns!

So with going back to early Spring we hope we can shake the cobwebs loose early and have a great time. Look forward to seeing everyone there.....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.