The Tow Test and Frame Twister
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZmCaqF99fc
The Mini Rubicon and Obstacle Course
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dh9QWPuxZoE
Observations after watching the first vid and getting like halfway through the second: yeah there's way too much GM here but they say this was fan voted. That's pretty weak on the magazine's end because it shows that rather than a field of top performers it's a field of trucks the viewers (the ad viewers) want to see. Brings down the legitimacy of the competition.
The second and far more interesting (or at least technical) observation is that there is one LS swap, the truck driven by Agan, a 2005 LQ9. And one truck, driven by Bowman, has what he says is the stock TBI engine (probably L05). But the thing is, most of the other trucks have drivability issues or outright stalling but those trucks NEVER hiccup. Why do these other guys insist on carbs??
They can afford these very, VERY expensive axle and suspension setups so clearly it's not a cost issue (meaning they could farm out the EFI part of the engine if they just refused to learn how to use computers). And let's not pretend that an off-road carb is cheap, either.
Top Truck Challenge 2015
Re: Top Truck Challenge 2015
Other annoyances:
Leaf springs suck. All I'll say is axle wrap.
V-belts suck. Most of them seem to squeal. At least one V-belt was thrown. Serpentine is cheap, easy and plentiful. It works. Use it.
Leaf springs suck. All I'll say is axle wrap.
V-belts suck. Most of them seem to squeal. At least one V-belt was thrown. Serpentine is cheap, easy and plentiful. It works. Use it.
Re: Top Truck Challenge 2015
Observation:
When they switch to the in-truck cam, it instantly becomes obvious that this is waaaaay harder than it looks from the outside.
When they switch to the in-truck cam, it instantly becomes obvious that this is waaaaay harder than it looks from the outside.