2003 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD

To keep exhaust gas temperatures at bay, David fabricated a 4-inch exhaust with a 5-inch stack, fitted the truck with a Spearco intercooler, and added a Stage 3 water-methanol injection system from Snow Performance.

An ATS transmission with a Five Star converter and billet input and output shafts has proven more than durable for Jason's needs so far. A stout 6-inch Advanced Driveline & Machine driveshaft with billet aluminum ends helps get as much of that 700 hp to the ground as possible. And, to ward off any unnecessary axlewrap, Jason had TNT Race Cars of Piney Flats, Tennessee, build him a set of traction bars from 4130 chromoly steel. Before we got ahead of ourselves picking Jason's brain about his pulling truck, he made sure we knew he never intended to build a dedicated sled puller. "It's not a pulling truck that I sometimes drive on the street, it's a street truck that I sometimes pull with. I built it like a Diesel Power Challenge contender would."

Jason is definitely a grassroots kind of guy. He isn't worried about how fast his truck is in the quarter-mile, or how competitive he needs to be in a given sled pulling class. His main concern with this truck is to have fun. With the help of ATS, Performance Automotive, Bob Olson, and a big hand from his brother David, Jason has what he set out to build-a hot rod diesel that can tear up the town or wreak havoc at the sled pulls.