zzdcar
Home
/
Reviews
/
Culture
/
Pistons Rain From The Sky After Cummins Dodge Ram Explodes On Dyno
Pistons Rain From The Sky After Cummins Dodge Ram Explodes On Dyno-August 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:12:19

Spectators at a diesel truck performance event in Indiana got a bit of an watching a Cummins Dodge Ram blow up on the dyno, as parts rained down on the crowd.

The took place last weekend at the Lucas Oil Raceway in Brownsburg, Indiana and featured diesel trucks doing everything from drag racing and sled pulls to burnouts and dyno runs.

was there and tried to get its Dodge Ram, called The Godfather, to hit 3,000 horsepower on the dyno. The engine was known to be good for 2,700 HP, so the team figured they could get it to go even higher, as they say in their explanation video.

Unfortunately, the truck’s engine exploded during the run and the explosion was so intense that it sent parts falling into the stands. Check out this video from Ali Chaudhry showing both the explosion and a piston landing right next to him in the stands:

People can be seen dodging the rain of parts in the video, but it sounds like nobody got hurt. The spectators, given such a fiery show, cheer on the Power Driven Diesel guys. The explosion is hardly the largest seen at one of these shows, but it caused a surprising amount of chaos. A piston even punched a hole in a sign.

Image for article titled Pistons Rain From The Sky After Cummins Dodge Ram Explodes On Dyno

Also, if picking up a smoking piston isn’t the most proper use for a multi-tool, then I don’t know what is.

As the Power Driven Diesel guys explain in a video , this was actually the second time that weekend that this truck experienced an engine failure.

Earlier, the truck was doing about 150 mph in the quarter-mile when the engine, receiving 250 pounds of boost at 8,000 rpm, had its valves tulip and its camshaft lifters fail. Thankfully, Power Driven Diesel did have a second Cummins on hand, though that one exploded, too.

The Power Driven Diesel team is known for pushing engines to the point of blowing up and they’re always pretty chill about it. They see engine failures as a reason to get right back up and give it another go. They didn’t hit 3,000 HP this time, but there’s always next year. For now, they’re happy that nobody got hurt and they even signed any parts caught by spectators in the stands.

Comments
Welcome to zzdcar comments! Please keep conversations courteous and on-topic. To fosterproductive and respectful conversations, you may see comments from our Community Managers.
Sign up to post
Sort by
Show More Comments
Culture
I Had No Idea Nissan Experimented With a Mid-Engine Micra Until This Week and Now I Need One
I Had No Idea Nissan Experimented With a Mid-Engine Micra Until This Week and Now I Need One
Any time you think you’ve seen it all in our wonderful world of cars, that’s when the universe conspires to surprise you. Some years back our friend Patrick George reflected on this joy of discovery through the prism of the — Nissan’s bubble economy-era, coach-built spin on the exclusive...
Aug 28, 2025
Automakers Don't Want to Pay Hacker Bounties And Your Car's More Vulnerable Because of It
Automakers Don't Want to Pay Hacker Bounties And Your Car's More Vulnerable Because of It
Car manufacturers aren’t paying helpful hackers what they deserve, Ferrari’s first SUV will soon begin deliveries and the Mustang Mach-E is a lot cheaper in China than it is here. All that and more in for Wednesday, March 8, 2023. Car companies fancy themselves as tech companies, because tech...
Aug 28, 2025
Lamborghini Shows off the Heart of Its 1,001-HP Aventador Successor
Lamborghini Shows off the Heart of Its 1,001-HP Aventador Successor
We’re on the cusp of an all-new — — era at . The Italian automaker is getting closer to unveiling its , but before the covers can be pulled completely off, it is giving us a sneak peek at what its will look like. The new power unit is...
Aug 28, 2025
Ford Ad Gives Women in the Auto Industry the Credit They Have Long Deserved
Ford Ad Gives Women in the Auto Industry the Credit They Have Long Deserved
Fellow and , please set down your coffees. Don’t throw them at your laptop, phone, or co-workers who may have thought to show or send you this video! If all you saw was the title and your immediate reaction was rage — it’s okay, I did too (and threatened to...
Aug 28, 2025
Ford Wants Dealers to Focus on Commercial Repairs to Make Up For Lower Profits from Direct Sales
Ford Wants Dealers to Focus on Commercial Repairs to Make Up For Lower Profits from Direct Sales
is trying to get dealers on board with the changes that will allegedly bring, including and a , which have long stood as middlemen between Ford and its customers in the U.S. Dealers aren’t happy with the proposed changes that and are suggesting, with some going as far as...
Aug 28, 2025
Cyclist Makes Helmet Footage Look Like a Dash Cam to Trick Drivers Into Caring
Cyclist Makes Helmet Footage Look Like a Dash Cam to Trick Drivers Into Caring
Being outside of a car these days , especially when drivers don’t respect other road users. A new trend catching on online hopes to finally put drivers in the bicycle seat to show them just how scary it is to be a cyclist today. is a cyclist in the UK...
Aug 28, 2025
Copyright 2023-2025 - www.zzdcar.com All Rights Reserved