Skinsfan6

My 4Runner and I took first place in the 4 and 6 Cylinder class at the mud bog in Jarratt, VA Saturday. I just wanted to brag to everyone how great Toyotas are.

I scoped out the competition prior to the start of the bog...there were two BA Samurais. Both had Tracker axles with 5.13s. One had 35x10.50 Boggers front and rear. The other had them on the front, and 35x16 Boggers on the back. The first with the matching tires had the fuel injected 1.6L, which is the better of the engines, but no powerhouse. The latter had a Carbed 1.3L (dog turd). Both Sammies had lockers. I was worried about these guys. I have stock 4.10s, lockrights, 34x9.50 TSLs, a 22RTE, and about 1,500 more pounds.

And the guys I wasn't too worried about: 89-95 Yota pickup: all stock with some kind of 32 tsl variation, may have been a radial. Then there was an 84-85 Yota with what looked like an 83 bed. It was carbed and had 32x10.50 swampers. Last was a 92-96 Ford F150 with the 4.9L straight six. They're killer torquey motors, but not fast by any means in a heavy 1/2 ton.

Anyway, the Sammis ran 75 and 78 feet, Both jumping off the line like pogo sticks from the 5.13s, but then topping out four feet later from their lack of power. They crawled until they finally stopped, then sat there for thirty seconds spinning all four digging it out for people after them (me). Then I ran. My run was faster and I pulled out 80 feet and was still going when I fell into the big watery hole and sucked in water. I could have kept going probably another ten feet but she cut out on me. It was still hooking up til it died. The last guy in the carbed yota ran 79 feet and I won by a foot. So it was Toyotas 1 and 2.

The 4Runner wouldn't start back up, so the tractor towed me about 100 feet back from the pit entrance and over to the side. I had to run back to the truck and get my tools. It took my 30-45 minutes to get it running. I had two inches of water in the bottom of my air box, water in my afm, and a nice little pool in my distributor. I finally got it running in time to make my run in the next class. Always carry a spare air filter folks.

This week I'm plumbing my intake tube to the back of the engine compartment out of the splash zone. I'm also rtving the distributor cap liberally, and plastic-bagging it. And soon I'm gonna put 4.88s in it for more power so I can hang with the small block V8 guys in the street classes. I can run with them now if it's a digging pit where distance wins. Speed pits with the fastest time winning aren't my best venue.

Here is the winning run in the 4 and 6 Cylinder class. We were the first class to run in Pit #1 for the day. The Sammi guys asked to use that pit because they knew it would be bad, and Sammies can dig, but they're too slow to get out of their own way.

You can see in this video from my earlier run in the Small Tire Street class how much easier Pit #2 is.

Cwaters1184

nice runs i am surprised the samy's didnt get you though.