Fun in the sand at Pismo dunes

BM_STi · 07-18-2008, 12:33 PM

So I decided to take a quick road trip to San Luis Obispo with a few buddies (Matt "STiLLWILL", and Tom) to drop off some stuff at their parents house. Of course I volunteered to use the 6.7 to haul their stuff. So wednesday we had all the free time we wanted so we headed out to Pismo Beach. As some of you might know it has some beautiful dunes. A lot of people camping, ATV'ing, Dirt Biking, etc, etc. We get to the front gate and we air down my BFG A/T's to 15psi in the front and 10psi in the back. Off we go down the beach headed towards the entrance to the dunes. We finally hit the entrance and we head off into the dunes. This is my first time in the sand with my truck mind you. We spent a good hour on the sand just mashing around and climbing some hills. Very fun time all in all.

We head back down the beach and we spot a Chevy 3500 crew cab dually gasser and a VW Euro Van (yeah wtf?) both with trailers stuck in the soft stuff. We roll up and ask if they need a tow. They said yeah and hooked a strap up to my truck. Pulled both of them out no problem. :lol3:

As I pulled the Eurovan up to their spot the guy with the 3500 managed bury his truck frame deep in sand. We all laughed cause he obviously didnt learn his lesson or didn't even mind to air down his tires. So once I was done with the van we took our first attempt to yank the 3500 out. First pull he jumps on the gas while I'm pulling and digs himself even deeper! (idiot) At that point I said, "OK, lets try pulling you out from the back." We hook up the rinky dink 3000lbs strap again and boom I snapped it, clean break! At that point we all thought he was stuck for good, probably a tractor was needed. He asked for one last try from us and comes back with a monster 10k strap that he borrowed. We hook up that strap and I give the strap a foot or so of slack and stab the go pedal. Once the strap tightened up I felt a good jolt inside the cab, I look back and that duallie flew right up out of sand and I pulled him a good 50ft away. I was pumped!! :woot:

Not to mention I had to tow his other friends Chevy gasser out a few times, but he wasn't nearly as buried as the 3500.

They scraped up what cash they had a gave it to me. I was stoked I pulled that 1 ton out. We almost wanted to give up, but it was def worth the second try. :thumbsup

The first round of towing the dually:

***VSGTS14*** · 07-18-2008, 12:45 PM

poor chevy..he needs a diesel..lifted

KiTsuNe · 07-18-2008, 12:49 PM

haha we're always towing people with my friend's truck when we're there

BM_STi · 07-18-2008, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by VSGTS14

poor chevy..he needs a diesel..lifted

btw man, I rode in my friends EFI Live tuned LMM and that thing is a fuggin beast. Trucks shouldn't be allowed to go that fast.

As of right now it does low 13's on stock rubber. He has DR's sitting in the garage.

Quote:

Originally Posted by KiTsuNe

haha we're always towing people with my friend's truck when we're there

I'm gonna go back on a busy weekend and rake in some cash.

pharo · 07-18-2008, 03:41 PM

hey adam, I love pismo. My friends and I would go every summer with atvs. I saw a dune buggy with a s2k motor ripping around, and a hummer, but never any trucks lol. It looks like a great time!

BluSTi · 07-18-2008, 06:28 PM

Looks like a huge gas expense to me.

USNSTI · 07-18-2008, 06:32 PM

Man thats a sweet truck. If I ever get a truck that might be the one I'm gonna get.

***VSGTS14*** · 07-18-2008, 06:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BM_STi

btw man, I rode in my friends EFI Live tuned LMM and that thing is a fuggin beast. Trucks shouldn't be allowed to go that fast.

As of right now it does low 13's on stock rubber. He has DR's sitting in the garage.

I'm gonna go back on a busy weekend and rake in some cash.

dude i know, i'm going to switch to efi live soon because
a. i can make it smoke more
b. more adjustability

my truck is fast right now on ppe level 4, gotta upgrade tranny if i want to go more...like level 6 which is NUTS.

***VSGTS14*** · 07-18-2008, 06:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by USNSTI

Man thats a sweet truck. If I ever get a truck that might be the one I'm gonna get.

nono, get a chevy 2500hd diesel

disturbed1 · 07-18-2008, 08:49 PM

I hate you you have the truck i wants reeaaalllllllyyyyyyyy bbbaadddddddd.

STi_1212 · 07-18-2008, 10:30 PM

That is a great looking truck. I've always wanted to get a dodge ram 1500 and pretty much go the route you did with your 2500, however I've always been torn between the 5.7L hemi or the 5.9L diesel and the main and definitely more pressing issue of not enough for ram and sti. Before I forget to ask... mod list, please.

BM_STi · 07-18-2008, 10:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BluSTi

Looks like a huge gas expense to me.

on the contrary my truck gets wayy better mileage then my STi

BM_STi · 07-18-2008, 10:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VSGTS14

nono, get a chevy 2500hd diesel

I'm partial to straight front axles myself.

Chevy interiors own tho...

Quote:

Originally Posted by STi_1212

That is a great looking truck. I've always wanted to get a dodge ram 1500 and pretty much go the route you did with your 2500, however I've always been torn between the 5.7L hemi or the 5.9L diesel and the main and definitely more pressing issue of not enough for ram and sti. Before I forget to ask... mod list, please.

Thanks man!

It's an 07 Ram 2500 6.7 6spd auto 4x4
Mods: 2" leveling kit, 5" TBE w/6" SS Tip, EGR blocked, Edge HOT Juice w/Att & BD Pup STACKED, Shimmed Fuel Release, Hummer H2 wheels and tires

prerunrigg · 07-19-2008, 12:39 AM

BFG all terrains own in the sand good choice. what is all that hot juice w/ att and stuff? is that like the tuning software or something? and the deal with the fuel something or other shimmed? can you elaborate? sounds sweet just curious what it all does. all in all nice truck. im not a big fan of dodge but the cummings diesel is the isht

***VSGTS14*** · 07-19-2008, 07:18 AM

edge juice is his programmer, like a cobb ap and it's stacked ontop of another programmer...because you can do that in trucks

07-18-2008, 12:33 PM	#1
BM_STi S204 Racer Car: 04.7 AW STi Fav Mod: EQ Tuning Location: NorCal (707) Posts: 2,875 Join Date: Apr 2004 Trader Rating: (6)	Fun in the sand at Pismo dunes So I decided to take a quick road trip to San Luis Obispo with a few buddies (Matt "STiLLWILL", and Tom) to drop off some stuff at their parents house. Of course I volunteered to use the 6.7 to haul their stuff. So wednesday we had all the free time we wanted so we headed out to Pismo Beach. As some of you might know it has some beautiful dunes. A lot of people camping, ATV'ing, Dirt Biking, etc, etc. We get to the front gate and we air down my BFG A/T's to 15psi in the front and 10psi in the back. Off we go down the beach headed towards the entrance to the dunes. We finally hit the entrance and we head off into the dunes. This is my first time in the sand with my truck mind you. We spent a good hour on the sand just mashing around and climbing some hills. Very fun time all in all. We head back down the beach and we spot a Chevy 3500 crew cab dually gasser and a VW Euro Van (yeah wtf?) both with trailers stuck in the soft stuff. We roll up and ask if they need a tow. They said yeah and hooked a strap up to my truck. Pulled both of them out no problem. :lol3: As I pulled the Eurovan up to their spot the guy with the 3500 managed bury his truck frame deep in sand. We all laughed cause he obviously didnt learn his lesson or didn't even mind to air down his tires. So once I was done with the van we took our first attempt to yank the 3500 out. First pull he jumps on the gas while I'm pulling and digs himself even deeper! (idiot) At that point I said, "OK, lets try pulling you out from the back." We hook up the rinky dink 3000lbs strap again and boom I snapped it, clean break! At that point we all thought he was stuck for good, probably a tractor was needed. He asked for one last try from us and comes back with a monster 10k strap that he borrowed. We hook up that strap and I give the strap a foot or so of slack and stab the go pedal. Once the strap tightened up I felt a good jolt inside the cab, I look back and that duallie flew right up out of sand and I pulled him a good 50ft away. I was pumped!! :woot: Not to mention I had to tow his other friends Chevy gasser out a few times, but he wasn't nearly as buried as the 3500. They scraped up what cash they had a gave it to me. I was stoked I pulled that 1 ton out. We almost wanted to give up, but it was def worth the second try. :thumbsup The first round of towing the dually: This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

07-18-2008, 12:45 PM	#2
*VSGTS14* Muller Chevrolet Car: 08 Chevy 2500HD Fav Mod: a new 08 STi Location: Milford, NJ Posts: 9,965 Join Date: Oct 2004 Trader Rating: (11)	Re: Fun in the sand at Pismo dunes poor chevy..he needs a diesel..lifted

07-18-2008, 12:49 PM	#3
KiTsuNe Spec C Club Car: The Vroom-mobile Fav Mod: JDM Gears Location: San Jose, California Posts: 2,334 Join Date: Jun 2005 Trader Rating: (1)	Re: Fun in the sand at Pismo dunes haha we're always towing people with my friend's truck when we're there

07-18-2008, 03:41 PM	#5
pharo The Next Petter Solberg Car: OBP STi Fav Mod: really quick left foot & anything made my TIC Location: thousand oaks Posts: 896 Join Date: Apr 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Fun in the sand at Pismo dunes hey adam, I love pismo. My friends and I would go every summer with atvs. I saw a dune buggy with a s2k motor ripping around, and a hummer, but never any trucks lol. It looks like a great time!

07-18-2008, 06:28 PM	#6
BluSTi IWSTI Club Level 1 Car: 04 WRB STi Fav Mod: Me! Location: Montana Posts: 13,539 Join Date: Mar 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Fun in the sand at Pismo dunes Looks like a huge gas expense to me.

07-18-2008, 06:32 PM	#7
USNSTI Silver Member Car: OBP 07 STI Fav Mod: Boost gauge Location: San Diego Posts: 1,412 Join Date: Dec 2006 Trader Rating: (6)	Re: Fun in the sand at Pismo dunes Man thats a sweet truck. If I ever get a truck that might be the one I'm gonna get.

07-18-2008, 08:49 PM	#10
disturbed1 Professional STI Racer Car: 06 subaru wrx sti Fav Mod: royal purple Location: orange, CA Posts: 679 Join Date: Jul 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Fun in the sand at Pismo dunes I hate you you have the truck i wants reeaaalllllllyyyyyyyy bbbaadddddddd.

07-18-2008, 10:30 PM	#11
STi_1212 Grassroots STI Racer Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 520 Join Date: Jun 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Fun in the sand at Pismo dunes That is a great looking truck. I've always wanted to get a dodge ram 1500 and pretty much go the route you did with your 2500, however I've always been torn between the 5.7L hemi or the 5.9L diesel and the main and definitely more pressing issue of not enough for ram and sti. Before I forget to ask... mod list, please.

07-19-2008, 12:39 AM	#14
prerunrigg Senior STI Driver Car: 04 subaru WRX STi Fav Mod: KEY!S steering wheel Location: so cal Posts: 379 Join Date: Dec 2005 Trader Rating: (8)	Re: Fun in the sand at Pismo dunes BFG all terrains own in the sand good choice. what is all that hot juice w/ att and stuff? is that like the tuning software or something? and the deal with the fuel something or other shimmed? can you elaborate? sounds sweet just curious what it all does. all in all nice truck. im not a big fan of dodge but the cummings diesel is the isht

07-19-2008, 07:18 AM	#15
*VSGTS14* Muller Chevrolet Car: 08 Chevy 2500HD Fav Mod: a new 08 STi Location: Milford, NJ Posts: 9,965 Join Date: Oct 2004 Trader Rating: (11)	Re: Fun in the sand at Pismo dunes edge juice is his programmer, like a cobb ap and it's stacked ontop of another programmer...because you can do that in trucks This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.