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This is me racing my coworker CJ at the ditch route in the upper canyon of Sledge Hammer in Johnson Valley, California, at the 2008 Tin Benders Jamboree. My white/blue truck is a 1981 with a 1995 T100 4cyl 3RZ-FE 2.7 liter normally aspirated engine. CJ's red 1986 has a stock 22R-TE Turbo engine built by Marlin Czajkowski of Marlin Crawler, all stock running stock boost. This is a pretty steep climb. CJ has the smoother road and also had a downhill start, where as I offered to run on the rougher road with out a downhill start. I had a bunch of stuff in the back of my truck whereas CJ did not. CJ had a smoother lane plus he was on the inside of the corner! We are not certain of our vehicle weights. I believe my truck is around 3500 lbs. To CJ's defense, he does have larger tires and 4.88 gearing vs. my 5.29 gearing, but this was an advantage for CJ because he was able to pull 2nd gear longer than me.. ..but come on, I'VE GOT NO BOOST AND I STILL BEAT HIM! WHOOO HOOOOO! Love the 3RZ!!