We set the Diesel Cannonball Record
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Sean, Jason, and Mark tell their story of setting the diesel Cannonball record. Who knew a 170 hp car could do that?! Follow them on Instagram - Sean Petr (@roadtripwest), Jason Adkins (@thereal_nightmare_cars), and Mark Spence (@suhspencce).
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COVID, the only thing that could make a 170 hp diesel faster than a 500 hp AMG car. Wow.
Pretty sure it was a ams800+ hp car
@@timbarito5586 yeah it was more like that. Way more than 500
A smooth pace is more important than high top speed, when you want a high average speed.
And torque
Bryson Kuhn I think Brett was talking about them beating Ed’s CL55 from the 2013 run at 28:50
Can we please get some failed Cannonball attempts like getting arrested at 160mph or getting the car impounded?
I've got a good one
No lol
@@SpadeNya 7:09 I'm famous. My story is crazy, but Im not crossing the border rn.
@@smason4622 what happened?
it's a very long story.
Dudes mum coming out to cheer her boy on made this whole thing even better 🤣
She's the best!
When he told that bit of the story I had a memory of Smoky and he Bandit driving past tube-top clad fans on the side of the road and being flashed. Then... ewwww... that’s his MOM!
@@seanpetr460 it sounds like it... My mum would have a police road block set up if she found out I was doing something like this 🤣🤣
Its crazy how close we got to the record in a daily driver with not even a quarter of the HP
Yeah you don't need 600-700 HP to do well. Sure if you are doing sprints up to 190 mph maybe, but for most of us with average or mildly modified cars, we can still set good times. It doesn't matter about 0-60 or 1/4 mile times when you're going cross country. Gas mileage at speed and, range between fill ups, and ability to cruise at 120-130 is what you need. Most cars can do that with 200-300 HP and if you have a speed limiter get a tune to get rid of it. Some cars come with 155 mph speed limiter which should be sufficient.
The beer in hand tho yes
Makes you wonder about Arne and the 3 gas stations.
@@Long-nd8bq yep, indeed.
Any 3.0 Liter TDI's available in A4' A6 or a8? Or 4.2l TDI even?
I always said a German diesel sedan would do great as a Cannonball car, but I was thinking 535d or maybe an E350 diesel not a 4 cylinder Passat TDI lol. but I am proud to say I'm a Passat TDI owner lol
2013 Audi A3 TDI owner here
A Phaeton with the V10 TDI would be a monster, and have plenty of space and power to put a considerably large fuel cell in.
Can't beat the torque and fuel economy!
@@MrJrv1993 Phaeton v10 is really not that fast anymore. A good cruiser, but the Audi Biturbo TDI's and BMW m550d's are way faster and more fuel efficient
I'd bet a 535d auto would beat any time!
The autos are amazing 250km/h with 4k RPM at the highest gear. 10/10 would cruze confidently at 200km/h (about 120mph) at 3k RPM
Strong tough motors with about 300HP/600nm stock. Maybe 400HP with a tune and some minor mods
This day in April may have been the craziest day in Cannonball history. Be sure to watch to the end.
Ed Bolian that’s impressive for a diesel
@@i6oub-49 Impressive for any car, they broke Ed's record by 20 minutes in a car that was far less equipped. Props to them! Would love to see Ed make a run :)
Does this count as the four cylinder record too? Or just diesel? Do we know the current gas 4 cylinder record?
So sorry about your car sir
Hey Ed... currently working on flight training all the way through Airline Transport Pilot. How would a pilot be able to offer his um.... safety services,for drivers out on the road?
The one thing I take away from all these Cannonball stories is the community is awesome.
As a european where something like 60% of cars are diesel if not more (at least in Poland) I'm actually surprised that you just now discovered how good of a cruisers diesel cars are.
and czech. Anywhere else the sell of new diesel cars is on 1/10 than prev. year.
It's the perfect V8 gasguzzler culture: there aren't even proper carsized diesel fillers in every station countrywide like he narrated ... Those sidevalve-1-cam-underneath square cumbustion chamber V8s (... a "Hemi" still to date seems something worth writing home about) do work best with liquid-gas-cooled pistons 😂 - diesel fuel does not work that way. Thats why there still are some cars with a milage under 10 mpg gasoline we wouldn't even discuss to *start* in Europe (outside a museum, that is), let alone *drive* to the cigarette vending machine or the italian icecream dealer - Germany instead does *commute* with cars like Arne's 6.3 (before customized tuning, of course) and 140 mph / 26 mpg.
Dennis Hopper impersonated this gasoline culture pretty impressive in "Waterworld".
we use them mainly for work, pulling, hauling, basically to Americans diesel = work horse, sporty gas car = a race horse. but what makes them good for working makes them good for driving, efficiency, torque, and somewhat more simple. honestly, surprised we dont see them more in american cars, but most american sports cars remain gasoline because thats how its always been, same reason zora was told no about mid engine in corvettes in the 60s. "it how we did it then, its how we do it now" except chevy got smart enough to make it mid engine, in 2020. and some how fucked that up, near 700hp, thats shit compared to lets say, what ford and dodge have been doing lately, should have made it 1000 even, called it the corvette zora, and apologize to zora for being idiots for 40+ years. we will see a sports car with a diesel as some point, just needs a good transmission to match it.
@@bored588 Best thing in German actual Diesel (before Diesel-gate and EU-emission idiocy, at least) cars was: those aren't even Sportscars, but regular everyday commuter Sedans and Wagons, like BMW's 540/740/745 diesel V8s .... You wouldn't find those in BMW's Sportscars, for those are equipped with gasoline V8s and V12s, while the bigger diesel allday everyday workhorses still are capable of 250 km/h easily and longterm .... opened up (no fixed top-speed in the ECU) the 4.5 litre V8 diesel with a full fuel cell in the trunk would be the engine to win C2C I suppose.
@@manfredschmalbach9023 interesting, I figured most diesel cars were things like BMW passenger cars, suvs stuff like that, id like to see a diesel in an actual race, against petrol cars.
We love celebrating all things Cannonball but we never imagined a diesel could do something like this!
VINwiki that’s a fast diesel
Lol why? Some of the fastest racecars in the world are diesel
VinDieselWiki
One of the most american things to say^^
@@Naznurable no, just stupid. Plenty of americans know the godlike power of detroit diesels, some of those rigs are street legal with over 3,000lb ft of torque
Being from germany I can tell you that all the people who travel lobg distances at high speeds use Diesels here. Most of them are BMW, Audi, Mercedes and sometimes also Volvos. Most of them in the classes of the 3 and 5 series. Many use the estate Versions.
Somebody from Europe should send the tuned 500+HP BMW M550d over to the USA for Cannonball record once this whole pandemic is over. That VW did impressive time, but just imagine what 4 turbo diesel monster pushing 500HP can do while still maintaining low fuel consumption. Might be faster than the S6 even since S6 was probably pushing 600HP and they didn't exceed 175 at any point. Whereas the diesel would consume less, not be much slower and could actually cruise at the similar speeds. So if the conditions are perfect and the drivers are as good, a diesel car might just take the Cannonball record.
jup, they should use more diesel cars.
These 400hp Diesels need maybe 12-15l/100km If you push hard, a gas car with the same power 20l+
yup even tuned 335D or 535D in wagon would do the job quite well
There was a audi q7 with v12 diesel with stock 500hp
I often drive flat out but averaging about 120-140mph depending on time and traffic. I still manage to get 0.72l/10km (33mpg) in my bmw 330d manual e91. It’s an n57 single turbo with 300hp+ and 620nm+.
That’s measured from the tank. I don’t do a lot of braking though. I never driven a car with that impressive fuel economy while driving that fast.
Edit: Top speed is about 270kmh (265mph?)
@@JohnDoe_333 they don't have any in the USA. In Europe, diesel cars are everywhere, but in the US you'll be hard pressed to see one.
Cannanball still has a perfect safety record. Unfortunately, trucking obviously doesn't.
Plenty of people have wrecked. However it’s not talked about.
The ladies in the limo and a Lotus but these are early runners. What else?
@@higbeedoug right bra team
That was them; Mims and company.
I'm here thanks to the Facebook VW TDI owners page. Awesome story!
could be a great page to find someone with the ideal car for a new attempt (V10 Phaeton)
Couldn't be away from his grandma for 2 weeks. Good man!
If only VW still built diesel. God damn those cars were good
Father had a passat tdi turbodiesel, 2014. Manual trans, base model. Nothing fancy, but it got the job done. It had around 160-ish horsepower, but 285LB-FT OF TORQUE. There's no better feeling than gapping an EK hatch who races people who aren't even trying to race, and winning anyway in a stock vehicle. If dieselgate didn't happen, we'd probably still have it. That engine has so much potential. Get them while you can.
As a former VW owner, I disagree wholeheartedly with this
they still build a whole lot of diesels, they just dont sell them in the us anymore
@@joshkiej6601 yeah I know, truly sad
@@THESLlCK the GTD's we get in europe are awesome too, 186hp and a lot of tuning potential
My Mitsubishi Lancer has a VW diesel pd140 head on a pd170 block it's pushing 200bhp, will sit happily at 65mpg on the motorway, could get way more out of it and it would probably sit at 150mph and only have to fill up a fraction of the time.
Does 600miles on stock tank 😂
A tuned/deleted bmw 335d with a M57 would decimate all
My tuned 328d is fast AF compared to gassers. People are always shocked at its power.
Doesn't even necessarily need to be a BMW.
Just get something like an OM606, OM648 or N57 and drop it into a decent platform and you're gucci. Any of those engines can make some retarded power with very little investment.
Should just rename this channel: CannonBall Content
Great story! Congrats Sean & team. I like to say I played a small part in the story by selling him that TDI. Great car
Hey Scott, sorry I missed this comment when you posted it. Yes, without our chance meeting at Sheetz this wouldn't even be a thing! You're the reason we had this car. Couldn't have done it without you. And it continues to be a great daily driver.
Keep cranking out the great stories! Thanks Ed!
You know, I've seen the vinwiki videos show up in my feed from time to time but in the last week or so I've quickly become addicted to these videos. This is by far my favorite channel on CZcams.
Sean and jason and Mark hooked it up with this! Love it. Another awesome Vinwiki video on the books!
I think it’s cool how this community comes together to help each other out. Also listening to all of these stories on this channel. It really feels like you know all of the people that are telling them. Like I just listened to the spotters story a couple days ago.
9:12 The semi headlights in the side mirror, and both people standing in front of the car is so ominous. Very narrow escape, glad they're alive.
Respect to these guys for nearly cancelling the record just to maintain the honorable status of cannonball. Heroes.
It was tough. Glad that part made it in the video.
@@seanpetr460 God bless you guys and everything you do, surprised I'm your second subscriber. If you guys posted more about the cannonball run, I think you could start something
I appreciate it Mike. I don't do much with CZcams yet, but check it @roadtripwest on instagram and Facebook. Ty!
@@seanpetr460 will do!
when he said 28 hours, I said "holly F**k"
Don't know why anyone's so surprised. Audi and Peugeot took diesels to Le Mans. On the same set of rules for diesel and petrol engines, they were much much faster while using a third less fuel. So diesel is the obvious choice for endurance things, which of course Cannonballing is.
Jason was in the movie “Night at The Roxbury”!!! He used to be on SNL. 😂
I think it's great how we hear bits of stories (or even complete stories) in prior videos, and eventually it all gets pieced together with others in a cumulation video like we have here.
I want to hear the story of that Cadillac guy.
These cannonball stories never get old!👍
Great story! We got to watch the glympse feed of this run and the surface streets right at the end had us out of our seats yelling every time they would stop 😂🤣
You think you were yelling!? You should've been in the car!
Sean, Jason and Mark, Great work!
Why am I smelling diesel as I listen to this?
I’m going to set the naked cannonball record
I want to see the fuel stop footage
You will need some absorbent compound seat covers
If you’re a hot chick I’m down to see it
@@DoctorTauri their name is sean, dont think your getting what you want
Great of you to check on your grandma! My was sad we didn't go to visit often, and having terrible traffic often, she lived , on 5nin by car, 20min fast walk. I was the last to see her semi conscious, while she had a stroke. Grandpa went to heaven 1st, so she took it very hard, and wanted me to visit more often. Now I feel bad, she passed away in the hospital. You can't turn time back. This was my last grandparent out of 4:(
My dad is a record breaker too! He’s the first one in my family to escape his family for 20 years!
Much love, your friends at Rev Media!!
Loll F😂😂
Love it - I’m german so I’m used to drive diesels - ever since I heard about cannonball and saw Ed’s fuel craziness there was a voice in my head “use a diesel!!!” - that’s just the obvious answer for long distance trips
Maybe a Volvo with D5 engine? (There between 170-220hp and 400NM)
The problem in the US is finding fuel stations along your route that sell diesel for regular passenger vehicles and not just semis. They ran into that problem in the video...which I'm honestly surprised by, considering how many people drive diesel super-duty pickups in the Midwest.
Next week: We set the 92 Octane, 6 cylinder, all left handed drivers Cannonball Record.
But you didn't, did you?
On the same day went from 2nd place to 3rd place to 4th place!! LMAO
I go to the stop and shop there every week! I always make sure to take a walk to the dumpster to see the vinwiki and cannonball stickers!
“I just quit my job months before”!!! Love it
I would say that that dpf is now devenetly clean.
"So anyway, I started blasting" *VINWiki Intro Music *
Advice.....pre-run all possible fueling stations ahead of time with local volunteers. Find fueling locations with the right kind of fuel, and the fastest pumps. Consider having the station operators to modify the pumps so they pump fuel faster. Also have dedicated, clean, and vacant restroom stalls waiting available. Consider pre-paying food and drink they it’s ready to swoop up. This should reduce the time stopped.
This is my favourite type of content
These guys are awesome. Good for them.
2020 has taught me if you want to go fast you rent a mustang or get a vw diesel
Me, frantically shoving a 12-valve into my mom's sedan:
What was your MPG? How many fuel stops you did make?
As a diesel owner, I had wondered when someone would attempt a Cannonball run in a diesel! :D
Glad to have obliged for the diesel community. We're a strange bunch.
Was getting ready for work... until Vinwiki sent us all a new story!
So, the guy quit his job months ago, has been flying here and there doing "whatever" and says, 'sure, I'll race across the country with you in a diesel.' These guys are hilarious.
i got off work and this makes me happy.
I'm surprised the guy didn't take his grandma on the run.
Respect to spence for coordinating his shirt to his beer 😂
I had a '01 Jetta TDI mildly modded, it had an upsolute chip/tune, fat injectors, VR6 clutch/short throw shifter, oil bypass, refirbed/bigger turbo off ebay with brembos on all 4.
I doubt that car made over 200hp but it was a riot to drive, all the torque was in the low revs and it would pull for a lil guy and surprise people. I had the stock rims on snowtires and it was a tank in the winter. If I kept my foot out of it I could knock down 40mpg at a time when diesel was significantly less than gas. It was the perfect rig for a broke college student working and driving 120 miles daily.
The memory I will take in perpetauity of my little Jetta, will be that of the confused look on V6 Mustang, 3 series and Cadillac owners faces as I gapped them on US131 praying to god my Escort X50 didn't light up on Ka band. Good times.
This guy is super cool, I wish I had friends this cool
I'm glad these guys feel the same about Nebraska that I do
Shitttt I was just talking to my dad the other day about how we needed to go after a diesel cannonball record, maybe just try the diesel truck record instead
you would need sooo much brakes. those heavy diesel trucks may get up to speed eventually but they suck for stopping from high speed
chris shitttt mine stops just fine, got exhaust brakes too
I'm on the same boat. I'm thinking a diesel truck run would be cool to set
That's pretty freaking amazing!
This is so cool. Cannonball for the everyman!
That is amazing brilliant Car story
Awesome drive fellas! That definitely has to be a record of records!
If anything, a diesel sports sedan might be a good idea due to long range at high speed.
Phaeton V10 TDI?
@@rkan2 yeah, that would be a monster for diesel Cannonball. Plenty of power and space for a fuel cell as well.
2020 Audi S6
@@noahplotz9732 2020 Audi S6 is a 2.9L Twin Turbo V6 with 444 hp and 443 lb ft. torque. Not a diesel.
@@Long-nd8bq in the US, yes. In Europe it is a 345hp V6 Diesel. And I'm aware that this isn't relevant to Cannonballing.
What a great video!
I just drove from Nashville to D.C. on a single tank with an average of 95mph in my '14 passat TDI and was just thinking "wow this car would be great at Cannonballing". Then i see this video 😂
Gotta love a guy telling a story drinking a Naturdays....
only in America they are suprised how fast Diesels are, me (as european) cant think of a better car then a Diesel for long distance racing
Do you guys never watch the 24h races?
No, the motorsport enthusiasts are slightly few and far between in the US. I suppose it makes sense to some degree.
Been watching for decades. Follow the FIA & ACO closely enough to understand that had the ACO not changed the LeMans rules to secure the participation of Peugeot, Audi would have stayed the course with the the gas (petrol) engines.
Have you watched any of the races in the last 5 years or are you just a VW fan? Can you tell me how many diesels have run since 2015?
@@mmonkeyman1403 I think the closest thing to widespread motorsports enthusiasm here is like, NASCAR.
Im captivated. So interesting.
tip for the next diesel ballers - use a truck fuel cap on one of tanks.
There are many things we could've done differently, but remember, we also had to fill the factory tank at the same time, and that wouldn't accept a truck fill nozzle, even with the safety device removed. I tried.
@@seanpetr460 good luck if you try it again.
These guys are insane lol
'I hate Nebraska"
Being a Saskatchewan guy I can relate.....
Great Stories. Time for Cannonball SN.
“That sound of that car just will always replay in my mind”
I cried when he said his mom n pop came out to cheer him on
14:31 that part killed me 😂😂
These DSG DQ 250 transmissions are very tough! 600 HP in stock condition...
I want to see an old vw rabbit pickup with a newer turbo diesel do the cannonball
That TDI wont need another regen its entire life after this run! That smoky rear bumper though at the end!
lol, that was from us over filling the factory tank from the auxiliary tank and having it run down the side and back of the car for thousands of miles. Some of our procedures weren't as precise as hoped.
I love my 2013 tdi vw passat
The land vs. The world!! I love it!
Glad you noticed!
I might ship my Diesel Mondeo over from Australia and give it a go!
Any idea where to find this go pro footage? 14:23
As somebody who drives a 4 cylinder truck. I know that feel of " welp that's all she's got" 🤣😂
Dude you've got the coolest mom in history. Do everything you can to be a big part of her life, you never know when you might lose that ability.
Agreed brother
8:22 4 man hose? Is the flow rate of the fuel faster with 4 people? Congratulations from Flora-Bama! Btw it’s in Orange Beach not Gulf Shores.
In a diesel... AWESOME!!
Florabama is a great bar !
So does this count as the four cylinder record too? Or just the diesel record? Does anyone know the current gas 4 cylinder record?
Next go around try a tuned & deleted BMW 335D :)
Someone is building one currently
Yuppppp
I would suggest using a BMW M550d wagon with some kind of ecu reflash. Is it available in the US or is it just a German/Europe variant of the car?
@@eriksx22 u can ship one here for vacation only
Erik Krg Sadly no, to my knowledge the most powerful BMW diesel offered here was the M57 in the 2009-12ish 335d and the X5
congrats guys!
What was the top speed with the limiter removed?
So is this an annual race? Because I want to do it!
Should've gone for a Audi A6 3.0bi-tdi with a dpf delete and stage 2 🙈
These stories are epic
Awesome!
“Kept breaking down on me during the trip” certified GM classic.
someone buy a 335d/535d and do a cannonball run for real...
also super impressive from a 2l tdi wv...
I got a tuned 04 golf that with a lil work will do it...boe I want to make a attempt myself. My brother and I have been working it out for awhile and now that i know there is a diesel record and we're diesel nuts I think we gotta do it.
Its about time there's a Cadillac around here :-) Even if its for just a second
She is my baby. Thanks
@@nightmarecars9142 i'm a fan... i want to find one w/3 pedals for a decent price.
Where is the guy with the Cummins charger and the duramax camaro lol