Duramax in a obs,regcab

[RedHeartbeat]

I had one of the 95 xcab turbo d's. It was a dog. They called it a 3/4 ton with 6 bolt axles, more or less a 5/8 ton. That POS broke down all the time.

[Jamest]

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I had one of the 95 xcab turbo d&#39;s. It was a dog. They called it a 3/4 ton with 6 bolt axles, more or less a 5/8 ton. That POS broke down all the time.
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Huh. MINE HAS THE REGULAR 5 BOLT AXLS. LIKE THE HALF TON. IT HAS NEVER GIVEN ME ANY TROUBLE EXCEPT THE INJECTORS. THEY HAD A RECALL SO I GOT NEW REPLACEMENT AFTERMARKET ONES, OTHER THAN THE FACTORY ONES. IT STILL RUNS GREAT.

IT LOOKS JUST LIKE YOUR TRUCK RED EXCEPT IT IS BLUE.

JAMEST

[2k5Squirrel]

here ya go...

http://www.thedieselpage.com/features/project2-16.htm

[Jamest]

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What do you guys think?

How about a new duramax with an 80e? I&#39;m sure the 80E is possible with the right converter and flywheel, and I know it will hold.
I think there was an article a while back where a company did this. It was in a regcab truck 1/2 ton.

This think would be crazy&#33;
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HEY ALLEN,

DO YOU WANT ME TO HAVE THE WIFEY BRING DOWN THE TURBO DIESEL SO YOU CAN LOOK AT THE CROSS MEMBER, WHEN I DROP OFF MY TRUCK?

JAMEST

[RedHeartbeat]

Mine was 4x4 and every piece of the drivetrain was worn out. Never buy a truck in the rain. I didn&#39;t hear the transfer case or front diff about to fall out of the truck. Damn AutoNation wouldn&#39;t stand behind it either. They lost me as a customer for life, them and any dealership that would have them as a partner on their lots.

[Tim Z]

Do it allen&#33; Why not include the Allison? Its a bad ass tranny&#33;&#33; There are crew cabs like mine with exhaust , intake, and tuning running mid 13&#39;s. Then build the tranny and more proramming / fuel pumps say hello to 11&#39;s &#33;&#33; Thats INSANE from a 7000 lb truck.

[rumblebox]

i was wondering when somebody would do this.... just make sure it&#39;s the LBZ duramax(&#39;06 1/2). it&#39;s a lot beefier.

[RedHeartbeat]

Guys are taking the Duramax engines and building rail dragsters with them&#33; It&#39;s wild watching one roll down the track belching a trail of black smoke.

[TXcrew]

go for it dude&#33;&#33; that would be cool to see.

[NITROUS]

That&#39;s funny&#33; I was just talking to a couple of guys I work with on the same thing. They have Duramax&#39;s and we thought about pulling my LS1 out and swapping it. They run Edge programmers with the touch screens and they run low 12&#39;s in the 1/4. They said it would look pretty cool in my lowered truck and the pipes coming out the bed. I said we&#39;ll have to wait and see what happens after Christmas. Looks like a pretty hefty bonus if we keep our safety record straight. 12 to 14 % of our yearly salary would be pretty nice&#33;&#33; You go ahead Allen, work the bugs out and let us know what to look out for. LOL