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Owner:   Richies Truck and Auto
Year: 2004
Make: GMC
Model: K35/K3500 Pickup
Est.Horsepower: 575
Turbo: Modified LLY/LBZ factory supplied Garret Inducer, LLY exducer
Trans/Torque Converter: Allison 5 speed ATS 5 disc, Transgo stage 2, ATS copilot, Mag Hytec
Nitrous/Propane: water meth, custom intercooler
Box/Programmer: Banks 6 gun/speed loader and TS Performance MP8
Injection Pump: Industrial Injection stage 1 CP3
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DMAX is an 04.5 GMC Sierra wth the LLY Duramax. The CC/LB dually has a 9" lift with 35" G124's on 19.5" wheels. I built the entire truck in my shop and use it as a service truck and for towing my 12k flatbed trailer and occasional race/pull. It has run a best of 15.6 in the quarter about a year ago and weighs 9800lbs unloaded. Since then, there has been many improvements to the power output. Upgraded II stage 1 CP3, ported manifolds, custom 5" intake, HUGE custom intercooler, DDP injectors, TS Perf MP8 and water/meth injection. I hope to be in the low 15's or high 14's this year. It is too heavy to compete in the pulls, but an exhibition only run, ran clean past the full pull mark with the modified class sled! Now I mostly travel with it for work and show it for fun. The truck is 1 of 2 my rolling billboards.

sKuLLy B
sKuLLy B | New User
Posts: 3 | Joined 11/06/07
Posted: 08/30/08 05:49 AM

all kidding aside Rich is a genious when it comes to truck building if you or anyone you know needs their truck built RIGHT this is the mechanic to go to this guy can build or fabricate anything .....
sKuLLy B
sKuLLy B | New User
Posts: 3 | Joined 11/06/07
Posted: 08/30/08 05:43 AM

i was wondering is it hard to change the blinker fluid with a 9" lift ? and also with the water/meth injection if i was to let it ferment for oh lets say 6 to 27 months how much drinkable alchochol would it produce ?
Richies Truck and Auto
Richies Truck and Auto | New User
Posts: 15 | Joined 05/19/08
Posted: 05/20/08 04:06 PM

No reliablility issues at all buddy! I do have to watch my egts when towing though. So long as you keep your boost (mine @ 38psi) and temps in check, you will be fine. I have a severley built Allison! It is constucted with Suncoast sourced clutches, Transgo stage 2 shift kit, ATS 5 star converter and the Co-pilot with Mag hytec pan and 26 qts of Amsoil ATF. I built a HUGE dual heat sink trans cooler with a engine cooling fan to keep the temps down. It (trans) runs at 150-160 with 12k trailer in the east coast mountains. As far as the turbo, every application is not identical. I do fine with essentially a factory LBZ turbo on mine. Twins are pretty hardcore. You typically dont need that unless you are pushing large amounts of fuel in a power quest and not burning it all. Twins, compounds, sequentials whatever you want, also tends to compress serious air into high boost levels. At that level, floating the head would be a bigger concern. Your questions are not stupid. Actually, one of the most common ones I get. Thanks. Check out myspace.com/richiestruckandauto for more pics and info.
jblancha
jblancha | New User
Posts: 14 | Joined 04/25/08
Posted: 05/20/08 12:51 AM

With all these mods you never worry about reliability?? I had a banks speed loader and all the necessary hardware put on and I went through a transmission. I never ran it that hard. Never pulled anything over 10k, pulled a 5k trailer with the tuner on two to make passes and getting onto the freeway, and it was never driven to aggressively.

Does a twin turbo setup do more in terms of reliability of the engine. I know I would need to get a new torque converter at the least, would a setup like that help my engine last longer?? Is that a dumb question.

I'm pretty new to the diesel scene as far as knowledge goes so I ask all the questions I can
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