Chevelle upgrades.
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Found it! Sweet truck!!!
6.6L LLY Duramax Engine - Engine Builder Magazine
Brian Tom's 05' Silverado "Goldilocks" is powered by a 6.6L LLY Duramax that makes around 1,100 horsepower on nitrous, it's our Diesel of the Week. Check it out!
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Did you buy it complete or as a roller?
Found it! Sweet truck!!!
6.6L LLY Duramax Engine - Engine Builder Magazine
Brian Tom's 05' Silverado "Goldilocks" is powered by a 6.6L LLY Duramax that makes around 1,100 horsepower on nitrous, it's our Diesel of the Week. Check it out!
Did you buy it complete or as a roller?
Roller, with most of its parts in the bed and cab. And some new parts in the box. Big items missing are rods, injectors, turbo, ficm.
But between what I’m selling and repurposing to the Chevelle I really won’t have much in a stock motor and modded trans.
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thats not Brian's - Hondariders old truck, thats a different Brian out here in az. @05LLYDMAX and i know that "goldilocks" truck pretty well lol.
Can’t wait to see it come together.
It’s a shame he didn’t put the truck back together.
I actually didn’t realize it was Brian’s old truck. Wow.
Speaking of which what’s he been up to?
Rick, Did you see the Engine Builder Diesel of the week interview from Sick week? Congrats!
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LB7 Duramax-Powered 1970 Chevelle - Engine Builder Magazine
There aren’t many diesel-powered vehicles that show up to drag-and-drive events, but when they do, they’re usually awesome! Case in point is Rick Fletes’ Chevelle, which is powered by a custom-built LB7 Duramax engine. We got the details from Rick as he waited in the staging lanes for his first...
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I haven’t seen the interview yet, I knew it was coming out eventually but had not seen it.
Super cool, thx!!
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Super cool, thx!!
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Parts are rolling in and short block is almost done. Hoping to wrap it up tomorrow.
This one’s an Lbz block, .020 over Mahle forged pistons. Rods and crank checked out from our last combo so reusing those. And this block has a main girdle with factory mains. Also upped the cam to the SoCal 9100AF.
We’re upping the heads to SoCal stage 2’s and injectors to S&S 300% as well. Still waiting on both of these but should be shipping soon.
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Done and done, all parts showed up, everything went together well and already have a handful of Smokey burnouts under her belt. Glad to be back on the road.
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Well, yearly update. Motor still going strong, ending this 2024 season with the same short block from my last build above. Made a couple changes mid season this year. Had to replace a head as it developed a water leak into an exhaust port. So Went with the fleece cupless heads, stock out of the box but moved over my SoCal springs over.
Also switched up on the fuel system, we made the change to Exergy mid season as well. Just needed a single pump that was going to hang with all the power we’re trying to make and not hold us back. The Alpha 550 is no joke, pump went in after the public release and haven’t looked back. We picked up et, mph and useable rpm. In fact so much rpm technically we don’t need OD anymore for 1/4 runs, mind blowing. And switch sticks to exergy, same size 300’s.
Those of you contemplating moving into this pump or questioning what it’s capable of. Currently we are pushing about 1700hp, with nitrous, 29k rail pressure at 1150pw and it holds rail without issue at 6k rpm, no prob. Never misses a beat and at 900-700 mA. There’s still room. I feel it can support 2k plus maybe even up to 2400-2500hp in a Dmax.
End of last year switched to the s475, t4 1.0 housing 93exh wheel from stainless, works good.
2024 was legit, bettered every part of the car on the dragstrip, 60’ 1/8 et&mph, 1/4 et&mph. Completed entire NHRDA season, took the super street championship. Ran sick week, took the fastest & quickest diesel there. Put 8k miles on the car this year, 5k last year so 13k on this motor.
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Also switched up on the fuel system, we made the change to Exergy mid season as well. Just needed a single pump that was going to hang with all the power we’re trying to make and not hold us back. The Alpha 550 is no joke, pump went in after the public release and haven’t looked back. We picked up et, mph and useable rpm. In fact so much rpm technically we don’t need OD anymore for 1/4 runs, mind blowing. And switch sticks to exergy, same size 300’s.
Those of you contemplating moving into this pump or questioning what it’s capable of. Currently we are pushing about 1700hp, with nitrous, 29k rail pressure at 1150pw and it holds rail without issue at 6k rpm, no prob. Never misses a beat and at 900-700 mA. There’s still room. I feel it can support 2k plus maybe even up to 2400-2500hp in a Dmax.
End of last year switched to the s475, t4 1.0 housing 93exh wheel from stainless, works good.
2024 was legit, bettered every part of the car on the dragstrip, 60’ 1/8 et&mph, 1/4 et&mph. Completed entire NHRDA season, took the super street championship. Ran sick week, took the fastest & quickest diesel there. Put 8k miles on the car this year, 5k last year so 13k on this motor.
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Whatever happened to Brian? He used to be on here constantly, haven’t seen him post in a long time…