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Nightlb7

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Aug 12, 2013
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Well I have been on here for a while now and have gotten a lot of help from you guys the least I can do is introduce myself. My name is Sean I'm 25 I live in Maryland and have been working in the class 8 diesel industry for Mack trucks for almost 9 years now as a mechanic and have owned my lb7 for 7 years now with almost 200,000 miles that have been pretty much problem free, I have done the basics on it but have done a lot more for my friends that are more towards the competition side of things and know a fair amount about these trucks but always have more to learn and questions to ask. about my truck it's a 2003 Chevy 2500hd 4x4 that has robs tunes 4in banks exhaust and banks big head waste gate, batmowheel in the stock ihi, air dog 165, rare parts tie rods and cognito braces and upper control arms. I have been piecing together my build and hope to have my new setup drivable by October, what I have got so far is a set of carrilos arp main and head studs, bd flex plate, arp main and head studs and a big thanks Henry for the main studs and flex plate, and will be running a set of fingers cast ovals. I'm dropping my short block off at harshman automotive in smiths burg Maryland on Saturday for the bottom end work and Machining, I will also be running the alt firing order cam from socal. Just want to thank all of you for the help you have already given me and for the help I'm sure I will need as this build continues.


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indiana_jones

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Sounds like fun build! I just moved from MD myself. I lived my entire life in Timonium. Whereabouts are you? Are you on Maryland shooters forum?

Also, curious what does a wastegate do on these trucks? Noob question I know. But I am indeed new!


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Nightlb7

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Yeah I hope I get my money's worth haha and in pg county unfortunately hopefully moving to Frederick County soon, no not on md shooters but do look at it time to time I hunt and have a few guns. The waste gate controls your boost pressure and the factory one is weak compared to the aftermarket ones plus the aftermarket ones are adjustable to fit your needs


03 2500hd lb7, ccsb, robs trans safe tunes, Airdog 165, profab horn, 4in straight piped, ppe gauges, cognito control arms and braces, banks big head waste gate, batmowheel in the stock IHI. Built trans and engine coming soon :)
 

rg3whitelbz

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I live and work in Montgomery county and stay in Frederick at my girlfriend's on the weekend. When you're all pieced together and wanna go to the track shoot me a pm

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Nightlb7

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I live and work in Montgomery county and stay in Frederick at my girlfriend's on the weekend. When you're all pieced together and wanna go to the track shoot me a pm

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That's kinda funny I go to my girls place in Frederick on the weekends aswell, and sure thing I can't wait to take that first pass after it's done


03 2500hd lb7, ccsb, robs trans safe tunes, Airdog 165, profab horn, 4in straight piped, ppe gauges, cognito control arms and braces, banks big head waste gate, batmowheel in the stock IHI. Built trans and engine coming soon :)
 

indiana_jones

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Dec 3, 2013
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thanks for the info! does the wastegate change the sound of the turbo the same way it does on those little imports?

and of course welcome to DD!

you gotta send me some of that old bay beer they just came out with ;)
 

Nightlb7

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Aug 12, 2013
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No there's no fancy woosh sound just better holding force. Yeah I haven't tried that old bay beer yet gona have to get some soon and see what it's about. Glad to see I'm not the only one here in md haha


03 2500hd lb7, ccsb, robs trans safe tunes, Airdog 165, profab horn, 4in straight piped, ppe gauges, cognito control arms and braces, banks big head waste gate, batmowheel in the stock IHI. Built trans and engine coming soon :)
 

jacobdewey

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thanks for the info! does the wastegate change the sound of the turbo the same way it does on those little imports?

and of course welcome to DD!

you gotta send me some of that old bay beer they just came out with ;)

Fyi, only the lb7's have a waste gate.

Sounds like an awesome build! Excited to see the results!
 

Nightlb7

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Aug 12, 2013
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Yeah I sure hope so, as excited as I am to get it done at the same time I'm nervous lol another thing I'm going to get is the hsp over stock compound turbo kit, the whistle will be music I might just take the stereo out of the truck at that point haha


03 2500hd lb7, ccsb, robs trans safe tunes, Airdog 165, profab horn, 4in straight piped, ppe gauges, cognito control arms and braces, banks big head waste gate, batmowheel in the stock IHI. Built trans and engine coming soon :)