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DAVe3283

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Slowly getting the transmission tune dialed in after the 6 speed conversion. It's still not totally happy or doing quite what I want it to, but it's getting closer. Took 3 tenths off my best from last year at the same MPH just by getting the power down better.

Still could launch a bit harder, and stand to do some suspension work to get that 60' down, but on 35" BFG AllTerrain tires with stock ride height, I think it's doing alright.

I'm the left lane, 12.409 @ 111.26.

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DAVe3283

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I do my own tuning. I have slightly refined the tune from when I had it dynoed (789HP, video & tune file shared here: https://www.duramaxdiesels.com/forum/threads/changing-turbo-setup.88837/post-1214877), but not added any fuel. I am out of injector (SAC 75%), my setup should be good to closer to 900HP with bigger sticks.

The truck is stupid heavy (about 8,200 lbs) so it takes a lot of power to hit the same ET as a more typical truck. I run with the lift gate and push bumper on, had over 40 gallons of fuel in it for the run, etc. Just like I drive it on the farm, except I washed the mud off as a favor to everyone else trying to use the track after me 😅
 
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2004LB7

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I do my own tuning. I have slightly refined the tune from when I had it dynoed (789HP, video & tune file shared here: https://www.duramaxdiesels.com/forum/threads/changing-turbo-setup.88837/post-1214877), but not added any fuel. I am out of injector (SAC 75%), my setup should be good to closer to 900HP with bigger sticks.

The truck is stupid heavy (about 8,200 lbs) so it takes a lot of power to hit the same ET as a more typical truck. I run with the lift gate and push bumper on, had over 40 gallons of fuel in it for the run, etc. Just like I drive it on the farm, except I washed the mud off as a favor to everyone else trying to use the track after me 😅
Awesome. I ask because your times are not that far off from mine up to the 330 mark then you pull away pretty good from there. I also do my own tuning but I only have a stock engine/injectors so there's only so much I can get from it. I'm guessing 450hp. Mine is also about the same weight at 8,200 lbs. The 08 LMM in my sig.
 
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PureHybrid

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Good MPH, shows potential. What converter? Weight really kills things on the front half, hell I'm right there with you at the 1/8th
 

DAVe3283

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Good MPH, shows potential. What converter? Weight really kills things on the front half, hell I'm right there with you at the 1/8th
Ultimate Transmission does their own converters, so I had to call and ask. It uses "a factory orange label stator for an 8.1L trash truck" with a custom impeller they make in-house. They do use an off-the-shelf billet housing, but can't remember what brand they were using when they made my converter. Lockup clutch is a triple-disc setup, again don't recall exactly what was used when they made this converter.

I have been running this converter since 2015, so I can't blame them for not remembering exactly what parts went in it 9 years ago.
 
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Dozerboy

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I really wanna take my truck to the track, but I just not comfortable doing it. Lots of people around here go. Just to many of them make a lot of power and don't know how to handle it.
 

DAVe3283

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I really wanna take my truck to the track, but I just not comfortable doing it. Lots of people around here go. Just to many of them make a lot of power and don't know how to handle it.
We did have 3 people nearly lose it that day, which seemed higher than normal, so I get what you're saying.

Come out to a test & tune / grudge race event with me, and we can line up next to each other. I like to think I know how to handle my truck and am not a danger to the other lane.

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