Off Season Sled Pulling Mods
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oh ok, i thought you had a 20-145 u were building. so far, i havent heard of anyone making a billet yoke for a 20-145, which is surprising...
I'm pretty sure Proformance pros just started making them for the 20-145.
Duramax Dry Sump Pan for a customer.
Tried loading pictures but keeps kicking it back.
Link:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Empire-Diesel-Performance/232989765306
Tried loading pictures but keeps kicking it back.
Link:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Empire-Diesel-Performance/232989765306
Anybody in here explain to me how the girdle is going to solve the Duramax Crankshaft failures? Just wondering bc we have not put a girdle on a motor to date and those that have installed girdles still ends up with a broken crank or broken block.
I know people are all top secret on there builds at times but a quick run down of those spending the time and money on girdles and those not would shed some light on the topic:
I know awhile back there was a thread about top running dmax sled pull trucks in the country and I know for a fact over half of those motors pretty well and non have a girdle.
Any of the others willing to share if they girdle or not?
Tony B?
Rob ?
Tim H?
Tim J?
Jim H?
Jake Thompson and crew?
I know people are all top secret on there builds at times but a quick run down of those spending the time and money on girdles and those not would shed some light on the topic:
I know awhile back there was a thread about top running dmax sled pull trucks in the country and I know for a fact over half of those motors pretty well and non have a girdle.
Any of the others willing to share if they girdle or not?
Tony B?
Rob ?
Tim H?
Tim J?
Jim H?
Jake Thompson and crew?
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Well when building the sump it wasn't very hard to combine the girdle so it was cheap insurance. From the people I talked to they reccomended the girdle and Tony B is building my motor.
Well I know of two trucks running the past couple years with girdles and haven't had any issues. That's in 3.0 trucks. My motor is getting a girdle for this season. I don't know if I would say a girdle is going to save a crank but will definitely keep the main caps in one place. I know a 1000 hp+ street truck that had the mains walking bad and that motor is getting one to keep the mains from walking.
Is it really the girdle causing crank failures or is it something else?
Is it really the girdle causing crank failures or is it something else?
I also had a friend who bought a truck that had a built motor with twins. He had it for a week or two before he was driving it and then it cracked a piston. He had the motor gone threw and rebuilt with forged pistons and only had main studs, no billet mains or girdle. He drove it for awhile and sold the truck. The next guy who had it had the crank break. Not sure if anything changed on the truck after my friend sold it but I know it only had main studs. The truck had 900+ hp
I don't run a girdle. I had 3 years on an untouched bottom end and broke a crank at sdx last year. I cant really complain.
I have to retract some of my last statement. Romeo Fab made this for me and when we first talked he said the girdle and sump would be combined. Nothing has changed in the design and he feels it will act the same as a girdle but he doesn't want to sell it as anymore then a dry sump pan for now. The sump was very reasonably priced. I do enjoy this girdle talk though. How many of you guys are running filled blocks with or with out a girdle.
No fill here, just main studs.
Not to keep off topic here but i feel a correctly align honed block, properly and equally set oil clearence on the mains goes a long way, stock they suck, the newer they get the worse they seem to be. this is just my oppinion FWIW!
Your on topic, I like hearing everyones views since nobody hardly talks online. Your truck runs really well so the proof is in the pudding.
http://www.duramaxforum.com/forum/0...e-did-tim-st-joe-diesel-go-7.html#post1995057
There's the link to the thread on df. They are full of knowledge over there.
There's the link to the thread on df. They are full of knowledge over there.
quite the comedian
'Now, back to maxing my limiter tables, and picking my fuel, its almost time to call it a night! Lmao;
'Now, back to maxing my limiter tables, and picking my fuel, its almost time to call it a night! Lmao;