Cumminalong
Doghouse Diesel Performance
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The Stealth BOMB'r is under the knife
- Thread starter Cumminalong
- Start date
3500GMC
What T F, over
You're one twisted individual.
Can't wait to hear this SOB. Dayumm.
Can't wait to hear this SOB. Dayumm.
Cumminalong
Doghouse Diesel Performance
What a difference without all the excess crap hanging off the motor.....
Before....
After....
Before....
After....
Cumminalong
Doghouse Diesel Performance
Alright, the motor is all buttoned up, except for the alternator and AC compressor.
She's full of oil, spun it over a few times tonight to make sure everything was good. Tomorrow we'll hook up the oil pressure gauge and spin it over on the starter to prime the system.
Once we see good oil pressure, it's time to stuff it back in.
Got a few small odds and ends to finish up, a few fittings in the fuel system and touching up a few parts, but otherwise it's about ready to go back in.
Probably the ONLY time you ever see clean oil in a Cummins.....
She's full of oil, spun it over a few times tonight to make sure everything was good. Tomorrow we'll hook up the oil pressure gauge and spin it over on the starter to prime the system.
Once we see good oil pressure, it's time to stuff it back in.
Got a few small odds and ends to finish up, a few fittings in the fuel system and touching up a few parts, but otherwise it's about ready to go back in.
Probably the ONLY time you ever see clean oil in a Cummins.....
ak diesel driver
6.5 driver
in the top pic what's the pipe that runs parallel to the pan?
Cumminalong
Doghouse Diesel Performance
That's the oil pick-up tube.
ak diesel driver
6.5 driver
is that stock? looks like an exhaust pipe it's huge
Ozzie
Snow looming...run!!
Holy crap...two turbos...did you have that before? And you were getting ok mileage before? This one doesn't look much like it's gonna be for mileage, but I thought I read you felt it was still going to be pretty good.
What a beast...I'd love to feel that one in the passing lane...
What a beast...I'd love to feel that one in the passing lane...
Cumminalong
Doghouse Diesel Performance
Yup, that's stock.
Not much dainty on these things.
I'll get a few pics tomorrow for you to compare.....
I have a set of 350 SBC conencting rods, 454 BBC connecting rods, 5.9 diesel rods and top fuel rods.
I think you'll be surprised at what you see.
Cumminalong
Doghouse Diesel Performance
Holy crap...two turbos...did you have that before? And you were getting ok mileage before? This one doesn't look much like it's gonna be for mileage, but I thought I read you felt it was still going to be pretty good.
What a beast...I'd love to feel that one in the passing lane...
Yup, same set of twins that were on it before.
It'll still get good mileage......it'll likely get BETTER mileage than before.
A good cam makes a HUGE difference in these engines.
The stock cam is for emissions.....it chokes the crap out of the motor.
The two best things you can do on a 5.9 for mileage is 1 - bump up the timing and 2 - put in a hotter cam.
83GMCK2500
Active Member
Oh oh oh...I can't wait for you to light this bad-daddy off. Sooooo looking forward to the video.
Cumminalong
Doghouse Diesel Performance
You and me both.
I'm so tired of looking at that enormous pile of parts sitting there.
Just for giggles, I'll have to take a picture of the 383 SBC that we have on the stand for size comparison. You really don't get a feel for how big these motors are until you put them into perspective with something that is, displacement wise, bigger than it.
I'm so tired of looking at that enormous pile of parts sitting there.
Just for giggles, I'll have to take a picture of the 383 SBC that we have on the stand for size comparison. You really don't get a feel for how big these motors are until you put them into perspective with something that is, displacement wise, bigger than it.
Cumminalong
Doghouse Diesel Performance
Well, she's ready to go back in now.
Got the last bit of stuff tightened up today.
Just had to swap an AN fitting on the head and add a check valve to the system and it's all good.
Hooked up the battery and cranked her over to prime the oil pump.
Tomorrow it's getting stuffed back in.
Got the last bit of stuff tightened up today.
Just had to swap an AN fitting on the head and add a check valve to the system and it's all good.
Hooked up the battery and cranked her over to prime the oil pump.
Tomorrow it's getting stuffed back in.
searstractorfan
New Member
whats a decent cam for these motors? Ive thought of a cam upgrade...also about what it cost to do the upgrade?
btfarm
America First!
Damn that's handsome... Fire that mother up!
Cumminalong
Doghouse Diesel Performance
Well, we got two things accomplished tonight......Jack and Squat.
I figured we'd put the motor in without lifting the cab a bit......yeah, that wasn't happening.
We wrestled with it for an hour or so and said SCREW IT....we'll pull the Chevelle off the lift tomorrow, lift the cab a few inches and drop the motor in.
It just wasn't wanting to play and I was in no mood to mess with it.
But, the rest of the gauges came in today, so it wasn't a total waste.
I figured we'd put the motor in without lifting the cab a bit......yeah, that wasn't happening.
We wrestled with it for an hour or so and said SCREW IT....we'll pull the Chevelle off the lift tomorrow, lift the cab a few inches and drop the motor in.
It just wasn't wanting to play and I was in no mood to mess with it.
But, the rest of the gauges came in today, so it wasn't a total waste.
Cumminalong
Doghouse Diesel Performance
For an all around cam, you won't go wrong with a Hamilton 181/210.
That's what SHOULD have come in them from the factory.
The one in mine is slightly bigger, 183/220.
Cumminalong
Doghouse Diesel Performance
Well, here's the progress.
Had to lift the cab about 4"-5" to get the motor to drop in without a fuss.
Engines in, fuel system is hooked up, EGT probes are in, water lines are hooked up, cab is bolted back down, front wheels are off.
Should go pretty quick from here.
The next major slow down will be running all the electrical.
Had to lift the cab about 4"-5" to get the motor to drop in without a fuss.
Engines in, fuel system is hooked up, EGT probes are in, water lines are hooked up, cab is bolted back down, front wheels are off.
Should go pretty quick from here.
The next major slow down will be running all the electrical.
Ozzie
Snow looming...run!!
Wow...you're doing some nice work there Roy...
That engine has some nice detail going and really looks like a monster in there.
I can't believe how it fills all that up.
That engine has some nice detail going and really looks like a monster in there.
I can't believe how it fills all that up.
