Duramax Turbo Help/ Suggestions

[brokesmoke]

Originally Posted by Matts94Z28

Just curious... what specialized things are they doing that others are not capable of? I'm not asking as a figure from CPS, but asking as a fellow duramax owner.

Not a problem at all-

One of the biggest things is building the entire turbo intake setup. I'm ordering a S&B cold air intake kit for an LBZ and will only be using the enclosed air filter housing out of the kit. They will be then making a 5" intake tube from the S&B box over to the turbo inlet out of mandrel bent pipe. The S&B stock piping can not be used due to the 5.5" turbo inlet. They are also building/mandrel bending a 4" down pipe for it as the exhaust housing is 4" and getting rid of the 3" down pipe I already have installed. I also wanted the y bridge replaced so I don't run the chance of blowing the gasket out of my stock one so they will be fabricating a new y bridge also to match the 7" tall turbo pedestal. The turbo pedestal will have a provision added to it for a waste gate for when I build the motor or twin over this turbo later. They are swapping the standard 1.1 exhaust housing over to a .9 to help spool up and drive ability since it will still be my DD.

As far as the transmission they actually measure and verify the after market parts and have extras of different sizes on hand to swap them around for different tolerances or will machine down anything that does not fit correctly. A lot of Allison rebuild/build kits come with generic parts and most people just shove them in the trans and hope they work because they "came in a kit" but do not take the time to verify tolerances of the replacement internals. They will also be tuning the ecm and tcm to match the new characteristics of the trans and turbo.

There are other things, but those are the biggest.

[brokesmoke]

Originally Posted by 1 Slow Z

When you say "never got an answer" do you mean nobody picked up the phone at their shop when you called, or do you mean that you spoke with someone but didn't like what they had to say?

Unfortunately I was unable to get a hold of anyone after calling myself a few times. Not sure the reason why or what was going on but I didn't get the "warm and fuzzy". I was never actually able to speak with anyone there so I kept looking. Sorry I don't know the owner of the shop on here if they are on here as i'm a pretty new member- so I'm not trying to put anyone down, etc- i just found something more suitable for my needs- that is all.

I really was looking for a one stop shop kinda deal as I do not have the time to take the truck here for a week and then there for a week and then over there for a week and chase parts in between and then re tune it for what everyone did and hope it comes out OK. I had to make a decision of what was best for me.

[DIGGLER]

what kinda power are you looking to make and what all is done to the engine?

[Matts94Z28]

Originally Posted by brokesmoke

Not a problem at all-

One of the biggest things is building the entire turbo intake setup. I'm ordering a S&B cold air intake kit for an LBZ and will only be using the enclosed air filter housing out of the kit. They will be then making a 5" intake tube from the S&B box over to the turbo inlet out of mandrel bent pipe. The S&B stock piping can not be used due to the 5.5" turbo inlet. They are also building/mandrel bending a 4" down pipe for it as the exhaust housing is 4" and getting rid of the 3" down pipe I already have installed. I also wanted the y bridge replaced so I don't run the chance of blowing the gasket out of my stock one so they will be fabricating a new y bridge also to match the 7" tall turbo pedestal. The turbo pedestal will have a provision added to it for a waste gate for when I build the motor or twin over this turbo later. They are swapping the standard 1.1 exhaust housing over to a .9 to help spool up and drive ability since it will still be my DD.

As far as the transmission they actually measure and verify the after market parts and have extras of different sizes on hand to swap them around for different tolerances or will machine down anything that does not fit correctly. A lot of Allison rebuild/build kits come with generic parts and most people just shove them in the trans and hope they work because they "came in a kit" but do not take the time to verify tolerances of the replacement internals. They will also be tuning the ecm and tcm to match the new characteristics of the trans and turbo.

There are other things, but those are the biggest.

Sounds like a fun build. What is the build time?

[BigdaddyDupree]

Originally Posted by brokesmoke

Unfortunately I was unable to get a hold of anyone after calling myself a few times. Not sure the reason why or what was going on but I didn't get the "warm and fuzzy". I was never actually able to speak with anyone there so I kept looking. Sorry I don't know the owner of the shop on here if they are on here as i'm a pretty new member- so I'm not trying to put anyone down, etc- i just found something more suitable for my needs- that is all.

I really was looking for a one stop shop kinda deal as I do not have the time to take the truck here for a week and then there for a week and then over there for a week and chase parts in between and then re tune it for what everyone did and hope it comes out OK. I had to make a decision of what was best for me.

Rob built the trans in my powerstroke austin and it does great. Has a triple disk converter and it's been flawless. I've never had to call to the shop I have always just called robs cell if i needed him but he is my nigga. Now that red headed douche bag in the office i'm not suprised no one answered. He's a jew.

[brokesmoke]

Originally Posted by DIGGLER

what kinda power are you looking to make and what all is done to the engine?

Tops should be somewhere between 650-700 on the stock motor and I'm hoping for 1300 ft/lbs of torque. I guess we'll see.

[brokesmoke]

Originally Posted by Matts94Z28

Sounds like a fun build. What is the build time?

It's going to be late next month. They said it will take them about a week to build and tune everything.

[brokesmoke]

Originally Posted by BigdaddyDupree

Rob built the trans in my powerstroke austin and it does great. Has a triple disk converter and it's been flawless. I've never had to call to the shop I have always just called robs cell if i needed him but he is my nigga. Now that red headed douche bag in the office i'm not suprised no one answered. He's a jew.

I guess that's my problem is I don't know enough people... haha

[DIGGLER]

Originally Posted by brokesmoke

Tops should be somewhere between 650-700 on the stock motor and I'm hoping for 1300 ft/lbs of torque. I guess we'll see.

have you priced a rebuild?

[brokesmoke]

Originally Posted by DIGGLER

have you priced a rebuild?

Not extensively, no. One of the biggest reasons why is time for me and also finding someone local that has experience building them- which is basically non-existant. I'm sure it will be the next thing on my list is to start gathering parts and materials for the engine build.

[DIGGLER]

they are pricey. i think the broke part of your name is misleading.... lol

[brokesmoke]

Originally Posted by DIGGLER

they are pricey. i think the broke part of your name is misleading.... lol

That's exactly why it's there. Ballin on a budget...

[brokesmoke]

From what I've seen it's around 15K to build it how I'd want.

[1 Slow Z]

Originally Posted by brokesmoke

Unfortunately I was unable to get a hold of anyone after calling myself a few times. Not sure the reason why or what was going on but I didn't get the "warm and fuzzy". I was never actually able to speak with anyone there so I kept looking.

How would you get a "warm and fuzzy" if you never spoke to anyone? When did you try to actually call the shop? The reason I ask is because the shop is open from 8am to 6pm Monday through Friday and during those hours I personally have the phone on my hip all day. If you would have actually called and spoke to myself or Rob, we could have told you that between Griffin Transmission and Charleston Performance Solutions we might have been able to build you exactly wharf you're looking for. I'm sure nobody's upset that you're taking the truck somewhere else, just knida sucks for you having to drive up there and back when you drop/pick-up the truck. Not to mention the fact that you won't be able to swing by at anytime and take a look at the progress.

Originally Posted by BigdaddyDupree

Rob built the trans in my powerstroke austin and it does great. Has a triple disk converter and it's been flawless. I've never had to call to the shop I have always just called robs cell if i needed him but he is my nigga. Now that red headed douche bag in the office i'm not suprised no one answered. He's a jew.

Tyler, read your post again dun-dum. Don't you think the fact of me being a Jew would be a reason for me to always answer the phone? Every time that phone rings (minus the tellamarketers) there's a potential customer on the other end, which means dolls-dolla bills for the shop! I've actually been trying to get folks outta the habit of calling Rob's cell phone cause he has to stop building transmissions to talk on the phone, which means less dolla-dolla bills sucka! You just gotta do a little better on your Jew logic Tyler.

-Mike

[BigdaddyDupree]

I just like giving you hell Mikey. You know you my dawg

[04ctd]

Originally Posted by BigdaddyDupree

I just like giving you hell Mikey. You know you my dawg

dont EVAH suspect a thread on CHP to be boring!!

Mike, glad to know you are there. good deal!
yeah, i usually text Rob, i know he's busy herding cats.

[cliff-1972]

What I have seen and gathered Diesel Addiction is a bolt kind of company.Meaning,they use other companies products,not fabbing their own(Suncoast transmissions,MPI turbo systems and etc.....).So more than likely they will swap your trans for a crate Suncoast built trans and MPI,SoCal or others turbo products and mounts.All this can be done locally.CPS,Diesel Performance and Rhino lining off Long Point Rd.,LionHeart Diesel of Rivers Ave and there's some others who can do bolt on.If you are trying for 650-700 RWHP you better start buying some internal parts now.Rods are going to bend.Also,don't take the word of any shop when they say one week.It always bites them in the ass

[DIGGLER]

in case you get to looking for any stuff in the future, i have:
complete 2007 lbz engine turbo to oil pan (not sure i want to sell it though)
lb7 rods
lbz rods
lb7 pistons
lbz pistons
2 camshafts
flexplate
rear cover (i think)
2 sets of timing gears
2 oil pumps
oil pan
drivers side exhaust manifold

[brokesmoke]

Originally Posted by 1 Slow Z

How would you get a "warm and fuzzy" if you never spoke to anyone? When did you try to actually call the shop? The reason I ask is because the shop is open from 8am to 6pm Monday through Friday and during those hours I personally have the phone on my hip all day. If you would have actually called and spoke to myself or Rob, we could have told you that between Griffin Transmission and Charleston Performance Solutions we might have been able to build you exactly wharf you're looking for. I'm sure nobody's upset that you're taking the truck somewhere else, just knida sucks for you having to drive up there and back when you drop/pick-up the truck. Not to mention the fact that you won't be able to swing by at anytime and take a look at the progress.




Tyler, read your post again dun-dum. Don't you think the fact of me being a Jew would be a reason for me to always answer the phone? Every time that phone rings (minus the tellamarketers) there's a potential customer on the other end, which means dolls-dolla bills for the shop! I've actually been trying to get folks outta the habit of calling Rob's cell phone cause he has to stop building transmissions to talk on the phone, which means less dolla-dolla bills sucka! You just gotta do a little better on your Jew logic Tyler.

-Mike

Yeah I'm not sure why but I just never got an answer. Seriously not trying to down anyone or what ever - since I know you guys have the capabilities now I'll be looking for someone locally to service it among other things and maybe even do some other mods in the future. I know I'll swing by for a dyno run sometime after it's done. I called during the week I believe twice on a Tuesday, once the next day, and once the day after that all between 10AM- 3PM ish (always around my lunch hour or later). Like I said not sure why maybe the stars didn't line up, ETC..

[brokesmoke]

Originally Posted by cliff-1972

What I have seen and gathered Diesel Addiction is a bolt kind of company.Meaning,they use other companies products,not fabbing their own(Suncoast transmissions,MPI turbo systems and etc.....).So more than likely they will swap your trans for a crate Suncoast built trans and MPI,SoCal or others turbo products and mounts.All this can be done locally.CPS,Diesel Performance and Rhino lining off Long Point Rd.,LionHeart Diesel of Rivers Ave and there's some others who can do bolt on.If you are trying for 650-700 RWHP you better start buying some internal parts now.Rods are going to bend.Also,don't take the word of any shop when they say one week.It always bites them in the ass

That's the first I've heard of that personally. I've talked to about five other people that have had custom work done there- anywhere from custom engine builds for drag trucks to people like me that have had them fabricate a entire turbo kit for it and they have all been extremely pleased. I've talked to others on others also that have gone there for simple bolt-ons and had routine maintenance done and have had nothing but positive to say.

I've talked to them extensively and told them exactly what I wanted done and with what components, etc. They are using a suncoast gmax 5pac kit for the trans. I looked into buying a trans from Calvins in Louisiana and having it shipped here but it worries me if something goes wrong internally his shop isn't local to take it to for service and repair- and his price was about 1K more (mostly shipping trans here and core back)

I've talked to performance diesel in Mt. Pleasant and he said he doesn't build Allison transmissions but offered me a crate ATS transmission which I don't want. I've never heard of Lion Heart- ill have to look into that.