Ordered the 3500 Duramax today...titan is on the block.

[bgbdwlf2500]

Originally Posted by Old Speed

a buddy of mine works as a service tech at my local chevy dealer. and he said the 5.3 he really likes as a engine but the duramax is the biggist pile of steeming! he said there junk and he hates working on the,,.. just some advise from a tech. hopefully you will have good luck with it!

the injectors are junk although i never had any problem with mine...hes only whining because the injectors arent easy to replace and the engine is a tight fit...

[rtc1184]

[quote=bgbdwlf2500]you obviously need a big truck so this comment is kind of useless, but you wont look back at the Titan. throw a mild tune in it and you wont be able to slap the smile off your face....throw a transmission and a big tune (thats all) and you wont be able to smack the holy crap i got my butt kicked by a diesel truck look off of everyone elses face....

rtc - i sold my dmax for fuel cost but here is a link to a vid of mine...stock turbo, built transmission, big tune, all stock internal components, no nitrous, no propane, just #2 diesel, 138000miles....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1KlGnXc4RU

well what did you pay for your duramax? now what did you pay for it after you did the tune, exhaust, trans? wow if put just the difference in my truck from cost to what your truck cost stock it would eat a diesel and spit it out the exhaust. you have to look at apples to apples. i know diesel are badasss dont get me wrong, but they arent that badasss for what you pay for them then to make them run 13's. titan with a s/c, uprev, cams, exhaust, spray, intake 4 link, radial slicks, gears will run below the 13 mark and all that plus the purchase of a kc bone stock is still thousands less than a stock diesel

[Smokinu]

Originally Posted by rtc1184

IF I RECALL CORRECTLY SMOKINU, YOUR FROM FLORIDA RIGHT? WELL TEXAS ISNT TOO FAR AND YOUR MORE THAN WELCOME TO COME BRING YOUR PILE O' ****TT DURAMAX TO TEXAS. LETS MAKE IT INTERESTING WE CAN GO FROM A STOP OR FROM A ROLL. 1G A RUN? SO WHAT DO YOU SAY SINCE YOUR TRUCK IS SOOOOO BADASSSS. ILL RUN YOU DOWN WITH MY TITAN AS WELL.

Well texas is 694 miles across IIRC maybe shorter but i do no its 6 something. All throttle no bottle?? If u get to run the bottle i will run my also. Dont scare me much. But to drive all the way out to texas just to beat u its kinda hard to do. I mean us diesel owners to pay a little over $4.00 a gallon now. Gas is still 3.30 something in most areas around here. There is plenty of people that know what my truck will do. Hey u never know u may see it one day going threw texas with the 36 foot gooseneck on that back and her loaded down with hay.

[rtc1184]

helll we can run bottle on bottle or no bottles. 2g's? i know what diesels are capable of and i know what my truck can do. i dont give all secrets away come one. 2g's a run that will easily pay for your gas. im off i-20 in the fort worth area

[Smokinu]

You can come to florida just as easy as i can come to you.

[kttnmthking]

has anyone realized this thread is 3 years old

[rtc1184]

Originally Posted by Smokinu

You can come to florida just as easy as i can come to you.

your the one with such a badass truck. roughly what you runnin 1/4 in?



yes we know it is 3yrs old, and?

[Smokinu]

Originally Posted by rtc1184

your the one with such a badass truck. roughly what you runnin 1/4 in?



yes we know it is 3yrs old, and?

Well traction is my biggest issue to date. i need to 4link the truck and put tractions bars on it. Best time to date with a race weight of 6800 pounds and 35 inch tall tires i run 13.20@117 mph.

[rtc1184]

you must have a good launch cause 117mph an a 13 1/4 is slow

[Darkblueta]

Originally Posted by rtc1184

you must have a good launch cause 117mph an a 13 1/4 is slow

Umm....FYI...117mph trap with a 13 second 1/4 means he doesn't launch worth a damn. It's also not 'slow'. Time wise isn't exactly fast but if he hooks he could be running well into the 12s(11s?) with his truck.

BTW, what do you run?

[rtc1184]

depending what i run? i have yet to run my titan.


2001 suzuki gsxr 1000 8.90's 168-173mph
2001 honda cbr 929rr 10.30's 138-142
2001 yamaha r1 10.20's 145-148
2005 honda cb919 11.50's 118-120

[Smokinu]

Originally Posted by Darkblueta

Umm....FYI...117mph trap with a 13 second 1/4 means he doesn't launch worth a damn. It's also not 'slow'. Time wise isn't exactly fast but if he hooks he could be running well into the 12s(11s?) with his truck.

BTW, what do you run?

Thank you sir for clearing that up for him.

[rtc1184]

once again anytime your running your hay or truck or whatever thru this great state you can bring some money with you

[Darkblueta]

Originally Posted by rtc1184

depending what i run? i have yet to run my titan.


2001 suzuki gsxr 1000 8.90's 168-173mph
2001 honda cbr 929rr 10.30's 138-142
2001 yamaha r1 10.20's 145-148
2005 honda cb919 11.50's 118-120

So you're saying you can beat Smokin' without even knowing what your truck runs? Some good advice, I wouldn't start talking smack until you get some real world numbers.

Just wondering, what do you have done to the gixxer/cbr/r1 to make them run that time/mph?

[rtc1184]

Originally Posted by Darkblueta

So you're saying you can beat Smokin' without even knowing what your truck runs? Some good advice, I wouldn't start talking smack until you get some real world numbers.

Just wondering, what do you have done to the gixxer/cbr/r1 to make them run that time/mph?

i dont care what my truck runs now, it wont run that when he decides he wants to run me.

the gsxr is 4inch stretch, air shifter, down 2 in the front, pilot rear tire, power commander, electronic remapped, kn filter, yoshi tri oval rs3 exhaust, akapovic header.

cbr- totalled twice, 1 down in the front, MY STUNT BIKE

r1 just stock with d&d exhaust and some carb work