What rear setup did you go with? What front cups and bags did you get also?
@parrzan796426 күн бұрын
Is that turbo still going strong?
@DanielGwimbly-theGwimb-Larson2 ай бұрын
Nobody has any idea what or how you are doing but good job budski
@na90192 ай бұрын
I used to drive back and forth from Oregon/Cali in my LLY and I always thought the same thing 🤦🏼♂️
@keithhaynes53483 ай бұрын
That truck looks good. An overview of the suspension should be thrown up. Just my opinion.
@xXxjoemanxXx7 ай бұрын
Lol some of us already sweating at 630 am
@gt3jacoby4 ай бұрын
Sounds like a you problem
@xXxjoemanxXx29 күн бұрын
@@gt3jacobynot when the check hits
@gt3jacoby29 күн бұрын
@@xXxjoemanxXx I get to work at 3:30am😹
@ChunkyBoyCustoms11 ай бұрын
What setup do you have?
@t_train379611 ай бұрын
Early mornings and late nights with a loud exhaust made it even better.
@trumpetize6230 Жыл бұрын
Did you have to modify the compressor and turbine housings for the wheels?
@locomotives4105 Жыл бұрын
The compressor wheel fit perfect, the turbine hole had some surface rust which caused it to hit but I ported it with a circular sandpaper kit you get from harbor freight that attaches to a drill, fairly easy rebuild and worth every bit of the $270-$300 the kit cost.
@trumpetize6230 Жыл бұрын
Lovely I love the way your truck sounds and would like the same. Do you have links? Or which wheels you got?
@locomotives4105 Жыл бұрын
prosourcediesel.com/shop/brand/spoologic/spoologic-gt3788va-turbo-rebuild-kit-with-billet-turbine-shaft-gasket-for-04-5-05-lly-duramax/ is the kit I used and it was very easy to rebuild. I did the rebuild when I did the new head gaskets and studs from the tracktech rebuild kit they sell on that site.
@SaucyNuggs_2313 Жыл бұрын
I'm considering this upgrade to my 02 as well. DmaxStore says you have to modify the wire connection, was that part much of a hassle?
@locomotives4105 Жыл бұрын
You just snip the smaller wire and put another connector on it is what I did, truck starts like a new duramax. I do recommend checking out the flywheel when replacing the starter, mine had a few teeth a little worn so a new billet flywheel is in the near future.
@MalikWong Жыл бұрын
how does your engine temp stay at 180 every video I see? mine goes up to near 210
@LBZDreamer Жыл бұрын
210 is normal. What conditions are you driving in?
@MalikWong Жыл бұрын
@@LBZDreamer only freeway, is been very hot lately for summer too. any suggestion on injector 4 harness problems? i just got it today
@LBZDreamer Жыл бұрын
@@MalikWong Do you have a LLY? or LBZ? LLYs are known for running hotter due to a smaller radiator, restriction at the turbos inlet which raises EGTs due to a lack of air, small radiator fan. Water pumps are very common at the 200k+ Market to start to give. Thermostats not opening at 185F
@MalikWong Жыл бұрын
@@LBZDreamer should I get thermostat that opens at 185? And a mishimoto radiator?
@locomotives4105 Жыл бұрын
I've replaced the water pump with sinister diesel welded pump, and now it runs just shy of 205, I want to say average is 190-205 now, but my temp sensor may be factory so it's probably the next thing I replace. Sorry, truck has been parked for the past few weeks due needing tires but just put a leveling kit and 35s on this weekend, kryptonite upper control arms should be in Wednesday so I'll update with a new video soon. Gotta take care of the family first, you know lol
@zacharymelvin3487 Жыл бұрын
So I’m guessing ur turbo sounds like a hx35 off the Cummins now. You can actually here it spooling up in the cab not threw the exhaust if that makes any sense
@locomotives4105 Жыл бұрын
It's more of a 6.0 powerstroke turbo sound
@zacharymelvin3487 Жыл бұрын
Dose it sound alot louder then stock with the windows up.
@locomotives4105 Жыл бұрын
Yea, you definitely do not want to leave your truck straight piped, it's ear piercing even with the windows up, in cab drone is more of placement of a resonator, closer to the front is where you eliminate most of the sound
@locomotives4105 Жыл бұрын
I'm going to add one right after the downpipe but just haven't had the time
@zacharymelvin3487 Жыл бұрын
Love the sound of the turbo. Is this after the wikked wheel upgrade. I assume it made the turbo a lot louder in the truck
@locomotives4105 Жыл бұрын
It's a turbo rebuild kit that prosourcediesel.com sells from Spoologic, comes with 11 blade billet compressor wheel and 10 blade turbine wheel, I did the Tracktech Headstuds and Gasket Kit from prosourcediesel.com and figured if I'm rebuilding heads, might as well rebuild the snail
@weldorworx6858 Жыл бұрын
My lly is a dually . Im glad it doesn't have 6 gears ! Itd be constantly shifting up and down on the highway . I cruise 95 mph alot ! Weldin truck . Weighs right at 10,000 pounds . I just hauled a 73 challenger from AZ to Calirado . Boogied up flagstaff loaded doin 93 mph !
@Magucci13 Жыл бұрын
I cruise on I-5 all the time at 75 in 5th. My eco 4 tune makes it a lot smoother and opens the turbo up at that speed. It's in the most efficient power curve and it's spooled and ready to pass at a moments notice
@sherryjohnson1206 Жыл бұрын
I drive a duramax and a diesel mechanic and it’s your truck but why do you want your ride to sound like a 747 jet
@locomotives4105 Жыл бұрын
It's not so much for the sound that I wanted, just the extra help for pulling heavy weight. It's tolerable after a few resonators but I know KC turbos is ear piercing no matter how quiet you make it
@sherryjohnson1206 Жыл бұрын
@@locomotives4105 I’ve got a ford to pull all my big loads just drive duramax just for daily driver
@DualClipz Жыл бұрын
idk my lbz is around the same rpm, i always thought they just shortened the gears and added a 6th to help with towing. Having 6 slightly shorter gears over 5 slightly longer ones.
@locomotives4105 Жыл бұрын
The 5 speed on my truck maxes out at around 93 mph, anything above that will send it into limp mode and cuts OD off so its stuck in 4th, very irritating when you need to squeeze in somewhere and everyone around me is going 85 plus, gotta keep an eye on the mph at all times, I always have my OBD reader to clear it but it's still a pain
@DualClipz Жыл бұрын
@@locomotives4105 I stand corrected lol I actually paid attention today on the highway and im at 1900ish at 75mph so ya i feel bad for you 5 speed guys
@locomotives4105 Жыл бұрын
People get confused because it's actually a 6 speed in the LB7/LLYs, but for some odd reason, GM put a 5 speed valve body and TCM instead of the 6 speed setup.
@DualClipz Жыл бұрын
@@locomotives4105 Thats crazy, i remember reading something about that a while back but never looked into it, good to know. Kinda like how they made an 06 "LLY" that was really just a detuned LBZ.
@Julie-jg5ow Жыл бұрын
They are geared the same 1-5 aren't they?
@benjj280 Жыл бұрын
Promo sm 😜
@Zzzarathxt53 Жыл бұрын
about to do headstuds on my lml, are tracktech head studs worth a damn? all im seeing for arp is like $615+, but the track techs are only $300
@locomotives4105 Жыл бұрын
I think the set is well worth it, I bought the tracktech top end rebuild kit from prosourcediesel.com along with the 10 blade turbo rebuild kit and it definitely woke this truck up. I know the whole kit is pricey (around $900) but its the best bang for your buck compared to ARP
@Zzzarathxt53 Жыл бұрын
@locomotives4105 thanks for the info, eventually imma do a full rebuild on my truck, but at 416k I'm expecting my engine to go out first even though she rumbles like new.
@locomotives4105 Жыл бұрын
I had a head gasket and freeze plug failure so I had no choice but to rebuild everything, relapping the valves and the upgraded turbo really made this thing sound deeper, has a nice heart thumping idle now. Had to do a few chores around the house to keep the wife happy but hey, the truck sounds great haha.
@beowulf885 Жыл бұрын
ya man it helps for when you want to go faster than 140 too lol
@locomotives4105 Жыл бұрын
Yep, it's definitely going to be a little pricey but it'll be worth it, just holding off until it's time for a transmission rebuild. Oh, and after I rebuilt the heads, turbo, and studded it, it's holding on like jack from the Titanic now lol
@ChazzleDazzleVideos Жыл бұрын
Yeah I have the 06 lbz and I love the transmission but I feel the same way about it holding on lol I pushed past the 500-550 people say to stop on a stock trans and I did do the transgo jr shift kit for it to help but it's been 35-40k miles of running around 100rwhp than recommended and I can feel this is the last summer the trans will hold through lol.
@zackk695 Жыл бұрын
A tune that smokes is considered very dangerous to the motor. Does anyone know why?
@locomotives4105 Жыл бұрын
I'd like to switch to someone that has cleaner tunes but all of kory willis tunes smoke on 4 and 5, I run mine on 3, not as much smoke, but there's no way around it when going through PPEI.
@zackk695 Жыл бұрын
@@locomotives4105 That makes sense to me. That’s actually what I want is the option to go into race mode and maybe a small amount of smoke. I know it’s not good for the motor but then again nothing about racing is good for any motor in any sport. I just don’t like that Calibrated Power set mine up and through numerous test and adjustments it just didn’t have a hard hit from 0-40 like my old ass 7.3 with a dirty tune. I also ran a bully dog for 15 years and I actually thought it worked great. It did blow a little smoke but it wasn’t that bad and the engine lasted forever. The only reason I went with Calibrated Power is the way they spoke about tuning on KZbin was convincing and thought I had to go that route to get a clean tune but it did not even come close to the pull that the Bully Dog had. I will eventually get it right.
@locomotives4105 Жыл бұрын
I heard motor ops had some decent tunes so i might check them out
@Randy436 Жыл бұрын
People pulling out like jackasses
@locomotives4105 Жыл бұрын
Right, they do it all the time here, never gets old 😅
@alexhawkes5133 Жыл бұрын
why does the light tow tune have more hp than heavy tow lol
@locomotives4105 Жыл бұрын
I wondered the same thing and then I found the details of each tune from the PPEI website, explaining what tune is used for what level. I copied it here: Power Level 2: Heavy Tow +30/60 RWHP This power level is designed for towing anything over 15,000 lbs. Do not use any power level higher than power level 2 for towing loads that exceed 15k lbs as this will surpass the stock engine and stock transmissions threshold of efficiency which increases the chance of mechanical failure and decreases overall reliability of your vehicle.
@alexhawkes5133 Жыл бұрын
@@locomotives4105 that makes sense actually lol
@JustRememberWhoYoureWorkingFor Жыл бұрын
From what I see, I guess that axle used to ride on leaf springs before the conversion, right?
@locomotives4105 Жыл бұрын
Yes, I did a 2 link with watts link setup.
@rickydavis5541 Жыл бұрын
Ya the reason why people rather want 06-now Duramax’s because of it the Duramax are very reliable engines but the 01-05 definitely need a 6 speed lol
@fishinmagician3960 Жыл бұрын
I’ve got a DT550 with the conversion on the way for my LLY I only have 107k on the clock figured screw it why not lol
@brandonschaefer9743 Жыл бұрын
Sounds good!
@locomotives4105 Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@rustedratchetgarage67882 жыл бұрын
How did the project ever turn out did it ride good
@locomotives4105 Жыл бұрын
It's been updated since, but yea it rode pretty smooth, especially on the highway. I'll post a video of how it looks now.
@espuroshow2 жыл бұрын
Can you do a vid of the front suspension plzz bro im wanting to bag my 2nd gen from the front todo
@locomotives41052 жыл бұрын
Yea, I just got it cleaned up a bit and road legal, I'll post a video later on tonight
@jjwick60332 жыл бұрын
Looks bad ass….Love it. I wouldn’t change a thing, besides doing the sheet metal work inside. Sounds awesome. Thanks for posting the vid
@locomotives41052 жыл бұрын
I welded in a floor pan that I had tucked in the garage and put in the carpet since the video, thanks for the compliments. It's been neglected of attention since I been bagging my dodge and daily driving and working on a 05 crew cab LLY, too many projects 😆
@hecktor59272 жыл бұрын
What size are the rims? Nice car ignore the idiot above.
@stevensteed31212 жыл бұрын
Where did you get the dual kit from?
@locomotives41052 жыл бұрын
“Dual 5" Down Pipe Back Exhaust Kit 15.5-17 Chevy/GMC 2500/3500 6.6L Turbo Diesel” is what I ordered from eBay, they don’t have them anymore but the 15-18 Duramax exhaust will fit on these trucks and it was the only ones I seen that was true 5 inch out past the cab
@alexgilmore66382 жыл бұрын
Sinister diesel sells them
@DavidLee-no9uc2 жыл бұрын
The cam costs more than the piece of junk car is worth!
@locomotives41052 жыл бұрын
Yea it was a fee car haha, built it for an 84 suburban on 37s but sold the burban
@bass-n-truth-inthestix90832 жыл бұрын
I don't leave my plug hanging out because some environmentalist or just a jerk in general, could walk by and just SLICE... she gone! Like the truck though I have a LLY myself. Switch and all that(many mods) too. Wish I had your rear bumper lol!
@locomotives41052 жыл бұрын
I don’t know how many times I’ve taped them up or secured them, the streets here are crap so it just falls down after a week. I’m currently in the process of taking a compressor off my 97 Dodge Ram bagged truck and installing it on here and gonna seal up the bumper to use as an air tank
@bass-n-truth-inthestix90832 жыл бұрын
@@locomotives4105 right on, I have mine tucked in between my passenger side battery and the coolant overflow tank. I live on a class 6 road that's more of a trail that a rd and it's been holding up so far. That's just how it was when I bought the truck so I kept it like that.
@SpxmExposeTeam2 жыл бұрын
Dual exhaust on a duramax is so rare if i just use an lly duramax for work and pulling trailers would I have any problems
@locomotives41052 жыл бұрын
I would upgrade to the lbz radiator or a good aftermarket one, I’ve pulled a few heavy trailers and found the transmission ran a little warm around 205. But that was before the tune and the fluid/filter change, plus I think the LLYs have the smaller radiator from factory compared to the LB7 and LBZ
@SpxmExposeTeam2 жыл бұрын
@@locomotives4105 ok I think with the lly the trans is a common problem
@locomotives41052 жыл бұрын
Yea, I can’t wait to upgrade to the Duramaxtuner 5 to 6 speed conversion kit. That’s one of the main reasons people want the 2006 Duramax’s
@SpxmExposeTeam2 жыл бұрын
@@locomotives4105 yeah
@locomotives41053 жыл бұрын
I recently had mine retuned and I’m loving it a lot better, I went with Kory Willis efi live with the dsp 5 key switch. I’ll get a few new videos of it soon