Twin Turbo Diesel Duramax Powered '70 Chevelle Making 1100 ft lbs Torque!!! | What Could Go Wrong???

We've shot with Alex twice before but this Chevelle he brought over is completely insane! Twin turbo Duramax diesel in a 70 Chevelle making 1100 ft lbs of torque could possibly break things and it did during this shoot...
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[@supersport57]

This will wake up Chevelle owners up. One sick ass machine.

[@AutotopiaLA]

Seriously crazy build

[@bazilwreckerloughead]

What a WILD machine, never seen anything like that. Cool car, cool motor, right amount of pedals!

[@AutotopiaLA]

Really cool and different Chevelle

[@cesarenotardonato9937]

It's the first diesel that I ever seen not making stupid clouds of smoke with zero horsepower...finally, fantastic built by the way bro🔥❤️

[@jerryburdick8051]

Insane sound! If he can get a rear diff to handle the torque (and hopefully a driveshaft loop) it'd be a blast to see 0-60 and 1/4m results.

[@AutotopiaLA]

He’s working on it and I’d love to see those results too

[@bryanluntz1603]

Sure would be

[@FrgottenFrshness]

It's already got built differential

[@StricklyCryptic]

there is a silver 70 Chevelle that runs drag week and Rocky mountain race week and has been doing so for years That has the same exact swamp.

[@jerryburdick8051]

@@FrgottenFrshness In the video the owner stated he puked the differential, not the driveshaft.

[@daltonnash465]

This is such an iconic car with black and white racing stripes! The stock interior is a nice touch. I'm so glad he didn't change it. The diesel engine just makes it one of a kind. A different but awesome car all around!!

[@sorinsrn5442]

Shawn, you nailed presenting this car. Crazy build, baddass ride man!!! I like the fact that the car is tuned right, when he push the throttle is doesnt smoke like a locomotive. Build right, tuned right! Kudos to the owner!!!

[@PETERNESS]

WHY on earth have you not hit the million subs mark ? for goodness sake with this content you should be much much higher ,keep at it mate and id say by the third quarter you will hit it ,best auto channel on youtube

[@lorddoobsworth144]

he'll get there 💪

[@gordocarbo]

By FAR the best, only one I watch now If he had some hottie hanging around he would explode but most the comments would be from 12 yr old leghumpers from India

[@bradelford363]

I'm gonna put my 6.7L Cummins in my '64 Malibu 👍

[@AutotopiaLA]

Can’t beat the torque

[@sneezinhatch]

Do the common rail swap it's a lot easier to do and is crazy power hungry

[@allantaylor3288]

Totally different but so cool. What an amazing build. The Chevelle is one of my all time favourite cars and this is no exception. All I can say is this is insane and I dig it👌

[@AutotopiaLA]

I really like this one!

[@MH-53E]

I've watched hundreds of your videos. That was the most intriguing drive you have ever done, including the crash video. He Snapped the pinion gear!!!

[@Mikegastaldo]

Whoa...that's seriously original... this is one of the most interesting cars I've ever seen anyone build...very nice 👍

[@AutotopiaLA]

Same for me. So unique

[@TheGunfighter45acp]

Man, I love this car! It's totally unique and must completely blow your mind with the driving experience. & 33 mpgs? Amazing. 👍👍

[@robhersey1796]

snapped the pinion shaft. Damn that is some serious torque.

[@AutotopiaLA]

Serious torque!

[@Chewygsxr]

What a Surper Sleeper, the only give away is the black smoke, I could see you pined in the seat when he went full throttle, 90 mph at 1800 rpm at 33 mpg, and looks like a Show Car. The Fiesta Flash.

[@snakeplissken1754]

I think the most amazing part is when this thing runs past you with a roar, while rolling coal like there is no tomorrow.

[@nine20eight12]

I actually love this car and it’s power plant!!! It sounds sick at idle and at full boost…I’d proudly drive the wheels off that work of art!!!

[@iansharpe8420]

Such a different build. I dig it. RIP to that 9inch

[@frakplease3771]

Horsepower sells cars, torque wins races. Torque is where the fun is at...

[@colejohnson3705]

Fantastic car. I can't believe that 9" held up as long as it did. There is a reason diesel's come with Dana 80's or equivalents.

[@AutotopiaLA]

And this is a built rear end…maybe time for a Dana

[@adminjohn4336]

Nice to cover a diesel! I drive a tuned common rail turbo intercooler myself and its fast, crazy fast.

[@longhairscorpio3976]

no stoppin now... cuz we havin such a good time ....

[@jameshutchins3396]

Drive shaft loop time ... wow!

[@AutotopiaLA]

YES!

[@davidmancuso2334]

That is quite the build. Lots of torque there. Awesome car.

[@atsdetails]

Hat's off to the detailer who got that beauty ready for the video! Stunning!

[@nicksothep8472]

Thats a car for someone with a good sense of humor 👍🏻🏴‍☠️🖤

[@bobbyf.3901]

That car is frigging UNREAL!!! What a sweet ride! Hopefully it's not broke to bad...that torque is insane!

[@bigblockmaro1]

Reminds me of Rick Fleete’s Duramax 70 Chevelle. Used to tow his camper to the track and sleep in that, then tow it home at the end of the weekend. Pretty funny to see the race car towing the camper then running 9s

[@jackmagnium6115]

the silver chevelle?

[@jordanmascarenhas7974]

That much torque down low will only continue to snap rear ends. That’s why nobody does turbo diesels in performance cars. But super novel and wish him the best

[@drewsquickfix]

@19:32 nice overhead shot! LOL look to the left ON THE GRASS and you can see tire tracks where cops have been hiding behind those cliff walls and pulling out!

[@fishpony1211]

This is such a crazy unique build. I wouldnt sell it for sure! Well unless its to me at an affordable discount. Lol

[@AutotopiaLA]

Lol! It’s such a crazy car

[@atsekjoker]

what a beautiful car! can't stop smiling!

[@christopherstacy9375]

Wicked ride man love it

[@AutotopiaLA]

Me too! Such a cool build

[@chandlergardner6655]

I’ve watched every video and this is one of the coolest cars hands down diesel swapped classics is badass keep it up

[@elpoison626]

Nothing like diesels power brother 😎right on awesome car

[@josephamato6723]

Wow that must be the best car I have seen with that much power to break the rear axel off sweet ride don’t ever sell it

[@AutotopiaLA]

It’s a beast and he’s making it better and stronger right now

[@dadstoygarage1878]

Very Cool. I get that torque. One of my closest friends is building a 49-51(forget the exact year) Mercury truck. It is on a Modern F250 chassis. one of the fastest vehicles I have been in.

[@Jeezey]

Awsome car! I imagine the noise has to be nerve racking on top of the massive Torque this thing is putting down😮

[@ryandubyah2345]

I’ve always been a die-hard muscle car guy and for the past 20 years or so I’ve become a bigger and bigger fan of turbo diesel power. I agree it’s sadly still underrated. This absolutely perfect build stares that right in the face and says ‘yeah I am, and so the fuck what???’ LOVE IT!!!

[@AutotopiaLA]

It’s so badass!! Diesel torque is no joke

[@brian6029]

That was nasty! I hope he gets it right soon and yall take it for another drive. 🏁😎👍👍

[@6sixty1gixxer80]

Absolutely freaking nuts

[@rodleypumpkins4174]

Wow that’s cool. I have seen a duramax Camaro tho and a Cummins charger. All late model stuff like 2012s or something. But still so cool. What I want to see is a new duramax with a manual in it. Like a 2023 gmc 1 ton crew cab long box with a factory looking manual in it.

[@DMAX-ed7pq]

My 9k 07 LBZ 2500 scoots pretty good leveled on larger wheels and tires. Cannot imagine a tuned motor in a much lighter vehicle. Outrageous. Don’t sell that thing.

[@AutotopiaLA]

Told him to keep it too

[@slmmdgg]

just fitting that under a flat hood is an accomplishment in its self

[@AutotopiaLA]

Really clean work on this car

[@gsmith207]

1100 lb-ft Mic drop … drive shaft or rear end dont matter to 1100. still epic!

[@AutotopiaLA]

Crazy! Loved his reaction too

[@doubledave7451]

21:26 - my first thought was the U-joint blew but you can see it sheared the pinion shaft right in half. U-joint actually held, wow.

[@buckreynolds1779]

I love the smell of Diesel early in the morning ....

[@patkimpston117]

Gotta love a guy that can laugh when he breaks his car like that.

[@kenbongaards554]

A torquerer torque,now that's a phrase one for the books!!

[@danzaborski]

Probably one of the sickest cars on the channel! The new Texas metal Show Loud and Lifted they put a Diesel an old 50's truck and murdered it out and it was super sick also! 😲😍🌎🇺🇲🍾🍾🍾

[@bryanluntz1603]

They do great work Was a cool truck

[@danzaborski]

@@bryanluntz1603 I love those shows!!!

[@bryanluntz1603]

@@danzaborski same here Dan Good Folks

[@danzaborski]

@@bryanluntz1603 These guys gimme faith in humanity

[@DavidNeyens]

WOW...full stop.

[@AutotopiaLA]

Definitely a wow car

[@baezn88]

That's a crazy set up

[@AutotopiaLA]

Insane!

[@Califormula]

Another SICK A-Body💪🏾💪🏾was in the shop wrench on mine today!!

[@gordocarbo]

Not a diesel guy but this is too cool! Sean ever see the Welder up show? guy buys these crate diesel compound turbos (Cat?) that make crazy power drop in and go

[@byronn.2885]

I love the symmetry of the engine bay and really love that everything is under the hood. I’m so tired of all of the turbos sticking out everywhere trend.

[@connor4961]

You should see a stock Duramax. It’ll make your head hurt

[@Not_Built_For_This_World]

There's another guy who put an OM606 turbo into a 1968 Dodge Charger. It's pretty sick ...for a mopar/mercedes. Lol

[@harmankardon478]

Love it driveshaft shredding torque!!!

[@jacobyota5128]

What a car!!

[@what9418]

He should replace this with a 1000 HP Banks 6000 rpm Duramax. That really would make this a special ride.

[@thebob01]

Nice jewellery box under that hood

[@AkioWasRight]

Bring on the Cummins swaps!

[@chriscondon3927]

That is insane shawn! Love it.

[@AutotopiaLA]

I do too. So cool

[@slickrock1371]

That car presents a great opportunity to illustrate horsepower vs torque and look sexy af doing it.

[@AutotopiaLA]

No kidding

[@Youdaboob]

Wish you guys would have it on this things towing possibilities. My LBZ tows 17k pounds when I take everything with me. I’m guessing some load helper type air bags over an HD axle and you’d have yet another role that this thing can fill. Super practical and would even make an argument as a legit family car…..Especially in the chevelle wagon

[@juliennivet9976]

Cette baye moteur et tout simplement magnifique 🎉🎉🎉

[@christophermarechal5017]

Unreal ride🤪

[@AutotopiaLA]

So crazy

[@jdm1066]

I would love to put an AWD version of this in a Lincoln Town Car L. I wouldn't even know where to start a build like that though.

[@4682felipe]

Just trailer it home to me no worries 😅

[@Mike-li7et]

SO SICK!!!!!!!!

[@TheWarriorz90]

That's an awesome car for sure

[@tigermcflash131]

What a beauty. I want one!

[@kenp418]

Radical sleeper

[@AutotopiaLA]

Really radical

[@josephmatuszak3855]

I think more restomods should be diesel. I'm dreaming of a 60's eldorado with something like that and Banks new supercharger.

[@AutotopiaLA]

Makes sense if you want torque plus crazy fuel mileage

[@rawdyrider]

Hilux Vigo owner here with a 1KD-FTV engine with racechip installed.Kicks ass.Diesels have torque that petrol engines dont. This car needs an auto gearbox and itll fly!

[@kens8903]

Nice to see a video of a modded diesel where you emphasize the torque number over hp. ❤

[@hagestad]

you mean super low revving then.

[@msk3905]

I built a stroker for torque for my mustang and big mistake! I was breaking tons of stock parts, i could roll out of second and break the tires free. In hindsight i would have built motor for HP so that i could get traction torque comes with HP and on a street car i didn’t need gobs of torque below 3500rpm. But very cool build

[@PhillyDee215]

Nice build......

[@TheoneDragon51]

Lol dam, that was my rear end! Sick car, as a OTR driver I do like diesel!

[@AutotopiaLA]

Really nice and brutal

[@BobSmith-mc7uq]

Dayammmmmmm! Crazy TORQUE!!

[@AutotopiaLA]

Insane!

[@polluter1986]

That engine dry on a stand is around 1,000 lbs dry. More than a big block by far, but that torque 🎉

[@jackmagnium6115]

it also sounds really good

[@ChrisPBacon198]

Aftermarket Companies Should Make Titanium Driveshafts Super Light and Super Strong

[@jdm1066]

Titanium suffers from stress fracturing. I have read articles where they experimented with Ti rims but they always crack under the stress.

[@danieljones8173]

NEVER LIFT !!!!!!!! Great job

[@AutotopiaLA]

My friend Bruce always says that too!

[@NotOnDrugs]

I love the shot of the cat-eye 1500 when he says it's an 06 2500 LOL

[@nik_karpage]

That's a ridiculous build, but cool as hell. I think this car needs some work, mostly safety and handling upgrades to make it close to perfect, but a good starting point for such a unique build.

[@mowas8620]

Definitely needs more balanced work to it but still very cool and unique. Crazy potential

[@AutotopiaLA]

He’s doing work on it and I obviously agree on safety elements. Knowing Alex it’ll be much better and remember…this was built 10 years ago

[@ЕвгенийМороз-к7п]

По тюнингу в США проблем нет.Поставит задний мост прочнее.Крутая машина получилась!

[@esaireyna899]

Diesel Boy chevelle??? That’s freakin radical LBZ Duramax swapped is very clever

[@elpoison626]

This Chavelle needs to be on the next fast n furious movie

[@sabrom]

Hope Alex comes back again knowing the car and clutch much better, then you can really say 21:36 🤣🤣

[@AutotopiaLA]

I’m sure he’ll be back

[@calimack716]

I love the pure uniqueness of this Chevelle. Great build, great video. Keep them coming. Love this channel. Glad to see you are doing better after that accident.

[@AutotopiaLA]

Thanks. It was over a year ago and doing much better. Still having fun and showing badass custom builds

[@deopersad2915]

Wow awesome 👍🏽 do's sound different, he will sort it out 👍🏽🤙

[@josephmatuszak3855]

As a diesel dyno tech, I'm pretty certain the engine could make a lot more torque, the chassis and gearing won't allow enough load lol. Diesel are silly fun to power test.

[@AutotopiaLA]

Crazy torque from those diesels

[@cobratoxic]

In my country Portugal he love diesel cars, like the vw 1.9 TDI

[@briankirkpatrick9364]

WOW breaking parts at least he knows what the weak link is now he needs a indestructible rear for that thing its a freak I dont even no what rear is going to handle hole shots like that with that torque

[@scottp6761]

Bro this is sick

[@scottp6761]

I owned a 2016 BMW 535D deleted and tuned and it was epic fast. 400 HP and 600 torque. You can imagine this is amazing. Diesels are the most exhilarating fun in the world.

[@tonymanna9160]

That thing is nuts

[@dalkaklaric7199]

Thankyou Shawn and Alex what an awesome build!!! I would be interested to see 0-60 and 1/4 mile times

[@danielives379]

Can do 0-60 or 1/4 mile... The Car won't hook.

[@4.5_shammer]

Imma put a 7.3 diesel in my 1973 mustang one day ! I’ll see how that goes ! Love the video ❤

[@jeremylandphier692]

If that yolk had nine lives it just spent um all ! LOL !

[@AptivaXP]

Charger & Chevelle 😍

[@scottneedham9765]

Wow what a car

[@raindropcleaners]

Wow dude that looked intense!

[@bontragerhauling2470]

"The engine came out of an 06 2500 HD truck." *shows 06 truck with 6 bolt wheels* lol But seriously this is a sweet build. And hey, torque breaks things. But, torque is also more funner.