deerefanatic
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So, many of you probably thought I dropped off the face of the planet.. Well, life got crazy and the project stalled out.. For those not in the know, the original thread (which is closed) is here: 2006 Chevy 3500 Duramax-Cummins Swap - Competition Diesel.Com - Bringing The BEST Together
I had the truck to the point where I needed to purchase the trans controller from Jason at transmission tuner.com, and then get driveshafts redone... And odds and ends like radiator hoses, fan belt, ac hoses, etc... Then I lost my day job and money dried up.. Got a new job at a heavy equipment shop, but wasn't making the kind of money I used to.. Throw in marriage and a kid on the way and the project stalled out. then I had some jacka$$ co-worker at work that just HAD to have the truck, and wanted to leave it a Duramax.. So I bust tail to pull the cummins and related stuff out, send the torque converter to be restalled, and then he totally flakes on me.
So I'm pretty much set on moving forward with this. I thought briefly on building a good LBZ, but when I found that just the parts bill to rebuild it to be a reliable 1200 ft-lb tow rig is over $3600 (and that's wholesale price, not retail) I said screw that noise.
1st question: Who has had a 1000-1200 ft-lb mechanical cummins in front of an Allison 1000 and had it hold together? That's what is scaring me. The trans has been gone through completely by my buddy Stan (he's a long time member here.. He was one of the first guys to put a VGT holset on a 12v back in the late 2000's). It's got Alto G3 clutches throughout, increased line pressure, some pump mods, Transgo Jr. No billet. Stan says he'd consider the trans good for a 900hp duramax, minus the billet parts. Being my truck will never see a track, I didn't feel Id need them.
I had the truck to the point where I needed to purchase the trans controller from Jason at transmission tuner.com, and then get driveshafts redone... And odds and ends like radiator hoses, fan belt, ac hoses, etc... Then I lost my day job and money dried up.. Got a new job at a heavy equipment shop, but wasn't making the kind of money I used to.. Throw in marriage and a kid on the way and the project stalled out. then I had some jacka$$ co-worker at work that just HAD to have the truck, and wanted to leave it a Duramax.. So I bust tail to pull the cummins and related stuff out, send the torque converter to be restalled, and then he totally flakes on me.
So I'm pretty much set on moving forward with this. I thought briefly on building a good LBZ, but when I found that just the parts bill to rebuild it to be a reliable 1200 ft-lb tow rig is over $3600 (and that's wholesale price, not retail) I said screw that noise.
1st question: Who has had a 1000-1200 ft-lb mechanical cummins in front of an Allison 1000 and had it hold together? That's what is scaring me. The trans has been gone through completely by my buddy Stan (he's a long time member here.. He was one of the first guys to put a VGT holset on a 12v back in the late 2000's). It's got Alto G3 clutches throughout, increased line pressure, some pump mods, Transgo Jr. No billet. Stan says he'd consider the trans good for a 900hp duramax, minus the billet parts. Being my truck will never see a track, I didn't feel Id need them.
