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Sep 10, 2009 | 02:29 PM

Biggsw784

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Duramax Camaro

Here is a friend of mines 1967 Camaro with a Duramax that is getting down to the last minute of leave for Drag Week Saturday. This fabbing started about 6 weeks ago and hoping to fire it up tonight. The twins are off a new cummins diesel that are electronic varible vains that we had a controller built to monitor turbo shaft speed and control the boost through this controller. The motor has stock crank and pistons, aftermarket rods and cam and the heads have been ported to the max. The sheetmetal intake was built by a friend of ours Greg Young. We expect around 1000 hp and about 1700 to 1800 ft lbs without nitrous. I will get more pics soon. Mike Woods' (owner of nx) duramax mustang and this camaro will be heading to up to Drag Week Saturday and will let yall know how everything goes. Both cars are going to be in Diesel Power Magizine.

Sep 10, 2009 | 02:49 PM

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sweet, theres another build on the Nova forum I'm on with a DMAX powered 65 Nova wagon.

Sep 10, 2009 | 03:49 PM

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that's awesome, i love these Duramax car builds, tell us how it works out at the races!

Sep 10, 2009 | 03:58 PM

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wow!

Sep 10, 2009 | 04:03 PM

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Nice, nothing like a fast car billowing black smoke!

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Sep 10, 2009 | 04:08 PM

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that thing looks like it weighs as much if not more than bbc

Sep 10, 2009 | 04:21 PM

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I'd be interested in one of those controllers, I got a VGT to use on a 4-banger. Looks good should be fun tuning those VGTs.

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Sep 10, 2009 | 05:00 PM

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ok ill be honest.......... i think its freaking stupid a camaro, nova, chevelle and all should have a gas powered motor in it. lol but none the less an amazing build pure genious. its different i can respect different lol keep up posted with some videos of runs please

Sep 10, 2009 | 05:27 PM

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60 lbs heavier then a bbc

but tons mo' tq

Sep 10, 2009 | 06:31 PM

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It's not something I'd do...but it's gonna haul *** so IMO it's cool

Sep 10, 2009 | 07:26 PM

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That'll ruin some tires quick.

Sep 10, 2009 | 07:42 PM

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That is just Bad ***!!

Sep 10, 2009 | 07:52 PM

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That's awesome.

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ok ill be honest.......... i think its freaking stupid a camaro, nova, chevelle and all should have a gas powered motor in it.

If I had the spare cash I'd love to get an earlier 60's lincoln or late 50's caddy and drop a dirtymax in it. Definitely have to be a 'vert and just use it as a cruiser.

Sep 10, 2009 | 07:57 PM

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That is impressive

Make sure that you post up the results from the track

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Sep 10, 2009 | 09:36 PM

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lets see more pics as you finish this thing up!

Sep 10, 2009 | 10:11 PM

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cool!

Sep 11, 2009 | 03:21 AM

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I'd love to see somebody do an all-wheel drive version of that somewhere along the way just to see how it'd work hooking up all four big sticky's down a track.....

Sep 11, 2009 | 03:29 AM

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I'd love to see somebody do an all-wheel drive version of that somewhere along the way just to see how it'd work hooking up all four big sticky's down a track.....

Would torque steer then become acceptable?