My Diesel

This is kinda long but I hope somewhat entertaining

P.S. it wont hurt my feelings if you scroll past the story and go straight to the mods.... well it might a little.


Boring Story Skroll to Green for Mods
To start it off I'm Alex, 22yrs old and live just North of Winnipeg, MB but have been working all over the past few years first in Saskatchewan as on a service rig (triple/double, double fast line) where I got my first craving for the diesel as no one in my family had ever owned one EVER. Than I got on as an elec. tech for CN Rail and have been working all over western Canada the last few years mostly Sask with some extended stints in the BC interior (love and miss all that snow) and this is a hopefully shortened enough story of the love of my life, George. Ummm.... and thats my truck by the way so dont be get funny in the comment section.

In my previous blog I wrote about the vehicles I've suffered through till I finally got a hold of my baby.
You can check that out if your interested at:http://www.dieselbombers.com/blogs/a...ooom-list.html

I've always wanted one of these big diesels but until I had it and first started looking into a lift and tires I didnt have a single clue about all the mods that can be done and the power that can be unleashed out of these beasts.(I am so happy I chose the truck instead of the corvette I was looking at!)

Anyway I was working out of town and told my buddy who was a car dealer what I wanted and had him keep an eye out at the auto auction for a 6.0 F250 or F350 Lariat FX4 supercab longbox, and had a budget in mind. He told me I was stupid and would never get one for the price I wanted it for and sure enough the very next day my 05 F250 Lariat FX4 supercab shortbox came up on the block and he snagged it for less than I was willing to pay which I was stoked about.

So I immediately got out and had a chip, exhaust, and intake ordered and ready to be put in as soon as I picked er up and brought it back to Saskatoon. I did a quick driveway install the minute a had it back out of town with me and was completely blown away with the huge power gain.

actually before we get to the mods this paragraph is kinda funny
After telling my Pa about this he called me a dummy and said a stupid little box couldnt possibly to that..... He quickly changed his mind after getting out of his grandpa'd up 6.0L and putting the pedal to the floor in my truck on a corner and nearly landing my pride and joy in a very large ditch; but with his years of experience behind the wheel he somewhat recovered, only to swerve into the other lane narrowly missing the poor neighbor. Needless to say he was more than shocked at how much more power that "stupid little box" put under the hood. He had a little glimmer in his eye as we ate breaky that morning with the idea of bombin out his truck, than his old lady quickly squashed that thought (even though he tries to uphold it was his decision) since you dont need 500hp to tow a 5th wheel.

HE'S SOOOOO JEALOUS and I love every minute of it.

Early this year I was out of town and making some good coin so I sprung for the 6" lift and 37"s, got the dealership to do it though cause they were giving me a wicked deal and I was only home for two days. They ended up ordering the wrong parts and I had to go 2 weeks without my truck and ended up getting the lift at cost and installation for free so I dont feel so bad about shopping it out.

So after all the extra power and now the clearance I guess it was time to get it dirty.... and dirty it got. After a long grueling day on the golf course it was time to take er out to the pits behind are farm and have some fun. I ended up with a broken u joint,sheered knuckles and a muddy interior. for vid of stupidity please click following link-->..... and yes I know there is water coming over the hood, so please dont be mad at me .Now it was time for my hands to get dirty since I was two days over the extended warranty, which I didnt mind cause I had some holidays at home and was kinda itchin to do some real work on her myself. So after figuring out there were no aftermarket parts for the truck yet and wanting to give me their super deal of $1400 only if they got to install it (and thats plus installation costs still) ..... you know the good deal since I do so much business with them; a friend who runs a body shop ended up getting me the short side front axle set up for $700 cash. It was a pretty easy job but felt really good doin some work to the beast myself and with my dad, he gave me a hand with the truck and with drinking my beer.

Now that I finally got a postion with my company at home starting January and feel like I'm starting to get a real connection with the truck and can hardly wait to get into that engine and do some upgrades..... although I hear to do the head gasket and studs I gotta lift the cab, but I'll tackle that once it warms up (-50F yesterday AAHHHHH!)



-Purchased July '07
100 000km
dent in tailgate and a few minor scratches here and there (this way I wont feel back taking it down some big quad trails when I'm hunting)

Mods thus far
-Early Aug '07
Airaid intake and throttlebody spacer
Bullydog PMT

-Later Aug '07
5" turbo back w/ 6" stainless tip

-Feb '08
4 Alpine 5x7s

-Apr '08
Kenwood 7" dvd player w/ipod
JL 10" sub with box
4ch Alpine amp
Mono Rockford amp
New 10ga speaker wire for whole system

-June '08
RevTek 6" suspension lift
37" ProComp Xtreme A/T
link to why I now have a large dent on the passenger door and no side steps http://www.dieselbombers.com/videos/...le=king-quarry, woops but it sure was fun!


Hopefully Sooner Than Later to Come(in order to be done)
-Egr delete kit w/ new intake set up and plumbing, and a new high flow intake elbow
.... and I guess probably an intercooler upgrade somewhere around here to.
-Stud and head gasket kit, and injectors... not sure what size i'll go with yet

Now I know what you'll all be screaming about

-Last but certainly not least a new turbo.... aurora 3000 i'm thinking for now but that will probably change

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...for you guys who are still cursin me out
-A new TRANNY!!!! This will go in same time or before the turbo..... just wanted to keep the suspense going


Just to end things I cant see myself without a diesel ever again these trucks are amazing with the amount of work and performance the are capable of handling with a few tweaks, and now I give that Vette a run for its money and hopefully by the end of next year will be leaving it in a cloud of black smokey shame!