Welcome. Cant wait to watch the progress.

 

That will be a SICK project... I love when people thinl outside the box. Could you imagine being at the first pull he takes it to.

"BBWWWAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, Look at this... Some idiot is gonna pull his work van... HAHAHAHA'

30 seconds go by....

"HOLY #*$%@!!!! That thing is BAD @SS!!!! "







Make sure and keep us up to date... and

 

All the more reason to keep it hidden in the cargo area with an easily disconnected stack through the roof...disguised to look like a stove vent for a camper..

 

LOL thats what I was thinking. /\

 

Hi Guys, i'm back and i finally got the chance to upload photos of the engine platform. if you would like to check it out, it's on www.myspace.com/dzljnky.

Before i begin to build this, of course the tear-down comes first. Right now, i'm just brainstorming different methods and trying to find the most efficient plan. Since we already know this project won't be cheap, I'd like all the help i can get. My tear-down method includes photo-cataloging and dating every part as it comes off. I figured it'd be easier to put it back that way. I bought a hayes repair manual at my local auto-zone and started reading it on the throne so atleast i feel a little more confident..

My plan in rebuilding will be done on a "ground-up" approach. Through the simple research i've done, it seems as though the most successful and durable engines out there have been built with the old adage "A unit is only as strong as its weakest link" during the whole build. With that in mind and solidly hovering above my head, here is my brainstorm plan.

After tear-down, i will send the heads for machining and porting. I've heard of ARP's 12mm titanium head-studs and they sound like a good idea considering the estimated boost will be in the 90+ psi range. I'm planning to use the stock 5.9L displacement but use strengthened moving parts. A billet knife-edged crank and tough main bearings are a must. As for connecting rods, Crower's billet rods are on my mind. Forged and ceramic-coated Arias pistons will hopefully toughen and handle the load.

I guess thats it for now. I'll post more as the progress continues. It might take a while but tinkering usually does anyway. As you all know, i'm more than welcoming you in my cyber-garage to help me build this engine and be a part of it. It always seems as though all the competition guys are keeping their engine building recipies secret. That kind of gave me the inspiration to turn in this direction. I want to build an engine that everyone with the same passion as i do will build. In the end, it won't be the engine that I built but more the engine that built a diesel community. When this sled puller does that full pull, you'll see it at inspection wide open with no secrets because its just that. The engine that everyone built.

-Rich

 

WELCOME TO DB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

you bought a big old shoe horn to get that engine in the van

 

howdy,

so far it sounds like your bottom end is looking pretty good. The only extra things I would suggest are main studs and possibly a girdle kit for the RPM's you're going to be turning. Just for reliability sakes. Your ideas for pistons and rods sound good. Do you have any thoughts on cam yet? That could play a role in your pistons because a big enough cam could require flycutting of the pistons for valve clearance. When it comes to the injection pump there's only a few names that come to mind around here for big fuel. That'd be schieds, Haisleys or columbos diesel supply. Any of them could build you a pump that could truely put out the fuel. When it comes to turbocharger, I believe the superstreet is a single turbo class, so that's probably what you'd be limited to. You could also look into a water system for it to help keep temps down if need be. Sounds like a good project, have fun with it.