Homegrown Diesel TrucksReborn Ram
Year/Make/Model: 2007 Dodge Ram 2500
Owner: Wes Butcher
Hometown: Red Hill, Pennsylvania
Odometer: 86,000 miles (7,000 miles on engine)
Fuel Economy: 17 to 20 mpg
Engine: 5.9L Cummins inline-six
Transmission: 48RE four-speed automatic
Modifications: 5.9L engine bored-over 0.020 inches, Mahle pistons and rings, 12-valve shot-peened and polished connecting rods, Hamilton 188/220 Street camshaft, billet pushrods, 110-pound valvesprings, ARP head studs and main studs, Industrial Injection 85-percent-over Dragon Fire CP3 injection pump, Exergy Engineering 50-percent-over injectors, Steed Speed exhaust manifold, BorgWarner S363 turbo, Engineered Diesel 50mm external wastegate, Stainless Diesel cold-air intake, S&B air filter, CFM intake elbow, BD intercooler boots, MBRP 5-inch exhaust, AirDog II 150-gph lift pump, XDP grid heater delete and fuel filter delete kit, EFILive custom-tuned by Anarchy Diesel Tuning, ISSPRO gauges, 20x10-inch Ballistic Off-Road Jester wheels, 305/50R20 Toyo Proxes S/T tires, 1-inch suspension leveling kit, and custom-built traction bars
Owner says: “I bought the truck in Texas and drove it 2,000 miles home.�*At the time, it was also running nitrous and�*making 829 hp. Three weeks later, I�*had a valve in the head�*crack, which sent pieces of it into�*cylinders #5 and #6,�*taking out�*those�*pistons�*and my S464 turbo.�*Then, the engine was�*rebuilt by�*my�*friend, Dale Peters,�*using new pistons and rings, a brand-new cylinder�*head, and�*a quicker-spooling�*S363 turbo.�*Future plans include an S363/S475 twin-turbo setup and�*a new intercooler.”

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