CHEVY CATEYE DURAMAX FULL

Before the head was reinstalled, it was treated to a full port and polish at Outlaw Diesel in Miami, along with 90-ppi valve springs to lower the possibility of valve float or creep. So, the cylinder head was pulled and sent to Haisley Machine for fire-rings and one of its standard thickness fire-ring gasket kits. While the bottom end was left alone, Tyler knew some provisions would have to be made for the head gasket to live at the boost he wanted to run. Sourced from Craigslist, the 120,000-mile 12-valve 5.9L was gone through by Tyler and Felix Aleman of Outlaw Diesel in Miami. In just eight days-and with the help of Outlaw Diesel in Miami-the Duramax/Allison combination was ditched in favor of a compound turbo’d, 12-valve Cummins backed by a built 47RH. Tyler spent his 2016 college Spring Break performing the Cummins swap. Perhaps the wildest part of the entire process was how quickly it all unfolded. Both turbocharger compressor housings, the factory intake elbow, and all intercooler tubes were painted a proprietary blue by Tyler’s friend, Sean Espinosa.Īnd so, the “Chummins,” as Tyler and his group of friends like to refer to it, was born. Its support bracket ties into the passenger side motor mount, which-along with all intercooler tubing-was fabricated by Felix Aleman of Outlaw Diesel in Miami. Subscribe Our Weekly Newsletter The first charger to grab a bite of air in Tyler’s compound arrangement is a T6 flanged S475 from BorgWarner. “I had the choice to either fix the issues with the Duramax or-for the same price-I could put a Cummins in the truck and make more power,” he told us. After the LB7’s second set of injectors began to go south and its 350,000-mile head gaskets appeared blown, Tyler got to thinking. The 22-year-old Miami native wasn’t afraid to break all the rules in pursuit of adding reliability and horsepower to his ’03 Silverado. “THE CHEVY GUYS GET A LITTLE UPSET, BUT THE DODGE GUYS LOVE IT.”īut then there are young guns like Tyler Rabbage. With common-rail injection and a proven track record for performance and durability, the 6.6L V8 is more than sufficient in yielding the kind of power most enthusiasts are after. However, the unwritten rules of engagement in performing a Cummins swap dictate that Duramax-powered trucks are off-limits.

CHEVY CATEYE DURAMAX SERIES

The B series inline-six has been the engine of choice for sled pullers, drag racers, rat rods, and (of course) Ford trucks for more than a decade.

In the diesel industry, Cummins swaps are nothing new.

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