Got my Max

[Domestic Disturbance]

I've been talking about getting one forever and finally did. Picked it up in dallas last saturday. All stock minus exhaust and wheels.
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[tylers88]

looks good, now get the molding and badges off

[Domestic Disturbance]

needs mirrors that weren't designed by weird al

[Batwood]

needs mirrors that weren't designed by weird al

Lol you don't like the power accordion mirrors?

[AutoMods]

i'd like to know what it gets for mpg's but i'm not going to ask

[MoncefA33]

Opened thread assuming an entirely different kind of Max in here. lol

[FiFdYnUtZ]

Gunna start pulling trailers?

[Domestic Disturbance]

My mileage is off because its not tuned for the oversized tires. Computer said 13.7 pulling the Honda up. I'd guess more like 15-16. Efi live live and it should be in the 20s.

[AutoMods]

let me know if your serious about getting efilive, i may be able to still get you a v1 version new for about $500ish . good thing is you can get familiar with efilive so your an expert at it when you get back into an ls powered car

[SledgeWS6]

You need some cowboy boots and a lip full of dip son.

[BGjohnson]

I opened the thread hoping to see a Mighty Max.

[sparkles]

Were you in DM today? I swear I saw a truck just like that on Fluer this morning. Same wheels with the Chevy caps too.

[Domestic Disturbance]

Negative. Coralville and CR is about it.

It does have locking front/rear diffs which I tested out. Pretty sweet. Supposedly it has a front locker because its from alaska or something like that. Even with pretty crummy tires it gets around awesome though.

[sparkles]

Mine has lockers front and back too. Nice when you need it, but it seems like the front likes to stay locked sometimes.

[snickerlicker]

Perfect candidate for a Powerstroke swap!

[Domestic Disturbance]

Ya I was just thinking my truck doesn't shake enough and is too fast. Wait...

Here you go dicklicker

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-V0cszNPqfs&list=FLRdAAIF4-TpymkIkKk50p3A&index=2

[snickerlicker]

Ya I was just thinking my truck doesn't shake enough and is too fast. Wait...

Here you go dicklicker

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-V0cszNPqfs&list=FLRdAAIF4-TpymkIkKk50p3A&index=2

That style Duramax does look better than yours. Thanks for the link domesticdouche.

[Domestic Disturbance]

it also has 160lb ft or torque more than mine :Eyecrazy:

[LT1Dan]

I will never get tired of the Max and Al commercials.

Kitch smoked another Ford tonight on 100. Batwood doesn't have a chance. Mark down another win for SIN Performance.

:)

[Domestic Disturbance]

I swear I have more people try to race me in this truck than anything else I've ever owned. Its confusing

[snickerlicker]

Truck people are even more idiotic than car people it seems.

[SledgeWS6]

I swear I have more people try to race me in this truck than anything else I've ever owned. Its confusing

It's because truck people are worse than ricers 99% of the time (And I'm talking the Cavalier Fart Pipe Crowd). John/Tyler and I dealt with that BS in CF all the time just trying to cruise University.

[LT1Dan]

Ford people are even more idiotic than normal car people it seems.

Fixed.

[snickerlicker]

^ says the guy with a Ford as a daily driver...No opti needed.

[Batwood]

I will never get tired of the Max and Al commercials.

Kitch smoked another Ford tonight on 100. Batwood doesn't have a chance. Mark down another win for SIN Performance.

:)

Hey now... I've got a little faith in the ole girl. She's got 240k miles on her, but she's not dead yet!

[Domestic Disturbance]

Only 760k to go

[Domestic Disturbance]

well here's what I've been up to lately
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honda guys be like... I got a huge front mount on my civic
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As it sits right now. Engine finally out
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[snickerlicker]

Blown up already....?

[Domestic Disturbance]

blown head gasket

[tylers88]

blown head gasket

Time for headstuds and 68mm kit

[Domestic Disturbance]

headstuds yes, 68mm... more like http://www.sdptwins.com/04-5-05-lly-twin-kit/

it'll have a few small mods and be a lot cleaner once we're done

[tylers88]

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[Domestic Disturbance]

Here's a few updates. Got an egr delete, pressure washed the engine bay, had the hotside ceramic coated at cool concepts, heads cleaned with new valve guides, intake manifolds/merge all cleaned, injectors cleaned and tested, pcv reroute kit, 3inch downpipe. I think thats all for now


Freshly apart
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After cleaning
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after washing
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my old 5 month old reservoir next to a brand new one
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the ceramic coated stuff I had done
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[AutoMods]

diesel expert now

[Drifte]

Just cleaning it all up and making it nicer, or doing some performance mods too?

[Domestic Disturbance]

its getting some performance mods. The egr delete with a tune picks up about 50-60whp. The downpipe has some gains too obviously but not sure how much. Also delete the air box resonator (plug). The pcv will be run into a catchcan, so then nothing 'dirty' will be recirculated into the intake. The egr and pcv add up to a lot of gunk and hot air. Before it was cleaned, there was about 1/4inch of gunk built up. Also the injectors being cleaned will help some. Even the coating will help some. Hoping maybe 20mpg's without a tuner. All of that should add up to a decent power gain.

[sparkles]

Hoping maybe 20mpg's with it too without a tuner.


Thank you for telling us. It was killing me inside.

[Domestic Disturbance]

Thank you for telling us. It was killing me inside.

I knew you'd like that. I'm excited because the better the mpg's, the more I can afford to drive this bitch

[LT1Dan]

Bedliner?

[snickerlicker]

Cummins swap FTW.

[Domestic Disturbance]

Cummins swap FTW.

I knew you liked slow shit

Bedliner under coat and rust proof getting done after I get the rockers repainted

[snickerlicker]

I knew you liked slow shit

Bedliner under coat and rust proof getting done after I get the rockers repainted

Says the guy that barely got in the 12's with his fastest car... :)

[tylers88]

Don't buy a programmer I have driven dmax's with them and a custom tune with a dsp5 setup eats them alive all other things stock

[Domestic Disturbance]

Ya it'll get an efilive 5 way and ifs like to run it through an edge cts

[Batwood]

I hate to say this... but after driving my dad's D-Max and my chipped Powerstroke with the same trailer... I'd swear the Chevy pulls it better.
Granted his is a 1 ton and mine is just a 3/4, but that shouldn't have much to do with it.
His is an 05, so thats LLY shit still, right?

I don't haul cars anymore like I used to, so maybe its all in my head.
If they didn't have the IFS, I might be more accepting... but that just seems silly in a full size truck.

[sparkles]

I know, right. Not having your kidneys bleed after a few hundred miles is just nuts.

[Domestic Disturbance]

I know, right. Not having your kidneys bleed after a few hundred miles is just nuts.

Thats how I feel. They straight axle isn't bad, but for a 3/4 ton to ride as nice as this does makes it a lot more practical. Its something I'll haul rarely with for a while I'm sure.

That and its a lot less harsh vibrations/noise than a 7.3 or cummins.

[tylers88]

I hate to say this... but after driving my dad's D-Max and my chipped Powerstroke with the same trailer... I'd swear the Chevy pulls it better.
Granted his is a 1 ton and mine is just a 3/4, but that shouldn't have much to do with it.
His is an 05, so thats LLY shit still, right?

I don't haul cars anymore like I used to, so maybe its all in my head.
If they didn't have the IFS, I might be more accepting... but that just seems silly in a full size truck.

Yes 05 is still LLY I think that was the only full production year for it LB7 was first max and used until mid 04, then the LLY until end of 05 and 06-07classic was the LBZ, LB7 and LLY are 5 speed ally and LBZ is 6 speed

[Domestic Disturbance]

Update. Had the charge pipes polished. Por15'd the rust prone spots, then painted most the engine bay. Got the engine back together. Just need to do both oil pan gaskets and its ready to put back in. A lot of cleaning and other odds and ends have made this take forever, but its turned out great so far. Enjoy.
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[stangvortech]

looking good if you guys work on it tomorrow I will swing out!

[Domestic Disturbance]

Nah he's with his brother picking up an IDI from texas

[Drifte]

So clean. Factory turbo mounting position is baller.

[Domestic Disturbance]

At long last its done. Ended up with a long list of things we did as far as mods and maintenance go. As of right now the gauges still need mounted, catch can mounted, clearance lights rewired, stack, and the A/C leaked over 2 days (just need new o rings probably). The exhaust is just a 3 foot piece from MBRP right now, until I either put a stack on or maybe a turndown. It sounds really sweet right now. Other than that this thing runs great, especially for not having a tuner yet.

The List -
Painted/Por15 engine bay and frame
Head gaskets with ARP studs
Cleaned and decked heads with new valve guides - D&R engines
Intake bridge, manifolds cleaned/blasted - D&R
Air to air and radiator dipped - H&S Radiator
New overflow
New thermostats
all new gaskets for everything we touched
painted engine
drilled fuel fittings
shimmed fuel pressure relief valve
new FPR
new belt
both oil pan gaskets
ouside air temperature sensor relocation
Screamin Diesel Performance EGR Delete
Merchant Auto PCV reroute (catch can)
Air resonator delete (plugged)
MBRP 3" Downpipe
LML drivers side exhaust manifold
LB7 passenger side up pipe (for egr delete)
Turbo exhaust side, exhaust manifolds, up pipes, and down pipe ceramic coated by Cool Concepts
Up pipes/downpipe wrapped in titanium wrap
Gauge cluster rebuilt with led lights, new stepper motors, resistors, etc. - Gaugespegged
Auto meter Bowtie Sport Comp II Pyrometer and Boost gauge
New GM air filter
New external Trans filter and fluid(tranny has tags that its been rebuilt by Allison ReTran)
Polished intercooler pipes
Pressure washed everything we could, and hand cleaned the rest. That plastic valance over the radiator is an eyesore though.
Cleaned/tested injectors - Midwest Fuel Injection
Rewrapped/tapped bad harness looming
New headlights (no amber corners)

I think thats most of it. Next is to focus on making the outside look as clean as the engine bay is now.
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[Domestic Disturbance]

Huge thanks to Josh Silver (bowtiebuba) also. I don't possess the know how and resources to have done this myself

[AutoMods]

At long last its done. Ended up with a long list of things we did as far as mods and maintenance go. As of right now the gauges still need mounted, catch can mounted, clearance lights rewired, stack, and the A/C leaked over 2 days (just need new o rings probably). The exhaust is just a 3 foot piece from MBRP right now, until I either put a stack on or maybe a turndown. It sounds really sweet right now. Other than that this thing runs great, especially for not having a tuner yet.

The List -
Painted/Por15 engine bay and frame
Head gaskets with ARP studs
Cleaned and decked heads with new valve guides - D&R engines
Intake bridge, manifolds cleaned/blasted - D&R
Air to air and radiator dipped - H&S Radiator
New overflow
New thermostats
all new gaskets for everything we touched
painted engine
drilled fuel fittings
shimmed fuel pressure relief valve
new FPR
new belt
both oil pan gaskets
ouside air temperature sensor relocation
Screamin Diesel Performance EGR Delete
Merchant Auto PCV reroute (catch can)
Air resonator delete (plugged)
MBRP 3" Downpipe
LML drivers side exhaust manifold
LB7 passenger side up pipe (for egr delete)
Turbo exhaust side, exhaust manifolds, up pipes, and down pipe ceramic coated by Cool Concepts
Up pipes/downpipe wrapped in titanium wrap
Gauge cluster rebuilt with led lights, new stepper motors, resistors, etc. - Gaugespegged
Auto meter Bowtie Sport Comp II Pyrometer and Boost gauge
New GM air filter
New external Trans filter and fluid(tranny has tags that its been rebuilt by Allison ReTran)
Polished intercooler pipes
Pressure washed everything we could, and hand cleaned the rest. That plastic valance over the radiator is an eyesore though.
Cleaned/tested injectors - Midwest Fuel Injection
Rewrapped/tapped bad harness looming
New headlights (no amber corners)

I think thats most of it. Next is to focus on making the outside look as clean as the engine bay is now.




wow, lots of mods and time into that beast now

[Aircooled]

Looks good man, those puppies can be screamers. I was working on a buddies Turbo Supra one day, took it around for a test drive and to pick something up and a max just smoke screened me. Well I got up next to the guy and he rolls into it and I chase. I'll be a son of a bitch if that thing didn't hold along side me real well in a car that ran 110-113mph in the 1/8th. Fucker was bookin! I've been missing rollin' a little coal in my cummins lately

[Domestic Disturbance]

Ya I can't wait to get efilive and make some clouds. And I think it feels fast now... it'll be sick!

[Domestic Disturbance]

Nothing real crazy to watch, but I like the way it sounds. It has about a 3 foot straight pipe at the moment. Don't worry it sounds good on a turbo diesel.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qa3xWy3R9X4&feature=c4-overview&list=UURdAAIF4-TpymkIkKk50p3A

[Domestic Disturbance]

Well I finally got a tune on it. Its a 5 way adjustable efi live setup. Seeing as how I don't have a turn down or anything running the smoke tune really just smokes out my own truck. Its definitely a different animal now. Right now its really hard to get a good pull in it, it just breaks all 4 loose in this cold (and nothing is really that dry).

Since the last update its had the LBZ turbo mouthpiece added. The only performance bolt on I have left to do really is a lift pump and finish up the exhaust. It'll need traction bars and tie rod sleeves for sure but then that'll be it for anything performance related.

Here's how it sounds in the smoke/lope tune.

http://youtu.be/lMfuBEKvQtk

[FiFdYnUtZ]

So do you like...pull stuff with it?

[SledgeWS6]

So do you like...pull stuff with it?

I heard the Praireburg truck/tractor pull is the place to be!

[Domestic Disturbance]

So do you like...pull stuff with it?

city truck


Actually once I'm done sinking money into it, the honda, and my house maybe I'll get a trailer and use it for the reason I bought it. That seems more and more like a pipe dream anymore though

[86svo9L]

Think I saw this at Kum and Go yesterday. Looked and sounded good if it was your truck I saw!

[JustinS]

Good job on the engine bay and rebuild DD, what do you have planned for the exterior now?

[Domestic Disturbance]

sometime down the road I'd like to do new style clearance lights, tow mirrors, and badges. Paint a few things black. Nicer front bumper valance with fogs would be nice too. Right now is just maintenance. Power steering pump, wheel bearing, steering box or pitman/idler arm issue, new tires, finish the exhaust... thats part of the list. Its close to 200k so a lot of general wear parts are just needing replaced.

[Domestic Disturbance]

Think I saw this at Kum and Go yesterday. Looked and sounded good if it was your truck I saw!

Ya it probably was. Which Kum and Go? Mount Vernon Rd or 1st ave? Did it look like a yeti driving?

Since I put the tunes on, I've been getting ~23mpg @ 80mph. At 55-60ish in 4wd I was getting a little over 25mpg. Thought that was worth sharing.

[Snoclo]

How is this possible? LLY w/5sp Allison? Sure would like to know how to get this kinda of mpg, especially with winter fuels only available. Are you getting these #'s from the DIC or are you actually calculating the mpgs.
Ya it probably was. Which Kum and Go? Mount Vernon Rd or 1st ave? Did it look like a yeti driving?

Since I put the tunes on, I've been getting ~23mpg @ 80mph. At 55-60ish in 4wd I was getting a little over 25mpg. Thought that was worth sharing.

[stangvortech]

yea that is crazy in 4wd and at 80mph. what do you ahve 2.23 gears in that thing lol

[Drifte]

Wow thats impressive gas mileage. Feel any faster?

[Domestic Disturbance]

Well the LBZ mouthpiece is no joke 2.5mpg gain. Have most the small mods I can do done. EGR delete, high flow manifold, fresh heads, cleaned all the carbon in the intake up. And it only has 3 feet of exhaust. The extended cab short box is about 6900-7100lbs (23 gal tanks). Might be a high ratio transfer case. Since I got the right tire size programmed now I'm going to start going off the trip to see how accurate the computer is. In the process of that with the current tank. This was in short distances when I reset the average system so those are strictly highway miles. In town has been a little difficult with the weather but it has improved too. All in the MPG tune.

And colton its definitely quicker. Makes me feel like things are going to break.

[Snoclo]

23 mpgs is still 5 mpgs better than my best to date, and that was on 70ish degree day running non-blended #2. I have a couple hundred #'s more as my truck is a crew cab. I have the things you hsve mentioned, mine is a 06' w/LBZ - 6sp, also have the 5 DSP Efi-live programmed by Codden from ATP, truck gets milage on #4 which is the 125-140hp over stock tune. Best to date 18.4 hwy/16.5city, and I thought mine was good.

[Domestic Disturbance]

I've heard of them getting over 20 with a tune plenty of times. I'll find out how accurate those claims are as well as my trucks mpg calculator by this weekend. Member bowtiebuba was with me for the 25mpg in 4wd at 55. My mpg tune is a 70rwhp tune(done by longhornfab). It also has 285s which I know aren't helping the mileage. I don't know my gears or options because there's no door sticker so that doesn't help. Currently using Howes winter additive.

Sounds like a nice truck though. Ever had it on a dyno or at the track? I know its not really the purpose of the truck but it blows me away how quick they can go.

[Snoclo]

Yep, heard some claims over 20, usually these are 2wds. That's why I was wondering if you were calculating , or reading from DIC. Mine consistently give more than I actually get for mpgs. Right now my truck is on 295/70/18 Nitto Terra Grapplers, haven't really noticed a difference in mpgs from when I had the 325/60/18 M/T ATZ's. Best time ever at the track was 12.96 on stock tires but looked ridiculous with my 6" lift, best time with my current 295"s has been 13.62 @ 100mph. never been dynode, but was estimated that it should be about 525-540rwhp and 850-900tq.

[Domestic Disturbance]

Damn thats pretty quick. Do you have anything else like injectors?

It'll be a while before I get to figure it out. Turbo vane position sensor is going bad I think so I'm parking it for a while.

[Snoclo]

Efi Live, egr block off, Diamond Eye turbo down pipe, Silver Line full 4" exhaust, Banks boost tubes, Fass HD-150 lift pump w5/8" line & 3/4" pickup tube.

I get the turbo vane pos. 2583/003 thing regularly.

[Domestic Disturbance]

Ya mine has been acting goofy since I got it, but after seeing my boost gauge bury the needle I unplugged the sensor and leave it parked for the most part. Lift pump is definitely on my to do list though.

[Drifte]

Ya mine has been acting goofy since I got it, but after seeing my boost gauge bury the needle I unplugged the sensor and leave it parked for the most part. Lift pump is definitely on my to do list though.
IDK diesels, so whats causing you to run too high a boost?

[Domestic Disturbance]

My vane position sensor went bad. I have the factory VVT Turbo. It was supposed to be opening the vanes and it wasn't. Vanes are staying shut with the sensor hooked up so its building too much boost. Just mild cruising builds 7-8psi. With it unplugged the vanes default to open. My turbo has awful boost lag now.

[Domestic Disturbance]

Just a video of it idling in the lope tune a few months back because truck things

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMfuBEKvQtk

[derek072887]

Is that tune just for the lope? Or is that the highest tune and it just happens to sound like that?

[Sunny Z]

Is that tune just for the lope? Or is that the highest tune and it just happens to sound like that?

"lope tune". Pretty sure its just to make it sounds choppy.

[derek072887]

I figured, just hoping they wouldn't make a specific tune just to make a truck sound like that... I was hoping for another advantage lol

[Domestic Disturbance]

ya its a smoke/lope tune. basically just a fun nonsense tune. I have a 5 way switch so why not haha

[Domestic Disturbance]

Been doing the math and found out that computer is very generous for MPGs. Driving like a normal person it gets 18/22. Any 'coal rolling' or similar tom foolery gets it down in the 17s. Can't complain at all but needed to correct that from my earlier claims. Also got the autometers mounted. Way prettier than glowshifts :biggrin:https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/10427280_2616687934653_3663166543019435551_n.jpg?o h=308cb42d198328f93074546512cb4f1a&oe=5479CB28&__gda__=1416555972_7a583ee6982df9d2e6c12fb0237e2a0 e

[SledgeWS6]

Been doing the math and found out that computer is very generous for MPGs. Driving like a normal person it gets 18/22. Any 'coal rolling' or similar tom foolery gets it down in the 17s. Can't complain at all but needed to correct that from my earlier claims. Also got the autometers mounted. Way prettier than glowshifts :biggrin:https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/10427280_2616687934653_3663166543019435551_n.jpg?o h=308cb42d198328f93074546512cb4f1a&oe=5479CB28&__gda__=1416555972_7a583ee6982df9d2e6c12fb0237e2a0 e

Needs manual...we averaged 26mpgs in Marcus' Cummins driving down to Missouri. :D