Duramax Camaro - Page 3

the_merv · 09-24-2009, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by gnx7

I think a BBC all iron is in the neighborhood of 775lbs.

Holy shit..

TurboBandit · 09-24-2009, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by the_merv

Holy shit..

WOW.... i had no idea~~~

But this buiild is rediculously cool

topher455 · 09-24-2009, 08:16 PM

Yikes. 830lbs of diesel torque. I wonder how the car will handle though. Is it set back alot?

JOHNBOY66 · 09-24-2009, 08:38 PM

It should handle it just fine.

Mike Wood's NX Mustang is also out of the same shop this car is being built in. It won the diesel class at Drag Week. If he would have entered in Small Block Power Adder which he could have. He would have placed second. Mike ran a best pass 9.717 @ 147.88 on an easy launch. We where messing with the tune up all week. It is really coming around.

The Z28 has all the potental Mike's Mustang does. Just takes time to get it all sorted out. The Z28 has a good deal more electronics to mess with and learn. The controls for the VGT turbos and the PCS trans controler to name a few things. The Mustang has non of these so the learning curve will be steeper but what we learn with the Mustang should help with the Z28.

teblmb · 09-25-2009, 02:00 AM

we need to see vids of that thing. its gotta be a beast.

topher455 · 09-26-2009, 10:33 AM

Not saying it wouldnt just curious if there was any special considerations made for the extra weight over the front tires. BB springs?

JOHNBOY66 · 09-26-2009, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by topher455

Not saying it wouldnt just curious if there was any special considerations made for the extra weight over the front tires. BB springs?

No different than the big block that was in it.

topher455 · 09-27-2009, 11:02 AM

Gotcha!

Parasoth · 09-27-2009, 12:08 PM

775..

http://www.team.net/sol/tech/engine.html References are at the bottom of the page.

Also..
"For one with an iron intake and heads, approximately 650 lbs. An aluminum intake will reduce that by about 20 lbs, and aluminum heads by about 70 lbs. "

No, it's not close to 1000 pounds.

Gosh.

EDIT:
So I was curious, grain of salt, http://www.shadetreemechanic.com/duramax_diesel.htm.

JOHNBOY66 · 09-27-2009, 08:23 PM

Interesting. But the link to duramax weight was referencing the 7800 In line not the 6600 V8.

IIRC it weighs 765.

Parasoth · 09-28-2009, 01:26 AM

Thank god, I don't know too much about diesels and that was the only reference on a quick google search I could find. So I am guessing the 6600's are the truck engines, and 7800's mentioned would be like.. fu.. a dump truck or something? Or a big ol kenworth loll.

Diesel cars rock, nothing like making two different types of smoke at the same time.
Hmm, how many gears would you go through going down the line with that much HP? Shift points would be what, 3000 or so?

59 camaro · 09-28-2009, 01:54 AM

i had the same idea but not the money....lol good luck with this bad ass car

LilJayV10 · 09-28-2009, 04:50 AM

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Originally Posted by gnx7

I think a BBC all iron is in the neighborhood of 775lbs.

At least the front end won't come up...

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Originally Posted by topher455

Yikes. 830lbs of diesel torque. I wonder how the car will handle though. Is it set back alot?

Stranoize it...it should be ok.

Sweet ass build.

malibu795 · 09-28-2009, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by JOHNBOY66

Interesting. But the link to duramax weight was referencing the 7800 In line not the 6600 V8.

IIRC it weighs 765.

iirc thats dry weight..

i know the 01 dmax weighed ~900lb at so-cal diesel ... dont know if it was dry or not.. it was darn near fully dressed

as for tranny bolt up.. dmax come with GM standard bell housing bolt pattern.

then flexpat would need to be re-drilled for diff bolt pattern.

4L85E comes stock with the Duramax in the fullsize Cargo vans