Evan Adams
Diesel Enthusiast
ok guys. A buddy of mines neighbor has a cclb dually with a 6.5td. Its a 95 or 96 has 160k miles and it has a problem with running it will start run till it gets warm then dieds (PMD). Any way for a while now ive had it in the books to build the best 6.5td probly ever. Im getting this engine for 150 bucks if i go pull it out (he lives 2 miles away) and its coming home and will start the tear down, machine shop, and engine stand life. Im going to port and polish both intake and exhaust port. Have the biggest valves possible put in it and get studs for rockers as im not a fan of the 6.5 top end of there valve train (i was born into a family of gasser builders) any way thats the just the heads. For the block im thinking a little boring mabey .010 over and just your everyday machining.(have contemplated the idea of making it a 6 bolt main. (duramax style) with bolts threw the side of the block. As the rotary system goes. Scat crank. H beam rods and 18-1 pistons. Fluidampr balancer and im going to destroke it another 1/4 of an inch. it will get main and head studs. A main girdle (in designing stage now made out of 3/4inch aluminum. Performance oil pump and pan. Building custom plentum to be able to take on 2 turbos. they will be intercooled and custom "headers" with be made to mount the turbos on either side (heath diesel style). I will probly run 2 HX-40II. Im going to run to separate 4 inch exhaust systems exiting on both side in front of the rear tires. Also im having a custom build cam. Going for the biggest cam possible. I will be running a junior moose injection pump. With a raptor lift pump. With a build 4l80e behind this. Did i mention this with be a daily driver and a work truck. with the occasional trip to thhee drag strip. going to run mabey around 30psi of boost max ( 15 each). Any other advice is a blessing. thanks ahead of time