Competition Duramax engine issues

[CHolman]

Who should wearing cheerleading out fits? Banks, Banks he's are man, if he can't do it no one can!!! :-laf GOOOOO BANKS!!!! When is this awesome DMax going to make some runs down the strip? For Comps sake I hope this truck is as bad as it's built up to be, that is if the NOS doesn't blow the heads off the thing because they don't want to put fuel to it be because it will smoke a little... "I still don't undertand the whole not smoking thing"... To each his own, but we'll see with that much NOS how long that thing will last. Oh, and all you old school guys get-R-done... That whole "old school guys being on the down hill slope" struck a nerve... Not everyone has the money and the facilities that Banks has and more power to him, but for you to say what you said, I hope you get your A** Stomped!!!! It won't matter to Gale if you loose because it will go in the closet and he'll build something newer and promote the hell out of it and get more promotion, but if your at all a man you'll pull your head out of Gales butt and apologize to these blue collared guys that build these trucks themselves or at least involved in the build and put their hearts and soles into them rather than just talk crap and put them down...

 

[CHolman]

(QUOTE)I have seen the future , and its going to be nothing but down hill for the old school people that will not , or can not, move on to the new technology.



I call it like I see it , GBE doesn’t need to copy , they leads the way[/QUOTE]





WTF EVER!!!! Am I the only one that feels this way... ???

 

[John_P]

Racin Duallie:



Great points on "behind the scene" conversations between Greg and the many

diesel vendors you mention. Let me add one to that,... ... ... ... ... I also know that Greg has spoken to Doug Smith @ "PDW" and had many conversations with him about nitrous and nitrous set-ups for his trucks. I had thought that Mike Wood @ "NX" was Greg's advisor/partner on that?? I highly respect Doug Smith and I guess I would wonder if I were in Mike Woods shoes at "NX" why "My Guy" needed to go elsewhere for advice??



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COMP:



I am assuming you direct many of your last comments to me with reference to

"alot of people that haven't a clue to the truth" and those that have "no dog in this fight. " Well,... ... . like I have said before, your "rosy" outlook with GBE just doesn't go far enough past the "glitz and galmour" of their big shop! IMO,

all that "glitz and glamour" means nothing if the "head honcho" (old Gale) treats other diesel vendors and associates, customers etc. like dogs! How can GBE be "leading" when they have done what I told you they have done?? Copying somebody or using their product and then putting your name on it is NOT leading Greg,..... it is FOLLOWING! And what I listed with old Gales dealings with TST is probably only a fraction of what else he has done over the years!! What I have wrote here is THE TRUTH, sad but TRUE!

Like I told you,..... CALL MARK @ TST!! He will tell you the same thing!

Maybe you don't care, and if not, that is fine with me. But the TDR Members here are a smart group, and the ones that are "new" have a right to know the "other side of the story" Greg! You have your big "dream ride" now and no disrespect to you, I hope all goes well for you, but I would again caution you to "watch your back" as things can change in a hurry as you saw with some of your "loyal crew" over at "Dr. Performance", namely with one of your main crew members, Tony Stewart!! How do you know the staff and crew on that new GBE Drag Truck won't do the same thing to you? YOU DON'T!!





Now as far as me "not having a dog in this fight";... ... . your right Greg, I don't!

I don't have a drag truck to field to compete against the likes of Banks or many of the Pro-Street DHRA/NHDRA Trucks or the "tubular chassis" trucks of Keating or "Dr. P. " But, I do drag race locally and out of state and hope to run some DHRA Events with my 96' Dodge CTD 12 valve daily driver in 2007 possibly in the "Quick Diesel Class. " Now, I run just #2 diesel in my Scheid Diesel Built Engine and would love to run you "heads-up" in that grey "Project X" Truck of yours you have had in the diesel magazines! Furthermore, if I want to get on this website and make comments about what is said I will do it Greg and FWIW I don't have to have a truck like Banks to do that!!



Saying you can do something is one thing, but actually DOING IT is another!

And as I said, until old Gale gets that GBE Drag truck out on the drag strip and ACTUALLY RUNS the truck, all of this is just talk and you are as guilty of it as any of us here! I do not begrudge anything you have done and told you as much, but we are all entitled to our opinions Greg whether you like it or not!



One last thing; your quote of: "Reckless Power is easy to make but totally engineered safe reliable power for the long haul is a little more involved. "



Now I have to ask Greg, when you mention "Reckless Power" are you referring to the type power that Scheid Diesel, Keating, Haisley, Stuckey, Morrison, Garmon, Spruill, Smith and Fletcher make??? The "Reckless Power" that has black smoke and "in your face" type power?? It is no secret about your public criticism of Dan Scheid and his Rear Engine Rail Dragster! I distinctly remember your big critcism of the smoke etc. you made many times of his vehicles. So I guess old Gale, yourself and the big crew @ GBE are going to run in the 7's or 8's this year with that new truck and do it with NO SMOKE right?? Because we all know old Gale doesn't like black smoke and god forbid if that truck smokes! :-laf So,... ... again,... ... that truck will have your "NX"

Nitrous System on it (we see the stickers on the truck Greg) and what do you think Greg,. . about a progressive 400+ shot of NOS??? That ought to do it! Because you will not do it on #2 alone and don't assume the TDR members here (including myself) will believe that you can do it that way!



Good luck.



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John_P

 

[Yo Hoot]

Hoot, no one really cares what your prognostications are. Don't you get tired of just being a talking head? If you actually competed in something, then you might get some respect, but it seems you'd rather tool around town tooting your choo choo horns... . like an extension of your pie hole. How fitting.



And the funny thing is, I agree with you. There are lots of things about the Cummins that I appreciate and respect (like the strength of the design). If I had the money, I'd have one from each of the manufacturers. I'd love to have a common rail Cummins that could spin 5000 rpm and be programmed like a Dmax. That would make one holy terror of a pulling truck... . one that could make me jump ship.



The Dmax crowd isn't giving up any time soon, we'll work through each issue and move on just like the Cummins guys did years ago.

Nice dig. Just like the old times. If you can't hit up with facts, degrade them.

 

[JasonCzerak]

No black smoke.



That's like telling top fuelers to not have flames come out their exhausts.



Lets not stop at soot, No more tire smoke in your burns outs!

 

[nwpadmax]

Nice dig. Just like the old times. If you can't hit up with facts, degrade them.

Hoot, I can see you haven't changed a bit no matter where else you've gotten kicked out of. You're a slow learner, I guess.



Maybe someday you'll wake up from your dream-induced state of Dodgegasm.



I just AGREED with you that the Cummins design is strong. No argument!



As for the Dmax design, there was never any argument from me that the block is strong enough to handle XYZ horsepower. Not once. That's why your comments aren't relevant.



To reiterate, the two recent "big build" Dmaxes only died after a whole bunch of other stuff came apart. Nothing to do with the block. [on edit: I don't recall if the blocks were even windowed, for sure, on both] And both were built with some of the exact same parts and builders, and it looks like some mistakes were made.



I can recall only ONE instance of the main bearings being shoved out the bottom (which to me is a real measure of block strength) and it was a couple years ago. So it would seem like a rather isolated incident, don't you think?



So unless you have specific examples to cite, stop sidetracking the discussion with the superiority complex, because it's just pointless and irrelevant. Find another street corner from which to preach your visions of doom.



Talk about what exactly failed on these motors, or go toot your choo choo horns.

 

[Yo Hoot]

You can easily stop me if you just stop replying with longer and longer replies :-laf



Agreeing with me isn't good enough



Remember this is the BANTER forum. Keep it coming.



So tell me... . there are no weak Dmax blocks? DmaxLTD redesigned the block due to test failures and you say it's not a probblem, it's other parts failing and taking out the block? Maybe so in some cases but sometimes a flexing block stresses the internals. Sometimes it's not so easy to determine what caused what but GM knew it was serious enough to actually admit it in the 2006 redesign propaganda. We all know GM doesn't normally tell you anything you don't need to know but for some unknown :-laf reason they felt it should have been part of the "New for 06" propaganda.



Back ATCHA

 

[CHolman]

Well this is a Cummins site anyway, so who cares about the Dura Max's? We all know who the stonger motor is, so lets just leave it at that...

 

[RacinDuallie]

Enticeme,withyour'scorched earth',Hogue-Doomsday awaits........

Greg,

tell us diesel folks here what type of diesel truck(s) you -yourself personally owns? or ever owned?







*the answer is NONE!! ( he drives a GASSER!) A stinkin Lincoln at that... Which he purchased from another one of his sugar daddies..... who owns a dealership. And got Compy a deal on someones old trade-in.....

 

[CHolman]

WHAT!!!! Doesn't even own a diesel? What's he doing on here, theres no Fancy Ford F-150 fourms here... or is it even a truck?

 

[RacinDuallie]

Nope- it's a car... ... ... .....

Care to test out my DMV inside connection? I can find out whatever vehicle he's ever had titled or registered in his name... ... As well as any infractions he's had involving a motor vehicle... .....

 

[CHolman]

how can you talk smak when you don't even own a diesel? I talk about Fords and Chevy's all day because I hear first hand from family that works on them both at different dealerships and what do they drive? My cousin 2000 2500 Dodge Cummins and the other a 1994 box style (nice truck) single cab 2500 and a 2002 2500 Cummins...

 

[CHolman]

Care to test out my DMV inside connection? I can find out whatever vehicle he's ever had titled or registered in his name... ... As well as any infractions he's had involving a motor vehicle... .....

I wouldn't go there... . Might get into some trouble over something stupid...

 

[RacinDuallie]

Could be a case of simple keyboard pecking... ... ... ... .



















or not... ... ... ... ... .

 

[CHolman]

:-laf Pecking? I hear that's all we're good at... . (LOL)

 

[Timbeaux38]

How many of the current DHRA or NHDRA Pro-Street Trucks are running GBE performance parts on their trucks? ANSWER: NONE!!
How about the tubular chassis trucks like your old ride; the "Dr. Performance" Truck or the Keating Machine Truck?? ANSWER: NONE! How about your good friend, Scott Bentz and his Cummins Diesel Rail Dragster or Dan Scheid's Cummins Diesel Rail Dragster?? NOPE, they aren't using any GBE parts either!!
Yeah Greg,... ..... old Gale has one heck of a lead!

Exactly the point..... just think about how fast they would be IF they had some GBE parts. Eric and Dustin would have gone 6's by now, Keating and Charlie would be running low 7's, and the "reckless power" bunch (Scheid Diesel, Keating, Haisley, Stuckey, Morrison, Garmon, Spruill, Smith, Perry, and Fletcher) would all be in the 8's at 6200 lbs. :-laf

 

[John_P]

Timbeaux38:



I sincerely hope we can personally meet at the next diesel event somewhere in the U. S. because I owe you a beer my friend!



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John_P

 

[Yo Hoot]

I've been called a pecker before. . even worse.

 

[Timbeaux38]

Timbeaux38:

I sincerely hope we can personally meet at the next diesel event somewhere in the U. S. because I owe you a beer my friend!

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John_P

We met in Atlanta, but I had already set off the "Check Liver" light :-laf... I'll make sure to save room next time

 

[LPreston]

We met in Atlanta, but I had already set off the "Check Liver" light :-laf...

Thats the funniest thing I've seen all day... .