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"Conspiracy Theory" - 2002 Chevy Silverado 2500HD Duramax

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Here you will find information about my truck, what it started as, and what it has evolved into.  It has been a test bed for many performance products available in the diesel market today.

 

  Vehicle Specs
   
Engine: Custom Built 6.6L Duramax
  TTS Rods, Cam, Heads, Studs, Pistons. DPR Rocker bridges
  Custom Headers, Fluidampr. TTS Injectors
  2 Industrial Injection Dragon Fire CP3's
  Industrial Inection Turbo
  Custom 3 Stage Nitrous
  Spearco Intercooler
  Dyno Horsepower: 900+
   
Exhaust: MBRP 5" Single Stack
   
Drivetrain: NADP Allison Transmission
  TTS Triple Disc Converter
  Full Billet Spool
  Billet Axles
  ARB Air Locker
  ATS Co-Pilot
   
Suspension: Bilstein Shocks
  Roll Bar
  Custom Ladder Bars
  M&H Drag Radials
  Interco STS Pulling Tires
   
Exterior: Custom Flames by KC Customs in Santa Rosa, CA
  Debadged and Trim Removed
  Custom Pulling Hitch
  Custom Pulling Receiver
  Roll Pan
   
  Partial List of Accomplishments
Date Event
06/01/04 High Desert Diesel Roundup Sled Pulls - First Place
06/01/05 2nd Annual High Desert Diesel Roundup Sled Pulls - First Place
05/01/06 Palmdale, CA Diesel Power Challenge West Winner Featured in Diesel Power Magazine
05/01/06 Redding, CA J&H Performance Nor Cal Diesel Rally Truck Pull Winner - Shown in Diesel Power and Diesel World Magazines
08/12/06 Ukiah, CA MLM Sled Pull - First Place
08/12/06 Yreka, CA MLM Sled Pull - First Place
08/26/06 Garnerville, NV MLM Sled Pull - Second Place
09/23/06 Newman, CA L&L Sled Pull - First Place
09/30/06 Hollister, CA Sled Pull - First Place
04/01/07 Tulare, CA Borg Warner Airwerks Depo Showdown Sled Pulls - First Place
05/01/07 Pahrump, NV - MLM Sled Pull - First Place
05/01/07 Las Vegas, NV - DHRA Nationals - Sled Pull - First Place
06/01/07 Redding, CA J&H Performance Nor Cal Diesel Rally Tough Truck Winner - Shown in Diesel Power and Diesel World Magazines
06/09/07 Redbluff, CA MLM Sled Pull - First Place
06/26/07 Salt Lake City, NV Diesel Power Challenge 2007 - Broke Transmission DNF
07/01/07 Bandimere Speedway, CO - ATS Diesel's "Diesel on the Mountain" Truck Pull - First Place
07/28/07 Turlock, CA Sled Pull Unlimited Diesel Class First Place
08/01/07 Ukiah, CA MLM Sled Pull - First Place
08/01/07 Reno, NV State Fair Sled Pull - First Place
08/01/07 Garnerville, NV MLM Sled Pull - First Place
09/01/07 Hollister, CA Sled Pull - First Place
06/01/08 Diesel World Magazine - Featured on Magazine Cover and 6 Page Feature Article
05/06/08 Salt Lake City, UT - Diesel Power Challenge 2008
06/20/08 Redding, CA J&H Performance Nor Cal Diesel Rally Tough Truck Winner - Shown in Diesel Power and Diesel World Magazines
08/01/08 Reno, NV State Fair Sled Pull - First Place
08/01/08 Garnerville, NV MLM Sled Pull First Place
08/09/08 Ukiah, CA MLM Sled Pull - First Place
08/16/08 DHRA Utah Diesel Nationals - First Place Super Street Class
   
  Other Sponsors
Industrial Injection  
J&H Performance  
MBRP  
NADP  
Pacbrake  
Performance Truck Products
TTS Inc.  
Turbonetics/Spearco
Fluidampr  

 

 

If you are looking for information on Nicktane Fuel Filter Kit click here.

If you need suspension parts or a lift kit installed or other custom suspension work done I recommend Nick Vazquez at Nor-Cal Truck.

If you need parts and accessories for the best price with fast shipping I recommend Nate Dwyer at Performance Truck Products.

If you need a shop to build your truck up for drag racing or sled pulling I recommend Joel Gooch at J&H Performance.

If you need the best turbos and fueling upgrades talk to Bret Williams at Industrial Injection.

If you need the best service work in the Sacramento area, I recommend Ken Imler at Ken Imler Diesel Performance.

 

Video from Antelope Valley, CA Fair    Just My Pull    Megan's Pull

Video from Rocky Mountain Raceway, Utah DHRA Nationals 8-16-08    Just my Pulls

Video from Ukiah, CA Sled Pull 8-9-08    Just my Pull

Video from Turlock, CA Sled Pull 7-26-08    Just my Pull

Video From Calistoga, CA Sled Pull 7-5-08

Video From Gustine, CA Sled Pull 7-3-08

Video from Sonora, CA Mother Lode Fair 6-28-08

J&H Nor-Cal Diesel Rally, Redding 2008 - 11.33 #2 Only Pass - Nitrous Dyno Run - Tough Truck Sled Pull - Cory Stock Class Sled Pull - Cole Tough Truck Sled Pull - Megan Powder Puff Sled Pull

Video from Sacramento Raceway 5-31-08

Pictures/Video from the Diesel Power Challenge 2008

Video from Hollister, CA Sled Pull 9-27-07 Both Classes (Hi Res) / (Low Res)

Video from Ukiah, CA Sled Pull 8-11-07 Stock Class,  Street & Modified Classes (Hi Res) / (Low Res)

Video from Turlock, CA Sled Pull 7-28-07 (30 trucks) (Hi-Res) / (Low-Res)

Video from the ATS Truckfest 7-22-07 Pulls (Hi-Res) / (Low-Res)

Pictures/Video from Redding, CA Sled Pull / Drags / Dyno6-16-07

Pictures/Video From Red Bluff, CA Sled Pull 6-10-07

Drags From DHRA Las Vegas Nationals

Video From DHRA Las Vegas Nationals Finals 5-6-07 (Hi-Res) / (Low-Res)

Video From DHRA Las Vegas Nationals Qualifying 5-5-07 (Hi-Res) / (Low-Res)

Video From Pahrump, NV 5-4-07

Pictures/Video From Tulare, CA Sled Pull & Dirt Drags 4-1-07

Video from Ukiah, CA Sled Pull 8-12-06

My Video and Doug Lindsy's Video from Turlock, CA 7-29-06

Video from Sac Raceway Drags 7-22-06 (My runs are at the end of the video)

Pictures/Video From the J&H/NHDRA Drags/Pulls in Redding, CA 6-17-06

Pictures/Video from the High Desert Diesel Roundup, Palmdale, CA 9-25-05

Pictures/Video From Gardnerville, NV Sled Pull 8-27-05

Pictures/Video from Ukiah, CA Sled Pull 8-13-05

Pictures/Video from Yreka, CA Sled Pull 8-12-05

Pictures/Video from Turlock, CA Sled Pull 7-30-05

Pictures/Video from Sonora, CA Sled Pull 7-14-05

Pictures/Video from Hughson, CA Sled Pull, 5-14-05

Pictures/Video from Anderson, CA Sled Pull, 4-23-05

Imler Diesel Dyno Day Pictures 10-30-04

Pictures/Video from Willow Springs Raceway Sled Pull, 9-19-04

Imler Diesel Dyno Day Pictures 4-24-04

Video from LA Dyno Day 2-14-04

Sac Raceway 12.3 @ 110 5-15-05

My First Attempt at the 1/4 Mile - Sacramento Raceway, 6-9-04

Second Attempt - Sac Raceway - Low Quality

Second Attempt - Sac Raceway - High Quality

WHAT A BIG DIESEL FUEL LEAK LOOKS LIKE! 

Fuel Results in JPG Format

Fuel Results in PDF Format  

New Nicktane Filter Kits are Now Available!

 

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Tranny Swap

 

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Drag Radials

 

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Engine almost done

 

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Rear Spool

 

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Mains

 

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New Paint Courtesy of KC Customs

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11.3 @ 121 MPH #2 Only

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TTS Triple Plate Converter

 

12,500 Mi on CAT PRE-OEM Filter. Plenty of Life Left! 

 

Another shot of tool box

 

Triple Pod

 

Look how small the Dmax looks with the boat!  Eeek!

 

removed 4/29/03 - had 10,000 miles on it

 

removed 4/29/03 - had 10,000 miles on it

 

removed 4/29/03 - had 10,000 miles on it

 

removed 4/29/03 - had 10,000 miles on it

 

removed 4/29/03 - had 10,000 miles on it

 

Bilsten Shocks

 

Running out of Fuel with Tech 2 connected

 

Running out of Fuel with Tech 2 connected

 

Running out of Fuel with Tech 2 connected

 

Running out of Fuel with Tech 2 connected

 

Running out of Fuel with Tech 2 connected

 

Tranny on stand during rebuild

 

Tranny rebuild again

 

Tranny rebuild again

 

Stock Torque Converter

 

TTS Single Disc Converter

 

TTS Single Disc Converter

 

TTS Single Disc Converter

 

Old Clutches and Steels from my original Allison

 

Burnt Clutches

 

Burnt Clutches

 

Burnt Clutches

 

Burnt Steels

 

Burnt Steels

 

Burnt Steels

 

Transgo Allison Kit

 

FilterMag debris inside canister

 

Mag-Hytec Allison Pan

 

Mag-Hytec Allison Pan

 

Mag-Hytec Allison Pan

 

TTS 80HP Tow Corrected

 

TTS 80HP Tow Un-Corrected

 

TTS 120HP Race Corrected

 

TTS 120HP Race Un-Corrected

 

TTS Half-Extreme Corrected

 

TTS Half-Extreme Un-Corrected

 

TTS 120HP Race & Hot Juice Corrected

 

TTS 120HP Race & Hot Juice Un-Corrected

 

TTS 120HP Race & VA Corrected

 

TTS 120HP Race & VA Un-Corrected

 

TTS Half-Extreme & Hot Juice Corrected

 

TTS Half-Extreme & Hot Juice Un-Corrected

 

12,500 Mi on CAT PRE-OEM Filter. Plenty of Life Left!

 

15,000 Mi, no additive or secondary filter

 

17,800 Mi on both (Pre-CAT, no additive)

 

17,800 Mi on CAT (Pre-OEM, no additive), Note Rust in bottom

 

17,800 Mi on OEM (Pre-CAT, no additive) Minor Rust

 

17,800 Mi on both (Pre-CAT, no additive)  Minor Rust

 

Banks 6-Gun w/ Speed Loader Level 1 Corrected

 

Banks 6-Gun w/ Speed Loader Level 1 Un-Corrected

 

Banks 6-Gun w/ Speed Loader Level 2 Corrected

 

Banks 6-Gun w/ Speed Loader Level 2 Un-Corrected

 

Banks 6-Gun w/ Speed Loader Level 3 Corrected

 

Banks 6-Gun w/ Speed Loader Level 3 Un-Corrected

 

Banks 6-Gun w/ Speed Loader Level 4 Corrected

 

Banks 6-Gun w/ Speed Loader Level 4 Un-Corrected

 

Banks 6-Gun w/ Speed Loader Level 5 Corrected

 

Banks 6-Gun w/ Speed Loader Level 5 Un-Corrected

 

Banks 6-Gun w/ Speed Loader Level 6 Corrected

 

Banks 6-Gun w/ Speed Loader Level 6 Un-Corrected

 

TTS Extreme 4-24-04

 

TTS Extreme 4-24-04

Super Diesel Sleeves and Track Bar

 

 Strips!

 

Fuel Pressure Gauge Connection

 

Fuel Pressure Gauge Connection

 

Tie Rod Sleeves Installed

 

Tie Rod Sleeves Installed

 

 

 

CalTracs Traction Bars

 

CalTracs Traction Bars

 

CalTracs Traction Bars

 

CalTracs Traction Bars

 

CalTracs Traction Bars

 

CalTracs Traction Bars

 

CalTracs Traction Bars

 

CalTracs Traction Bars

 

CalTracs Traction Bars

 

Reese Titan V

 

Reese Titan V

 

Pulling Hitch

 

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Sac Raceway 4-17-05

 

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Sac Raceway 4-17-05

 

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Sac Raceway 4-17-05

 

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Weight Bar

 

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Weight Bar

 

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MBRP SS Exhaust
 

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MBRP 5" Stack

 

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MBRP SS Exhaust

 

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MBRP SS Exhaust

 

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MBRP SS Exhaust

 

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MBRP SS Exhaust

 

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MBRP SS Exhaust

 

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MBRP SS Exhaust

 

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MBRP SS Exhaust

 

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MBRP SS Exhaust

 

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TTS Gauge Mount

 

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New Race Engine

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Jet Coated Housing

 

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Jet Coated Housing

 

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New Paint Courtesy of KC Customs

 

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New Paint Courtesy of KC Customs

 

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New Paint Courtesy of KC Customs

 

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New Paint Courtesy of KC Customs

 

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New Paint Courtesy of KC Customs

 

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New Paint Courtesy of KC Customs

 

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New Bump Bars Courtesy of KC Customs

 

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New Bump Bars Courtesy of KC Customs

 

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New Paint Courtesy of KC Customs

 

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New Paint Courtesy of KC Customs

 

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New Paint Courtesy of KC Customs

 

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