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  1. racedaymechanic

    DEKA Batteries for Brutus

    Brutus was cranking a little slow so it was time for some new batteries, we have been working with East Penn at work so they gave me a couple of 778MF Ultimate Deka's to try out, It cranks scary fast now, they are 850 CCA East Penn is the Last US battery Manufacturer left and the Best IMHO
  2. racedaymechanic

    HX35/40II Kits Ready

    I have 2 ready to go $350.00 plus shipping, first come first serve, I don't have pics of the complete setup together yet but It includes the New DP, Silicone Reducer, 2 T clamps, a 3" Vclamp that will tighten up and seal that lower connection, The Oil fitting and the new Oil drain setup
  3. racedaymechanic

    Brutus with a HX40

    Mock Up for the new Down Pipe it fits good
  4. racedaymechanic

    HX Oil Drain

    Here is the new setup for Oil drain, The lines are crimped and its PTFE Lined hose, Tig welded Bung in the fuel pump plate, this is all you need to cure the oil drain problem, It will be included in my Kits for the HX35/40II and the New kit for the HX40 also can be bought separately for $135.00...
  5. racedaymechanic

    New Downpipe Peek

    This is the new DP configuration I will be selling soon, it uses a 3 inch pipe all the way and the turbo plate is a custom one I had laser cut with a 3 inch hole instead of the 2 1/2 inch, One for a HX40 is also in the works, I will also be ready with the oil drain Kit in a couple weeks
  6. racedaymechanic

    Racedaymechanic'c new Diggs

    Finally Building my new shop
  7. racedaymechanic

    Brutus

    About the last thing that I didnt like on Brutus was the tailgate, after 200k of being a Plumbers truck the gate was beat down and rough, so I cut the middle out moved the latch down and painted it Victory Red, It makes hooking up to Sissy a breeze and looks cool
  8. racedaymechanic

    HX 40II and HX35 Downpipe

    Ok guys im getting caught up at work and am going to build more downpipes if the demand is there, so Who needs one?
  9. racedaymechanic

    Im scaling back

    A little over a month ago i took a job with a very large Chinese Company as the lead Wire Tech in their prototype division, It takes alot of my time and is very lucritive $$$ as a result I will no longer be building the downpipe and waste gate kits, I will still be doing the Batt Cables and GP...
  10. racedaymechanic

    Gonna Give Brutus a Workout

    We are heading out in the am to Fancy Gap then on to the Blue Ridge parkway, end up in the Great Smokie Mountain NP for Sun and Mon, about 350+ miles of Mountains, gonna be fun
  11. racedaymechanic

    Trans Cooling Upgrade

    The last trip to the mountains My 4L80E was running a little hotter than I like, I have been wanting to get rid of the OEM rubber lines for some time so It was time to fix it up, Building the mount was quite time consuming and took alot of fitting, welding and Head scratching so I didnt document...
  12. racedaymechanic

    Brutus and The Blue Ridge Parkway

    We just got back from a weekend on the Parkway, Its something Ive wanted to do and finally did all I can say Is WOW! its something we will do again many times we are lucky as Its only about an hour and a Half away but @ 4000' the temps are 20+ degrees cooler, The Camping on the Parkway is...
  13. racedaymechanic

    Oh the benefits of living in race city

    I was crawling around under Brutus the other day and grabbed the rear driveshaft and noticed the rear u joint was a tick loose, so I jumper in my parts car and headed over to Roush Yates Parts, They have thousands of used racing parts there grabbed a driveshaft off the rack walked up to the desk...
  14. racedaymechanic

    Duramax battery cables

    Im in the process of building my first set of 2/0 Cables for the Duramax and I have to ask a couple questions, do you ever use the + connection that junctions in the Red Box? Im wondering how necessary it is, If I do use it I will run a 2 gauge wire to it and the 2/0 will go straight from the...
  15. racedaymechanic

    Prototype Turbo Controller

    Ive been trying a few different set ups, what im looking for is better control of the WG by the spring, The arm is short on the HX series turbos so leverage is at a premium with the spring control, I built a new arm for my turbo with a Heim, Heres the Arm I have about 2 hours in it, the hard...
  16. racedaymechanic

    Front End alignment on a GMT400 (or any vehicle)

    Its on the Suspension Section http://www.thetruckstop.us/forum/showthread.php?35698-Front-End-alignment-on-a-GMT400-%28or-any-vehicle%29&p=410444#post410444
  17. racedaymechanic

    Front End alignment on a GMT400 (or any vehicle)

    I get asked from Time to time what kind of fancy alignment jig we have for setting up race cars I tell them we don't, we use String and tape measures to set them up even at places like Daytona or Talladega, Why not some high dollar laser guided jig? Because the way Im going to show you is more...
  18. racedaymechanic

    Racor Fuel Filter Mount for 6.5s

    This is the same mount that I built for Brutus to mount the Racor 230R Water Separator/ Fuel Filter on, It really makes life alot easier, after I put mine on I took the old FFM off, this will work with any of the 6.5s with their alt on the Pass side 96 up, Its made out of 3/16" steel and is real...
  19. racedaymechanic

    Brutus Turbo and Cooling upgrade

    well I got the PRD HX35 on Brutus, I also put in a new Delphi Radiator, AC Delco 195 thermostats and replaced every coolant hose, The Turbo is a very nice piece the first thing I noticed was when you reach in and spin it, it just keeps spinning very free and no play at all, seat of the pants...
  20. racedaymechanic

    Hx40ii boost controller

    I figured I would start a new thread, anyway this what I have come up with for the HX40II, Its pretty simple and should work with all airboxes, Just need to try it out
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