Fresh in frame, firing her up at Rawze's for 1st time!

That is how you do it, it passes or fails. I built it, and torqued every nut and bolt, it better handle it, and she did.

I took the truck in to a shop to have some brake work done here in Atlanta, the shop manager drove the truck to make sure all was good. He came back smiling, as he said he has never driven a truck with that much HP. I did not have the heart to tell him that 600hp motor was set at 450hp and 1650 torque. He thought he had a tiger by the tail. That is what good tuning does, and a well built motor, KNOCK ON WOOD.

I ran this motor with a 650HP Rawze.com competition tune on it for a few days, it would smoke the tires at 65 mph with a load on. This was prior to any in frames and the liner was already fretted with a bad head. What the hell, the motor was already toast. Ever see your tires spin in the mirror and burn smoke? I have.

 

Yes, I in framed the motor with help from Rawze, of Rawze.com. He machined the block, helped with the head removal and install and said "Watch my videos". Yes, I did all of the work myself other than when it took two sets of hands to do the work. No one here babysitting me or directing me. 30 days of solid rain, nearly 4 weeks for parts, and I think I did pretty good. KNOCK ON WOOD.

 

It is always BEER:30.

 

Fair question, we went to Speedco for the convenience. I'm in Rawze's driveway, and it is easier to dispose of the oil at Speedco. We also test drove the truck on the way there, put her through her paces, which uncovered the brake chamber issues, all have been replaced, along with slack adjusters and brake air lines, and four new tires. I also had "Speedco" change out the transmission oil too, replaced with 80-90w, 18 speed transmission is much smoother now with the heavier oil, she really likes it.

And speaking of Speedco, they need to remove the "Speed" from their name. Since Love's has taken them over and pretty much fired everyone, doing my own oil changes is now looking like a real possibility. We went up there twice for oil changes, my truck and Rawze's truck, both times, 6+ hours. There is nothing "Speedy" about Speedco any longer. And they no longer post their pricing in the shop for an oil change. I will try the one in Perrysburg OH at the old T-5, been going there since they opened, and will see if the same infection has set in there as it has at the Jackson GA branch.

 

I don’t do lunch counters and the reason I removed that program ASAP. And yes, I have the tools to flash or adjust the Cummins ECM.