Well, here's the pictures of the twins on my LLY. I grabbed the truck from Nathan before everything was coated. Nathan said I could post the pics anyway.

Rob

http://dieselplace.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=6967&stc=1&d=1122656465

http://dieselplace.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=6968&stc=1&d=1122656616

Awesome, thanks. That's really pretty simple. Quite neat as well. What are your impressions so far?

Lovely.........:ro) :ro)

really nice...but how does it run, ect.

http://dieselplace.com/forum/showthread.php?t=38763

Here's my first thoughts. I now have more fuel and will be at the track tomorrow. I'll post thoughts and times.

Rob

Very nice thank you for the anticipated pics.

You just made some for friends.

I was hoping for pics of the coors twins :(

http://dieselplace.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5910&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1120193670 (http://dieselplace.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5910&d=1120193670)
How bout these Rat?

Twin pics finally!!!! Hip Hip, Hooray! Three cheers for IdahoRob. Alright Juice how bout those LB7 twins?

Sweeeet!:ro)

:Whoa: :ro) :exactly: :thankyou2 :bow: :clap: :drop_mout :drool: :naughty: :lying:

I'm easy to please......I'd take even a single of the above and be more then happy :D

And I'd definatly take a small single on drugs over 2 big twins;) ):h

It probably a good thing we don't have a "roughing up the suspect" smiley.... ):h

The truck twins look great, Rob..I'd love to see the look on your dealership's service manager if he opened the hood....:eek:

I wondered what twins would look like on the Duramax..very nice, thanks for the pics.

what kind of numbers are you expecting out of her?

:lying: = aint my nose growing;) :eek:

Thats how I bought it I swear....you mean 2 spinny things dont come stock??? It must be a mix up at the plant, they must have added an extra?:angel:

I've been dying to take it to the dealer "I don't know what's wrong with it, just dosen't run like it used to, it makes this loud whistle and the tire wear is terrible, maybe you have a bulletin out for the problem, or maybe needs a reflash."

):h The best part would be taking the service manager for a ride before popping the hood. :ro) :eek:

I'm glad these pics have finally been released! Rob, your setup looks great and makes me jealous. Can't wait until mine receives the updates in a couple weeks :) Great job Nathan. You know I already appreciate all you've done on this project. I'm glad I was a part of the project and testing and could offer my input.

LB7 looks similar. The concept is the same the piping is just a bit different.

Thanks guys, I feel guilty being the one to release the pics. Juice and Speed33 took all the ribbing and couldn't post pics. Also, thanks guys for the testing that allowed me to get this set-up.
Rob

Wanna trade trucks?):h

Schweet! They look good Rob. I cant wait to hear the track times. Too bad it has been so dern hot in Boise.

I spoke to Nate this AM and he tells me all is well.

More modifications are coming soon to make everything even better.

Don~

Well I can see pics of the Truck twins, but the other picture of the "twins" is just a red X.:bawl:

Does anyone have the link to the pics of the LB7 twins??

I wonder what kind of impact that exhaust pipe is going to have on the A/C line...

Is that pipe already turning blue from the heat?

Thanks guys, I feel guilty being the one to release the pics. Juice and Speed33 took all the ribbing and couldn't post pics. Also, thanks guys for the testing that allowed me to get this set-up.
Rob

Don't feel guilty!

They look great Rob!:ro)


For those looking for pictures of the LB7 Twins, that will have to wait until Nathan gives the green light!

Same charger though!:ro)

I wonder what kind of impact that exhaust pipe is going to have on the A/C line...

Is that pipe already turning blue from the heat?

A/C has been unaffected. I've used it a lot lately. Everything about the engine compartment is hotter, including that line, but I've noticed no noticeable impact on the cooling ability of the vehicle.

Heat shielding the feed pipe for the second turbo would do two things, increase boost and reduce underhood temps.

Pat...you startin to get ideas for Casper????

Congrats IdahoRob! Thank you for the pics.

So do you have only one battery now?

Also, what kind of air filter setup do you run now?

Looks great!

Looks much cleaner than the earlier versions I have seen, Nathans been working on the kit to make it better and he is getting it done.

So do you have only one battery now?

Also, what kind of air filter setup do you run now?

Looks great!

If I'm not mistaken, the second battery is in the box now, right??

If I am not mistaken, you can use one battery if it is a gel cell? yes?

The second battery is in the tool box for now. Nathan is looking into a gel battery set up to go on the frame, but we ran out of time. The filter is an AFE. The A/C works great, it was 103 degrees today and the cab was cool. We talked about wrapping the hot pipes, and I'd like to do that.

Maybe I'll find a beat up hood and cut a hole for a stack, although I'd lose my stealth mode.

Thanks,
Rob

" Im just a bill , sitting on capitol hill , oh I hope and I pray that some day I will have twins, well it started out good, they look great so far, as soon as the final plating is done it will finish it out, If they are available for lb7 and in a good price range(JUICE need some feedback) watch theCensored out, Im all over them, as I already have coughts Juice's contagious-:t turbo habit

I wanna see some TRIPPLES!!!...pretty please!

" Im just a bill , sitting on capitol hill , oh I hope and I pray that some day I will have twins, well it started out good, they look great so far, as soon as the final plating is done it will finish it out, If they are available for lb7 and in a good price range(JUICE need some feedback) watch theCensored out, Im all over them, as I already have coughts Juice's contagious-:t turbo habit

Turbo Habit? more like "Appetite For Destruction!" ):h (It's either that or i am a gluttlon for punishment/like blowing them up take your pick)

Time constraints being as they are, Nathan and I will more than likely swap trucks to :grd: on the LB7

Looks very nice Rob!

JUICE how far off do you think lb7 is, dont want to feel like a kid going through puberty agian!!!!:drinking:

Where is the air filter/box?

Where is the air filter/box?

AFE filter is behind the headlight/blinker area.

JUICE how far off do you think lb7 is, dont want to feel like a kid going through puberty agian!!!!:drinking:

PM IdahoCTD. He will have a better idea of timeframe!

:lying: = aint my nose growing;) :eek:

Thats how I bought it I swear....you mean 2 spinny things dont come stock??? It must be a mix up at the plant, they must have added an extra?:angel:

GM Prototype from the factory perhaps?:eek:

Heat shielding the feed pipe for the second turbo would do two things, increase boost and reduce underhood temps.

Good idea ;) Steve gave me some ideas as well when he looked at them.

If I am not mistaken, you can use one battery if it is a gel cell? yes?

I've been running with one Optima red top for two months now. No problems. The second battery is only going to be needed during cold starts (winter) or if you have a lot of accessories on while the truck isn't running.

Looks nice, can't wait to hear/see the results.

Nathan has always wrapped the hot pipe on his Cummins, but on IdahoRobs he did not have the wrap at the time. Some good ol header wrap works wonders on those hot pipes to hold the heat in and keep the gas movin' along faster to the primary.

In the end, they will all be wrapped or ceramic coated.

Don~

i also seen on my turbo snowmachine that after wraping the pipe and adding a cerramic coating increased spoolup time, also kept under the hood temps in line



Nathan has always wrapped the hot pipe on his Cummins, but on IdahoRobs he did not have the wrap at the time. Some good ol header wrap works wonders on those hot pipes to hold the heat in and keep the gas movin' along faster to the primary.

In the end, they will all be wrapped or ceramic coated.

Don~

Looks a little small..... Maybe try one of these? :grd: Looks good guys!!
http://host226.ipowerweb.com/%7Ecolorado/html/modules/gallery/albums/SEMA-trip-2004-Shay-s-pics-Vegas/aag.sized.jpg

wow that impressive but compaired to my cummins that looks like a fabricators nightmar

As far as the heat from the exhaust goes you might want to look into these guys:

http://www.techlinecoatings.com/index.htm

Read about them on TDR with a guy in Europe doing a cummins project into a Suburban. He swears up and down on their products.

Soooooo glad to see some pics, thx:ro):ro):ro)

Howie, check out this thread. I'd love to see your response.


http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/showthread.php?t=34643&highlight=stroke

i have a 03 lb7
i want twins!

where to get ?

i have a 03 lb7
i want twins!

where to get ?

PM IdahoCTD or Call enquire at DTT. www.dieseltrans.com (http://www.dieseltrans.com)

BTW, You will need a good trans to get it to the ground!:eek:

I wrapped the headers on my 89 rat gasser to help control under hood temps. I don't think I would do it again as I think it helped rot them out.:( They got a lot of holes in them that I needed to weld up after about 2 years. The chrome didn't last at all and they were a high end header.

What kind of skill level and Install time does this take?

benz020,

The LB7 stuff wont be done for a while yet. At the earliest it will be the end of September but that all depends on how much hunting I do in September. Realistically I'm gonna say October.

ZR1150,

You have to be fairly mechanically inclined to install the kit but most shade tree types can do it. It's fairly time consuming though. For a first time installer that isn't a mechanic by trade I would figure 2-3 days. Just tearing down the truck can take 3-4 hours with hand tools if things dont play nice.

drhutch,

I am trying to work a deal with the local coating shop to coat all the pipes with ceramic (unless someone wants a special color then it's powdercoating) and I will only wrap a small portion of the hot pipe where it is under the cowl and the down pipe near the fuel filter. Usually I spray the wrap with the black silicone spray to help shed water. The hot pipe wont see much water up under the cowl but the down pipe will.

I'm kind of new at this but wouldn't you have to buy a new intake manifold for the second unit?

Nope, the twin turbos used in most diesel applications are plumbed as compounds even though they are refered to as twins. One turbo pumps air through the other. Yes you do need a different air filter but the intake manifold stays the same.

These twins work in series, not indpendent

What kind of boost numbers are you seeing?

What kind of boost numbers are you seeing?

Being Cautious right not. Limiting to 50-55 PSIG.

Stock TTY Fasteners

anyone have a part # for the arp studs?

nix the studs for now, 50psi should make hp enough for now,;) I was told the twins could make 70+ psi:eek: