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A Triple-Turbo, Billet-Engine, Chevy Sled Puller
Text By Jason Sands, Photography by Jason Sands, David Kennedy
Hands-On: 2016 Nissan
Titan XD
Diesel Power, October 01, 2010 Recom m end 4 Tw eet 0 1

2016 Nissan Titan XD

How do you classify Erik Stacey's Silverado-bodied sled puller? It looks like it should have a Duramax and an Cummins Turbo Animation
Allison under the fiberglass body-but it doesn't. The engine is an inline-six that appears to be a 5.9L Cummins-but
it isn't. Both the block and the head were machined from solid steel. Rather than try to put Erik's truck in a brand-
name box, we could only present this Modified puller as just what it is: an extremely high-horsepower, one-off,
work of art. 10 Easy-Deezy Mods

Body and Chassis

The truck itself was built in 2006 and has a Barker Machine tube chassis along with a GTS Chevy 2500HD
fiberglass body. Out back, an SQHD (semitruck) rear axle is welded to the frame (no suspension) while the front
axle is a beefy Rockwell 106 with a Barker Machine housing. The '06 Chevy body was made by GTS Fiberglass Trailer Antisway & Weight
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and painted by Jeff Bankemper of Cincinnati, Ohio. It features working doors and tilts up to reveal access to the Totally Under Control
entire drivetrain. The truck is actually lighter than one might think, weighing in at about 5,500 pounds. Of course,
Erik then adds 2,000 pounds in the front weight box to bring the truck up to its 7,500-pound class weight.

The Foundation for 2,000 HP

As impressive as the body, 2016 Nissan Titan XD
chassis, and paint are, they aren't Goes On Southern
the real story here. The real eye- California Tour
opener is the heart of Smoknya
HD: its 2,000hp, 2,300-lb-ft, 5.9L
engine. The engine design was SAE J2807 Tow Tests -
spec'd by Bob and Steve Holmes The Standard
to be reliable, yet make absurd
amounts of power. The foundation
is an LSM billet-steel block, which,
surprisingly, was machined to The Nine Must-Have
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feature water jackets. The head is Towing
also machined out of steel and is
half an inch taller than a factory 12-
valve Cummins head, which
allows the intake port to be Sponsored Links
shaped for a considerable The LSM steel block (arrow ) w eighs a
increase in flow. Cylinder head-to- w hopping 500 pounds more than a
factory version and i
block sealing is handled by a
combination of a protrusion of the
cylinder sleeves above the deck of the block, fire rings in both the head and the block, and a copper head gasket.
Erik reports that this method seals almost 100 percent of combustion pressure, which leaves the 12mm A1 head
studs to just seal water and oil.

The Bottom-End, Valvetrain, and Oiling

With a literally bulletproof bottom-end, it was time to make some power. A roller cam from Woodruff Diesel was
used with increased lift and duration to support the added airflow from the cylinder head. The custom head meant
the entire valvetrain had to be one-off as well, which was a duty handled by MSM Machine. The crankshaft is still a
factory Cummins piece, but it has been heavily massaged with counterweights added to the middle of the
crankshaft by Southern Illinois Crank. Compression is a super-low 12:1 ratio, which allows the turbos to
compress a greater volume of air in the cylinders.

Three Turbos, 150 Psi of Boost

Next on the list of one-off parts was the turbo setup. Smoknya HD is
equipped with one manifold turbo that's based off a Holset HX82, and two
atmospheric turbos, which are also HX82-based. While Erik was quiet
about compressor wheel and turbine sizes, it's our guess that all three
turbos are in the 31/2- to 4-inch inducer (90mm to 100mm) range. We do
know that both stages (two into one) combine to make 150 psi of boost,
which is incredible considering the dropped compression and high-lift
camshaft. The outlets of the compressor discharges are also threaded-no
hoses or boots are used in the entire system. Even the inlet of the high- The heart of Smoknya HD and the key to
pressure turbo had threads machined into the housing, courtesy of the truck's success is a 2,000hp, 2,300-
Keating Machine. lb-ft, trip

The driver side of the engine features a

custom intake and a Billet Sigma injection From the top of the engine, the mammoth On the passenger side of the truck, the
pump f 0.120-inch injection lines, custom dry-sump tanks are mounted (61/2
Woodruff Diesel gallons of oil fo

The $15,000 Injection Pump

With durability and air taken care of, all that was left was the fuel needed to
support 2,000 hp. It's no surprise then, that instead of the factory 12mm
P7100 pump, a $15,000, 17mm Billet Sigma injection pump from
Columbus diesel was used, which feeds through mammoth 0.120-inch
injection lines to John Deere injectors. Erik reports that the pump is set at
about 1,100 cc of fuel, but more is available if the track is grippy enough.
Supply to the crazy injection system is handled by a Waterman lift pump
that is driven off the front gear case, which can flow 9 gallons of fuel per
minute.

On the exhaust side, a dump valve

relieves pressure off the header, w hile
a Turbonetics Ne

Keeping it Under Control

With an engine combination this extreme, a number of controls are needed to keep it from self-destructing. First
and foremost, EGT must be kept under control, so an 11-nozzle water injection system with a Vickers-style pump
and Simpson valve is used to keep EGT at a cool 1,500 degrees. A Corsa Data Logger keeps tabs on EGT (in all
six cylinders), turbine shaft speed, oil and fuel pressure, exhaust drive pressure, boost, and a myriad of other
things. The data system is crucial in making sure the turbos don't come apart and the engine doesn't beat itself to
death. A wild, nine-stage, dry-sump oiling system from Peterson Fluid Systems is used to keep everything well
lubed under the monstrous amount of pressure this engine sees.

A Winning Record
During the pulling year so far, Erik has racked up two Third Place finishes,
two Seconds, and five First Place finishes. The fact that he has won more
times than not (even when pulling against blown-alcohol trucks) shows
just how impressive Smoknya HD really is. Erik pulls with the Pro Pulling
League, Ohio State Tractor Pullers Association, and the National Tractor
Pullers Association, so if you want to see this wild truck in action, check
your calendar to see if one of these sanctioning bodies has an event near
you. Trust us, it will be worth it!
All three Holset HX82 turbos are
mounted in front of the engine for the
purpose of packagi

The interior of the truck features a flurry

of gauges, sw itches, and buttons, all of
w hich

The high-pressure turbocharger w as If it looks like there is a lot going on here,

actually machined for threads by that's because there is. The front cover
Keating Machine. This of
 An SQHD centersection out of a Tw o large inlets for the truck's primary
semitruck w as used to handle the turbochargers are integrated into the
pow er of this monster engi grille, w hi

For ultimate reliability w hile pulling, a

ProFab reverser w ith a four-disc
Crow er clutch s

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