{"id":46383,"date":"2019-09-25T14:37:33","date_gmt":"2019-09-25T19:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=46383"},"modified":"2019-09-25T14:37:33","modified_gmt":"2019-09-25T19:37:33","slug":"building-a-1200-hp-duramax-v8-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=46383","title":{"rendered":"Building a 1200 hp Duramax V8 &#8211; Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Turbo-Duramax-V8-1200-hp-build-series-01.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"46386\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=46386\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Turbo-Duramax-V8-1200-hp-build-series-01.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Turbo Duramax V8 1200 hp build series 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1200 hp turbo Duramax V8 build series&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Turbo-Duramax-V8-1200-hp-build-series-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Turbo-Duramax-V8-1200-hp-build-series-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1200 hp turbo Duramax V8 build series\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-46386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Turbo-Duramax-V8-1200-hp-build-series-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Turbo-Duramax-V8-1200-hp-build-series-01.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Turbo-Duramax-V8-1200-hp-build-series-01.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Turbo-Duramax-V8-1200-hp-build-series-01.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wyatt from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/ChipPwn\/videos\">SketchyDA<\/a> started a Duramax build series with the goal of making 1,200 horsepower. The main components of the engine will feature a LB7 block, Callies Compstar crankshaft, Wagler girdle, Carrilo rods, Mahle pistons, and Wagler AF Stage 2 cam. In part one, Wyatt explains why he selected certain parts for the engine build.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/aCmIpgVE3GY\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/ChipPwn\/videos\">SketchyDA<\/a> via Piotr<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wyatt from SketchyDA started a Duramax build series with the goal of making 1,200 horsepower. The main components of the engine will feature a LB7 block, Callies Compstar crankshaft, Wagler girdle, Carrilo rods, Mahle pistons, and Wagler AF Stage 2 cam. In part one, Wyatt explains why he selected certain parts for the engine build.&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=46383\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Building a 1200 hp Duramax V8 &#8211; Part 1<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":46386,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[532],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46383","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-duramax"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Turbo-Duramax-V8-1200-hp-build-series-01.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":132134,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=132134","url_meta":{"origin":46383,"position":0},"title":"1969 Camaro with a Twin-Turbo Duramax V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"May 22, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Lavon Miller and his company Firepunk Diesel built a special 1969 Camaro Z28 for a longtime customer. 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