Knucklebusters - Season 02
First Shreds! Testing Our Duramax Swapped Camaro at Irwindale Speedway // Knuckle Busters 2 Ep.15
Damn, it feels good to finally roast some tires again at Irwindale – especially in our biggest project car we’ve attempted to date. And (spoiler alert): it rips. And it’s kinda terrifying. An...
More Lighter = More Better: Carbon Panels on our Duramax Swapped Camaro // Knuckle Busters 2 Ep.14
The 5th gen Chevy Camaro is NOT a light car. And the LBZ Duramax is NOT a light engine. Even though we’ve chopped a bunch of stuff out, we need to save every pound possible in this thing. So thank...
The 1000hp Duramax-Swapped Camaro is BACK. And it Drives!!
It’s been a long lockdown, but we’ve finally been able to get back to our Coalmaro project to get this thing ready for its attempt at 200 mph in the standing mile. Dan and Jose have some catching ...
It’s Alive! Coalmaro's Diesel Swap is Done, Fires Up Before We Lock Down // Knuckle Busters 2 Ep.12
The Duramax is back in the Camaro’s engine bay, buttoned up, and ready to fire - JUST in time. We still have a long ways to go before this thing can move under its own power at speed, but damn it ...
Our 1000hp Duramax Diesel Goes Back Into the Camaro For Final Assembly // Knuckle Busters 2 Ep.11
Duramax in, Duramax out, Duramax in, Duramax out… and now finally Duramax back in?? Now that our diesel lump is dyno proven, it’s time for our final assembly - with a few kiiiiinda important thing...
Dyno Time! How Much Power Will Our Compound Turbo Duramax Diesel Make? // Knuckle Busters 2 Ep.10
Now that the motor is all together, pressure tested, and proven to run, there’s only one real thing left to do before the motor goes back in between the 5th gen Camaro’s frame rails. And that’s hi...
First Fire! Will it Work? The Camaro's 1000hp Duramax Diesel Comes to Life // Knuckle Busters 2 Ep.9
There ain’t much that beats the feeling of firing up a fresh engine build for the first time ever. With the amount of time that goes into a build like this, the first startup is a real moment of t...
Downforce for a Diesel? Duramax Camaro Gets V-Mount Ducting, 1 of 1 Wheels // Knuckle Busters 2 Ep.8
Yo dawg. We heard you like turbos. So we turbo’d your turbo. Sure, we’ve heard of compound turbo setups for years. But this is our first time ever building one, and it ain’t easy with the real est...
Compound Turbo Exhaust Piping For Our Diesel Camaro. Because BOOST! // Knuckle Busters 2 Ep.7
Yo dawg. We heard you like turbos. So we turbo’d your turbo. Sure, we’ve heard of compound turbo setups for years. But this is our first time ever building one, and it ain’t easy with the real est...
Prepping For 200mph on our Duramax Swapped Camaro! BIG Solid Axle + BIG Brakes
The problem with mixing diesels and going 200mph: diesels like low revs, and torque. Lots of torque. The kind of torque that disrespects drivetrain components. And low revs mean you need some looo...
Chopping Up Our Camaro’s Engine Bay to Fit the Duramax Diesel: Big Motor Problems!
The thing about a swap like this, aka fitting a truck-size 6.6l Duramax into a passenger car, means that there’s so real documentation about the steps to take to make it happen. Sure, it’s been do...
Building a 1000hp Duramax For Our Camaro Diesel Swap // Knuckle Busters 2 Ep.3
Diesel power is a whole new world for us… and since we’re trying to make 1000hp and get to 200mph with this thing, we thought it miiiiight be a good idea to bring in some pros to help us out. So w...