If you've read the title, you've probably second-guessed the truck already. Yeah right, 1,000 hp out of an '04 GMC Sierra 2500HD work truck? We're here to assure you that yes—it's true. Check out the scratches in the bed and the hookups for the air compressor. Ed Wayne is known for showing at local sled pulling events with his GMC dragging an 11,000-pound camper full of weights and pulling tires. Then he unhooks the truck and competes in the 3.0-Class—typically finishing near the top. When he's done, he loads his trailer back up, hooks it to the GMC, and drives home. Drag racing? That's no problem for Ed either. How about 6.74-second eighth-mile elapsed times? That's mid-10s in the quarter-mile, folks. Dynos? Ed doesn't like them, although he has run on one long enough to make 1,029 hp at the rear wheels with a whiff of nitrous. How does he do all of this? Well, read on and we'll tell you.For starters, Ed bought the truck new in 2004, so it has almost five years of development behind it. Also, Ed happens to run Ed's Diesel Performance out of Landis, North Carolina, so you could say he knows what he's doing. Finally, Ed has been working with some of the best people in the business to modify his truck.
1,000HP Work Truck Engine
For the engine, Ed turned to Guy Tripp of SoCal Diesel, who supplied him with a hot towing cam, a set of Stage 1 cylinder heads, and a full valvetrain setup. A set of machined and coated LB7 pistons lower the compression ratio to roughly 16.25:1, and the complete engine was assembled by Tony Burkhart at All-Season Service and Sales.
With a stout engine to work with, Ed then went about making some serious power. A second, unmodified CP3 injection pump from an LB7 Duramax was added with a PPE kit. Then Ed bolted in a set of injectors from Pro Formance Fuel Injection that flow 45 percent more fuel than the stock units. A mammoth 74mm inducer Garrett GT4202R turbocharger takes care of the airflow side of the equation and provides the engine with up to 58 psi of boost. Engine gases are handled by a surprisingly quiet two-muffler exhaust system. The final step was excellent tuning, which was handled by Tony Martino at Ridgerunner Diesel.
 Ed Wayne uses his truck for...  Ed Wayne uses his truck for daily utility duties as well as sled pulling, drag racing, and towing. If he needs the use of a pickup truck, this is the vehicle that's called into service. |  The engine that produces more...  The engine that produces more than 800 hp on fuel only was built by Tony Burkhart. Boost under full load is a steady 58 psi, while post-turbo EGTs are measured at about 1,150 degrees. |  A PPE mounting kit, complete...  A PPE mounting kit, complete with a downpipe, was purchased to mount the large Garrett GT4202R turbocharger on top of Ed's far-from-stock 6.6L Duramax engine. |