Recent content by Opie

Answers to questions I have routinely been asked lately… What is the diameter of the FAT input shaft? Competition Diesel.Com - Bringing The BEST Together Actually the current splines run about 1 to 1.5 thou smaller than the ones in the picture. Since conception in July 2006 no truck has...

Luck is not how we should be rating shafts. The biggest killer of my parts… the parts they are used with, how the transmission is setup and continual increasing/use of hp. IE has had to grow with the increased hp requirements, even so our input shaft still not live at higher horsepower when...

Been testing a new product that increasing head clamp load. If all goes well there maybe yet another new product out sometime in mid July that increases clamp load almost 20 percent with the same exsisting head stud torque. If that still isn't enough help... After recently buying a set of...

Billet Allison 4X4 Outputs $400:Cheer:

You can see how my LLY rods have a 45 is in the rod itself vs being in the bearing area of the Cummins rod shown in the backround.

Pic of current common kit Assy

Pic says it all, IE feels all the others have missed the boat thus far.

Pic of pushrods side by side FWIW the new pushrod weight was 64 grams the stock one was 108 grams. So the math says the new ones are 41 percent lighter.

Pic of porting in progress Pic of same port later that day. lol Pic shows the water jacket plug that has to be installed prior to reinstalling air plenum. Note that the air restriction that is caused by the water jacket passage way/plug to feed cyclinder 6 has been milled allowing aft port...

What used to be a dime diameter is now a penny. Shows how much cylinder 6 aft port is opened. This pic is a good example of how much material is removed. Doing the peace sign via the exhaust ports Shows that so much material was removed that chrome moly thin wall tubing was pressed in as...

If you are going to update or refresh your transmission you can purchase the new style input shaft for $300 plus shipping. IE requires your replaced one to be returned as a core. The shaft is a direct replacement and uses your existing IE piston retainer/hub. And yes in most everycase this...

Pics of the 1200 and 1480 outputs.

Some direct drum pictures.

IE shafts color is usually the give away but there are a few unique things that have yet to be copied by our competitors.

Lets try doing it with some recent pics.