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6420 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90048

Year/Make/Model: '07 Chevy Silverado 2500
Owner: W. Dawayne Christolear
Hometown: Shafter, California
Engine: 6.6L Duramax
Horsepower and torque: 360 hp and 650 lb-ft
Exhaust: Diamond Eye 4-inch turbo-back
Odometer reading and mpg: 17,000 miles and 16 mpg in town and 10 mpg towing
Transmission: Six-speed Allison 1000
Ring and Pinion: 3.73
Tires and Wheels: LT285/75R16E and 16x8 Weld Typhoons
Other: It also features an Arma spray-in bedliner, Westin nerf bars, Firestone air springs, and a 2-inch leveling kit. No plans for any other performance modifications except CNG fumigation. This truck is daily-driven and pulls a 29-foot trailer with ease.

Year/Make/Model: '05 Dodge Ram 3500
Owner: Tyson Tipton
Hometown: Columbia Falls, Montana
Engine: 5.9L Cummins common-rail
Programmer/Chip/Box: Smarty TNT
Injection Modifications: Airdog 150 and Wicked Diesels Stage II CP3 kit
Air intake: BHAF with AFE Torque Booster Tube
Exhaust: Jacobs exhaust brake and 5-inch cat-back
Fuel Economy: 16-18 mpg
Transmission: NV5600 six-speed manual
Ring and Pinion: 3.73
Other: "I bought my first diesel, a '96 Power Stroke F-350 at 21 years old. I use my Dodge to pull my '66 Ford Bronco rockcrawler, to get firewood, and everything a normal Montana man would need to do. My favorite mod would have to be the bumper that I built. My least favorite mod would be the intake heater delete. It didn't do much for power, and now the truck is very hard to start when it's cold."

Year/Make/Model: '00 Ford F-250
Owner: Craig Tyler
Hometown: Camas, Washington
Engine: 7.3L Power Stroke
Horsepower and Torque: 400 hp and 700 lb-ft
Programmer/Chip/Box: Banks Six-Gun tuner
Air intake: K&N
Exhaust: Banks Power Elbow
Fuel Economy: 19 mpg
Transmission: ZF six-speed manual
Ring and Pinion: 3.73
Other: "The grille is a 250-pound jail door from Rocky Butte Jail in Portland, Oregon. Brackets welded to the grille mount in place of the tow hooks, so the grille can be unbolted and the truck returned to stock in 10 minutes. I use the truck to tow my hobby car and make cross-country runs."