Perfect Obsession

Matt Logan’s ’05 Chevrolet Silverado 2500hd Looks Great and Performs Even Better.

- Brian Lohnes

IT’S FUNNY how a change in perspective can lead to something significant happening in life. Take Matt Logan of Outlaw Customs Diesel Repair & Performance in Williston, North Dakota, for example. He decided it was time to replace his ’05 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD with a new rig, and he went so far as to order the truck from the dealer and everything.

Shortly thereafter—and long before the new truck was slated to arrive—Matt took a long look at the Silverado he was replacing and thought he may have made a mistake. “I decided to take all the money I was going to spend on the new truck and put it into the ’05 to make what I wanted,” Matt says. “After spending about twice the amount I would have spent on the new truck, I have exactly what I wanted!”

Matt belongs to the legion of motivated young men around the country driving the diesel performance scene, and he is doing it through hard work, experimentation, and, most importantly competition. “I am an up-and-coming guy in the industry,” Matt says. “I built this truck for myself, and I built it to compete with. Through 2016, I am keeping it in the state it is in, but for 2017, I am really planning on getting after it with the hopes of competing at some of the most well-known diesel events in the country. It is nerve-wracking to think about jumping in there with the big boys, but I know I have to try.” Currently, the truck’s 6.6L Duramax LLY engine makes more than 850 hp and 1,400 lb-ft of torque, which is far more than double its output in stock form.