Jason Sands

Duramax Head Gasket Replacement When GM introduced the Duramax diesel in 2001, it was truly a state-of-the-art engine. Since its introduction, the Duramax has gone […]

West Coast Diesels Hit The Rollers It’s one of the most basic questions in hot rodding: “How much power does she make?” To answer that […]

300-500hp at the touch of a button There’s perhaps no easier way to make a little extra horsepower than nitrous—but making big power with the […]

A 1,200-Horsepower 6.0L Drag Truck A friend of ours once said that racing a 6.0L Ford is like competing in a sporting event with one […]

If you’ve ever looked at a full-size diesel truck flying down a dragstrip and thought “I wonder what that engine would do in something lighter,” […]

Normally, when you see a diesel screaming down the drag strip in the 11-second range, it’s not a 6.0L Ford. Truth be told, though, the […]

Oftentimes, much of the magazine industry tends to focus their efforts on performance parts for fairly stock trucks—mainly those that will bolt on without major […]

Without a doubt, sled pulling is the most advanced form of diesel motorsports. It commands the intersection between the industry’s latest technological innovations and its […]

A History of the Modern Diesel Turbocharger Diesel engines have been around forever—certainly as long as their gasoline-fueled counterparts. And while we have naturally aspirated, […]

More Power, Less EGT, and Greater Reliability Perhaps some of the most underrated performance parts in the industry are water-methanol injection systems. On street trucks, […]

We talk to a lot of people who want to put diesels in muscle cars, and we’ve even run across a bunch that have pulled […]

The Big Three (Ford, GM and Ram) have been in a full-on diesel horsepower and torque war, with each company trying to outdo the other […]

Full of long stretches of highway, mountains and lakes, northern California is the perfect environment for a diesel enthusiast. It should come as no surprise […]

When we first spotted Bill Cielo’s ’58 Chevy pickup at a local dyno event, we literally ran over to see if it was diesel powered. […]

The NHRDA Ends Its Season With A Spectacular Sho Diesel events have been growing in popularity, and one event that has really picked up steam […]

The 6.31-second, 226mph, 2,500 horsepower Scheid Dragster Drag racing—a simple point A to point B contest—is perhaps one of the purest forms of displaying horsepower. […]

Day Two: Drag Racing The day following the dyno competition, it was time to put the power to the ground at Rocky Mountain Raceways. The […]

Testing PPE’s deep transmission pan on a ’15 GMC Denali Diesel transmissions have quite a tough job. As horsepower levels rose on 3/4 and 1-ton […]

Die-hard Blue-Oval fans love their Ford trucks—there’s no doubt about that. For decades, Ford F-series trucks have been the best sellers on the market, with […]

Power and smoke control in part two of Hot Rod RV’s fuel upgrades When we last left our Hot Rod RV project, it had just […]