Diesel Tech / How-To

PART THREE: IMPROVING THE 6.4L POWER STROKE FOR SUPERB USABILITY Introduced a few issues back, this 2008 6.4L Power Stroke has already seen an array […]

With an available 6.7L Cummins producing 900 lbft of torque, the ability to tow more than 31,000 pounds, and best-in-class payload ratings straight from the […]

BOUGHT TO WORK, BUILT TO HAUL We all know the blue-collar, hard-labor working man is the backbone of this country. Whether it’s a guy down […]

INSIDE DIESELSITE’S LEGENDARY 4R100 Unlike the 5R110 TorqShift found in the trucks that superseded theirs, ’99-03 Super Duty owners don’t have the luxury of the […]

HARRINGTON DIESEL 6.0L POWER STROKE T4 TURBO KIT Historically, the 6.0L Power Stroke has been one of the more problematic diesel powerplants due to a […]

POWER, RPM, AND LONGEVITY IN A 24-VALVE CUMMINS While the 24-valve 5.9L Cummins found in ’98.5-02 Dodge Rams can be a great workhorse engine, it […]

IMPROVING THE 6.4L POWER STROKE FOR SUPERB USABILITY Project SUPER Duty was introduced in last month’s issue to show you 2008-2010 Ford owners what kind […]

INSTALLING HYPERTECH’S MAX ENERGY 2.0 PROGRAMMER ON A 2013 FORD 6.7L POWER STROKE With the Max Energy 2.0 Power Programmer from Hypertech you can reliably […]

WE PUT OUR ’97 DODGE 12-VALUE TO A DIFFERENT KIND OF HAULING The original purpose behind our ’97 Dodge project truck was to build a […]

UPGRADING THE TURBO, HPOP, AND CLUTCH Part Two of our old body style Ford build rolls along this month in the form of increased high-pressure […]

OUR ’03 JETTA GETS A NOZZLE UPGRADE AND A SOUTH BEND CLUTCH After picking up 33 horsepower in the last installment (December 2016), we’re back […]

FORD DIESEL SHORTCOMINGS, FROM ’94.5 TO PRESENT It’s true that all engines have their unique sets of issues. Every power plant that’s ever been produced […]

UPGRADED FUEL SYSTEM, INJECTORS, AND TURBO ON A ’95 F-350 As a general rule of thumb, the earlier the electronically controlled diesel, the less horsepower […]

PART ONE: IMPROVING THE 6.4L POWER STROKE FOR SUPERB USABILITY It’s hard to believe, but the 6.4L Power Stroke is coming up on ten years […]

POWER! INSIDE A WAGLER COMPETITION PRODUCTS 2,000+ HP DURAMAX ENGINE BUILD The basic Duramax engine hasn’t change much since GM put it that in the […]

MERCHANT AUTOMOTIVE’S HIGH IDLE KIT ON A LB7 DURAMAX If you have ever wanted the option to raise the idle of your 2001-2004 LB7 Duramax […]

PART SIX: TOWING CONTROL AND WRAP-UP This is it, the end of a six-part series converting a runof- the-mill Duramax dually into the ultimate working […]

A DECADE OF FORWARD PROGRESS FOR THE 7.3L POWER STROKE Good engines never die, they just age well. Nearly 15 years since the last one […]

ELITE DIESEL’S COST-EFFECTIVE PATH TO 900 RWHP Big, streetable horsepower. We all crave it. Deep down, we all want a truck that can run low […]

EXHAUST AND SERVICE BRAKE UPGRADES Many enthusiasts think about adding more power or making their truck look better. The last thing on their list is […]