Tag: diesel engines

A Slight Role Change When building a go-fast drag truck, most start with the lightest platform and work from there. But Chase Lunsford is not […]

Eric Helton’s Stunning Single Cab 2006 Dodge Dually There’s absolutely nothing regular about Eric Helton’s regular cab 2006 Dodge dually! The 34-year-old machinist from Rogersville, […]

1903 Augsburg DM 12 Diesel If you want to see the first compression ignition engine built by Rudolph Diesel, you have to go to Munich, […]

The Past, Present, and Future of Diesel Performance When high-pressure common-rail debuted on the LB7 Duramax back in 2001, it changed the way we look […]

The Complete Package! When people mention diesels, heavy machinery and pickup trucks are usually the first to come to mind. However, those who aren’t in […]

A 6 hp Hornsby Oil Engine Diesel’s 1898 patent on the compression ignition engine is the well-charted beginning of the engine type we now call […]

Solving the 6.7L Cummins’ Head Gasket Issues—For Good The 6.7L Cummins is hard to beat in the diesel world. The common-rail inline-six features the longest […]

Making Your Rocketship Even Faster! In the truck community, attending races of various sorts isn’t a bizarre occurrence, if anything, it’s encouraged. Attending races allows […]

The Basics Behind The Fluid Coupler We All Depend On We all know our automatic transmission relies on a torque converter to move our truck, […]

ONE-OF-A-KIND NISSAN TITAN When it comes to lifted, diesel-based pickups, Nissan isn’t a make you often hear about. Jimbo Taylor from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is […]

Engine Anatomy The diesel engines of today are quite advanced compared to those first found in farm and commercial equipment from decades ago, with electronically […]

1962 John Deere 3010 When John Deere introduced four new tractors at its big New Generation of Power extravaganza in Dallas, August 30, 1960, it […]

Ride of the Week 3,900-Pound Super Duty Mike Miller’s lightened 7.3L Super Duty could be coming to a track near you soon. He’s being sponsored […]

Blue Beast Since they say everything’s bigger in Texas, it’s no surprise that Texans like their trucks big, too. Jesus Zubia, who hails from the […]

The Ford 6.0L engine was made for Ford by International, and, like the 7.3L, it has had its share of problems. In general, both of […]

One of the drawbacks of having a lifted truck is the inconvenience of having to hoist yourself up into the cab every morning. Add to […]

While we may not know the day or hour of the biblical judgment day, we do know that Judgement Day comes to the world of […]

Not too long ago, I was at a photoshoot with a hopped-up Dodge, and the owner suggested he do a burnout. Unfortunately, we were up […]

Torque. It’s the biggest reason most diesel owners are diesel owners to begin with: The massive torque these trucks can produce is what gets a […]

The Duramax/Allison combo was a pretty solid homerun for the GM crowd right from the get-go when it was released in early 2001 for the […]