FEATURES 32 A 12-second Daily Driver Kid Mobile Kathy McSwain’s Fast Grocery-Getter 36 Super Sport Duramax An Old Muscle Car Gets a Modern Diesel Drivetrain 50 Canadian Bacon CT Performance’s 10-second Ram 60 Demonized Dodge More Than 700 Ponies Make For One Possessed Ram 78 Vegas Racer Action Motorsports and Paul Tracy Build a Monster of a Truck 92 Black, Stacked and Strokin’ A Black F-250 With Plenty of Bark and Bite 98 First Drive: TDI SportWagen Practicality and Economy Are Just a Few of this VW’s Appeal 118 Not-So-Heavy Hauler H&H Trailers’ Speed Loader EX
EVENT COVERAGE 104 Southern Exposure Move Over NASCAR, Diesel Racing at the Rock
TECHNICAL 42 First Look: Goodyear Wrangler MT/R The Next Generation Wrangler
44 Super Scooper BD Diesel’s Boost Scoop Intake Kit For The 6.4L Super Duty
68 Sag Stoppers Installing Firestone’s Ride-Rite Helper Springs For Improved Towing
84 Quick Stopping, Quicker Install The Banks SpeedBrake Makes For Easy Stopping While Hauling
108 Project Box Hauler: Part III Beefing Up The Driveline With a New Clutch
DEPARTMENTS
8 Editor’s Note Changing Diesels
10 New Products New Gear for Your Truck
18 New and Different Diesel News From Around the World
22 Truck Talk Big Rig Diesels
26 Letters Send Us Your Comments
114 Biodiesel Pages News From The World Of Biodiesel 122 Tech Q&A Answering Your Diesel Issues
126 Tractor Action The World of Diesel Tractors
128 Finish Line Beat To The Punch On The Cover: Kathy McSwain’s 2500HD gives Mike Racke’s Duramax-powered Chevelle a ride behind her 12-second grocery-getter. (Photography: Chris Neprasch) |