KILLER FOUR-CYLINDER

BROWN’S DIESEL’S CRAZY 740-HP 4BT ‘32 FORD The legendary 5.9L Cummins little brother, the 4BT Cummins engine has long been maligned in the performance industry. […]

CLEAN SHEET

A One-of-a-Kind Classic Ford with Cummins Power “Originally the Ford came from Texas to Michigan for a transmission swap,” jokes truck builder Gerry Hilder. “It […]

Small-Town Smokefest

Drags, Pulls, and Dynoing in Oregon Alot of folks fondly remember the old days of diesel racing, back before the big sponsorships and 2,500-horsepower dyno […]

RE-TORQUE REHASH

CHECKING OUR CUMMINS HEAD BOLTS AT 270,000 MILES Cummins diesel engines are known for their insane reliability over upwards of 500,000 miles. When it comes […]

UCC Qualifier Shootout

Competitors vie for slots in the Big Show 2019 Every year the Ultimate Callout Challenge has been getting bigger and bigger, and the competition has […]

Full Force Fueling

Adding 117 HP with Scheid Diesel’s Lightning Pulling Injectors We’ve started building our ‘95 Dodge “Green Monster” Ram to run 10s in the quarter-mile and […]

MAXIMUM ‘TORC

RANDY WEAVER’S 1,500-HP, 2,500 LB-FT 6.7L CUMMINS-POWERED CUDA It’s not often you run across a diesel-powered vehicle that’s unlike any other, yet that’s exactly the […]

ALTERNATORS, BATTERIES, AND CABLES

Understanding the Ins and Outs of Your Electrical System The electrical system on your average diesel truck is both simple and complex. Many folks think […]

DIESEL MATH

UNDERSTANDING THE NUMBERS BEHIND COMPRESSION IGNITION Diesel guys are numbers guys whether they know it or not. You’ll see the big three touting numbers in […]

Over the Top

This Chevy Show Truck is a 700-HP Sleeper When it comes to spinning some tires, a show truck isn’t usually the first thing that comes […]

Hummin’ Cummins

A 1,000-HP Diesel in a Military Wrapper Steve Ortner, of Belleville, Michigan always wanted a Hummer. When he finally got the chance to buy a […]

MORE THAN JUST HORSEPOWER

Exploring the Multiple Uses of a Chassis Dyno Even if you’re new to the diesel game, you’ve probably heard of a chassis dyno. In its […]

Colorado Horsepower Wars

Running the Gauntlet at ATS Diesel How much power does it make? This is perhaps the first question that’s asked of any hot rod, diesel […]

RE-POWER YOUR RIDE!

Ten steps to installing a diesel engine in virtually any vehicle Diesels are no longer the pokey-slow powerplants that clog up the left lane of […]

Ludicrous Speed

Hypermax Engineering’s incredible 3,000-hp Dragster Diesels are known for making some serious horsepower and torque, but if you want to skip past all that and […]

THE RIDES OF SEMA 2017

BIGGER, FASTER, AND LOUDER THAN LAST YEAR It’s time for our Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show coverage again; Diesel World was there in force […]

Cuba by Diesel

OIL BURNERS RUNNING STRONG ON THE ISLAND PARADISE Hola from Cuba! Cross off another bucket list destination and pass the cerveza. In spite of Castro […]

RAINY DAY RACING

NHRDA VISITS STORMY NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WITH DIESEL DRAG STRIP ACTION It has been one of the wettest years on record for California, and as we […]

JEFFERSON STATE DIESEL DYNO DAY

ROCKIN’ THE ROLLERS IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA Nestled in a corner of Northern California, Jefferson State Diesel has been in the performance and repair industry for […]