Up next Diesel News 9-28-20 Published on September 25, 2020 Author DW STAFF Tags 4x4, Axle, camshaft, Chevrolet, Chevy, Chevy Diesel, crankshaft, Diesel, diesel engine, Diesel Exhaust, Diesel Rig, Diesel Truck, Duramax, Duramax Diesel, GM, gm diesel, GMC, GMC Diesel, horsepower, Lifted Diesel Truck, Lifted Truck, obs, oem, torque, turbo, Turbodiesel, Share article Facebook 0 Twitter 0 Mail 0 5 GM DRAG-RACING ROCKETS Lunar Rockets With Wheels! While a truck hasn’t been sent to space yet, if there were a set of candidates to choose from that would be the most likely to achieve that goal, it would be these rigs. These diesel trucks are heavily modified to create as much acceleration as possible without power overload. The engineering and analytics put into making these trucks is not simple, it takes days of analyzing charts on computers and fine-tuning the engine components to fit exactly what’s necessary for the race. Same goes if you ever attend a GT race with supercars, after every race, the vehicles have to be retuned back to perfection to ensure optimal and consistent performance. Racing a drag truck isn’t something anyone can do, so being able to test and drive these wicked machines is commendable in itself. Check out the insane engines on these rigs and use these builds as motivation for you to continue working on your truck! Abandoned Shop Truck Turned Diesel Dragster Subscribe Our Weekly Newsletter Top Fuel’s 2,000-HP Truck DEMENTED Decade in the Making: The 9-second Triple-Turbo Duramax D-Max Powered Classic Street/Strip Chevy Total 3 Shares Share 0 Tweet 0 Pin it 3 Share 0
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