Built Right: ’99 Dodge 2500

It’s a philosophy we’ve been preaching for years—buy a good used diesel truck and build it your way with the right combination of aftermarket parts to get the job done. Whether you…

Farm Truck: Super Clean First-Gen W-250

Diesels are a part of farm life. Nearly all of the implements on a farm are diesel, and most farmers utilize diesel trucks to keep their operation under one fuel type. So it stands to…

Embracing the Power of Diesel: Jeep EcoDiesel Review

It took me some time to truly fall in love with smaller diesel’s in cars, SUV’s or even 1500 pick-ups. I grew up around 6V92 Detroit’s, 3208 CAT’s and a few other big diesel’s, mainly used in…

A 500-HP, First-Gen Daily Driver

How do you get an old first gen noticed? Paint it bright candy blue metallic and put a sticker on the windshield that says “Papa Smurf.” That’s the approach Michael Champion of…

A Bagged & Tagged Street-Smart Diesel

Lifted vs. lowered—that’s been the eternal battle in the minds of truck enthusiasts. In the late ’80s and early ’90s, lowered trucks ruled the scene in Southern California. As the…

Diesel-Powered Radio Flyer

Strength, reliability and simplicity—that’s the way pickups used to be made. Trucks were made for work, not comfort. They were made predominantly of steel, including the dash and door…

A 700-HP 6.7L Cummins

As a mechanical engineer, your mind becomes programmed a certain way and everything needs to serve a purpose. Everything needs to be precise and it needs to be able to stand the test…

This 2,800-HP Sled Puller Is A Family Affair

The family that pulls together stays together—as in sled pulling. Just ask Brad and Susie Ingram and their young sons Brady and Trenton. They’re not only a regular fixture on the…

A 500-Horse Daily Driver Show Truck

Rodney “Smoke” Christine of York, Pennsylvania, has always been a motorhead. He campaigned a late model dirt car locally for years. To haul his dirt racers, he bought a 2006 Ram 3500…

Surprising Stock 1,100-RWHP Dodge

It’s always a bit of a gamble on how much you can push the envelope of a stock vehicle before parts start to give way. Perhaps one of the nastiest trucks we’ve seen in recent years…

Mini Wheat: 2014 Ram 1500 Drag Truck

Ryan Milliken successfully campaigned his 2007 Dodge Ram 2500 4X4 named “Buckwheat” from 2012-2014, winning the NHRDA Super Street National Championship. But a destructive run-in with…

Big Bad Mega Cab

Jeff Dyer is not your typical sales manager. Weekdays he works for the local cable company dealing with the electronic wonders of the communication and entertainment world.  On…