Those who appreciate diesel history are always happy to see the cornerstones of diesel manufacturing maintaining corporate investments in it. Cummins is one of those foundational companies that got diesel power where it is today, and it might interest you to know they maintain a Historical Restoration Center
Diesel’s Embrace Of Gas-World Components And Strategies
For years, diesel drag racing was static-like. The sport wasn’t as fast-moving as it is today. Literally. To be sure, diesel drag racing was exciting to watch and saw moderate growth, but what’s occurred over the past five to seven years has been extraordinary, and a lot of it has had to do with the industry’s embrace of gas-world go-fast parts and racing strategies.
Whether you’ve seen them in person or not, you know there are diesel in ships and boats, road vehicles of all types, off road vehicles of all types and in every conceivable stationary use. If you are a long time reader of this column, you will also know there were, and still are, diesels in the air.
Prepping a 6.4L Powerstroke for another 100,000 high HP miles
It’s no wonder why the last Navistar-built Power Stroke became so popular with enthusiasts. But now that these engines have been out for a decade, many of them having been tuned for the majority of that time, how exactly are they holding up? Much like you’ll find on their 6.0L predecessors, the bottom ends are pretty stout—it’s what’s bolted on up top that you have to worry about.
The 8th annual Rocky Top Diesel Shootout did not disappoint. The two-day event kicked off Friday evening with ODSS Pro Class qualifying as well as testing that culminated in Friday night’s Diesel vs Gas Shootout where four of the fastest diesel door slammers faced off against four seriously fast gas cars.
Buying Used and Getting Back to Basics – 2000 F250 Rebuild
While this magazine may be considered a performance journal by many, Diesel World Magazine does more than just hot rod diesel trucks and why three turbos could be better than two. We also know many of you just want to learn the basics, maybe a tech tip that could save you some coin on repairs, you want to see or read about something you can relate to and the introduction to this next project will be exactly that.