If you’ve ever heard of a Duramax or 6.0L Power Stroke equipped with a Powermax turbo, you’ll completely understand this article. Over the years, Garrett’s Powermax line of turbochargers have proven to be great replacement units for trucks with mild to moderate fuel and tuning upgrades.
Tri-State’s 55 horsepower Muncie weighs in at just under 10 tons, not including the modern trailer built when the engine was restored in 1994. Because it has dual flywheels, we know it’s an electric powerplant special. With a bore of 12 inches and a stroke of 19 inches, the engine displaces 2,148.85 cubic inches.
You can’t buy trucks like this anymore, but if you’re a dyed-in-the-wool second-gen fan, you can certainly do your best to preserve one, restore it, or even transform it into the ride of your dreams. With a preference for the ’94-’02 body style, a love of the VP44, and a background in truck pulling, Michael Asher treated his garage-kept ’01 quad cab to a cab-on resto
Well, Project OBSessed—our remake of an old-body-style Ford—is finally taking shape as we convert this worn-out truck with 220,000 miles into a little nicer of a driver and tow rig using some of today’s improved technology. Here in Part 3 of the build, we’ll begin by focusing on engine monitoring.
A Remote Mount Turbo Makes The Duramax Infinitely Adaptable
At a local pull held at the beginning of the summer, Karker entered his Duramax in three different classes, swapped turbos in between to remain legal, and finished near the front of the pack each time. Not an easy feat. Here’s how he did it.
International Harvester Scouting the Road to Diesel Power
The International Scout was diesel before diesel was cool. Diesels were nothing new for International Harvester, in their truck lines and, of course, in the agricultural and off-highway equipment lines. In the latter part of 1971, the IH sales department decided adding diesel power to the new Scout II was a good thing.
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