In business since 2013, Precision Power Wagons owner, Daniel Mininger, now has his company’s repower recipes down to a science. Engines are either Cummins diesels or Mopar gassers, with the NV4500 transmission, NP241 transfer case, and 4BT being a very common combination. Over the past nine years, Mininger and his team have pieced together a cluster of one of a kind Power Wagons. Let’s take a walk around the small PA company’s shop to see exactly what they’re capable of.
The 2019 6.7L Cummins was a dream come true for Ram fans. But the all-new Cummins was also no longer equipped with the tried and true Bosch CP3 high-pressure fuel pump. Rather, it’d been fitted with the new-age CP4.2, the twin-piston pump that had proven more than problematic in LML Duramax and Nissan Titan 5.0L Cummins applications. Here, we’ll cover the massive recall, which applies to more than 222,000 vehicles, as well as illustrate how and why the CP4.2 fails.
When it comes to truck pulling, Doug Monroe has just about seen it all. From the days when 600-700hp streetable pullers were still a thing to the mega-horsepower 2.5-inch map groove days to today’s fiercely-competitive smooth bore turbo world, his ’05 Dodge Ram 3500 has run the gamut. Within five years of driving his four-door common-rail off the dealer lot, Doug’s daily-driven, weekend puller was retired from the road and became a full-fledged, purpose-built puller.
Diesel Swaps tend to be on just about everyone’s list of “one day” projects. So, seeing an old Chevelle with a Duramax for example, makes every car person get excited, even more so for us diesel nuts. Over the last 15 years we’ve shared countless diesel swapped rides, from boats to trucks and even a gold cart. We thought we’d share a few of our favorites from years past.
Just as in any other industry, being in-the-know in your specific corner of the automotive world can land you exceptional deals from time to time. When Jeff McCord, owner of LinCo Diesel Performance in Troy, Missouri, heard there was an LB7 with a “blue” engine in it for sale at the local dealership, he pounced. Again, being in the industry helps especially when you’ve found a rig that needs some help. So not only did he score a clean, four-wheel drive ¾-ton Chevy with a built LB7 for a cool $8,000, but he had it up and running the very next day.
A Cummins-Swapped ’08 Super Duty Packing A 4R100 And 700 HP
An ’08 Super Duty was a truck that John Schomberg always wanted. Unfortunately, the 6.4L Power Stroke under the hood of his King Ranch F-350 suffered a bottom-end failure within the first 6,000 miles of ownership…and with only 103,000 on the odometer. Following the local Ford dealership’s quote of $17,000 to replace the engine, naturally John began to weigh other options.
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