They don’t build ‘em like they used to, reason enough for Branden Smith to hold onto his insanely clean, Florida-stationed ’01 F-250 as long as he can. On top of that, just 97,000 miles have been logged on the odometer. But to keep a 7.3L Power Stroke relevant in the age of tune-only, 500hp common-rail diesels, Branden recently added all the right parts to bring his old Ford up to speed.
When grudge racing is your thing, it pays to bring a surprise to the table. After watching a few friends campaign high-horsepower diesels, Karry Iatropoulos, who was always into muscle cars, decided to give compression-ignition a whirl. But to get past the weight deficiency that comes with racing a -ton diesel, he did the only thing he could think of: he sourced an engine making stupid horsepower. The 6.7L Cummins
Buying Used and Getting Back to Basics – F250 Refresh
Right back at it with Project My2K and it’s time to add some supporting upgrades. This truck has a little extra horsepower under the hood now, and a much heavier set of tires, so we need to look at improving its ability to get slowed down. A replacement set of performance brake rotors and pads from EBC Brakes will not only improve overall stopping performance but help fight brake fade and heat while towing.
Case was within sight of the top power tier of the tractor market when it debuted the 70 series tractors in 1969. The top dog rear drive tractor in the 70 lineup at the time was the 1370, though the four-wheel drive 1470 had basically the same 504 cubic inch turbocharged six but four wheel drive to give it more pull. For 1976, Case decided to up the ante a little.
With the popularity of Jeeps and Side-by-Side’s in today’s off-road scene, drivers of all other vehicles tend to be outsiders. Fullsize Invasion looks to fix this by bringing larger vehicles into the mix. The FSI group now hosts 5+ annual events with several trail rides per, at some of the West’s most epic off-road areas. Diesel World will be covering FSI’s off-road action at their Sand Hollow Utah event, streaming every day! Streaming, presented by Shell Rotella, starts this weekend on our Facebook page!
Seeing as this weekend marks the return of Fullsize Invasion, and you can find our stream from the event on our Facebook page, we figured this was a great time to share our coverage from a couple years back in Moab. As a barrage of Jeeps pull into Moab, Utah, for the annual Easter Jeep Safari event, a small group of rogue full-size trucks and SUVs also descend on the red rocks to enjoy what has become a world-renowned week of four-wheel-drive action. This is Fullsize Invasion.
