Diesel Engines

Classic Blue Rig What do you get when you combine a ’73 F-250 with an early Super Duty? How about a one-of-a-kind Highboy with modern […]

Purple Performance Perfection The vehicle of choice for most Diesel World readers is a pickup with a really powerful diesel engine. And that was initially […]

THE OTHER TWO-STROKE Four-stroke diesels have long been the norm. Two-strokes? Sure, we all remember the “Screamin’ Jimmys” of years past… sometimes even fondly… and […]

INSIDE DIESELSITE’S LEGENDARY 4R100 Unlike the 5R110 TorqShift found in the trucks that superseded theirs, ’99-03 Super Duty owners don’t have the luxury of the […]

HARRINGTON DIESEL 6.0L POWER STROKE T4 TURBO KIT Historically, the 6.0L Power Stroke has been one of the more problematic diesel powerplants due to a […]

The Race-Ready Rust Bucket He was asking $350, but I talked him down to $200,” laughs Scott Birdsall, owner of Chuckles Garage, when asked about […]

FORD DIESEL SHORTCOMINGS, FROM ’94.5 TO PRESENT It’s true that all engines have their unique sets of issues. Every power plant that’s ever been produced […]

THE RARE AND ELUSIVE GENERAL MOTORS 1-71 The General Motors 71 Series two-stroke diesels are iconic and legendary members of the Black Smoke Hall of […]

PART ONE: IMPROVING THE 6.4L POWER STROKE FOR SUPERB USABILITY It’s hard to believe, but the 6.4L Power Stroke is coming up on ten years […]

POWER! INSIDE A WAGLER COMPETITION PRODUCTS 2,000+ HP DURAMAX ENGINE BUILD The basic Duramax engine hasn’t change much since GM put it that in the […]

INSIDE WAGLER’S 3,000HP GAME-CHANGING DX500 DURAMAX Diesel engines have been around for more than 100 years, but they have made leaps and bounds in the […]

A DECADE OF FORWARD PROGRESS FOR THE 7.3L POWER STROKE Good engines never die, they just age well. Nearly 15 years since the last one […]

SCHEID DIESEL’S ELECTRIC WATER INJECTION KIT ON A 1,000HP RACE TRUCK Water injection has been around nearly as long as the diesel engine has been […]

PART FIVE: STEERING, TRANSMISSION AND TRACTION UPGRADES We are nearing the end of our Ultimate Working Heavy Hauler project. In Part Five of the series, […]

HISTORIC WWII SHIP WITH A HISTORIC CATERPILLAR ENGINE The Caterpillar Tractor Company wasn’t the first American engine maker to offer a diesel, but their engines […]