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Diesel Sand Drags: Merchant Automotive’s "Battle Of The Diesels" In West Michigan

To people outside the performance diesel industry, diesel trucks are little more than tools to move heavy loads and/or equipment from point to point relatively […]
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Playin’ Dirty: 2014 Firepunk Dirt Drags—Bigger & Better!

We’re happy to report that diesel events continue to experience unprecedented growth. But we’re also witness to how this progress is often accompanied by growing […]
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How to Build a Street and Race Truck

Oftentimes, much of the magazine industry tends to focus their efforts on performance parts for fairly stock trucks. Mainly those that will bolt on without […]
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Spitzer Duramax: Wade Moody’s Fastest Diesel Dragster

Thirty-two-year-old Wade Moody has been racing for more than half of his life and is no stranger to the exhilarating feeling of piloting a fast […]
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5th Annual Milan Dragway Diesel Event

The 5th annual DNR Customs Outlaw Diesel event fell on June 20, 2015 at the Milan Dragway in Milan, Michigan, about 50 miles outside of […]
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Industrial Injection VP Brett Williams: Duramax Drag Truck

Brett Williams is one of the VPs of Industrial Injection at Salt Lake City, Utah. If you haven’t heard of Industrial Injection, they are one […]
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PPE Pump and T-Case Brace Kit Upgrade

The Duramax/Allison combo was a pretty solid homerun for the GM crowd right from the get-go when it was released in early 2001 for the […]
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Sandblaster: Merchant Automotive’s Duramax-Powered Sand Drag Rail

Nick Beaudoin is co-owner of Merchant Automotive in Zeeland, Michigan. The shop’s not far from Lake Michigan, but more importantly, it’s just over an hour […]
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Battle of the Diesels 2: Merchant Automotive West Michigan Sand Drags

Drag racing on a groomed sand track may be a new concept to some, but in parts of the US with access to sand dunes, […]
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World's Quickest Diesel: The 6.31-second, 226mph, 2,500-Horsepower Scheid Dragster

Drag racing—a simple point A to point B contest—is perhaps one of the purest forms of displaying horsepower. It should be no surprise then, that […]
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Buckeye Diesel Blast: Diesel Drags And Pulls In Ohio

While the National Association of Diesel Motorsports (NADM) has held events in Ohio for the past seven years, 2014 was the first year they were […]
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Building a 700-hp VP44 Dodge with a Mechanical Mindset

For years, 12-valve Dodges built between 1994 and 1998 have enjoyed a healthy following in the aftermarket, as have ’03 and up common-rail trucks. Stuck […]
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Joey's 2012 700-HP Dodge Ram 2500

With an insane 10-inch lift and 37-inch tires on 24-inch wheels, it’s definitely hard to miss Joey Rodriguez’s 2012 Dodge Ram 2500 when it’s rolling […]

Diesel Truck Adventures: Highlights from Carlisle Truck Nationals and Scheids Diesel Extravaganza

A Month of Diesel Trucks in the Midwest As the sun sets on another unforgettable month, I can’t help but look back on the experiences […]