Mario Monette’s 4,000-HP Compound-Turbo C15 Engine “The Beast”
It takes 2,000 gallons of fuel per hour and 4,000 horsepower to propel Mario Monette’s 15,000-lb. 1988 Peterbilt 379 down the track at 120 mph. The engine making this all possible is a custom-built, compound-turbo, CAT C15 nicknamed “The Beast” done by Mario’s shop, Mario High Performance Diesel. Check it out!
Heavy-Duty Diesel Replacement Parts
Heavy-Duty diesel vehicles and machines have their fair share of flaws, and it’s important for owners and contractors to know about common failures and what replacement parts they’ll need for a fix.
Removing Crankshaft Wear Sleeves
On this episode of LinCo Lessons, Jeff McCord of LinCo Diesel Performance shows you how to easily remove a crankshaft wear sleeve using a trick he learned right out of a Caterpillar service manual.
1,500 HP 7.3L Powerstroke Engine
While studying mechanical engineering in college, Zack Pierce began to design ways to improve upon the 7.3L Powerstroke engine. He transitioned that passion for diesel engines into starting Pierce Diesel Performance and building this 1,500-hp 7.3L Powerstroke engine for drag racing.
QualCast 2021 Valvetrain Kits
QualCast has introduced two new valve train kit lines for 2021. One is for heavy-duty and the other is the QualFast Black Lightening Diesel Performance kits.
QualCast Heavy-Duty and Diesel Valvetrain Kits
These kits include all the parts you need to complete your cylinder head build in one box.
IPD & Maxiforce Partner to Expand Reach
IPD, a supplier of high-quality replacement parts for heavy-duty diesel and spark-ignited engines, has announced a new brand called IPD Xtra that launched this week for its North American customers and will eventually rollout worldwide. IPD Xtra’s first partnership will be with Miami-based Maxiforce and will expand IPD’s product reach to include engine parts for
Stuck in Peru
The following story comes to us from Rottler’s David Bianchi. It’s both timely and fits the theme of our International issue for June.
ACL Bearings and Bushings for Light-Duty Diesel
ACL used the recent AAPEX show to introduce its new line of engine bearings and rod bushings designed specifically for light-duty diesel engines: Ford Powerstroke, GM Duramax, Navistar, Cummins and Caterpillar.
Small Diesels, Orange Barrels and Big Opportunity
It’s really quite simple. Any discussion of the United States infrastructure leads to the fact that it is in dire need of repair. It’s here, it’s all in place, it’s just all old and outdated; the roads, the bridges, all of it.
Circling the Potential of Cylinder Sleeves and Liners
What do cylinder sleeves and a certain rodentary rock band from the ‘80s have in common? You guessed it, the shape. But we’re going to leave the rockin’ to the hair guys and the talkin’ to the car guys, so for the sake of this article, we’ll just be covering the first one.
D-A Lubricant Celebrates 100 Years
D-A Lubricant Company is celebrating 100 years of offering quality lubricants to the market. The company was incorporated in Washington, D.C. on January 7, 1919. Today, D-A offers a full array of greases, oils, hydraulic fluids, gear oils and specialty lubricants.
Holley Adds Geoff Turk as COO
Holley has announced Geoff M. Turk has joined its executive management team as chief operating officer. Geoff has extensive senior level experience in operations, R&D and acquisitions with U. S. Steel, Caterpillar as well as General Motors.
Shop Solutions – May 2019
There’s nothing worse than having to fit a camshaft after installing new cam bearings, because they are too tight. I dial-bore gauge check all cam bores of the “known offenders.”
Duck River Raceway Park for Sale
Duck River Raceway Park, a 1/4 mile dirt oval in Lewisburg, Tennessee is for sale at $650,000.
Shop Solutions – March 2019
PARTICLE TRAY Looking for a way to make cleanup easier – or even unnecessary? In my hone, I keep a large cookie tray under the block I am processing. This creates a settling pond for most of the material that is removed during the honing process. Without the cookie tray, most of the heavy material
Video: Maxiforce at AAPEX 2018
Paul Kelly from Maxiforce discusses the company’s applications for light to medium diesel engines including John Deere, Caterpillar, Cummins, Komatsu, Perkins, Yanmar, Mitsubishi, Shibaura, and Kubota.
557 cid Mopar Mega Block Engine
When Happs CNC Performance Engines’ employee Dan Chenoweth found a mega block available in Syracuse, NY, he jumped at the chance to turn it into a racing engine. Along with shop owner Keith Happs, the machine shop turned this 440 Mopar mega block into a 557 cid racing machine capable of 900-950 hp. Find out what went into this relatively rare build.
Building the World’s Fastest Indian
Burt Munro was born Herbert James Munro on March 25, 1899 in Edendale, New Zealand. From an early age Burt had a need for speed. It started with his father’s horses; he would ride each of them flat out, to see which one was the fastest. From horses, he graduated to motorcycles. His first motorcycle,
The Market For Commercial/Industrial Diesel is Thriving
Off-highway diesel engines are designed to perform in many different applications across multiple industries. These engines must be able to perform consistently and reliably in extreme conditions where there’s dust, vibration, high altitudes and generally harsh weather conditions. Such engines can be found in excavators, cranes, backhoes, forklifts and others that perform a particular job.
