PRI Honors Top Products at 2021 Trade Show
The motorsports industry’s best and brightest products were honored at the 33rd annual Performance Racing Industry (PRI) Trade Show in Indianapolis earlier this month. In all, nearly 30 exceptional parts and accessories were recognized by a panel of 12 judges representing traditional and new media, as well as sanctioning bodies and race tracks, from more
Deck Plate 6.7L Cummins Engine
After building a UCC-level truck for a customer who soon after got out of drag racing, the truck came back to Wilson Patterson Diesel. Owner Ethan Patterson took it as an opportunity to upgrade his own race truck complete with a new deck plated 6.7L Cummins engine that’s both turbocharged and has nitrous. See what went into the build!
Triple Turbo 4-Cylinder 2.0L TDI VW Engine
Gregoire Blachon, owner of Boxeer LLC, is dedicating the entire month of June to testing at Pike’s Peak. Last year, he was 1-second shy of the diesel hill climb record, and this year he’s returning in his VW Bug equipped with a triple-turbo, 4-cylinder, 2.0L TDI VW engine. Check it out!
1,000 HP 6.0L Powerstroke
After his original 6.0L Powerstroke engine blew apart while horsing around on the highway, Lawrence Green had Summit Diesel rebuild the engine with the goal of 1,000 horsepower. Find out what went into the build!
1:1 Boost Reference Fuel Pressure Regulators
The Pressure Reference Port provides a point of reference for fuel pressure control. With forced induction systems (turbocharging and supercharging), this port is used to receive a “boost reference” to increase fuel pressure under boost conditions.
What is Cavitation? How to Avoid It.
The most common failure of high flow fuel systems is cavitation, or “vapor-lock”. The combination of too much heat or too much inlet restriction can create this operating condition, where the liquid fuel literally vaporizes (boils) inside the pump assembly. However, this can be avoided.
NADM/DIESEL Motorsports 2014 Schedule Set
The National Association of Diesel Motorsports is in its eighth year of providing Sanctioned diesel sled pulling and drag racing events across the United States. Diesel motor sports and NADM has grown quickly with events now all over the country. Many state, regional clubs/associations and diesel promoters are putting diesel events in many different rural
