Coalstang – a 5.9L 12-Valve Cummins Engine
Without the big budget typically needed for a high-performance diesel build, Darcy Hanlan took matters into his own hands. He decided to drop this 12-valve 5.9L Cummins into an ’88 Mustang. Check out this build nicknamed the Coalstang!
Holley EFI Lightweight Dominator ECU
Holley EFI’s new Lightweight Dominator ECU utilizes a lighter potting material than the standard Dominator unit, which reduces total weight by 1.8 pounds. This lightweight version is specifically intended for drag racing. It is not recommended for use in high-heat conditions (under-hood mounting installations), and applications with high continuous current draw. Features: Lightweight ECU potting
5.9L HO Compound Turbo Cummins Engine – “Burnie”
This week, we’re featuring a diesel-powered rat rod that is sure to draw attention on and off the drag strip. Introducing ‘Burnie,’ Robert Berry’s ‘45 Chevrolet pickup powered by a 5.9L HO Compound Turbo Common Rail Cummins engine built by Industrial Injection. Find out how ‘Burnie’ got its name and what the lofty goals are for the engine/truck combination.
Turbocharged VP44 5.9L Cummins Engine
Jared Rectenbaugh caught our attention when he messaged us that he was rebuilding this VP44 5.9L Cummins engine for more horsepower. Looking to build a daily driver/street sleeper, he got machine work from KDD as well as a laundry list of quality components. Find out what went into the new build!
Turbocharged & Nitrous-Boosted 6.7L Cummins Engine
Looking for a badass street/strip truck, a customer recently chose LinCo Diesel Performance to do the engine, transmission and truck work. The result was this 6.7L Cummins build that goes a few steps beyond what LDP regularly churns out. Find out what went into the build.
All-Billet Twin-Turbo 632 cid Big Block Chevy Engine
Steve Morris specializes in boosted, 1,000+ HP engine builds only. As such, one of his recent customers chose to have a used SME engine rebuilt to run on pump gas and methanol. It’s this all-billet, twin-turbo, 632 big block Chevy. Find out how much it made!
Dallaire’s Compound Turbo 5.9L Cummins Engine
To show off the diesel capabilities of the shop, Dallaire’s Diesel Performance built a shop truck to serve as a rolling business card, but to also hurt some feelings on the track. Check out this compound turbo 5.9L Cummins build in this Diesel of the Week.
Compound Turbo 6.6L LB7 Duramax Engine
After building a compound turbo LB7 Duramax to the tune of more than 1,200 HP, Dark Horse Diesel owner Mike Maas was hungry for more. He decided to build up another LB7 Duramax with an LML block and is now seeing the potential to hit 2,000 HP. Find out how he’s getting there!
Triple-Turbo Billet 5.9L 12-Valve Cummins Engine
Sick and tired of increasing horsepower only to have another cast iron block blow up, Richard Mead of RPS Diesel, went looking for a solution. He helped design a billet 5.9L block that would do the trick, and built this triple turbo billet 5.9L 12-valve Cummins engine, which is one of the fastest diesels in the Northern Hemisphere.
Turbocharged 12-Valve Cummins Engine
Having done automotive customization and fabrication since he was just 13, it wasn’t until Marco Martins got a 1995 F350 7.3L Powerstroke that diesel became a passion as well. It’s led Marco to accept numerous diesel projects at his shop, Bad Apple Customs, such as this turbocharged 12-valve Cummins for a Chevy C30 dually. Check it out!
Compound Turbo 5.9L 12-Valve Cummins Engine
Dakota Sargent has a background in diesels, mining equipment, on-highway, over-the-road trucks, and as a U.S. Air Force mechanic, but it has been the light-duty diesel work that has prevailed. He founded Full Hook Performance a little more than a year ago, and is cranking out killer builds like this compound turbo 5.9L 12-valve Cummins. Check it out!
Twin-Turbo Gen III 5.0L Coyote Engine
Hoping to see 1/4-mile times in the 6-second range, Raul Lopez Jr. and his dad, who run Infinite Performance Racing, recently built a twin turbo Gen III 5.0L Coyote engine for a 1992 Foxbody Mustang hatchback. Check it out for yourself!
1,200 HP Compound Turbo B-Series Cummins Engine
Travis Goza of Wasted Wages Diesel Performance says that passion fuels the industry, and that’s no more apparent than in his old ‘77 Chevy pickup. Throughout the years, he went through a variety of gas engines in the truck before getting irritated and deciding a Cummins would solve his problems. Check out this 1,200-HP B Series Cummins build!
Four-Cylinder 2.5L “Polo” Porsche Engine
This build of a 1963 356 B Cabriolet Porsche done by Marlon Goldberg of Workshop 5001 features a four-cylinder 2.5L engine called the Polo engine. It uses mixed and matched parts from almost every generation of air-cooled 911 engine ever built, as well as parts from some of the water-cooled era. The result is this oddity Porsche powerplant, and it’s awesome!
Speed of Air Engine Technology
Speed of Air’s patented technology can easily and effectively optimize combustion to deliver a significant increase in power.
P-Pumped 12-Valve 5.9L Compound Turbo Cummins Engine
When Jason Bliesner drives around, he has a tendency to get pulled over. Most of the time it’s not because he’s speeding or doing anything wrong, it’s because certain cops are car guys and they can’t help but want to know more about Jason’s 1941 Chevy school bus that’s powered by a P-pumped 12-valve 5.9L compound turbo Cummins engine. You have to see this!
500+ HP Compound Turbo 4BT Cummins Engine
Known for automotive projects that push the limits of what’s possible, Hauk Designs recently teamed up with some of the best diesel shops in the business to turn a stock 105-hp 4BT Cummins engine into a 500+ horsepower, compound turbo, off-road, rock crawling beast. See what went into the build.
700-Horsepower 6.0L Ford Powerstroke Engine
Brought to NS Diesel & Automotive as a rusted out, beat up 2004 F250 work truck with nearly 400,000 miles, got rebuilt into a 700-horsepower 6.0L Powerstroke. Find out what went into the build.
Stock 2005 LLY Duramax Engine with Nitrous
These days, it doesn’t take much to build a custom diesel engine capable of some serious horsepower. However, it takes a bit more effort to keep a diesel engine completely stock and make it live near 1,000 horsepower. That’s what Walt Schiemann and his shop Prime Diesel & Automotive are attempting to do with a stock LLY Duramax. Check it out!
Ford Cummins Conversion – 5.9L Common Rail Engine
Having been introduced to diesel motorsports at just two weeks old, Justina Reusch, owner of Reusch Diesel, has always had an affinity for diesel performance. Her handy work can be seen on her 2006 Ford F350 where the shop did a Ford Cummins conversion from a 6.0L Powerstroke to a 5.9L Cummins. Check it out.
