Inside Wasatch Diesel Performance
I’m a big 6.0 guy,” says Ty Davis, owner of Wasatch Diesel Performance in Salt Lake City, Utah. “I love the 6.0. I think it’s a very good truck engine.”
Outlaw Diesel Revenge 2019
Hot Shot’s Secret, a brand of high performance fuel and oil additives for gas and diesel vehicles, announced sponsorship of the first ever Outlaw Diesel Revenge presented by Firepunk Diesel. The event, scheduled for Friday, May 31 and Saturday, June 1, is part of the Outlaw Diesel Super Series.
MAHLE Motorsport 6.7L Cummins Diesel PowerPak Piston Kit
MAHLE Motorsport now offers an expanded line of Dodge Cummins diesel performance pistons with the addition of its 6.7L Diesel PowerPak Piston Kit (part #197850313).
Champion Blue Flame Named Official Oil of 2019 East Coast Diesel Nationals
Champion Oil has announced the National Association of Diesel Motorsports has selected Champion Blue Flame Diesel Engine Oil as the official oil of the 11th Annual East Coast Nationals on July 20th held at Numidia Dragway.
Ford 6.4L Diesel Engine
Bucking the trend of the engine building industry being male dominated, Bridgette Fitzgerald has been at Barnette’s Engines for 10 years, spending six of those years as the shop’s foreman! She’s an integral part of helping rebuild engines like this Ford 6.4L diesel. Find out how she got to where she is today and what went into this diesel rebuild.
UEM Dualoy Diesel Pistons
United Engine & Machine has launched its new Dualoy Diesel Pistons. Dualoy Diesel Pistons are made from two alloys, an aluminum casting with an iron top ring carrier bonded in. UEM’s design gives the top ring a much harder surface to operate on.
Edelbrock 6.6L Duramax Diesel Cylinder Heads
The all-new Edelbrock Cylinder Heads for 2001-2016 GM 6.6L Duramax Diesel V8 engines are made in the USA and are a direct bolt-on replacement for any street or off-road application where higher levels of performance and durability are desired.
Marini Diesel, Inc. Joins VIPAR Heavy Duty
Marini Diesel, Inc. has joined the VIPAR Heavy Duty network of distributor stockholders. Based in Commerce City, Colorado, Marini Diesel Inc. is a full line aftermarket distributor offering full service, engine machine shop, driveline, flywheel resurfacing, hydraulic hose and fittings and diesel particulate filter cleaning.
MAHLE Steel Pistons for Diesel Engines
A new production process from MAHLE with maximum design freedom for the piston gallery, permits the way for the use of steel pistons in powerful passenger car diesel engines.
Hot Shot’s Secret Diesel Winter Rescue
Hot Shot’s Secret, a brand of high performance oil and fuel additives, now offers a new winter emergency product – Diesel Winter Rescue. This formulated product re-liquifies gelled fuel and de-ices frozen fuel filters to restore the flow of diesel fuel to the engine allowing the vehicle to be fully operational again.
Freedom Racing Engines Named Diesel Engine Builder of the Year
As so many of the best things do, a good-natured competition between brothers has developed into a successful growing business serving customers across the country. What started in a coal barn in “the middle of nowhere, IN” has grown in a short period of time into one of the most respected performance diesel engine building
PurePower Technologies to Showcase Remanufactured GM 6.6L Diesel Turbo at AAPEX 2018
PurePower Technologies, a leader in engineering and remanufacturing of diesel fuel injectors and turbos for the aftermarket, will showcase its reman GM 6.6L diesel turbo and HEUI 7.3L and I308 reman diesel fuel injectors at AAPEX 2018 in Las Vegas on Oct. 30 – Nov. 1.
Porsche to Move Away From Diesel for Electrification
Porsche has announced that it will no longer offer vehicles with diesel engines as the OEM pledges further investment in the areas of hybrid technology and electromobility.
Total Seal HSS High Performance Diesel 2.0mm High Speed Top Rings
Total Seal has announced new 2.0mm Rectangular High Speed Steel (HSS) Top rings for Diesel aftermarket high performance pistons. Rectangular rings offer superior ring seal and decreased blow-by when compared to OE style Keystone rings.
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.
Hastings LS and Diesel Engine Piston Rings
The LS piston ring offerings cover high demand engines with state-of-the-art piston ring materials and coatings/surface treatments. The diesel truck offerings represent a majority of the USA diesel engines in demand.
Total Seal Diesel Gapless Ring Sets
Total Seal has announced new applications for its Gapless technology high performance piston ring sets for diesel engines. With their extremely high cylinder pressures, the benefits of Gapless rings for diesel engines are even greater than they are for gas.
PurePower Technologies’ 6.6L Diesel Turbo for the Aftermarket
PurePower offers assembly, remanufacturing and 100 percent end-of-line testing for high-volume, high quality turbos for light-, medium- and heavy-duty diesel truck engines, having recently invested significant capital in reman turbo production capabilities.
High Performance Heavy-Duty Engine Look at Diesels Through a Different Lens
Across much of the highway system of the U.S., heavy trucks race almost non-stop to their next destination. Actually, because of DOT regulations and self-enacted restrictions from nearly every fleet operation, those trucks are more likely to be driven safely and efficiently. On several race tracks across the United States, though, diesel tractors with C12
Small Diesels, Big Future – What New 2.8L/3.0L Diesel Engines Bring to the Table (and Your Shop)
While it’s not hard for us to get caught up in engines from long ago, given the nature of our industry and work, it’s just as important to keep an eye on present and future engines coming into the market. The small diesel market in particular has seen a few new engines recently and we wanted to highlight a couple of them.
