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Turbocharged 6.7L Second Gen Cummins Engine

Thanks to attending a truck pull event at an early age, Sean Purdy can’t shake his passion for diesel trucks and engines. He recently completed a fresh build on his 1999 Ram 2500 with a turbocharged 6.7L Cummins second gen-swapped engine.

6.7L Cummins engine
Total Seal Severe-Duty High-Performance Diesel Rings

New Total Seal diesel ring sets are available for Cummins 5.9L and 6.7L, Duramax 6.6L, Powerstroke 6.4L to 7.3L, and custom sets.

Turbocharged 5.9L Cummins Engine

As an industrial millwright, Devan Leeds has a lot of knowledge and skills with his hands. He’s also a thrill seeker when it comes to high-speed vehicles. Case in point, his ’03 Ram 2500, which features a rowdy, turbocharged 5.9L Cummins engine under the hood. Check it out!

Leeds Fabrication 5.9L Cummins
A New Year, A Fresh Start

Hey Engine Builder readers. I hope your 2024 is off to a nice start. What I love about the beginning of a new year is that everything is in front of you. There’s lots to look forward to. Although we’ve worked hard in the months prior to set editorial calendars, make plans for various pieces

Hot Wheels Rat Rod Features a Compound-Turbo 12-Valve Cummins Engine

Sean Smith and his wife built this rat rod from scratch and it was a contender in the 2022 Hot Wheels Legends Tour. But it’s not only for show thanks to a compound-turbo 12-valve Cummins engine under the hood. We saw this at the 2023 Ultimate Callout Challenge, and its our Diesel of the Week

Compound-Turbo 6.0L Powerstroke Engine

Steve Burton of New Performance Automotive and Chris Moore of Flatwoods Diesel Performance recently teamed up to build this compound-turbo 6.0L Powerstroke engine. Check it out!

Compound Turbo VP44 5.9L Cummins Engine

Cole Sojka’s diesel truck journey began at the age of 16 when he bought a 2001 Dodge Ram 2500 as a farm truck. Over the past eight years and 100,000 additional miles, he’s transformed the truck, including building up the 5.9L VP44 compound-turbo Cummins engine. Check out the build!

Cummins engine
Triple-Turbo 6.7L Powerstroke Drag Race Engine

During last summer’s Ultimate Callout Challenge, we got the chance to speak with Dan Snyder of SPE Motorsport about his dragster setup, which is powered by a triple-turbo 6.7L Powerstroke engine. Check out the details in this Diesel of the Week episode!

Cummins to Recall 600,000+ Diesel Ram Trucks Amidst $2B Penalty

The Ram pickups were fitted with “defeat devices,” federal officials say.

Single-Turbo 5.9L Cummins Engine

Aaron West has done a few smaller scale builds to date, but he recently finished up a “Frankenstein” truck that is pretty impressive. The body is a 1990 Dodge D150, while the chassis is from a shortened 2003 Dodge 2500 4WD, and the engine is a turbocharged 5.9L Cummins. It’s our Diesel of the Week!

Dodge truck and 5.9L Cummins engine
All-Billet Duramax Drag-and-Drive Engine

Having been put on the back burner due to Wagler Competition’s popular DX Duramax engines, this brand-new billet Duramax engine has finally made it to the forefront. Rather than being aimed at truck pullers, this lighter diesel engine is specifically designed for drag racers and drag-and-drive events. Check out what makes this Duramax unique.

Wagler billet Duramax engine
Mild Vs. Wild Ep. 7 – R&R Engine and Machine and 5.9L Cummins Builds

Looking to get a pair of 5.9L Cummins engines built for our various budgets, we decided to visit Bryan Menke and his team at R&R Engine and Machine in Akron, OH. Check out this shop that’s been around nearly 60 years, and see what goes into our two Cummins engines. Mild vs. Wild is sponsored