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1,500 HP 7.3L Powerstroke from Pierce Diesel

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.

Single Turbo 6.0L Powerstroke Engine

Tyler Wood of South East Diesel Supply knows his F-250 King Ranch like the back of his hand, especially the decked out 6.0L Powerstroke under the hood. Don’t miss the details of this diesel engine!

Mild vs. Wild (Diesel Edition) Ep 4 – LML Duramax Build

In this episode of Mild vs. Wild, we take a trip to St. Louis to visit LinCo Diesel Performance in Troy, MO, where we discuss building some LML Duramax engines for a street/strip application. With budgets of $12,000 and $25,000 on hand for the two builds, find out what goes into each build and whether

5.9L Compound Turbo Cummins Bus

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

5th Gen 6.7L Cummins Engine

While walking through the Piston Powered Auto-Rama, we met Twisted Customs owner Zach Carpenter and got to check out his 5th Gen 6.7L Cummins-powered Dodge Ram. See what this engine is all about!

5th Gen 6.7L Cummins
Installing Main Seals on an Engine

Jeff McCord of LinCo Diesel Performance and LDP Machine walks you through the steps to properly install a main seal on a diesel engine. This is something that’s not overly difficult, but easy to mess up if you do something wrong or don’t have the right tools.

Single Turbo 6.0L Powerstroke Engine

Could this be Canada’s fastest 6.0L Powerstroke? According to Chris Jervis of Crucial Diesel Performance it might be. Complete with a VGT turbo and plenty of nitrous, this 6.0L Powerstroke-powered F-150 is knocking on the door of a 5-second eighth mile. Check it out!

Ultimate Callout Challenge 2022 Preview

The biggest diesel competition event of the year is less than three months away; read more to learn what changes are happening this year and how the diesel world is preparing!

Ultimate Callout Challenge
950-HP 7.3L Powerstroke Engine

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. A few broken rocker arms and a bent connecting rod didn’t stop David Keyser. In fact, he used it as motivation to build this 7.3L Powerstroke to handle even more horsepower and punishment. Check it out!

Compound Turbo 6.0L Powerstroke Engine

Tyler Brancifort of North Coast Diesel Performance knows a thing or two about Powerstrokes. After all, he’s been driving Ford trucks since he was a teenager. When it came to his own compound turbo 6.0L Powerstroke he built for his ’06 F-350 race truck, he didn’t hold back on the build. Check it out!

6.0L Powerstroke
Maintaining Your Coolant System

The cooling system on your vehicle is one of the more common failure mechanisms, because, frankly, nobody maintains it. People have been trained by OEMs to change their oil and filter after X number of miles, but that isn’t the case when it comes to maintaining things such as the transmission, the differential, the transfer

Cummins-Swapped 1957 Ford F100

We didn’t expect to come across any diesel vehicles during our time at Sick Week, but to our surprise, there were a couple. One such competitor was Dave Workman of Porky’s Diesel Performance and his 1957 Ford F100 with a compound turbo 5.9L Cummins engine capable of 1,300 horsepower!