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Jesse Warren’s 6.4L/6.0L Compound Turbo Powerstroke Engine

Jesse Warren and Warren Diesel Injection have been competing with a 6.0L Powerstroke F-350 for more than a decade. However, after breaking multiple blocks, Jesse recently switched to a hybrid 6.4L/6.0L Powerstroke engine set up, and it’s just as badass as ever. See for yourself!

1,000-HP 5.9L Cummins Engine

Gary Stepke of GetSome Motorsports had inherited a 1952 Studebaker pickup from a friend’s father who passed away. The truck has always had special meaning to him, but it lacked the horsepower Stepke is familiar with. He put the Studebaker on a Dodge 2500 chassis and swapped in a rebuilt 5.9L Cummins with the aim of 1,000 hp. Check it out!

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.

D&J’s Drew Pumphrey and the FSR Piston

We’ve been collaborating with D&J Precision Machine for a little while now to help create more diesel content for you all to enjoy. Shop owner Drew Pumphrey and the whole team at D&J are always upping the game when it comes to diesel engine work and component production. Whether it’s building the fastest diesel engine

Compound Turbo 6.4L Powerstroke Engine

It’s always good to catch up with Jared Alderson and the folks at Kill Devil Diesel, so when we saw that the shop had recently built this compound turbo 6.4L Powerstroke engine for a customer, we felt compelled to share it.

1,500 HP 7.3L Powerstroke Engine

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.

Compound Turbo Sleeved 6.7L Cummins Engine

Not even COVID-19 and a shop fire could keep Legendary Diesel Performance down and out in 2020. They kept churning out builds like this compound turbo sleeved 6.7L Cummins. Find out what went into the high-horsepower engine build.

Popular Engine Swaps

Engine swaps belong in a world of their own. After a little digging, you can find multitudes of ingenious swap ideas, whether it be small block to big block, diesel to gas, or many other combinations.

Honda engines have been a popular choice for engine swap enthusiasts since the early 90s due to their power and dependability.
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!

P-Pumped 12-Valve 5.9L Cummins Engine

When the Engine Builder team traveled to Indianapolis to take in the 2021 Ultimate Callout Challenge, we also got to walk around the DPI Expo where, tucked away in the last row of exhibitors, was one of the coolest trucks at the entire show – Hauk Designs’ 1946 Chevy Cabover beer tanker complete with a 5.9L Cummins engine and Allison transmission. Check out this one-of-a-kind, custom truck.

Triple Turbo, Deck Plated, 6.4L Cummins Engine

Spencer Ekstam of FASS Fuel Systems finally convinced his dad to get his 2006 Dodge 3500 out of storage and back into competition with a fully built, triple turbo, deck plated, 6.4L Cummins engine done by Perkins Diesel. Spencer did much of the fab work himself. Check out this Diesel of the Week brought to

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.