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Diesel Turbocharging Options

When it comes to turbocharging your diesel engine, there’s more than one option to consider. We breakdown those options and what you should think about for different applications. AMSOIL Garage is brought to you by AMSOIL INC.

Banks Ram-Air Intake Systems for 2020-22 Duramax 6.6L

This Banks air intake system offers a variety of improvements for your 2020-22 Duramax 6.6L.

Banks Air-Intake
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

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.

Adjusting Valve Lash on Diesels

Jeff McCord of LinCo Diesel Performance gets a lot of inquiries about valve lash, so he decided to make an episode of LinCo Lessons dedicated to it.

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

Installing Piston Cooling Jets

Piston cooling jets can do a lot to help your engine, but in order for them to do that you have to ensure they’re working properly when you install them. Jeff McCord of LinCo Diesel Performance tells you what you need to know.

Easy Cam Bearing Lubrication

If you’ve ever had to lubricate the cam bearings on a Cummins or Duramax engine, it can be quite the chore to reach those center cam bearings. Jeff McCord of LinCo Diesel Performance has an easy and nifty solution.

Compound Turbo LB7 Duramax

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 in this

Farmaldehyde – Compound Turbo 6.6L Duramax-Powered Hearse

Street Outlaws Farmtruck and AZN have a knack for turning mundane cars into performance beasts. Helping them do it this time around is Jeremy Wagler and Wagler Competition Products, which built this compound turbo and nitrous-boosted 6.6L Duramax for a 1958 Cadillac Hearse being dubbed Farmaldehyde.

1,300-HP Compound Turbo 6.6L LLY Duramax Engine

The 6.6L Duramax engine can’t be understated when it comes to diesel racing applications. Not only is the engine easily upgradable, it’s also very lightweight. This 6.6L compound turbo LLY Duramax is a perfect example. Built by Wagler Competition and owned by Ethan Snider of Unleashed Diesel Performance, find out what makes this engine/truck combo special.

Farmaldehyde – A Compound Turbo 6.6L Duramax Engine in a Hearse

Street Outlaws Farmtruck and AZN have a knack for turning mundane cars into performance beasts. Helping them do it this time around is Jeremy Wagler and Wagler Competition Products, which built this 6.6L Duramax for a 1958 Cadillac Hearse being dubbed Farmaldehyde.