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Liberty CRD Oil Analysis
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Posted January 10 2012 11:57 AM by Mike McGlothlin
The latest oil analysis on the Jeep looks pretty good, and even better considering we ran regular 15W-40 Shell Rotella for 6,000 miles instead of synthetic this time...
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Gordyville U.S.A.
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Posted January 9 2012 04:01 PM by Mike McGlothlin
Our first trip to the Midwest Winter Nationals was definitely worth it. We'll be back next year...
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Hamilton Cams Visits The Midwest
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Posted January 3 2012 10:13 AM by Mike McGlothlin
On New Year's Day, I (like approximately 40 others) took advantage of a special guest visit in Bloomington, Illinois...
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510 HP On A Budget
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Posted December 12 2011 01:52 PM by Mike McGlothlin
We all know it's possible with today's common-rail trucks, but last week I got to see something other than Smarty or EFILive make solid numbers on the dyno...
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Street-Max Sees 2.1-MPG Increase
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Posted December 8 2011 10:23 AM by Mike McGlothlin
Even with a handful of dyno runs and tire-killing burnouts, we still managed to squeak 16 mpg out of Project Street-Max yesterday...
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Diesel-Specific Dynos?
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Posted December 6 2011 02:07 PM by Mike McGlothlin
It's rare that we come across a diesel-specific chassis dyno. Sure, plenty of shops add all the duct work, fans, and other accessories
once the dyno is installed (which works just fine), but very few shops
design...
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Diesel Drag Racing at it's best!
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Posted December 2 2011 08:15 PM by Jason Sands
The end of the year NHRDA World Finals held in Topeka, Kansas had one of the best dragstrip surfaces we have seen in a while....for the first 20 feet or so anyhow, past that it was ice. But, the hook on the...
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Flashback To The Days Of 20-MPG
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Posted November 8 2011 04:36 PM by Mike McGlothlin
I stumbled into some old receipts today—the ones that remind you how the right set of tires is all you really need to get good fuel economy...
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Buzz And Cylinder Contribution Tests
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Posted November 7 2011 03:48 PM by Mike McGlothlin
The ’97 passed a cylinder contribution test, thanks to our new Aeroforce Interceptor gauge, which can conduct the test, along with injector buzz tests...
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Good Deals Are Still Out There...
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Posted November 3 2011 12:34 PM by Mike McGlothlin
Just when you thought P-pumped 12-valves were impossible to find for a fair price, look what we found! A friend of a friend picked up this ’97 four-wheel drive 3/4-ton Ram for just $2,500...
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14.75 MPG?
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Posted October 27 2011 03:36 PM by Mike McGlothlin
We need to get Project 6.7L Power Stroke out on the open road a little more...
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Saturday's End Of The Year Pull Results
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Posted October 24 2011 11:59 AM by Mike McGlothlin
The last local pull of the year attracted a strong field of trucks on Saturday night...
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Breaks 1,000 rwhp!
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Posted October 10 2011 09:13 AM by Mike McGlothlin
Friday evening, Brian Randall hit his goal of 1,000 hp (fuel only) with his ’06 Dodge...
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A Little Down Time
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Posted September 26 2011 05:00 PM by Mike McGlothlin
While prepping for our upcoming visit to the dragstrip, we found ourselves playing around in Project Street-Max on Saturday night, which included some two-wheel drive shenanigans ( video )...
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Burnout Week?
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Posted September 23 2011 12:48 PM by Mike McGlothlin
It sure felt like burnout week here at Diesel Power ...
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