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Biodiesel of Las Vegas
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Posted January 24 2012 07:05 PM by jason.thompson
I toured the Biodiesel of Las Vegas facility today and it was very impressive. It looks like the foundation is set for creating fuel that will deliver national security, energy forever, and lots of jobs (the job...
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A New Diesel Power Project
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Posted January 21 2012 05:59 PM by jason.thompson
I dropped by Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs just north west of Las Vegas. It's an old oasis springs used by Native Americans and then prospectors. In the 1940's it was turned into a self sustaining dude ranch that...
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Diesel Performance Specialists
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Posted January 9 2012 07:37 PM by jason.thompson
Last time we installed a Diesel Performance Specialists DPS "turned up" injection pump, performance injectors, and new return line kit. (Installing a new return line kit would fix 95% of the problems we get asked...
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Industrial Injection Visit
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Posted December 8 2011 10:49 PM by jason.thompson
We just got a first hand look at Industrial Injection's Performance Diesel Machine (PDM) capability. This is where our Doomsday Project got it's 12-valve engine machined and assembled. This was an awesome learning...
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7.3L IDI Injection Pump Install
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Posted December 8 2011 10:25 PM by jason.thompson
Last weekend Alex Nine and his friend Aaron drove up to Underground Diesel's shop in Las Vegas. Newly was nice enough to let us use his shop to install the parts. We installed some DPS injectors and its injection...
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Niama-Reisser: 200 MPG Diesel Car
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Posted December 1 2011 05:09 PM by jason.thompson
Check out this 200 mpg NR-1 car from Niama-Reisser . This is its suspension.
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Tour Engine
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Posted November 22 2011 04:23 PM by jason.thompson
Dr. Alan Taub is the Vice President for Global Research and Development for GM. He wants to push split cycle engine's into production. There are many companies pursuing this technology one of them is Tour Engine ....
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WTF Friday
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Posted November 18 2011 12:08 PM by jason.thompson
The December 2011 issue of Diesel Power features me on the cover driving a tank. Never in my wildest dreams did I think this would happen to me one day.
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Champion Announces Rebate Offer on Performance Diesel Oils
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Posted November 17 2011 02:02 PM by DP Web Editor
Champion Brands, a global leader in performance motor oils, has announced a $20 Rebate offer on Champion 12 pack/quart cases, 4 gallon cases, 5 gallon pails and 55 gallon drums for either Champion Racing Motor Oil or...
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Common Man's Work Truck
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Posted September 26 2011 01:29 PM by jason.thompson
Here's a Readers' Diesel s sneak peak. If you'd like to get your truck featured send us your specifications using the format you see in the magazine. Also send a high res image 1.0mb or bigger. Email to:...
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Low Heat Rejection Engines
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Posted September 23 2011 10:46 AM by jason.thompson
Low Heat Rejection engines were all the rage back in the 80's and 90's. If you take a gallon of fuel 1/3 of the energy goes to the wheels, 1/3 goes to the coolant, and a 1/3 goes to the exhaust gas temperature. LHR...
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Engines of the Future
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Posted September 22 2011 09:58 AM by jason.thompson
I just got done reading "Engine of the 21st Century: The Blown Two-Strokes, Ceramic Adiabatics and Eight-Valve Engines of Tomorrow" by Tom Bezzi. 4-Wheel & Off-Road December 1991. If you'd like to read it, send...
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Diesels in Las Vegas
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Posted September 22 2011 09:38 AM by jason.thompson
Las Vegas has a new performance diesel shop that's booming. We visited Diesel Power Challenge 2011 competitor Newly Tolf at his growing small business called Underground Diesel Performance . It's located at the south...
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Gale Banks Engineering’s New Blown 7.0L Duramax
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Posted September 17 2011 07:09 AM by David Kennedy - Editor
Deep within the prototype and engineering building on the Banks Azusa, California, compound—there’s a new supercharged diesel being built. Behold, this 7.0L (427ci) Duramax features a 2011 LML engine block (the strongest...
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GM Opens 4-Cylinder Duramax Engine Plant
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Posted September 9 2011 09:06 AM by jason.thompson
The good news is GM just opened a Duramax engine plant . The bad news is we'll never see them here in the United States because they're not for the North American market.
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