Diesel Necessities
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Posted August 4 2008 01:53 PM by Pstroke97
Never underestimate the importance of engine oil. Keeping it clean, even in a diesel that holds 10-15 quarts is key to long, durable engine life.
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The World Series of Diesel
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Posted August 4 2008 12:27 PM by jason.thompson
Since I woke up this morning I got an up close look at the Audi R10 formula one race car and heard about how a hybrid EGR system from BorgWarner might meet future emissions without any exhaust treatments.
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Fuel Prices got you down?
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Posted August 3 2008 10:45 PM by Jason Sands
What do you mean no image? Yeah, we're not willing to give up all our secrets just yet. Did you know that a Toyota Prius only gets 40mpg on the freeway at 70mph? Guess what, we found a car that can beat...
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A closer look at the SR-71 Blackbird’s Pratt & Whitney J58 Jet Engines
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Posted August 1 2008 05:26 PM by dkennedy
When I was up in Clackamas, Oregon this week at Warn’s 60th anniversary media event John Cappa and I decided to hop in a rental car and drive down to McMinnville, Oregon to see the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum....
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Weekend Plans
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Posted August 1 2008 03:08 PM by jason.thompson
A busy weekend is in store.
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Simplified tentative schedule
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Posted August 1 2008 01:55 PM by Pstroke97
Scheid’s Diesel Extravaganza in Terre Haute, Indiana is always an absolute blast, and is one of the biggest diesel events of the year...
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Diesel Jeep Conversion II
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Posted July 31 2008 01:57 PM by jason.thompson
Maybe I won' have to go overseas to get a 2.8L VM Motori?
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Give us ideas for our new budget-build
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Posted July 31 2008 01:48 PM by Pstroke97
We are considering a diesel vs. gas budget-build here at Diesel Power and want to know what you recommend…
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What? No diesel?
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Posted July 31 2008 09:45 AM by Jason Sands
We here at Diesel Power like to think that we rule the world. I mean diesels are everywhere, and nowadays they are usually more powerful that their gasoline counterparts. However, there are some applications...
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Electrically Controlled Turbocharger
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Posted July 30 2008 04:39 PM by jason.thompson
The engine connected to this turbo makes 325 horsepower and weighs 275 pounds.
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1000hp, 2000 lbs
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Posted July 30 2008 04:10 PM by Jason Sands
Part two of our diesel dragster installment shows this wild four-turbo engine that is being built by Zane Koch at Wide Open Performance.
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You just can’t beat an inline diesel’s low-end grunt
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Posted July 30 2008 12:53 PM by Pstroke97
At this year’s Diesel Power Challenge, the top four torque monsters on the dyno were all Cummins...
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Filipino Police Cars to Run on French Fry Oil
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Posted July 30 2008 10:24 AM by esanchez
Edmunds' Inside Line is reporting that a small test fleet of police patrol vehicles in the Philippines are going to do a trial test of running on a blend of 60 percent petro-diesel, and 40 percent on used French Fry oil....
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DPF
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Posted July 29 2008 02:53 PM by jason.thompson
A Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) from the future.
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Diesel Smoke
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Posted July 29 2008 01:12 PM by Jason Sands
So is diesel smoke good or bad? There are a quite a few different viewpoints to this argument....
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