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Diesel Necessities
OIl 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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DEER

The World Series of Diesel
10778838 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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50+mpg diesel

Fuel Prices got you down?
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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160,000 Horsepower Diesel?

A closer look at the SR-71 Blackbird’s Pratt & Whitney J58 Jet Engines
SR-71 Blackbird photo from Lockheed Martin 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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Hydrogen and Asbestos

Weekend Plans
Hydro-4000 Posted August 1 2008 03:08 PM by jason.thompson

    A busy weekend is in store.  

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Scheid Diesel Extravaganza

Simplified tentative schedule
Scheid 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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2.8L For Sale

Diesel Jeep Conversion II
2.8L 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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HELP WANTED

Give us ideas for our new budget-build
'97 F-350 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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Three vehicles that will probably never have diesel engines

What? No diesel?
sprint car racing 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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Tweaking the Turbo

Electrically Controlled Turbocharger
Electrically Controlled Turbocharger 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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Diesel Dragsters part 2

1000hp, 2000 lbs
ford diesel dragster 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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Stump Pulling Torque

You just can’t beat an inline diesel’s low-end grunt
Stump 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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I'm Lovin' It

Filipino Police Cars to Run on French Fry Oil
French Fries 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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From Degenerate to Regenerate

DPF
DPF Example Posted July 29 2008 02:53 PM by jason.thompson

    A Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) from the future.   

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Smoke 'em out

Diesel Smoke
cummins smoke 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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