In the diesel engine arena, there are, arguably, few powerplants held in quite as high a regard as the vaunted 6.6L Duramax. The turbocharged beast is the brainchild of General Motors who, in 1998, ...

General Motors' Duramax engine family is one of the three leading names in diesel engines, right up there with Ford's Power Stroke and Cummins' diesel engines — like the legendary Cummins 6BT — ...

When it comes to the three main diesel mills we see in the domestic market, there's Ram's Cummins inline-six mills, and Ford ...

For 2001, GM released its 6.6L Duramax engine, which, at the time, was considered by many to be the most advanced diesel powerplant ever installed in American pickup trucks. The fact that the same ...

When the LLY Duramax V8 debuted midway through the 2004 model year, it had an SAE-certified output rating of 310 horsepower and 520 pound-feet of torque, with the latter growing by 85 to 605 pounds of ...

If you want to make your diesel go fast, there are only two things you need to make it happen: more air and more fuel. Of course, that’s entirely oversimplifying the situation, but you get the picture ...

Duramax LB7 V-8-powered G-Body 1978 Chevy Malibu was one of the coolest work-in-progress drag cars at Florida Truck Jam. Senior editor KJ Jones’ walk about the Florida Truck Meet’s show area and the ...

When General Motors decided to make a diesel engine a permanent part of its light-duty truck lineup in 1982, it partnered with Detroit Diesel for a 6.2-liter V8 rated at 130 horsepower and roughly 240 ...

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