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Performance Tech: The Sum of All Parts
We recently bought a new 2006 Dodge Ram Mega Cab. We wanted to improve an already good powertrain without blowing our hard-earned cash. more |
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Rust Never Sleeps: Rhino Linings
It's a terrible scenario, one that happens all the time. Imagine lugging two large dog crates in the back of your brand-new pickup for a... more |
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Tech: Dump-Truck Technology for Pickup Trucks
If you use your truck for hauling and dumping supplies, converting the empty bed into a full-blown dump truck with a quick-install insert... more |
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Expert Advice: November/ December Edition
Questions and answers from the Truck Trend Garage more |
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Tech: Hybrid Hype
Every current SUV and truck hybrid produced for the North American consumer market pairs a gasoline engine with an electric motor, with... more |
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Tech: Chevy Duramax Engine Update
In the September/October 2004 issue, we responded to a reader's question regarding the catastrophic mechanical failure of a 6.6-liter... more |
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Tech: Building Perfection, Part One
For those interested in loading up an assortment of outdoor toys and heading for the blank spaces on the map, it may be time to consider a... more |
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Tech: Truck Traction
Knobbies, lifted suspension, winches, tow straps, and locking differentials are familiar tools of the off-road trade, but they're being... more |
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Duramax Diesel Hot Rod: Part Two: More Need for Speed
In the November/December 2004 issue, we presented an inside look at the buildup of a 1989 Silverado hot rod, in which a 4700-pound half-ton... more |
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Duramax Diesel Hot Rod: Part One
The newest diesel engines and powertrains offered by GM, Ford, and Dodge have energized diesel-pickup enthusiasts and aftermarket... more |
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Diesel Engines 101
As gasoline prices continue climb and recreational toys grow in size, truck buyers are increasingly drawn to the powerful, long-lasting,... more |
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Truck Tire Basics
While much attention is justifiably given to engine, brakes, and suspension when assessing a vehicle's dynamics, the most crucial safety... more |
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Towing Basics
Having the right combination of vehicle, trailer, and hitch equipment is key to owner satisfaction, as well as safe towing. To help you... more |
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Car Care: Tire Basics
Tires are the single most important component on a vehicle, one that seemingly requires an advanced engineering degree to fully understand.... more |
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Tech: Afternoon Upgrades
If you're like us, you want to stand out from the crowd. The first thing to do then is make a few enhancements to your truck. more |
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Tech Feature: Keep It Safe
More than 10,000 people die each year in rollover crashes. more |
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Tech: Giving Little Trucks a Lift
When we picked up our Dodge Dakota at the dealer, it looked like a truck. Its Magnum V-8 engine made it sound like a truck. When we... more |
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Project Rolling Thunder: Part 6
What started out as an attempt to match Ford's SVT Concept Thunder has turned into a project lasting nearly two years. Like any good... more |
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Light Towables: Making the Little Ones Do All the Work
A buyer's guide of trailers and towables with a GVWR of 3500 pounds or less more |
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2004 1/2 Dodge Ram Cummins
Dodge first stuffed a Cummins medium-duty engine into a light-duty truck, the D/W series Ram, 15 years ago. more |
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Truck Trends' Tie-Down Buyer's Guide
Here are 10 items that could help keep stuff planted in the back of your truck or SUV. more |
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Feature Tech: Air Apparent
New Ways To Keep an Eye on Your Truck's Tire Pressures more |
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Feature Tech: Forced Induction
Supercharger or Turbocharger? more |
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Feature Tech: Make It Safe
Lock the Load So It Doesn't Pound the Pavement more |
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Car Care: Maintenance 102
What happens when you pull into a dealership for service and the service writer's recommended-maintenance regimen is different from what's... more |
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