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Low-Buck Power: Three Cheap Performance Upgrades for New Trucks

So, you’ve gone and taken the plunge. You did your research, shopped for the “best deal,” and purchased a new pickup truck (for this discussion, diesel or gas doesn’t matter). When it comes to modifying and making changes, some of the people reading this probably are content with never, ever doing anything to their new

K.J. Jones – Feb 26, 2020

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What’s a Dualie?

To those who aren’t familiar with dualies (“dually” is the more popular but incorrect spelling), in a nutshell, they’re the unconventional-looking pickup trucks with four rear tires (“dual rear wheels,” per manufacturers’ order guides) that are used for towing large trailers or hauling heavy payloads down the road. However, despite their utilitarian/work purpose, today, dualies

K.J. Jones – Feb 12, 2020

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Truck Performance: The Execution of an Action

Performance can be a broad term when talking about cars and trucks. It’s often used when evaluating different categories like top speed, acceleration, fuel economy, ride, handling, and so on. And let’s not forget about high performance, the heavy-duty stuff that performs better than the rest. More often than not, folks labeling the performance of

Alex Steele – Nov 27, 2019

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Diesel tech Q&A

Aisin vs. 68RFE QUESTION: I’ve been thinking about buying a single-rear-wheel ’12 Ram 3500 with the high-output 6.7L Cummins engine, and I’m wondering if it comes with the Aisin six-speed automatic transmission. Also, what’s the difference between the Aisin and the regular six-speed transmission? Willy Sandborn via email ANSWER: No, the ’12 Ram 3500s were

Bruce W. Smith – Oct 31, 2019

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Shop Class: Powertrain Placement

Engines, transmissions, differentials, and drive axle(s) are universal components common to pretty much all mass-produced internal-combustion automobiles, but an assortment of powertrain configurations has long been part of automotive design. The engine produces the mechanical power. The transmission uses variable gearing of different ratios to make the power usable at the street, under a wide

Alex Steele – Oct 22, 2019

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Your Diesel Questions Asked and Answered

EcoDiesel Reflash QUESTION: I live in Texas and bought a 3.0L EcoDiesel V-6–powered ’15 Jeep Grand Cherokee Summit from a friend in California. Since the situation between FCA and the EPA began, I have been receiving mailers telling me to contact my local Dodge/Jeep dealer to have the emissions-software reflash done to the ECM and

Bruce W. Smith – Oct 7, 2019

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Your Diesel Questions Asked and Answered

Baby DMax Biofuel QUESTION: Chevrolet says the 2.8L Duramax LWN engine in my ’17 Colorado is B20 compatible. What would happen if I ran it on a fuel with more bio than that? Why not B100? (I’d love to start home brewing.) What mods would be necessary to burn B100 in a 2.8L Duramax? Marc

Bruce W. Smith – Sep 5, 2019

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Your Diesel Questions Asked and Answered

Low Fuel Pressure QUESTION: I purchased a ’15 Ford F-350 dualie with 37,000 miles on it. In the service log, the previous owner recorded a low-fuel-pressure issue around 15,000 miles, which the dealership fixed by replacing the stock transfer pump. The problem reoccurred at 43,000 miles. Under hard acceleration, the low-fuel-pressure warning appears on the

Bruce W. Smith – May 9, 2019

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1969 Chevy C10- Texas LoHorn

They say everything is bigger in Texas, which meant in order to stand out Carlos Zapata needed to go bigger than anything he had ever done. Born and raised in Dallas, Carlos was part of a migrant worker family that did a lot of traveling. From picking oranges in Florida to working sugar beets in

Phil Gordon – June 5, 2019

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