Diesel World March 2023

Around 2000 when the Duramax came out the diesel performance industry exploded. A couple years after that I got my first job in the industry, while I’ve bounced around in it I never once left it, and I don’t plan on leaving ever. After spending the last 20 years working professionally with diesel, and currently as a diesel magazine/brand manager I have to stop myself and think of what it was like when I was learning. There are so many things that I just consider general knowledge at this point in my life, but for those just getting into diesels, or even those who have been into them for years, many of these things might not be something everyone knows much about. So I figured I’d spend a bit of…

OEM MORE HP AND TORQUE FOR GM’S 3.0L DURAMAX In other half-ton diesel news, GM has treated the 3.0L Duramax I-6 to a 10-percent increase in horsepower (it now makes 305 hp) and torque (up to 495 lb-ft) for the ’23 model year. Known as the unofficial king of mpg in the half-ton segment, the additional giddy-up is a welcomed surprise for prospective Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra 1500 owners. To keep the 3.0L Duramax durable at higher power levels, new steel pistons with revised combustion bowls have been added, along with a revised turbo compressor wheel, new fuel injectors, and enhanced temperature control features. The 3.0L Duramax will continue to be built at GM’s Flint Engine Operations in Michigan. SOURCE: HTTPS://MEDIA.CHEVROLET.COM/ REGULATIONS U.S. EPA FINALIZES PM STANDARDS FOR AIRCRAFT…

When Ford launched the Super Duty line in 1998, it changed the heavy-duty truck game forever. Back then, a maximum towing capacity upward of 14,000-pounds, a diesel engine option that turned out 500 lb-ft of torque, and on-the-fly 4x4 were huge selling points for the Super Duty. Soon, you’ll be able to order a Super Duty capable of towing more than 37,000 pounds and have access to a high output 6.7L Power Stroke that produces in excess of 475 hp and 1,050 lb-ft of torque. That’s right, the ‘23 Super Duty’s—said to be available in the first quarter of 2023—are just about here. In predictable fashion, Ford focused its styling changes on subtle enhancement of its existing product(s) rather than reinvent the wheel. With Super Duty sales at the top…

Last year’s drag racing and truck pulling season gifted the diesel world with countless innovations, each one geared toward solving a problem, improving performance, or maximizing durability. From trailblazing engines, billet-aluminum blocks and heads, emissions-friendly fuel system components and bolt-on suspension solutions to ingenious, inexpensive parts that solve widespread issues, the diesel industry is a hive of activity at the present time. From the biggest names to the smallest of shops, groundbreaking products continue to be brought to market—all of them helping to drive competition and street vehicles to new heights. Whether we were at the drag strip, in the dirt, walking through the vendor’s midway at an event, or visiting a specific company, 2022 convinced us that diesel technology is as advanced as it’s ever been. In fact, we…

Bet you’d never guess this beautifully restored 2001 Dodge spent its past life on an Indiana farm getting the living tar kicked out of it on the daily. No, you’d probably never believe this truck was once a sorry looking rusted out, ready for the scrap heap, kind of truck. But that’s exactly where it was back in 2014 when Chris Schombert of Spiceland, IN bought it off of an old friend ready to bring it back from the dead. Fresh out of high school at that time, Schombert bought this truck in hopes of turning it into the ultimate daily driver and had just the right mixture of love, crazy, and money to turn it in to what you see stanced out in the parking lot now. Over the…

Greg Noble has a classic car, John Deere tractor, and motorcycle collection that would be the envy of any collector that accumulates either of those things, so why build a cab-over GMC with a 12-valve Cummins in it? Turns out, when you own multiple farms, bear an affinity for old GM’s, and have a bunch of wild ideas running through your head, you can easily justify the need for a one-of-a-kind vehicle. And after enlisting the help of friend Cale Kern, one of the premiere hot-rod builders in the Midwest, there was no stopping the Orleans, Indiana resident’s plans to build a one-of-one ’47 GMC COE. KANSAS GEM To say that Greg was fired up to get the project underway was an understatement. He even secured four different COE makes…