Duramax. It’s a name and brand that is almost entirely synonymous with the 6.6L V8 diesel engine that you can find under the hood of GM’s 3/4 ton and higher trucks. It wasn’t until recently that Duramax meant more than just the classic 6.6L V8 we all know and love, with GM releasing the 2.8L … Read more
The diesel world has a lot of different designs and ways of doing things compared to the world of gas and trucks. We’ve been making a ton of articles covering some of these different things and something I noticed while making those articles is that newer Duramax trucks have a funny-looking exhaust tip. More specifically, … Read more
About two or three weeks ago, we put an article talking about Duramax engines and we went through every engine from the LB7 up to the L5P. We even covered some of the history before that with the 6.2L and 6.5L Detroit Diesel engines, but, we didn’t cover the new small Duramax engines. So for … Read more
In the US, the majority of full-size truck sales go to three brands: GM, Ford, and RAM, and really it’s not even close. More specifically, when you look at heavy-duty trucks, the trucks that aren’t meant for grocery-getting or your average commute, the trucks that are specifically designed for towing and hauling big loads, those … Read more
GM has been putting diesels in their heavy duty trucks since 1982. Granted diesels back then kind of sucked, but none the less they have been doing it for quite some time. In 2001 they introduced their all new 6.6 Duramax, which was built with the help of Isuzu. Since then they have continued to … Read more