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Jan 3, 2025 | 
dieselworldmag.com | Adam Blattenberg |Bryon Dorr |Jason Sands |Surajpal Singh Bisht
While diesel drag racing got its start with street trucks, we’re starting to see more and more purpose-built race vehicles. One of the meanest Dodges in these new crop of race trucks is Ben Shaddy’s awesome mid 8-second ’05 Dodge Ram 1500, which has been converted to a diesel with the addition of a 6.4L Cummins engine.
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Oct 15, 2024 | 
dieselworldmag.com | Jason Sands
Innovation in Diesel Drag Racing: Brad Ponci’s Supercharged Pro Stock Cummins When it comes to diesel performance, it’s easy to tread the same path as everyone else. Especially when it comes to 12-valve Cummins engines: It’s been pretty much proven that big turbochargers, plus big fueling, equals big horsepower. There are some, though, who take the road less traveled to achieve better performance. Brad Ponci is one of those guys.
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Apr 9, 2024 | 
bvmsports.com | Jason Sands
Photo by Courtney Paulshock The racing world was shocked this weekend by the loss of Nathan Schaldach, better known Cali Nate, who lost his life in a high-speed crash in his familiar race car, "Z-Unit," at Eagle Pass in Texas. Nate was one of the few racers who traveled coast-to-coast to race at no-prep events, and was a fierce competitor and often favored to win no matter the locale.
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Feb 27, 2024 | 
dieselarmy.com | Jason Sands
It's no secret that diesel truck enthusiasts are always up for more power, and the current market definitely reflects that fact. There are hundreds of power upgrades for the later 6.7 Cummins, which are still some of the best diesels on the market. They're still a little behind Ford and GM in the horsepower wars however, so we've selected some products that can add power and performance to your truck without breaking the bank.
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Feb 21, 2024 | 
dieselworldmag.com | Tucker Harris |Jason Sands |Surajpal Singh Bisht |Adam Blattenberg
Love ‘Em or Hatem An Unapologetic Diesel Dodge 2500 Photos by TUCKER HARRISRonnie Hatem doesn’t care what you think. With a self-appointed last name like “Hatem,” would you really expect him to? The same goes for his personal style of vehicle builds and artwork. Ronnie does what Ronnie does, and he does it all to please himself, as well as all others who dare to stand alone as fellow true individuals. To be blunt, Ronnie will go out of his way to not be like you. He even says so in his Instagram bio.
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Feb 20, 2024 | 
dieselworldmag.com | Tucker Harris |Bryon Dorr |Jason Sands |Michael Eckerson
Boosting Power and Efficiency with These Products The Comp Box has dominated the 1998.5-2002 24V Cummins market for two decades and is what put Edge Products on the map in the early diesel performance era. With so many VP44 trucks still on the road, the company has completely revamped its Comp Box to offer those same dominating power and torque gains with the industry’s latest technology.
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Feb 20, 2024 | 
dieselworldmag.com | John Mata Jr |Adam Blattenberg |Jason Sands |Mike McGlothlin
Behind the Build: 1992 Dodge RAM W-350 Dually Jon Edgar Waller’s First-Gen Cummins Dream DodgePhotos by Mach1MediaEvery enthusiast has a grand vision of their own personal dream truck. For some of us, that image takes a lifetime to develop, not to mention a small fortune to shape into the ideal mold. Others have known the exact pickup they wanted from an early age though.
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Feb 18, 2024 | 
dieselarmy.com | Jason Sands
Nick Bailey has always had a soft spot for first-generation Ram trucks. He purchased his very first truck in high school, and it was a '93 Ram with the legendary Cummins diesel. It was definitely a "first vehicle" starter truck, however, as the Dodge was in overall poor shape, including a frame that was rotting away by the minute. He eventually got rid of the '93, but kept a lookout for a solid replacement. That's where the truck seen here enters the picture.
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Feb 14, 2024 | 
dieselworldmag.com | Jason Sands |Trent Riddle |Adam Blattenberg |Surajpal Singh Bisht
Addicted: The Homebuilt 2,500-HP Puller A Homebuilt 2,500hp Puller Invades the Super Stock Diesel ClassEarly on in his motorsports career, Jason Stott knew he was one of those guys who wanted to complete in the highest level of sled pulling. So much so that by 2008, his ’03 Dodge Ram 2500 was minus the 24-valve common-rail motor (a 5.9L). In its place was a P-pumped 24-valve that had a 75mm S400, and a custom 4.0-inch turbo based on a large Garrett turbo.
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Feb 12, 2024 | 
dieselarmy.com | Jason Sands
When upgrading your truck, is the torque converter on your list of things to do? For us, it is, again, and our story about selecting a Cummins torque converter starts with a '95 Dodge that weighs 6,700 pounds. As far as engine upgrades, it uses Scheid Diesel 5×0.018-inch injectors and an Industrial Injection 69mm SX-E turbo. The truck currently runs 13.90 seconds at 98 mph in the quarter mile. That's not too shabby given the truck's weight and power, but that isn't the whole story.
