The concept of diesel performance used to be a contradiction. It often involved bolting an expensive aftermarket turbo system onto a heavy truck barely capable of getting out of its own black cloud.

For most hot rodders, diesel performance usually means giving a truck more pulling power to get over a hill with a car trailer in tow. But a diesel engine on the race track? We're talking sled pulls, ...

Introduced in 2001, the Duramax V8 turbo diesel family was continuously improved over the years until the L5P that GM uses in heavy-duty trucks. Fully stock, the 6.6-liter mill develops 445 horsepower ...

When it comes to the three main diesel mills we see in the domestic market, there's Ram's Cummins inline-six mills, and Ford 's Power Stroke V8s. As for General Motors, they've produced the Duramax ...

General Motors has been using Duramax diesel engines in certain workhorse models for nearly a quarter century. The 6.6-liter V8 version which powers Chevy Silverado 2500/3500HD and GMC Sierra Heavy ...

The first-generation 3.0-liter LM2 Duramax diesel engine was a GM product manufactured in Michigan. The engine became the first diesel for GM's Chevy and GMC light-duty trucks since 1997, and the ...

The Duramax engine was introduced in 2001, and it quickly became known for its reliability and performance. The 6.6L Duramax diesel engine has made an appearance in the Chevrolet Silverado and the GMC ...