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High Performance Diesel Engines
Chemical Engineering has come a long way during my working career. Back in the 1950’s, anything made out of plastic was usually of very poor quality. We only had black electrical tape, masking tape and scotch tape. Silicone sealants were almost ... -
High Performance Diesel Engines
The Louisville Truck Show is now behind us, the weather was terrible, snow, rain, cold - however that did not stop the owner-operators who were outside from putting on a great show. The show trucks were beautiful, every year they just get better. I... -
High Performance Diesel Engines
Fuel Slobber happens when diesel engines are started cold and even worse when the ambient temperature is cold. This was a common occurrence back in the 1970’s and 1980’s when there was no variable timing on most of the Cummins Engines. The 425-... -
High Performance Diesel Engines
Several years ago, an owner-operator from the Los Angeles area called me to talk about engines and his father said to him, “Son, with great power comes great responsibility.” It’s been about 18 years since I heard that statement and I have nev... -
High Performance Diesel Engines
Everybody wants to go to California! WHY? Owner-operators tell me the freight pays better out of California. That means you need a truck equipped with EGR, DPF, and DEF, and we know the problems associated with buying a used truck with all the cur... -
High Performance Diesel Engines
On November 30, 2017, John Walko, Pittsburgh Power’s technical director and I were invited to tour the Paccar test center in Mount Vernon, Washington. The invitation was for us to introduce and explain the “Dorothy” (EGR soot separator) to the... -
High Performance Diesel Engines
Broken pistons and cracked heads on the newer electronic diesel engines, WOW! Too many ECM tuners do not understand the internal workings of the turbocharged diesel engines. We are seeing many engines with the timing too far advanced. Timing NEVER... -
High Performance Diesel Engines
Every now and then a great deal comes along, this one is almost too good to be true. If I didn’t know the person in charge of this piece of equipment and saw the pictures, I would not have believed it also. Many of our owner-operators that live o... -
High Performance Diesel Engines
This article is going to be about the basics of engine building, liner protrusion, upper and lower counter bores, and what we are seeing with the 60 Series 12.7 and 3406 Caterpillar blocks that are 18 to 23 years old. Many of these engines could ha... -
High Performance Diesel Engines
OLD SCHOOL TRUCKING, the way it was meant to be! You can’t always buy what you want in a truck, motorcycle, Jeep, boat or car, so the answer is - you have to build it. Many of you who read this article will say, I’m not mechanically inclined an... -
High Performance Diesel Engines
Hi-flow exhaust manifolds, we have talked about the exhaust manifolds many times over the years, so now I wanted to show you pictures of the difference of the Full Tilt Pittsburgh Power manifold and the competitors manifold and stock OEM manifolds. ... -
High Performance Diesel Engines
Summer is here once again, and now the diesel engine that makes the lives possible for people that live in North America must work harder to tolerate the heat and humidity. Rudolf Diesel of Germany and Clessie Cummins of Columbus, Indiana, certainly... -
High Performance Diesel Engines
The Big Cam Cummins: Many of you know that Pittsburgh Power has been working with this great engine for 40 years. We have designed parts, systems, timing codes, horsepower settings, piston coatings, and the list continues. In fact, one day while s... -
High Performance Diesel Engines
Be careful with the DEF (Urea) tank on your 2011 semi-truck or pickup truck, It’s not compatible with diesel fuel. Never install or allow anyone to put diesel fuel into the DEF tank. If this happens and diesel fuel gets into your DEF tank the ure... -
High Performance Diesel Engines
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Head gasket failures, this article will pertain to the Caterpillar 3406-B, C, E, C15, C-16, and C-18 Series Engines. However, the same principles pertain to all diesel engines, and we have been writing about this very subject for the past 28 years.... -
High Performance Diesel Engines
What is it that you want out of your truck? Our goal at Pittsburgh Power Inc. is to help you love your truck. I know “LOVE” may be too strong of a word for many owner-operators to comprehend when relating to a semi- truck. However, after worki... -
High Performance Diesel Engines
WOW, do we have some good news for owners of 2003 and newer trucks with engines equipped with EGR systems. However, before I get to the good news I want to tell you about why we build engines the way we do. During this past year we have had 4 trucks... -
High Performance Diesel Engines
It’s that time of the year again where owner-operators get together to snowmobile with each other. The date this year is arriving March 2nd 2017 and departing on Monday March 6th 2017. We will be riding at Bear Lake Utah, which is in the northeas... -
High Performance Diesel Engines
Our new Full Tilt ISX Cummins intake manifold for the 2014 and newer ISXs is doing just what it was designed to do; improve air flow and evenly distribute it to all 6 cylinders, especially cylinders 1, 5 and 6. The stock intake manifold doesn’t dis... -
High Performance Diesel Engines
Let's turn the hands of time back to 2003 when the EGR engines came out. I was the first person to write about building glider kits with 2002 or older engines, buying older trucks from 1995 through 2002 and refurbishing them, or keeping your older tr...