GUIDE FOR GM 6.6L LB7 DURAMAX   INFORMATION GENERAL/HISTORY OF LB7   After Dodge partnered with Cummins and fundamentally altered the heavy-duty truck landscape, GM revealed a diesel engine that would eventually help them establish themselves as a competitive opponent in the diesel business. The Duramax diesel took the place of the...

The '58 Chevy Apache's 450-horsepower Duramax engine   When we first saw Bill Cielo's '58 Chevy truck at a neighboring dyno event, we virtually ran up to it to see whether it was diesel-powered. Fortunately, the factory-installed LBZ Duramax engine revealed the truck to be a diesel, and it was the cleanest one we've ever seen. It was even...

WORKING HEAVY HAULER-DURAMAX EDITION AT ITS BEST   We elevated a very normal Chevrolet 3500 dually to a whole new level with a number of components designed to make this truck even better for working and hauling. In order to upgrade the 01 Factory transmission lines on the Allison-equipped Duramax trucks that have historically been prone ...