When the LLY Duramax V8 debuted midway through the 2004 model year, it had an SAE-certified output rating of 310 horsepower and 520 pound-feet of torque, with the latter growing by 85 to 605 pounds of ...

These days, the Duramax namesake is as linked with turbo diesel engines as peanut butter is to jelly. That wasn't always the case, though. In the late '80s and early '90s, GM's Detroit Diesel couldn't ...

In the diesel engine arena, there are, arguably, few powerplants held in quite as high a regard as the vaunted 6.6L Duramax. The turbocharged beast is the brainchild of General Motors who, in 1998, ...

Chevrolet brought an influx of new concepts, accessories and crate engines to the 2017 SEMA show, but buried in the details surrounding the new iron-block 6.0-liter L96 V8 crate engine was another ...

Diesel engines lead a rough life They are expected to last forever and are built accordingly. So it should come as no surprise that diesel engine parts are surprisingly well adapted to racing. Diesel ...

The Duramax diesel engine has seen quite a few changes over the years. Here's what separates some of the most popular versions from each other.

Duramax. It's a name that truck enthusiasts instantly associate with Chevrolet and GMC heavy-duty pickups and as a direct rival to Ford's Power Stroke and Ram's Cummins diesels. The 6.6-liter "DMAX," ...

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Over the last century, Chevrolet has rolled out several impressive engines, from the Gen I 350 small-block V8 and the Gen III Vortec 5300 V8, both of which we included on our list of the most reliable ...

For decades now, the big three American automakers have been engaged in a game of one-upmanship over which company can fit the most powerful and torquiest diesel engines in their trucks. And, just as ...