Last month HPP introduced to the readers a '64 421 H.O. Tri-Power engine buildup being performed by Jim Taylor. The goal of the project is to try and find 100 additional horsepower in a cast-iron ...

Diesel engines, for all their rugged usefulness, can be tremendously polluting. They produce more NOx — nitrogen oxides-based emissions – than gasoline-fed cars, as well as more particulates, aka soot ...

Ford's history of diesel-powered pickup trucks dates back to 1982 when the automaker partnered with International — which would later become Navistar — to build a new diesel engine. The first Power ...

Thomas has spent two years working in the auto journalism industry, contributing to a UK-based newspaper and writing for Euronewsweek. A full-time writer and lifelong engineering enthusiast, he now ...

Of the three United States automakers that offer diesel-powered heavy-duty pickup trucks, only two of those diesel engines are V8s. Those V8 diesel engines are the 6.6 Duramax found in offerings from ...