| Diesel Ignition Timing
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When adding fuel and boost in the quest for better performance, a key component, timing, is often overlooked. Timing mechanically injected diesels is simple in practice, but understanding the why and where to time is what this article is all about. |
1 Ton Drum Brakes on a 3/4 Ton 14 bolt full-floater
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Big power and weight calls for big brakes, and by now the big blue suburban was well qualified in the latter. A friend was switching over to discs, and that gave us the chance to pick up a set of backing plates from a 1 ton 14 bolt. |
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries TE06H Wastegated Turbo
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We adapt a MHI TE06H turbo for use with Banks hardware on the big blue suburban, but not before taking it apart and getting a look at everything inside. |
How the Stanadyne DB2 Fuel Injection Pump Works
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Always curious, we take a deeper look at the Stantadyne model DB2 fuel injection pump. |
GM 6.2L Diesel Rebuild
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With our original 6.2L showing its age after 15 years and just over 300,000 miles, we set out to design and build a rock solid 6.2TD that was capable of producing approximately 450 lb. ft. This article details the aquisition and rebuild process of our 1985 suburban's new diesel. |
