Whether you've got a Cummins, Duramax, or Power Stroke, there are thousands of different modifications you can combine to wring extra power out of the stock turbodiesel engine. You can bench race a million different setups. You can spend thousands of dollars and end up a hero-or dissatisfied with your timeslips and dyno charts. Or you can just check out what these diesel-power enthusiasts are already doing and pick up some ideas to add power to your project. Feel free to copy these folks.
'01 DODGE RAM 2500
Owner: Damian Reese
Fuel Pump: None
Horsepower: 845
Injectors: Mass Diesel 225 hp
Engine: Cummins 24-valve
Nitrous: TS Performance
Programmer/chip: Edge Juice Dual Stage with Attitude
Water/methanol:
Intake: AFE with ATS Manifold Snow Stage 2 system
Turbo: B-1
Exhaust: 5-inch Diamond Eye
'04 FORD F-250
Truck Name: Stroked Lightning
Intake: Filter only
Owner: Brian Cunningham
Turbo: Turbonetics T-72
Driver: Gene Feldhans
Fuel Pump: None
Horsepower: 639
Injectors: None
Engine: 6.0L Power Stroke
Nitrous: ZEX Dual-Stage
Programmer/chip: SCT
Exhaust: 5-inch stack
'01 GMC SIERRA 2500HD
Owner: Ace Ervin
Turbo: Stock
Horsepower: 557
Fuel Pump: Stock
Engine: Duramax LB7
Injectors: Stock
Programmer/chip: EFI Live
Nitrous: Superdiesel 70hp shot
Intake: AFE
Exhaust: Homemade 4-inch to 5-inch stack
'03 FORD F-350
Owner: Loren Taylor
Injectors: Diesel Performance
Horsepower: 435 80hp injectors
Engine: 6.0L Power Stroke
Nitrous: None
Programmer/chip:
Exhaust: Hogg 4-inch to 6-inch tip Edge Juice with A2
Intake: AFE with Banks manifold
Turbo: Stock
Fuel Pump: Stock
'02 CHEVY 2500HD
Owner: Doug Lindsey
Fuel Pump: ATS dual CP3 kit
Horsepower: 687
Injectors: Modified stock
Engine: Duramax LB7
Nitrous: None
Programmer/chip: EFI Live
Exhaust: Redline Diesel Performance
Intake: AFE 5-inch stack kit
Turbo: Turbonetics 70mm