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March 6, 2024

How to Improve Your Diesel Performance?

Diesel engines are durable and dependable. Heavy machinery and large trucks rely on diesel engines for maintenance and operation. However, there are times when you’d like to get underneath the hood, make a few modifications, and get more power or efficiency out of your diesel engine. Here at Tracktech Fasteners, we’ve rounded up 5 popular …

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March 4, 2024

Which is better: 5.9L or 6.7L Cummins Diesel Engines?

For a while now, Cummins has been a standard engine in heavy-duty Dodge and Ram vehicles. In 1989, the renowned 12 valve edition of the 5.9l was introduced to Dodge pickups. Models from 1989 to 2007, when the new 6.7 Cummins was launched, were powered by 5.9 engines. The task of replacing the formidable 5.9 …

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January 29, 2024

Engine Cylinder Head: Features and Operations for Peak Efficiency

Any internal combustion engine’s cylinder head is a complex but essential thing that influences the car’s overall performance. The cylinder head’s layout phase is essential because of its crucial characteristic. One unique stationary aspect of all internal combustion engine types is the cylinder head. It is located on the pinnacle of the engine and is …

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January 29, 2024

An Overview of Ford’s Power Stroke Diesel Engine

Ford trucks, such as the F-250, F-350, and F-550, are well known for being “Built Ford Tough.” Although Ford provides a range of engine choices to suit customers’ demands, the Ford Powerstroke diesel engine is without a doubt one of the hardest and most resilient engines available in any pickup truck today, much alone the …

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January 27, 2024

Know All About Duramax Head Gasket Replacement

Duramax has had several classifications since its launch, including LBZ, LLY, LBZ, LMM, and LML. Several changes were made along the road. All versions are rather dependable, however the older LB7 engines from 2001 to 2004 and the LLYs from 04 to 2005 are beginning to show their age. These earlier model vehicles frequently have …

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January 27, 2024

6.7 Powerstroke Vs. 6.7 Cummins – Which One is Better?

As much a part of truck and vehicle culture as racing and motorsports have ever been, brand loyalty goes hand in hand with these activities. Everybody has a favorite car, and diesel-powered vehicles are no exception. There are several explanations for this. Regarding trucks, a lot of enthusiasts seem to favor RAM’s 6.7 Cummins and …

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January 18, 2024

5 Major Symptoms of a Failing Head Gasket

It’s not someone’s desire to pay for a burst head gasket, but worse things happen. One of the most frustrating and expensive situations car owners dread is finding out that their engine needs to be replaced, or worse, has a cracked engine block. In addition to being a serious issue in and of itself, a …

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December 29, 2023

Head Bolts vs. Head Studs

Understanding the Basics Thе choicе of hеad bolts or hеad studs for an еnginе in a car can havе a significant impact on how thе vеhiclе opеratеs. Evеn though thеy arе both fastеnеrs and sееm to havе similar purposеs, studs and bolts diffеr from еach othеr in a fеw kеy ways. What is a Head …

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December 29, 2023

Which Head Studs are the Best for Use?

A common misconcеption rеgarding fastеnеrs is that incrеasing torquе rеducеs thе likеlihood of joint sеparation, or lifting a cylindеr hеad. Thе bеliеf that “biggеr is bеttеr” still prеvails among many companiеs bеcausе thеir fastеnеrs can rеach morе torquе than othеrs, which will incrеasе еnginе safеty. Although this isn’t totally untruе, it also doеsn’t providе a …

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February 25, 2022

Should I Rebuild Or Replace My Blown Diesel Engine

Whether or not to rebuild and repair or replace a diesel engine is a very common discussion in the diesel community. Many Powerstroke, Duramax, Cummins, and other diesel truck owners want to keep their trucks even after catastrophic engine failures which leads to the decision of whether to repair the engine or rebuild the engine. …

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