You're driving a loaded diesel rig down a mountain pass, foot hovering over the brake pedal, heart racing. How do you slow 20,000 pounds safely without cooking your brakes? Cue the exhaust brake -– ...
Dreaming of a 7.2-liter Cummins in the next Ram HD? “It simply won’t fit unless we do, like, a Class 8 size front end.” ...
The engines that power the vehicles we drive are exceptional machines. They're capable of generating insane amounts of power in a relatively confined space, and they can generally be expected to ...
Most modern diesel engines already feature an electric start system. However, older engines often required manual starting methods such as hand cranks, kick-starts, or pull-starts, which could be ...
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed a Reactivity Controlled Compression Ignition (RCCI) engine capable of running on both diesel and gasoline simultaneously. By ...
Scientists are exploring a surprisingly simple way to clean up diesel engines: adding tiny droplets of water to the fuel. During combustion, the water rapidly vaporizes, triggering micro-explosions ...