With all the fanfare attached to the introduction of General Motors’ Duramax engine back in 2001, there were big expectations. But it has proven to be a superb powerplant. These trucks have been on ...

In the previous installment (March 2019) of our '02 Duramax LB7 build we left off halfway through assembling the engine. After swinging the freshly built short-block into the engine bay we quickly set ...

The 6.6-liter LB7 Duramax turbo-diesel engine was the result of a joint effort between General Motors and Isuzu, and was utilized by the first-generation Chevrolet Silverado HD and GMC Sierra HD. The ...

In the diesel engine arena, there are, arguably, few powerplants held in quite as high a regard as the vaunted 6.6L Duramax. The turbocharged beast is the brainchild of General Motors who, in 1998, ...

For decades now, the big three American automakers have been engaged in a game of one-upmanship over which company can fit the most powerful and torquiest diesel engines in their trucks. And, just as ...