The Duramax diesel engine has seen quite a few changes over the years. Here's what separates some of the most popular ...

First arriving as a replacement for the 6.6L LML V8, the turbo-diesel 6.6L L5P V8 Duramax engine is an extremely robust and capable powerplant, producing upwards of 445 horsepower at 2,800 rpm and 910 ...

GM’s leaked powertrain guide for the 2017 model year denotes that the L5P figures are SAE J1349 certified, which means that the numbers were derived using the latest standards and specifications in ...

Known under the VIN code Y, the L5P Duramax is the latest evolution of the 6.6-liter turbo diesel that powers the Silverado HD and Sierra HD. Introduced for the 2017 model year and mated exclusively ...

Introduced for the 2017 model year, the L5P is the Duramax V8 turbo diesel General Motors utilizes in heavy-duty pickups like the Silverado HD. Manufactured in the United States, the 6.6-liter turbo ...

Enhancing performance of the 6.6L Duramax L5P diesel engine that powers '17-to-current GMC and Chevrolet trucks is not an easy proposition. General Motors' calibration engineers have made it very ...

General Motors first introduced the 6.6L Duramax V-8 diesel engine for its ’01 Chevrolet and GMC light trucks. GM cooperatively designed and built the engine with Isuzu to replace the 6.5L oil-burner ...

Modern diesel truck engines are, as we know, massively powerful from the factory—each of Detroit’s Big Three has heavy-duty pickups that hover around or above 1,000 pound-feet of torque. General ...

Gale Banks and the rest of the crew at Banks Power have tried one way after another to kill their Duramax L5P diesel test engine, but so far, it just ain’t happenin’. People had their doubts when they ...

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