Unbeknownst to many of you, we have been running and testing a defense-market version of the all-new, ’17 6.6L Duramax L5P engine on the dyno since late 2015. Based on what we’ve learned during this ...

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 ...

Update: the numbers for the new Duramax L5P are officially in. First things first: the current 6.6L V-8 Duramax LML under the hoods of GM’s 2016 model year trucks is rated at 397 horsepower and 765 ...

Customers that own a Chevy Silverado or GMC Sierra with the 6.6L V8 L5P turbodiesel Duramax engine under the hood can upgrade with a substantial power boost via The Pulsar V3 module from Edge, as ...

When it comes to the three main diesel mills we see in the domestic market, there's Ram's Cummins inline-six mills, and Ford 's Power Stroke V8s. As for General Motors, they've produced the Duramax ...

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 ...

The L5P Duramax diesel V8 is what powers heavy-duty work trucks like the 2025 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD and is an amazing powerhouse. It didn't exactly start off that way back in 1984 when GM first ...

General Motors and heavy-duty trucks go a long way back. For the time being, the Chevrolet Silverado HD and its GMC-branded twin do the heavy lifting for the Detroit-based automaker. The Silverado HD ...

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 ...

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