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Adding horsepower for racing, towing, mileage (yes, more HP often means better MPG) or just for fun will eventually mean you’re gonna need more fuel and more air. Your first performance mod’s generally should be a good tune, plus a higher flowing intake and exhaust. Once you’ve done that, assuming you have plenty of air available (if not, you’ll need a new turbo here) adding fuel to the mix will be the next step in modification. So, how do we get more fuel into these beasts? Tuning is the first part, but a good tune can only go so far as the injectors will eventually run out of fuel supply or won’t be able to flow enough fuel due to their factory design. Obviously, adding larger injectors will get the job…

While not entirely new to the market, Cummins has recently begun a strong push into the electric and other types of alternative power market and has now named a new VP to run the charge, no pun intended. A 28-year veteran of Cummins, Alexey Ustinov will now be the companies’ Vice President of Electrolyzers, which is Cummins’ hydrogeneration business. According to Amy Davis, Cummins’ VP, and President of New Power: “Hydrogen will play a significant role in a decarbonized global economy, with the ability to support the most energy-intensive industries. Electrolysis represents a critical component of a net-zero future, and Alexey’s expertise and experience will help us drive the technology and the market forward.” https://www.dieselprogress.com/news/cummins-names-leader-of-electrolyzer-business/8021524.article…

When it came to making the Allison hold up to high horsepower and huge torque, there was nobody better in the business than Mike Lovrich. Lovrich’s small transmission shop, Inglewood Transmission, was known throughout the country as the place to go for the best A1000 on the market. Lovrich was an innovator and a pioneer in the transmission world, and he was also known to tell you exactly what was on his mind. Some of the most powerful and fastest Allison-equipped GM’s in the country continue to run transmissions put together at his Fullerton, California facility. Rest in peace, Mr. Lovrich. Source: https://inglewoodtransmission.com/ https://bankspower.com/ https://dieselnet.com/ news/2022/03iqair.php…

If you’ve ever heard of the Ramifications truck or you remember a certain dually running 10-second quarter-miles back in the day, you know about Mike Skinner (pictured right, next to Ben Shadday). Mike is perhaps best known in recent times for campaigning the first Wagler Competition Products CX400 in his Pro Mod Dodge Ram (the aforementioned Ramifications truck), which required frequent trips back and forth between Indiana and Colorado. On June 13th Mike lost his battle with cancer, but he will forever be remembered as one of the toughest and highly motivated racers in diesel.…

Caterpillar recently announced the move of it’s global headquarters from Deerfield Illinois to Irving, Texas. According to Caterpillar’s Chairman and CEO, Jim Umpleby, “We believe it’s in the best strategic interest of the company to make this move, which supports Caterpillar’s strategy for profitable growth as we help our customers build a better, more sustainable world.” While Caterpillar has long been rooted in Texas, since the 60’s in fact, the bulk of their employees currently reside in Illinois. That is slated to change later this year. https://www.dieselprogress.com/news/ caterpillar-to-move-hq-to-texas/8021412.article…

Wasting no time following the Supreme Court’s decision regarding the EPA’s capacity to regulate power plants (i.e. West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency), the Clean Air California coalition issued a statement calling on states to act on their own. To combat climate change, the coalition believes California could lead the way by passing the Clean Cars and Clean Air Act, which will be on the ballot this November. The Clean Cars and Clean Air Act will require investing nearly $100 billion over the next 20 years to prevent wildfires and to help “jumpstart” the state’s transition to cleaner means of transportation. Source: https://cleanairca.org/ WANT TO KNOW MORE? Head to DieselWorldMag.com/News for the latest diesel news developments.…