Diesel World – October 2019

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Mhitquitethehomerunwhentheyreleased

thenew6.6LDuramaxandAllisontransmis-

sioncombointheir 2001 modelyeartrucks.

It wasexactlywhatthebowtiefanshad

beenscreamingtogetforyears.The6.5LTurboDiesel

theyranthroughthe1990shadbeenleftinthedustafter

DodgeandForduppedtheirgamewiththe12VCummins

and7.3LPowerStrokeengines.Since2001,theDuramax

powerplanthasbeena forcewithwhichtobereckoned.

Througheveryenginerevision,astheuseofelectronics

andtheirabilitiesgrew,theplatformcontinuedtopushthe

lightdutydieselmarketwithcuttingedgetechnologythat

SIMPLE BOLT-ONS FOR

THE L5P DURAMAX

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