If you’re running a turbocharged engine, a boost gauge is one of the most important monitoring tools you can install. It shows you exactly how much pressure your turbo is producing, helps you spot boost leaks early, and prevents costly overboost damage. After testing dozens of models over six months, I’ve narrowed down the 10 … Read more
If you drive a diesel truck, tow heavy loads, or run performance tunes, the best exhaust gas temperature gauges are the single most important monitoring upgrade you can add to your dashboard. An EGT gauge (also called a pyrometer) reads the temperature of the exhaust gases leaving your combustion chamber and entering the turbocharger, so … Read more
Pulling a 12,000-pound fifth wheel through the Rockies last fall is what pushed me to finally install a diesel programmer on my own truck. Before that trip, I had spent months researching the best diesel programmers for towing, talking to Cummins and Duramax owners on forums, and watching dyno videos. The right tuner made the … Read more
If you have ever watched your exhaust gas temperatures climb while towing a heavy load up a grade, you already know the factory plastic intake horn on your diesel truck is one of the biggest restrictions in the intake tract. Upgrading to an aftermarket intake horn made from aluminum or stainless steel is one of … Read more
Modern diesel engines are unforgiving. Injectors that cost thousands to replace live downstream of your fuel filter, and a single slug of water in the wrong place can turn a $40 fuel stop into a $4,000 tow bill. A diesel fuel water separator is the first line of defense between the fuel at the pump … Read more
Every diesel engine produces blow-by gases that carry atomized oil straight into your intake tract. Over time, that oil coats your intercooler, cakes onto intake valves, and clogs your EGR cooler with carbon deposits. An oil catch can intercepts those gases before they wreak havoc, and it’s one of the most cost-effective maintenance upgrades you … Read more
Our team installed, drained, and inspected ten different oil catch can kits over six months across a Ford F-150 EcoBoost, a Subaru WRX, a Dodge Challenger 5.7L HEMI, and a Chevrolet Silverado 1500. We logged how much oil each can actually captured, how often we had to drain it, and which ones survived a brutal … Read more
If you own a diesel truck, you already know that cooling system health makes or breaks long-term reliability. Casting sand, metal shavings, and rust particles circulate through your engine’s coolant from the factory, slowly eroding water pumps, EGR coolers, and heater cores. A quality coolant filtration kit removes those contaminants before they cause thousands in … Read more
If you tow a travel trailer, haul a bed full of concrete bags, or just sit in summer traffic with an RV, your transmission is silently begging for help. Automatic transmission fluid (ATF) starts breaking down above roughly 220 °F, and most factory coolers hit that number far sooner than drivers expect. Aftermarket transmission coolers … Read more
Transmission fluid breaks down fast once it crosses 220F. Tow 8,000 lbs up a long grade in 95F summer air, and your automatic transmission will cook itself unless something pulls heat out of the automatic transmission fluid (ATF). That something is a transmission cooler, and after three months of swapping coolers on our test trucks … Read more