The Latest, SPE Motorsport Performance Industry News - 2027 Dark Horse Pricing Leaked; New Diesel Engines and more

Are Bigger Diesel Engines Coming?

Are mega-sized Duramax, Power Stroke and Cummins options on the way for The Big Three? Social media sensation, Zac Lucarz, seems to think so. According to Lucarz, an 8.3L Megamax V-8 is on the way for GM, an 8.0L Power Stroke is in the works at Ford, and a 7.2L Cummins will one day grace Ram 2500 and 3500s. Each power plant is reported to be capable both of 1,400 lb-ft or more of torque and of meeting the EPA’s 2027 emission standards. The Power Stroke is rumored to have sequential turbos and the Megamax is rumored to be a premium option, with the 6.6L L5P Duramax remaining as the base engine for GM’s HD trucks.

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Dark Horse SC Pricing Leaked (it's well over $100k)

Ford’s upcoming Mustang Dark Horse SC is already making noise. According to Car and Driver, a leaked dealer memo suggests the new supercharged 5.2L flagship could start at $108,485 with destination and gas-guzzler tax included, while the Track Pack could push that number to $144,985. There’s even a Track Pack Special Edition listed at $175,965. That is a serious jump from the 2022 Shelby GT500’s $80,795 base price, and even after adjusting for inflation, the new car still lands well above its predecessor. Ford has not officially confirmed the leaked pricing yet, and horsepower figures still have not been released.

Source: https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a70678928/ford-mustang-dark-horse-sc-pricing-leaked/

The First Common-Rail Cummins To Make 3,000 HP On Fuel

They did it. The team at Dynomite Diesel Products—in conjunction with Perkins Diesel—pulled off one of the more impressive engine dyno feats yet to occur in the diesel industry: 3,000 hp on nothing but good old number 2. DDP injectors, triple CP3’s, a 122mm Hart’s turbo, and Perkins Diesel’s mastery of the Baldur stand-alone ECU were part of the 3KHP equation—as was a CGI 6.7L Cummins block from Hamilton Cams and a worked-over cast-iron head from Wagler Competition Products. The 5,000 to 5,500 rpm sweep that yielded the record horsepower number was performed in grueling, full load fashion. Next stop, spray and 4,000+ hp at UCC?!

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The Next Diesel Radial Car

You’re looking at the next diesel to mix it up in the ranks of radial tire racing. It’s a tube chassis Nova being pieced together by Paul Cato and sponsored by Dieselr Corp. It will boast a billet-aluminum CX400 series Cummins from Wagler Competition Products and be tethered to a TH400 transmission. Paul plans to have the car up and running this spring, and out competing by summer. His category of choice will be Limited Drag Radial (LDR)—a class where high 3’s are being put on the board. In addition to the LDR car, Paul will continue to campaign his common-rail second-gen at ODSS events.

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Austin Denny Is About To Make Some (6.0L) Noise Again

There might not be a better example of a die-hard 6.0L owner in the diesel industry than Austin Denny. His ’06 F-250 was recently brought back to life in preparation for running the Pro Truck class within the Outlaw Diesel Super Series, but before the race season kicks off he’s taking his nitrous-huffing, compound turbo’d monstrosity to FP 5.0. The goal? Reclaim the 6.0L Power Stroke chassis dyno record. Last week, the truck’s fuel-only spool test at Max Effort Diesel looked promising, and we fully expect the flames leaving the wastegates to grow once giggle gas in the mix—as well as a 2,000+ hp dyno graph.

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Deadline For DEF Failure Rates From OEMs

March 3rd marked the 30-day deadline for domestic diesel pickup truck makers to submit their diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) failure rates to the Environmental Protection Agency or pay fines. New EPA administrator, Lee Zeldin, drew the line in the sand after announcing the agency would no longer be recognizing the 2009 Endangerment Finding, and its subsequent effect on forcing manufacturers to add aftertreatment components that reduce carbon dioxide (and other greenhouse gases) leaving the tailpipe. According to PPEI’s Kory Willis, it’s very important that the EPA take the amount of deleted trucks into account, as those DEF systems typically go by the wayside when they fail prematurely or can’t be replaced in a timely manner when they do fail.

Source: https://www.epa.gov/