As the weather grows colder here on the east coast, there’s a collective smile forming on the faces of select drivers everywhere. Those of us whose engines come equipped with their own mini hurricane know this time of year as “boost season.” The colder weather means denser air, and denser air means the turbos under … Continue Reading ››
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Foundations of Strength – Upper Support Bar R&D: Production
The goal was simple: take what we learned from developing our 2008–2010 6.4L Powerstroke upper support bar and apply it to the next generation 2011–2016 6.7L Powerstroke.
A little over two years ago we dove headfirst into developing our 2008–2010 6.4L Powerstroke upper support bar. Since then, we’ve been developing more products … Continue Reading ››
Breathing Fresh Air – Intake R&D, Part 8: Final Design
The last post for our 2018+ Jeep Wrangler 2.0L JL intake ended on a low note. We had worked for months on our high-flowing intake only to find that it made the 2.0T Hurricane engine less powerful in the RPM range that counts the most. Instead of a torquey and responsive engine that made peak power at 3,250 … Continue Reading ››
Dirty Work – Oil Catch Can Kit R&D, Part 3: Testing
The last steps of any project are the hardest to get through. The excitement of enjoying the results of your hard work can often get in the way of doing the job right. But hard work without patience often leads to more work.
For us, the last steps of our … Continue Reading ››
Dirty Work – Oil Catch Can Kit R&D, Part 2: Design
Connecting our catch can to the factory 6.7L CCV system is not be a simple task. In order for our catch can to protect the engine, we need to intercept the blow-by between the CCV filter box and the valve cover. To make matters more difficult, the CCV filter boxes in both the 2011–2016 and … Continue Reading ››