We often talk about the importance of adequate air, fuel and exhaust flow in your engine, and continue to learn more about it while testing trucks…
Author: Bruce C. Mallinson
We see some unusual electrical problems every day in our engineering center. These types of problems cannot be fixed over the phone, so the truck must…
The Big Cam Cummins is an awesome engine, but nobody seems to have parts in stock for them anymore. Never fear – we do! We have…
Our new engineering center is now up and running at Pittsburgh Power, along with the Taylor Chassis Dynamometer, and we now have some interesting findings about…
This past spring we started construction on our new engineering center, which will be equipped with three dynos – a new Taylor chassis dyno for semi-trucks,…
Not all exhaust manifolds are created equal. In fact, they aren’t even close. There seems to be some confusion in the industry as to which manifold…
Did you ever wonder why the Acert Caterpillar engine has a lot of blow-by? Did you ever stop to think why they have so much turbo…
You have to let your engine breathe! Over the years, I have written many articles about the advantages of straight-through mufflers and the fuel mileage gains…
Problems are often blamed on electrical issues and bad ECMs, and many people want to fix them over the phone. Yes, bad programs will cause you…
Who said there is no work in this great country? Who thinks you can’t get ahead in the trucking industry today? Eight months ago, we had…
Freightliner Coronados with DD5 engines have very restrictive mufflers under their cab. To combat this problem, we have designed a special muffler that has the exhaust…
In our quest for great-running Cummins, Caterpillar and Detroit Diesel engines, we are always looking for ways to eliminate problems and improve fuel mileage and longevity…
At Pittsburgh Power, we approach our work with a deep-seeded perspective on what an engine needs to perform well. While extremely complex solutions sometimes are necessary,…
Years ago, I was told that seventy five percent of the cost of goods sold came from the transportation of those goods. I used to think…
For many years, in the early part of my career, I was labeled as a “black sheep” in the trucking industry because many of my ideas…