Diesel of the Week is presented by Tyler Lambert’s journey into diesel performance began in his formative years in East Tennessee. Starting as a hobbyist in high school, he soon found himself knee-deep in engine work once he began working as a boat technician at Bass Pro Shop. On the side, he also worked as a diesel technician for a local shop. After honing his diesel truck and engine skills for 7 years, he took the leap and opened his own diesel performance shop, in Dandridge, TN, where he used those skills primarily to work on the 7.3L and 6.0L Powerstroke platforms. He operated the smal ..read more

Diesel of the Week is presented by We’ve all seen the world change due to the pandemic. However, the affect it’s had on our industry is still being felt in some ways. Namely, a longer wait for engine parts and components, which results in longer build times than otherwise would be expected. Recently, Nick Stoner, a customer of Kill Devil Diesel, experienced this first-hand. He turned to Jared Alderson and the team at Kill devil Diesel in Poplar Branch, NC for a 6.7L Powerstroke engine – a build Nick wanted to be capable of 1,000 horsepower to give his street truck better performance ..read more

Diesel of the Week is presented by Engines are inherently cool. That’s not new news to Sean Purdy. He’s been into anything with an engine since he was about 3 years old. From there, it didn’t take long to get into diesels. His diesel passion began with diesel lawn tractors and escalated into diesel trucks after attending his first truck pull. “As soon as I was old enough to get behind the wheel is when it really started,” Purdy admits. Today, Sean manages a large landscape construction company as well as their snow operations. He also has a small business hauling equipment and the like on ..read more

Diesel of the Week is presented by Devan Leeds is a guy who has done it all when it comes to high-speed vehicles. He’s driven performance-built cars and trucks, motorcycles, dirt bikes, snowmobiles, jet skis, and speed boats – he’s a thrill seeker to say the least. He’s also a certified industrial millwright who works for Honda Canada Manufacturing, so he knows a thing or two about working with his hands. 2003 Ram 2500 quad cab For the past 8 years, Devan has been operating a small fabrication business out of his garage called Leeds Fabrication. He builds intakes, exhaust setups, turbo setu ..read more

Engine of the Week is presented by Less than a year ago, we featured a pretty sick 5.9L Cummins engine built by Steve Burton at New Performance Automotive. The Rural Retreat, VA-based shop specializes in maintenance, in-house manufacturing of specialized parts, engine dyno services, and they also do some pretty sweet diesel engine builds for customers. We recently connected with one of Burton’s customers, Chris Moore, who had New Performance Automotive build him a 6.0L Powerstroke engine to use in a truck he was building himself. Moore isn’t just a customer with no diesel experience thou ..read more

Diesel of the Week is presented by Cole Sojka (@colesojka) has a lot on his hands at any given time. Not only does he own a detailing business (@sojkadetailing) where he does metal polishing, paint correction, ceramic coatings, and interior/ exterior cleaning, but he’s been busy building a super-clean show truck on the side. Cole Sojka’s 2001 Dodge Ram 2500 He’s been passionate about cars and diesel trucks since his childhood days spent at the drag strip. With family and friends deeply rooted in racing, it was only natural for Cole to channel his enthusiasm into a build – deciding to transf ..read more

Diesel of the Week is presented by It’s not hard to see the vast amounts of dedication people have in the diesel community – look for more than a few minutes and you’ll find guys and gals all over the place who have fought tooth and nail to build up their diesel passion to wild levels. Many start from a young age and build their lives around diesel trucks and engines, and we think that’s pretty cool to see. We recently came across Aaron West (@pb_24v), an individual who doesn’t really have a background or training in the diesel industry, but nonetheless, taught himself the basic skills nee ..read more

Diesel of the Week is presented by One of the best parts about the PRI show for many people is getting a chance to catch up with folks you might not have seen much throughout the year. It serves as a reunion of sorts. One person I always enjoy catching up with and seeing what new engine goodies he’s cooked up over the year is Jeremy Wagler of Wagler Competition Products. Jeremy has been featured by Engine Builder several times over the years, both here in the Diesel of the Week series and as a previous winner of our America’s Best Engine Shops award back in 2017. Every year, Jeremy and Wagl ..read more

Diesel of the Week is presented by Ever since diesel engine work became a larger priority of Engine Builder magazine coverage a number of years ago, it’s been a goal to go visit with Dan Scheid and his team at Scheid Diesel in Terre Haute, IN. We’ve had the pleasure of speaking with a number of top diesel guys and visiting their respective shops over the years, but Scheid was always one that had escaped us – until now. We visited the diesel engine and machine shop in Terre Haute, IN back in November to film an episode of our popular Mild vs. Wild series. While there, we took the opportunit ..read more

Diesel of the Week is presented by Jason Stott developed his expertise in diesel mechanics and hydraulics under the guidance of his father growing up. Following high school, his passion for truck pulling led him to explore opportunities to cover the costs associated with competitions and truck maintenance. To generate income, Jason started taking on repair side jobs, and quickly found he needed to take the next big step. Jason Stott’s Super Stock pulling truck In 2010, he founded Addicted Performance Diesel to meet the growing service requests. At that time, Jason continued to work a full-t ..read more