Ford Power Stroke Diesel Truck Drag Racing Barona Drag Strip 10-20-2012

MAXIMUM DIESELS VS. THE WORLD SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2012 Nothing like Ford Super Duty trucks diesel truck drag racing on the 1/8 mile drag strip. Power Stroke is the name given to the diesel engines found in Ford Super Duty trucks, Ford Excursion SUVs, Ford Econoline vans, and Ford LCF commercial vehicles. Production by Navistar International Corporation (International Truck and Engine Corporation) for Ford Motor Company began in mid 1994, in Indianapolis, Indiana, Huntsville, Alabama, and Brazil and continued until 2010. The Navistar sourced diesels came in displacements of 7.3, 6.0, 4.5, and 6.4 liters. In the middle of 2010 Ford released a newly designed 6.7 Liter Powerstroke engine (codenamed the Scorpion and built in house by Ford in their Chihuahua, Mexico facility (Chihuahua Engine Plant, "CHEP") along with a newly redesigned interior and exterior. These engines primarily compete in the United States full-size pickup truck market with the Duramax V8 from General Motors/Isuzu DMAX and the B series straight 6 from Ram/Cummins.