If you want to figure out which of these Duramax variants is under the hood of your early-2000s GM truck, the easiest way to do so is by verifying the vehicle's model year, with the LB7 utilized ...

For those playing along at home, this issue finds us wrapping up our LB7 Duramax short-block build. Last time around, we dropped our trashed engine off with the skilled hands of L&R Engines in ...

The initial LB7 Duramax that was released in 2001 was a major step up from GM's outgoing 6.5-liter diesel, introducing groundbreaking technology including a high-pressure common-rail, direct ...

Our LB7 Duramax already had the turbocharger improved by converting it to a Fleece “Cheetah,” and we’d upgraded our stock CP3 to a 42-percent-over unit from Industrial Injection.

Duramax LB7 V-8-powered G-Body 1978 Chevy Malibu was one of the coolest work-in-progress drag cars at Florida Truck Jam. KJ Jones Writer, Photographer Apr 22, 2024.

Early in the history of Duramax engines, GM changed the LB7 series of engines to LLY, but it can be difficult to tell them apart. Here’s how.