Duramax V8 diesel

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diesel engine family internal combustion engine

The Duramax V8 diesel is a family of turbocharged diesel engines co-developed by General Motors and Isuzu, widely used in heavy-duty Chevrolet and GMC trucks for their strong torque, towing capability, and durability.

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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form	Occurrences
Duramax	1
L5P Duramax	1
LB7 Duramax	1
LBZ Duramax	1
LLY Duramax	1
LML Duramax	1
LMM Duramax	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	diesel engine family ⓘ internal combustion engine ⓘ
application	commercial vehicles ⓘ heavy-duty trucks ⓘ towing and hauling ⓘ
aspiration	turbocharged ⓘ
blockMaterial	cast iron (most variants) ⓘ
coDeveloper	Isuzu ⓘ
coDevelopmentCountry	Japan ⓘ
configuration	V8 ⓘ
coolingSystem	water-cooled ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
cylinders	8 ⓘ
designedFor	high load operation ⓘ long service life ⓘ
emissionsControl	diesel particulate filter ⓘ exhaust gas recirculation ⓘ selective catalytic reduction ⓘ
familyIncludes	Duramax V8 diesel self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: L5P Duramax Duramax V8 diesel self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: LB7 Duramax Duramax V8 diesel self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: LBZ Duramax Duramax V8 diesel self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: LLY Duramax Duramax V8 diesel self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: LML Duramax Duramax V8 diesel self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: LMM Duramax
fuelSystem	common-rail direct injection ⓘ
fuelType	diesel ⓘ
headMaterial	aluminum (most variants) ⓘ
introducedBy	General Motors ⓘ
introducedIn	early 2000s ⓘ
manufacturer	General Motors ⓘ
marketedAs	Duramax V8 diesel self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Duramax
notableFor	durability ⓘ high torque output ⓘ towing capability ⓘ
successorTo	Detroit Diesel V8 engines in GM pickups ⓘ
usedByBrand	Chevrolet ⓘ GMC ⓘ Isuzu ⓘ surface form: Isuzu (selected models)
usedIn	Chevrolet Express (facelifted variants) ⓘ surface form: Chevrolet Express Chevrolet Kodiak ⓘ Chevrolet Silverado ⓘ surface form: Chevrolet Silverado HD GMC Savana ⓘ GMC Sierra ⓘ surface form: GMC Sierra HD GMC TopKick ⓘ chassis cab trucks ⓘ medium-duty trucks ⓘ pickup trucks ⓘ
valvesPerCylinder	4 ⓘ
valvetrain	overhead valve ⓘ