Diesel Performance Podcast

Paul and Chris talk to Sammy, from CW Wraps, about the process of wrapping a truck and how the weather can complicate the whole thing immensely.

Chris and Paul sit down with Evan Russell of Revmax to discuss what they brought to the UCC 2019!

Manfred chats with Chris and Paul about the UCC 2019 and what Longhorn Fab has brought to the event!

Paul and Chris talk to Kasey Henry of CA Conversions about what the have going on at the Ultimate Callout Challenge 2019!

Chris chats with Ric Newbury from Exergy Performance, the best company for aftermarket fuel upgrades. They discuss their truck and give us a sound bite. Listen to their UCC 2019 experience!

Chris and Collin talk about The UCC 2019 and Thoroughbred's upcoming event!

The man from up north stops by the booth to discuss UCC 2019! Steve Gadd of Motorops sits down with Chris and Justin to discuss everything happening at the UCC!

Johnny talks to Chris about his quick as hell truck here live at UCC 2019!

Chris chats with Brian about his unique truck here at the UCC 2019!

Chris chats with Brett about all he has done with his truck this year!

Chris catches up with Maryland Diesel Performance truck driver Johnny Haslep before he sends the truck down the track!

Chris chats with Kaje about how much the DPC 2019 has changed, what we can see at this year's event, and all the great things going on at this year's Ultimate Callout Challenge!

Chris sits with Kody Pulliam and Kaje Jones as they announce the winners of the Diesel Power Challenge 2019 voting process!

Chris sits down with some of our favorite diesel freaks at the UCC 2019!

Chris and Paul discuss what you can expect to see from the vendors and competitors at the UCC. Be sure to check Duramaxtuner and Calibrated Power out at booth C6 and take a peek at the fleet they're bringing with them! Thanks to our sponsors: Exergy Performance WCFAB Duramaxtuner Calibrated Power Solutions

Chris and Paul get the details in full on this episode of the Diesel Performance Podcast. Chris Searle talks with the boys on everything you can expect to see at this years UCC event. Maybe there's a few secrets peppered in too, who knows. Thanks to our sponsors: Exergy Performance Wehrli Custom Fabrication Inc. Duramaxtuner.com Calibrated Power Solutions

Paul and Chris discuss how UCC competitor Trevor Peterson is handling a different route into the UCC this year. They discuss how Trevor expects to handle the competition this year. Thanks to our sponsors: Exergy Engineering WCFab Duramaxtuner Calibrated Power Solutions

Paul and Chris discuss how UCC competitor Tony Burkhard is looking towards the competition with less than a month to go. They discuss various modifications Tony has made to take the top spot at this year's UCC event. Thanks to our sponsors: Exergy Engineering WCFab Duramaxtuner Calibrated Power Solutions

Chris and Paul talk with one of the top UCC 2019 competitors, Chris Buhidar of Truck Source Diesel. They discuss what his plans are to take home the top spot in this year's upcoming Ultimate Callout Challenge! Thank you to our sponsors: Wehrli Custom Fabrication Inc. Exergy Performance Calibrated Power Solutions Duramaxtuner

Brad Sankey joins Paul and Chris to discuss his truck that is up for voting to compete in the DPC 2019. He tells us about how he uses the truck and how he plans to compete with a classic Midwestern Sled Puller. Thank you to our sponsors: Wehrli Custom Fabrication Inc. Exergy Performance Calibrated Power Solutions Duramaxtuner

Paul and Chris discuss the Diesel Power Challenge Presented By XDP the trucks up for voting on the ballots for this year's contenders. They go over a wide, competitive field for what will make this year an interesting one. Thank you to our sponsors: Wehrli Custom Fabrication Inc. Exergy Performance Calibrated Power Solutions Duramaxtuner

Paul and Chris are recording live from WCFab with Jason Wehrli. They walk you through his the shop, clean room, and L5P developments. This a good one from a leader in fabrication. Thanks to our sponsors: Exergy Performance Calibrated Power Solutions Wehrli Custom Fabrication Inc. Duramaxtuner.com

Paul and Chris sit down with Lavon Miller of Firepunk Diesel. He discusses with the guys wins, why he chooses Cummins trucks when racing, and many more details. Be sure to check this episode out! Download the full episode here: Thanks to our sponsors: Exergy Performance Calibrated Power Solutions Wehrli Custom Fabrication Inc. Duramaxtuner.com

Paul and Chris talk sits down with one of the top competitors in the diesel world, Derek Rose, to discuss the upcoming UCC event. Derek takes us through what his is up to before the event and how he is making a push to win this year at UCC. Thanks to our sponsors: Exergy Performance WC Fab DuramaxTuner.com Calibrated Power Solutions

Paul sits down with the president of 907 Diesel, Mike Anagnostou to discuss the diesel world up north in Alaska. They also discuss 907 Diesel's upcoming event Prowl For Power June 28-30. Check it out! Thanks to our sponsors: Exergy Performance WC Fab DuramaxTuner.com Calibrated Power Solutions

Paul and Chris discuss the upcoming Ultimate Callout Challenge with Matt Chambers of Alligator Performance. Matt talks about what is going down with the UCC event, including the live truck builds that will be on display during the event. Chris and Paul wrap up the show discussing various diesel issues and going ons. Thanks to our sponsors: Exergy Performance WC Fab DuramaxTuner.com Calibrated Power Solutions

Paul Wilson and Chris Ehmke talk about all the plans for Diesel Performance Podcast in the upcoming year of 2019. Special shout out to our sponsors: Exergy Performance, WC Fab, Calibrated Power Solutions, DuramaxTuner.com

Joe Hager recently joined our team at DuramaxTuner.com. He came in driving a 2012 deleted LML Duramax with a Stealth 67.7, built trans and a few other upgrades. Chris Ehmke went for a ride with Joe in his truck and for a ride in Mike Gutshells Tune Only 2013 LML. Afterwards the 2 join Paul Wilson in the studio to talk about the differences. Thanks to our sponsors: Exergy Performance WC Fab DuramaxTuner.com Calibrated Power Solutions

Brandon Chumbley (sorry we butchered your name in the broadcast) is a CAT employee, student and diesel performance enthusiast. For his speech class in college he was assigned to give a persuasive speech. He chose to tackle a serious, hard hitting, explosive topic: Why build Clean Sweep! Thank you to our sponsors: DuramaxTuner.com WC Fab Exergy Performance Calibrated Power

Hosts Paul Wilson and Chris Ehmke are joined by special guest Steve Gadd from MotorOps to talk about their tuning on the Twin Turbo L5P Kit made by show sponsor WC Fab. Also a true fictional story in the Exergy Do's and Don'ts segment as well as a DuramaxTuner.com Diesel Insights heads-up.

Hosts Paul Wilson and Chris Ehmke talk with a previous guest about his LMM and the mods he has made of it. Thank you to our sponsors: Exergy Performance WC Fab DuramaxTuner.com Calibrated Power

Anthony Reams joins hosts Paul Wilson and Chris Ehmke to talk about his 2019 entrance into the UCC.

Nick Preignitz of DuramaxTuner.com joins hosts Paul Wilson and Chris Ehmke to talk about the release of L5P Tuning for the 2017 + GMC and Chevy 2500 HD Diesel trucks. Thank you to our sponsors: Exergy Performance WC Fab DuramaxTuner.com Calibrated Power

Hosts Paul Wilson and Chris Ehmke talk with JD Gleason about the 6.4L Ford Powerstroke and why he loves it. JD has competed at Diesel Power Challenge (Presented by XDP, hosted by ATS Diesel and organized by Diesel Power Magazine). He also has quite the reputation on the Facebook Groups and Forums dedicated to the 6.4's. We talk to him about what builds he would suggest and why. Also up for discussion is the grudge match ramping up between Ford friends.

Josh Gruis - UCC Competitor and owner of Jags Pro Truck Shop - joins Paul and Chris to talk about what's required to build a Cummins. The guys also remind all diesel enthusiasts to do their homework. Special Thanks to our sponsors: Wehrli Custom Fabrication WCFab.com Exergy Performance exergyperformance.com Calibrated Power Solutions calibratedpower.com Duramaxtuner.com

UCC's Chris Searle describes a few changes for next year's event that may get you pretty excited. Special thanks to our sponsors: Wehrli Custom Fabrication WCFab.com Exergy Performance Exergyperformance.com Calibrated Power Solutions Calibratedpower.com Duramaxtuner.com

Paul Wilson and Chris Ehmke sit down with Nick Priegnitz and Tyler Franzen to discuss how the LBZ Budget Build truck handled the local sled circuit, the damage inflicted upon the truck, and future plans for the truck.

It looks like a jeep - but it isn't. Mahindra USA's Ruxor is a two-seater (at the moment) cross between a jeep and a two-by-two, but with a 2.5L turbo diesel. The India based company has some big plans here in the United States - a topic explored with the company's chief engineer of powertrain and performance systems, Karl Plattenberger. Thanks to our sponsors: Wehrli Custom Fabrication WCFab.COM Exergy Performance Exergyperformance.com Calibrated Power Solutions Calibratedpower.com Duramaxtuner.COM

Paul Wilson, Chris Ehmke and JP Veillon drive a 600 RWHP Duramax powered Humvee. This ain't your ordinary AM General. The build features a Stealth 67G2 turbo, Exergy Performance Sportsman Cp3, built Allison transmission, XI Diesel intercooler stack and many other mods. A special thanks to Blair Outlan of XI Diesel for not only building this rig but letting us have some fun with it.

All week we've made a deep dive on several episodes, talking about the next generation Duramax. In this episode, we continue diving. Gale Banks talks with Nick Priegnitz and Paul Wilson about the importance of swirl - an obscure process that seems to make all the difference in diesel engines. So don't mess with it! \ Thanks to our sponsors: Wehrli Custom Fabrication WCFab.com Exergy Performance Exergyperformance.com Calibrated Power Solutions Calibratedpower.com Duramaxtuner.COM

Comparing the L5P and the LML with Gale Banks is like getting a guided tour of the Vatican from the Pope. The Godfather of Diesel knows the L5P because he's been working with it for several years, long before the recent announcement about tune support for the platform. In this episode, Gale talks to Duramaxtuner's Nick Priegnitz and Paul Wilson about each component of the L5P and how it compares to its predecessor, the LML. Another technical podcast - a perfect prep for the future of diesel performance. Special thanks to our sponsors: Wehrli Custom Fabrication WCFAB.COM Exergy Performance Exergyperformance.com Calibrated Power Solutions Calibratedpower.com Duramaxtuner.com

If anyone on planet Earth would know about GM's diesel program - it's Nicola Menarini. He's GM's Chief Engineer and Program Manager of Duramax. Back in February 2017, he talked to the Diesel Performance Podcast about everything related to the new generation Duramax - how it performs and other engineering considerations. Special Thanks to Our Sponsors: Wehrli Custom Fabrication WCFab.com Exergy Performance exergyperformance.com Calibrated Power Solutions calibratedpower.com

L5P Week continues with the episode where diesel legend Gale Banks describes the redesign of the Duramax 6.6L top end. It gets pretty technical but it's worth it because you're listening to the future of diesel performance. Thanks to our Sponsors: Wehrli Custom Fabrication WCFab.com Exergy Performance Exergyperformance.com Calibrated Power Solutions calibratedpower.com Duramaxtuner.com

L5P Week on the Diesel Performance Podcast continues. In this episode, Gale Banks explains why the L5P is his "go-to" engine for military applications. The DPP is revisiting all L5P related episodes this week to correspond with the announcement that 17+ Duramax tuning is on the near horizon. Special Thanks to Our Sponsors: Wehrli Custom Fabrication WCFab.com Exergy Performance exergyperformance.com Calibrated Power Solutions Calibratedpower.com Duramaxtuner.COM

Gale's history with diesel performance is legendary and for that reason, he deserves the recognition as the Godfather of Diesel. In this episode - originally published on November 18, 2016 - Gale takes us back to the beginning and then brings us up to date on his work in diesel performance. Special Thanks to Our Sponsors: Wehrli Custom Fabrication WCFAB.COM Exergy Performance exergyperformance.com Calibrated Power Solutions calibratedpower.com Duramaxtuner.com

Paul Wilson and Chris Ehmke talk about diesel performance upgrades for your Duramax, Cummins and Power Stroke. This week they discuss where to get started with your 3rd generation Cummins build. To get into a real example, Jim Rendant and Chris Ehmke take out Jim's all stock 2006 Mega Cab with 56K miles. Thank you to our Sponsors: Duramaxtuner.com, Exergy Performance, WC Fab, Calibrated Power Official Podcast of Ultimate Callout Challenge and Diesel Power Challenge.

Joe and Drew Tordai join hosts Paul Wilson and Chris Ehmke to talk about their rapidly growing addiction to Work-Stock Sled Pulling. Starting from just a single pull to traveling every weekend, these guys can't get enough of playing in the dirt. Thank you to our sponsors: Exergy Performance WC Fab DuramaxTuner.com Calibrated Power

Tyler Franzen of DuramaxTuner.com joins hosts Paul Wilson and Chris Ehmke to talk about his $15K LBZ Budget Build Sled Pull Truck. This 2006 LBZ came to him with 165K miles and other than EFILive tunes and a 4094VA turbo all stock. He was given a budget of $15K to build a badass Work-Stock sled pull truck for the Illini State Pullers (ISP) circuit. He has gone through a host of upgrades including, VVT Stealth 67G2 turbo, Exergy 100% over injectors and 10mm Cp3, WC Fab Y-Bridge, and much more. Our Sponsors make this show possible, support us by supporting them: WC Fab: www.wcfab.com Exergy Performance: www.exergyperformance.com DuramaxTuner.com: www.duramaxtuner.com Calibrated Power: www.calibratedpower.com

Paul interviews LT from the Truck Tech Show. The conversation underscores what we've all known and appreciated about diesel performance. Special Thanks to our Sponsors: Wehrli Custom Fabrication WCFab.com Exergy Performance Exergyperformance.com Calibrated Power Solutions Calibratedpower.com Duramaxtuner.com

Paul and Chris talk to Heavy # and Diesel Dave from the Discovery Channel show Diesel Brothers. Special Thanks to Our Sponsors: Wehrli Custom Fabrication WCFAB.COM Exergy Performance Exergyperformance.com Calibrated Power Solutions Calibratedpower.com Duramaxtuner.com