Diesel Performance Podcast

This is a Special Edition of the Diesel Performance Podcast with hosts Nick Priegnitz, Paul Wilson, and Danny Voss answering questions and responding to comments about a recent video post on the Clean Sweep - Duramaxtuner.com's emissions intact sled puller. The crew then dives into the New York Times article about rolling coal that also mentions the Clean Sweep. It's a timely discussion about emis...

Imagine an emission intact twin turbo - impossible some say - but the guests on this episode are determined to prove everyone wrong! The Diesel Performance Podcast welcomes Matt Rosenberg from Lewisville, Idaho. He owns a 2016 LML he's planning to build into an emission intact twin turbo. Joining Matt is Diesel Tech magazine's Austin Carlise. The two visited the podcast in person after delivering...

The DPP Truck Advisor welcomes Garrett Mitchell of Gillette, Wyoming to talk about his truck a Cummins with an interesting story. Paul and Danny advise Garrett on the next step in his build and zero-in on what he wants to do with the truck. Stick around for the end of the DPP and a visit with Brad Moffitt of the Ohio Corn, Wheat, and Grass Association. 

Wade Lalone sled pulls with a semi - a 1,200 horsepower monster with 1.6 million miles on her. Wade owns Diesel Freak - a Gaylord, Michigan performance diesel shop. In this episode, Wade talks with Paul and Danny about his semi sled puller and explains how the rig is built. Wade is a firm believer that the future of diesel performance will include emissions intact trucks. The challenge will involv...

In the last four-and-a-half years, Jim Rendant's 2006 Cummins quad-cab, short bed has gone through a lot - turbos, injectors, transmissions and two engines. Jim's truck is a rolling Cummins performance laboratory. He's the latest addition to the CPS team specializing in - what else - Cummins performance! In this episode, Jim joins Nick Priegnitz to talk about the latest developments in Cummins tun...

Truck Advisor Returns! Caden Hess drives what he calls a "Pavement Princess" - a very well maintained 2010 LMM. He's now at the point where it's time to upgrade and power up - so where else should he go to discover his options than the Diesel Performance Podcast? Paul and Danny go through Caden's options along and offer a few suggestions to get to 750 rwhp. It's a great episode except that Danny a...

The dead pedal on a new diesel can be frustrating, especially if the owner has driven a diesel with a tuned, responsive throttle. In this episode, Nick Priegnitz and Chris Ehmke continue their conversation about the dead pedal - but this time focusing on how to fix it. Instead of deleting the emissions equipment (like some suggest) they say the best solution is to tune the truck. Both Nick and Chr...

The Diesel Performance Podcast celebrates 100,000 downloads! When we launched the podcast back in November 2015 we had no idea what to expect. All we knew was that diesel enthusiasts have a real passion for the performance aftermarket. Sure enough, the podcast found an audience. Thank you for listening. We hope you enjoy our celebration episode, which contains a few surprises: We analyze Danny's o...

Nick Priegnitz and Chris Ehmke dissect the dead pedal problem found in newer trucks. What exactly is a dead pedal? It's an unresponsive throttle that really throws new truck owners for a loop - especially if they're a previous owner of a tuned truck. Nick and Chris explain the problem and what causes it. This is the first part of a two-part series. The two guys solve the problem in the next episod...

According to Tony Burkhard success on the sled track has everything to do with your set-up or suspension. Tony the owner of Dirty Hooker Diesel of Harbor Beach, Michigan. He's also a multi-winner of several pulling titles. Tony says he learned early that no matter the engine build or other mods - suspension is what makes or breaks the sled pull, literally!  http://dirtyhookerdiesel.com/  

This podcast is for anyone who makes a living with a diesel powertrain in agriculture or any industry where heavy duty diesel engines bear the burden of getting the job done. Hosts Nick Priegnitz and Paul Wilson describe tractor tuning from Calibrated Power Solutions. Tractor tuning increases horsepower within the powertrain specifications. These tractor calibrations make it possible to run the tr...

There's a new class in sled pulling - the outlaw class and it's a crowd pleaser. Unlike stock and 2.5 trucks, the outlaw class doesn't have any rules. It's a "run-what-you-brung" pull. You can have a 1,200 horsepower truck go up against one with less than half the horsepower and still be competitive against each other. Stuff is always breaking - so what's not to like about that, right?  The Diesel...

Technology improvements in the 2010 and newer Cummins have made emissions intact performance gains possible. In fact, Clint Cannon, Founder-Owner of ATS Diesel describes the next technological achievement for his company - emission intact twin turbo system. Clint explains to Danny and Paul the system uses a patented manifold design to use the engine's heat to compliment the emissions equipment. Th...

Diesel Performance Podcast host Nick Priegnitz welcomes Chris Ehmke of Calibrated Power Solutions and Duramaxtuner.com to talk about drop-in turbochargers. What's the difference between drop-in turbochargers when compared to those that require a pedestal, oil lines, and various other components? As Nick and Chris discuss, the manufacturers had a good reason to use the size of charger they did and...

Pulling in the 2.5 charger class means different things in different regions of the country. It's a real mess because there's no set rules or agreement.  Danville Performance's Mark Broviak joins the Diesel Performance Podcast to help Danny and Paul understand what's going on in the 2.5 pulling class. Mark says 2.5 trucks can differ in horsepower by several hundred because of how the rules are wri...

Ryan Gelinas spends more than 200 freaking days on the road every year promoting and marketing ATS. He's been to every sled pull, drag race, and dyno event out there. What better person to talk to about diesel gatherings, right? Paul Wilson and Ryan go over the major events every diesel enthusiast needs to know about. They also explain which could be considered family friendly and those that are n...

Jon Flament's '06 Cummins hit 11 seconds - but is destined to shave another second - at least that's what Jon wants to do - go fast, real fast. In this episode of the Diesel Performance Podcast, Chris Ehmke talks with Jon about his build and future plans for his truck.

SoCalDiesel's Guy Tripp talks to Danny and Paul about Duramax engine builds and what owners need to consider. Guy is a pioneer in the diesel performance aftermarket. He's a mechanical engineer with many years of design and manufacturer experience with cylinder heads and other high-performance parts for gasoline and diesel engines. Guy got into diesel following the introduction of the Bosch Common...

PSP Diesel's Stephen Peters says a bullet-proofed Ford 6.0 is probably the least expensive, most reliable diesel power you can get. Stephen joins Paul and Danny on the podcast to explain the modifications included in the bullet-proofing process. He also goes into detail on the best way to keep a Ford 6.0 healthy (oil changes) but he also talks about oil filtration and how it's lowering maintenance...

It's the battle between the small diesel engines - GMC Canyon 2.8L versus Jeep 3.0L EcoDiesel. Calibrated Power Solutions founder-owner Nick Priegnitz along with CPS diesel tech DJ Wlasiuk and vice president of operations and sale strategies Jamie Kerley discuss the performance differences between the platforms. 

Diesel Technology Source's David Browning schools Paul and Danny on the finer points of sled pulling. David explains the beginning of the sport and why it's so popular among farmers and other country folks. David goes into detail on the hitch and the importance of a particular set-up to get the best results. The conversation devolves (as it usually does with Paul and Danny) into what happens when...

Anthony Reams talks about his XDP sponsored drag truck and a new set up: common rail, twin turbo with dual fuelers clocking 9.14, 153.89 mph - outrunning two national records for ET and MPH!   Anthony Reams Racing  

Duramaxtuner.com's founder-owner, Nick Priegnitz, hosts the Diesel Performance Podcast with Danny Voss to talk about a new and exciting frontier - emissions equipped sled pulling. DT's emission's equipped sled truck Clean Sweep is a 2012 LML Duramax beta testing the Stealth 64 VVT turbocharger. Clean Sweep changes everything for performance diesel with its 600+ horsepower and the factory exhaust i...

This one of a kind diesel drag set-up has to be seen to believed. Blown Smoke won the NHRDA Pro Stock World & National Championships in an engine and chassis configuration unknown before now. Brian Spooner and Jamie Stajanowski give Paul and Danny the complete story behind Blown Smoke and how the build experienced plenty of set-backs to get where it is today. The vehicle features a 511 cubic inch...

Jacob White of High Tech Turbo returns to the Diesel Performance Podcast. In this episode, Jacob explains the pros and cons of big, single turbos. He also describes the differences between the s300 and s400 chargers and apparently how size does matter when it comes to driveability. The turbo-talk also dives into the difference between sea level and high altitude turbo performance, something you ma...