Power Driven Podcast

We learned some things in 2025 that completely reshaped how we think about diesel performance, and a lot of it challenged what most people assume about power, smoke, and tuning. This episode of the Power Driven Podcast is a year end breakdown featuring the Power Driven Diesel crew reflecting on everything they tested, broke, and learned throughout the year. The conversation covers diesel performan...

If you had to pick just three upgrades to make your tow truck better, what would they be? In this episode of the Power Driven Podcast, Will, Todd, and Meyers break down their own personal tow trucks and go head to head choosing their top three favorite upgrades. They turn it into a white-elephant style game where once a mod is picked, nobody else can use it, forcing each guy to really think about...

This one turns into a battle royale fast, with Myer and John wasting no time getting into a heated shop floor debate about extreme diesel performance and what really works when you are pushing the limits. The conversation dives straight into drag racing setups, large single turbo strategy, and the tuning challenges that show up when you are chasing real, repeatable power. A major focus is why mech...

We break down how to build a clean street friendly 1000 horsepower 12 valve Cummins without the smoke show or sketchy manners. This Power Driven Podcast features Meyer with guest John Schroeder from Black Tie Race Fab, and the crew gets real about what it takes to cross four digits while keeping a truck fun in town, on the dyno, and at the strip. Instead of throwing the biggest parts at a 12 valve...

One spec turbo, instant green starts, and a purse swelling toward one hundred grand turned this class into the wildest storyline in diesel drag racing. This episode of the Power Driven Podcast is hosted by Will and jumps straight into the future of diesel motorsports with Josh and Myers in the room. The crew uses the 72 Fast class that runs alongside UCC in Indianapolis as the case study for where...

Diesel really is king when it comes to doing real work, and in this episode of the Power Driven Podcast the crew slows things down and explains why in plain language. The whole conversation kicks off because a viewer told them they were talking over his head, even though he is a car guy, so they decided to go back to basics, talk in a way everyone can follow, and break down why they love diesels,...

Scrat, a 1996 second gen Dodge, is headed to the Ultimate Callout Challenge 2026 with Myer at the wheel, and the plan is simple. Build it in the shop, keep it serviceable, and make it live through the dyno, the drag strip, and the sled pull. This episode of the Power Driven Podcast features Will and Todd with Myer talking through the UCC plan, why it matters to diesel fans, and how it stacks up ag...

An 850 horsepower Cummins that tows, daily drives, and still rips the tires at 80 miles an hour. This episode of the Power Driven Podcast is all about building a real 850 wheel horsepower street truck the kind you can hook to a trailer, commute in, and still line up next to the neighborhood Corvette with a smile. The Power Driven Diesel crew walks through proven recipes across 12 valve, VP44, and...

We got the invite to light up the SEMA burnout pit, so we’re bringing the Junker drag truck and a street-driven mega cab named Ruby and seeing how much smoke and noise a couple of diesels can make before the tires give up. This episode of the Power Driven Podcast features Will, Meyer, and Todd bench-racing their way through a last-minute game plan for Horsepower Rodeo at SEMA alongside Weston Cham...

We thought we had a built transmission until Willard’s converter started slipping on the highway with a trailer behind it. This episode of the Power Driven Podcast features Todd, Myer, and Will breaking down what built really means when you are talking transmissions on a VP44 powered second gen. Using our 2001 Ram tow rig Willard as the example, we talk through line pressure, torque converter lock...

We finished 52 horsepower short of the goal at the Diesel Fam event in Cedar City, but that setback didn’t last long. In this episode of the Power Driven Podcast, hosts Will and Myer sit down with Utah Custom Builder and Content Creator Wes Beaman to talk about how he brought his 6.7 Cummins build “Side Piece” to the Power Driven Diesel shop to finally hit the number he’d been chasing all season....

We strapped our VP44-powered Cummins to the dyno and chased that rush we’ve loved since day one, but this episode is about the stories that started it all and why we still can’t leave these trucks alone. On this episode of the Power Driven Podcast, Will, Todd, and Meyer sit down to talk about where their passion for diesel really began. From their first rides and broken parts to the moments they r...

Sitting in the dentist’s chair turned into a full blown debate about the best diesel trucks you can actually buy right now without spending a hundred grand and which generation of Dodge Cummins is still king of the road. In this episode of the Power Driven Podcast, the crew sits down to talk through the best used diesel trucks for real world owners. They focus on Dodge because that’s where their e...

This episode of the Power Driven Podcast features Will, Todd, and Meyer sitting down with Josh after his record setting dyno hit. They cover the whole story from his three thousand horsepower number at UCC to the follow up run in Richfield where he picked up uncorrected power and set a new benchmark. They also dig into why corrected versus uncorrected numbers always stir debate and how altitude, a...

We took a slammed short bed second gen Dodge that used to blow the tires off in overdrive and turned it into a four wheel drive street truck that rips no prep airstrips and accidentally does four wheel drive burnouts. What started as a 12 valve five speed Shorty evolved through an auto swap and a clean common rail conversion that made 1,061 horsepower on its first dyno event, grew into compound tu...

Nothing changes a diesel like a turbo, and in this episode of the Power Driven Podcast the crew digs into the setups that make the biggest difference. The guys cover it all, from simple single turbos to massive big frame upgrades and compound builds that completely change the way a truck drives. They are not guessing or repeating internet myths. This is real shop experience backed up by dyno pulls...

Mechanical pumps are making a comeback, and this episode proves they still have a place even as common rail dominates diesel racing. This episode of the Power Driven Podcast features our crew with special guest John Schirado from Black Tie Race Fab. John is a seasoned racer and fabricator who helped build the Godfather race truck, and he joins us to debate mechanical pump trucks versus modern comm...

This episode of the Power Driven Podcast brings in guest John Schirado of Black Tie Race Fab to stir the pot and talk real-world six liter Powerstroke performance with the crew while Will is out of town. From shop banter and fabrication chops to why some folks swear the 6.0 was peak diesel engineering, we get into what actually matters for reliability, towing manners, and going fast. If you’ve eve...

This episode of the Power Driven Podcast is all about the ultimate working man’s tow trucks. After one of our listeners suggested it, the crew sat down to dive into the tow rigs we use to haul race trucks, trailers, and everything in between. These aren’t dealership stock trucks, they’re purpose built, hard working rigs that blur the line between daily hauler and performance build. Towing is a hug...

We just got back from Montana and man, what a weekend. This episode of the Power Driven Podcast is all about going fast, breaking parts, fixing parts, and figuring out what it really takes to push a diesel truck down the drag strip. Between the three of us we hauled almost 10,000 horsepower to the track and it was a mix of personal bests, new records, and a couple engines that did not quite make i...

If you own a diesel truck, you have probably heard the endless debates about EGT or exhaust gas temperature. Is 1250°F the magic number? Will running too hot melt your pistons? Does turbine inlet temperature tell you more than your standard gauge? In this episode of the Power Driven Podcast we cut through the myths and share real-world experience from years of towing, racing, and building everythi...

In this episode of the Power Driven Podcast, Will and Meyer dig into a topic that often gets overlooked but plays a huge role in any serious diesel build: the drivetrain. While most people focus on engines and transmissions, it’s the transfer case, axles, driveshafts, and U-joints that ultimately keep power on the ground and prevent parts from failing when things get rowdy. They begin by breaking...

In this episode of the Power Driven Podcast, Todd, Will, and Meyer share some of the wildest stories from their years of building, racing, and blowing up diesel trucks. It’s all about the parts and setups they got away with, until they didn’t. From running big horsepower through stock head bolts to pushing factory transmissions way past their limits, this one is packed with real experiences that e...

Will and Myer hit the Dyno with one goal in mind. Find out if external wastegates actually help make more power on a compound turbo setup or if they’re just adding extra complexity for nothing. After 43 pulls on Will’s 6.7L Cummins race truck, they’ve got some answers and a few surprises. They tested screamer pipes and hot pipe gates, played with turbine housing sizes, swapped cams and valve train...

In this episode of the Power Driven Diesel Podcast, we’re tackling one of the most common questions we get from guys in the diesel performance world. What’s the real difference between O-rings and firings, and which one should you be running in your build? Whether you’re building a weekend warrior, daily driving your truck, hauling heavy loads, or chasing horsepower numbers with compound turbos, t...