The title says it all! Jacob White of Edge Products joins Paul Wilson and Chris Ehmke to discuss the newest Edge feature, flashing custom L5P tuning with the Edge device. They discuss the process it took to get here, Duramaxtuner working with Edge to launch the custom L5P tuning, and what the future holds for other RPOs and Makes with Edge!…

Paul Wilson is joined by Robert Rowley! You probably have seen at least one of his videos on (TheBuiltCmax.Creations) Instagram or TikTok and we got a chance to chat about all the amazing things he's doing within the diesel world. Robert chats about 10K budget build projects, the spirit of competitions that are made for modified trucks that are str…

Chris Ehmke is joined by Nick Priegnitz of Calibrated Power, home of Duramaxtuner and Jason Wherli of WCFab to discuss innovation in diesel aftermarket products. The boys discuss how much it's changed, what the future holds, and discuss the Performance Test Lab they created.By Justin Tyson / Duramaxtuner

Ben Hinz of Southern Diesel Supply joins Paul Wilson and Chris Ehmke in the studio this week. Ben has been building his company Southern Diesel Supply for some time now and the boys wanted to have him on to discuss what it's like owning a diesel business out in Florida. They discuss his diesel roots, the hardest aspects of owning a business in the …

Kenny Bruner. You know the man, we literally had him as our competitor interview just a bit ago. Well, he showed up to the Ultimate Callout Challenge and took home 1st place. Ken talks the weekend win with Paul and Chris on this episode! Congrats Ken Bruner on winning the UCC 2024, buddy.By Justin Tyson / Duramaxtuner

The boys are joined by Kenny Bruner to discuss his second attempt at the Ultimate Callout Challenge! Kenny brings his 2006 Cummins and hopes to put in a solid performance over the weekend. Kenny does it all; family man, an engineer, and a fabricator. The man does it all. Ken is a great guy and of course we had a blast interviewing him. Talk a liste…

Paul Wilson is joined by rookie UCC 2024 competitor Morey Logue! Finally the boys got ahold of someone that isn't using a Cummins in the Ultimate Callout Challenge 2024. Morey was gracious enough to take time away from wrenching on his Dmax to discuss all he's done to the truck, what he expects accomplish this year at the event, and what working wi…

Logan Epling joins the guys for this next driver interview featuring UCC 2024 competitors! Logan talks about juggling shop life, the UCC, and his last time competing. His 2006 Cummins hopefully has the electrical gremlins solved and with his experience in drag racing, the dyno, and sled pulling he's expecting a lot more this year. Check it out!…

Chris Patterson called in to talk with Paul and Chris about what he wants to see from his truck at the Ultimate Callout Challenge 2024. From settings records on dynos, competing in multiple events over quite a few years, and putting his Cummins through anything and everything; Chris is back for another go round at the UCC! With his 2007 Cummins, Ch…

Paul Wilson and Chris Ehmke are joined by Michael Brown for our first UCC 2024 competitor interview of the season! Mike was such a fun interview. He enters his first UCC competition with his 2007 Cummins Megacab with a slew of mods. The boys and Mike sat down to discuss strategy, what he expects of the competition, and had quite a few laughs as Mik…

Paul Wilson is joined by Chris Searle to discuss UCC 2024! Chris discusses all the amazing things you'll get to experience at this year's event. Outside of the competition that has a laundry list worth of amazing competitors, this year you can find a fan dyno, the show and shine is back, epic pull pits, ODSS races, and of course the DPI Expo showca…

Chris Ehmke and Paul Wilson are joined by Katie Pajestka on this release. You know the name, you know the 2003 LB7 of hers. Katie calls in to give the boys an update on her LB7 being resurrected and she discusses what life is like wrenching and having fun with the Supra. Katie is always a great interview, we hope you enjoy this one as much as we di…

Chris Ehmke is joined by Nick Priegnitz, CEO of Duramaxtuner, to discuss something they both wanted to partake in. They put the 3.0L Duramax shop truck up against the 6.2L gas truck of one of our employees when it comes to towing. Well, let's just say this one was very interesting..... Have a listen.…

Paul Wilson brings you the most data-intensive episode when it comes to putting a turbo through quite the test. Nick Priegnitz, CEO of Calibrated Power/Duramaxtuner, put together a set of tests including towing, spool-up, and max horsepower smoke output limited and unlimited. Yes it's a ton of information. The turbos? 5.9L 3rd Gen Cummins stock tur…

Paul Wilson and Chris Ehmke are back with a hot button topic. We've all been around enough to have seen a ton of misinformation make its rounds when it comes to emissions equipment and tuning around the LML and now the L5P. Paul and Chris discuss in-depth about the what you should look out for, what the future is next, and much more on this episode…

Paul Wilson and Chris Ehmke are back to discuss 5th Gen Cummins horsepower recipes. We have been getting a lot of requests via messages and comments to do a horsepower recipe episode on the 5th Gen Cummins and the boys delivered. They tackle upgrades, why your transmission in your 5th Gen needs a little something extra, and much more.…

Paul Wilson and Chris Ehmke are back with some educational content this week! They bring you a couple of segments on Diesel Insights where Nick Priegnitz of Calibrated Power / Duramaxtuner breaks down the differences between a 2024 L5P stock turbo and compare it to the prior years of L5P 6.6L Duramax trucks. Then they bring you another turbo analys…

Paul Wilson is joined by Bruce Mallinson of Pittsburgh Power. Bruce details his beginnings with tinkering with Cummins diesel engines in the late 70s, how he grew a one-man operation into this massive empire known as Pittsburgh Power, and just how effective Max Mileage is and why it's one of the best things on the market for semis!…

Chris Ehmke brings you Anthony Bruneni and Tim Mahoney as they give you the final few updates of the DIY 'Till I Die LB7 project truck. They discuss fuel and air modifications, the issues they ran into with the injectors install, some sick WCFab parts, and if the accomplished what they had in mind when it comes to goals with the truck. We want to g…

Paul Wilson and Chris Ehmke get their hands on a 2023 Powerstroke High Output model.... It comes from the factory at 500 HP and 1,200 ft-lbs, so what do the boys think of it? They touch on what they like, what they'd fix, and other things from behind the wheel of the 2023 HO Powerstroke!By Justin Tyson / Duramaxtuner

Paul Wilson and Chris Ehmke are bring you the first five installments of Tim Mahoney's LB7 project truck they are calling the DIY 'Till I Die! Anthony Bruneni and Tim Mahoney walk you through the project idea, tuning a truck that's 20+ years old, getting it on the dyno, adding a 6th gear, and yanking/building the transmission. Be sure to follow the…

Paul Wilson and Chris Ehmke are joined by Jason Wehrli on this week's episode! Jason talks to the boys about why Y-Bridges are important and how their new re-design are a big deal. He talks about new product development as well.... Specifically 6.7L Powerstroke products!By Justin Tyson / Duramaxtuner

Paul Wilson is joined by Randy and Jordan Harkema of Exergy Performance to discuss misinformation on their products from unauthorized sellers. Folks, the diesel industry is susceptible to these things just like any other. They discuss what to look out for and why buying from authorized sellers is worth the $20 extra spent.…

Paul Wilson and Chris Ehmke have an interesting story for you all this week. They detail and discuss a NOx sensor issue that was misdiagnosed at multiple locations. They break down what went wrong, how it was corrected, and how much this job costs compared to going with the alternative options.By Justin Tyson / DuramaxTuner

Paul Wilson and Chris Ehmke are joined by Jaden McKinley to discuss how his weekend went with the BEAST known as the Big Block Cummins at the Paw Paw Sled Pull. It was hot, 15+ pounds of ice were consumed by the cooler, and how'd it far on the track? Well, find out here!By Justin Tyson / Duramaxtuner

Paul Wilson and Alex Hogue are joined by Robby Garcia to discuss climbing his way up the standings board with his truck. Robby started competing in 2020 at King Of The Streets and has been going to events ever since. He discusses the progression, what it's like to do these events, and just sending it!…

Paul Wilson and Alex Hogue want to let listeners in on a pre-launch secret regarding an STR turbo for the 2019-2023 6.7L Cummins, how a turbo gets certified for emissions standards, and they discuss another charger development that is about to be released by Calibrated Power / Duramaxtuner.By Justin Tyson / Duramaxtuner

With Tim's LB7 project truck/budget build/DIY 'til I Die coming close to completion (be on the lookout), we thought it'd be a great time to reshare when we had an LBZ budget build with our buddy Tyler Franzen. Paul Wilson, Chris Ehmke, and Tyler discuss the truck and everything on this episode.By Justin Tyson / Duramaxtuner

Paul Wilson and Chris Ehmke talk with Colin King about his 2006 5.9L Cummins. He has made a few mods and in the process has seen issues arise throughout the build. He discusses that journey with his 5.9L on today's episodeBy Justin Tyson / Duramaxtuner

Paul Wilson and Jaden McKinley discuss how sled pull season is going for Jaden with the Calibrated Power 2017 6.7L Powerstroke so far. Dry weather, tracks being beat down, and other factors have had Jaden rethinking his strategies this season; He discusses that on today's episode!By Justin Tyson / Duramaxtuner

We have a research episode! Paul, Chris, and Alex get into the history of the 2.8L Duramax. They breakdown it's origins, what made it so unique, and ultimately it being done in lieu of the 3 liter. They have all the info on the 2.8L featured on this podcast!By Justin Tyson / Duramaxtuner

Paul Wilson and Alex Hogue are joined by Jaden McKinley, shop tech at Calibrated Power/Duramaxtuner. They had Jaden on the show to discuss the first sled pull of the season with the 2017 6.7L emissions-equipped Powerstroke, what it's like putting the truck through that much stress, what to look out for, and much more!…

Paul and Chris welcome Nick Priegnitz on the show to discuss Gas Vs. Diesel! It's one of our biggest downloaded episodes so we figured it would be a good time to reshare. Have a great one!By Justin Tyson / Duramaxtuner

Paul Wilson, Chris Ehmke, and Alex Hogue tackle a topic everyone wants information on: fuel economy. Is 30 MPG obtainable or is it a myth? How do you increase fuel economy? Is there a secret to it? They tackle the question on this episode.By Justin Tyson / Duramaxtuner

Paul Wilson and Alex Hogue are joined by Robert Rowley on today's episode! Robert is an enthusiast through and through. Between juggling tons of projects, his 1967 GMC c1500 with an LB7 chassis, his passion for burnout competitions, and just finding new things to wrench on or fabricate, the man has a passion. This one is interesting and fun, enjoy.…

Chris Ehmke and Alex Hogue take you with them for a ride along in a tuned 2022 Cummins. They give you why you may want to finally tune your newer 5th gen, what it takes to have it done, and the benefits of the tuning!

Josh McCormack joins Paul Wilson and Chris Ehmke to discuss the weekend at UCC 2023. Josh Missed out on 1st by a mere 15 points, but threw down one of the best pulls of the weekend and put up a number of 2,879.6 HP on the dyno. He discusses the toll this weekend takes on every competitor, the camaraderie, and how he juggles being a shop owner and Y…

They'reeeee back.... And they return to the show with the title of Ultimate Callout Challenge 2023 Winners! Tony and Tyler Burkhard join us after taking 1st at this year's UCC event. The boys join us to discuss their big weekend, what happened on the drag strip to Tyler, and being the FIRST Duramax to win the Ultimate Callout Challenge. Two of our …

UCC 2023 is a wrap! Huge shout out to Tony & Tyler Burkhard for taking home first place. We are currently trying to catch up after the madness of the UCC weekend, so we are bringing back an episode from 2021. It was after Justin Zeigler's first win and the wild weekend the Burkhards had. Enjoy, new episode next week.…

Paul Wilson and Chris Ehmke discuss Chris' jaunt down to the Thoroughbred facility for the event last weekend! Chris discusses how the dyno day went, the vendor side of things, and how Thoroughbred is one of the top diesel aftermarket distributors around!By Justin Tyson / Duramaxtuner

Paul Wilson and Chris Ehmke are joined by Jeff Kelderman of Kelderman Manufacturing to talk about their industry-leading lift kits. Jeff breaks down what goes into developing these lifts as tracks add more electronics, where they all started, and a lot more!By Justin Tyson / Duramaxtuner

Paul Wilson and Chris Ehmke have longtime guest Tony Burkhard on to talk about ODSS and UCC coming up very shortly. Tony does it all. Shop owner, family man, competitions, EMT/Firefighter, and just a guy who wants to help his fellow enthusiasts. He sits down to talk about how his team are getting the feel for a different truck, what the UCC and ODS…

Randy Bolig, Editor-In-Chief of Diesel Army, sits down with Paul and Chris to discuss how Diesel Army is tackling hot topics in the world of diesel. Diesel Army covers all topics, but they are leaning heavily on DIY and the utilitarian side of the diesel world. Randy breaks down Diesel Army on this episode!…

Josh Thornton of FASS Fuel Systems joins Chris Ehmke and Paul Wilson to discuss lift pumps. Josh has been a significant part of FASS for a while working in the research and development side and if you want to understand how these systems work truly, Josh is the guy. Josh sat down to discuss the evolution of newer products with newer truck models, h…

Guy Tripp joins Paul Wilson and Chris Emhke on today's episode. Guy has been pushing the boundaries of what a Duramax engine can do since he bought himself a 2003 LB7. He started out on the gas side of performance modifications and eventually would start what we know today as SoCal Diesel. Guy talks about the progression of Duramax engine builds, h…

Paul Wilson and Chris Ehmke stopped by to visit Jason Wehrli and talk about everything going on for the Wehrli crew! Jason took time out of his busy schedule to discuss new projects, what 10 years mean to a successful business, and what he's bringing to diesel and the side-by-side industry!By Justin Tyson / Duramaxtuner

We took a field trip to Auto Meter to discuss the operation they've got when it comes to making some of the nation's best performance gauges! Paul Wilson and Chris Ehmke sat down with Marc Erikson and Mike Lovro to discuss why their gauges are some of the best, how the company has continued to evolve since its inception in 1957, and what the future…

Paul Wilson and Chris Ehmke address a topic we constantly get questions on, the 6-speed LB7. The boys want to sift through everything true and everything that is inaccurate when it comes to the 6-speed enabled LB7 diesel truck.By Justin Tyson / Duramaxtuner.com

Kory Willis of PPEI joins Paul Wilson and Chris Ehmke! The boys have wanted to get Kory on for years and have finally delivered. Kory sits down to talk about the future of the diesel industry, the future of PPEI, and how the tuning industry is constantly changing. An hour-long episode packed with great talk that any diesel enthusiast would want to …

Paul Wilson and Chris Ehmke have Chris Searle back on because the UCC 2023 is literally right around the corner! Chris discusses what folks attending the event can expect, what this competition holds, and the world's largest show and shine!By Justin Tyson / DuramaxTuner