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Transmission Q&A

01.15.2021

We appreciate all the feedback from Instagram making this episode happen. Frank from Revmax Converters agreed to let us bombard him with questions - 4R100 450HP builds, Allison shafts and C2 hub, manual valve bodies on new transmissions and more!

The Diesel Podcast episodes:

01.15.2021 Transmission Q&A We appreciate all the feedback from Instagram making this episode happen. Frank from Revmax Converters agreed to let us bombard him with questions - 4R100 450HP builds, Allison shafts and C2 hub, manual valve bodies on new transmissions and more!
01.08.2021 Will Diesel Smoke Make Electric Vehicles Mandatory? This is a huge topic and one evening we caught up with Lenny Reed from Dynomite Diesel Products about it. Are smokey trucks on the street fueling the push for electric trucks? Lenny shares his thoughts on diesel smoke, energy ...
01.05.2021 Ryan Milliken’s New Cummins Engine Ryan Milliken was at Freedom Racing Engines doing some dyno testing on his new Cummins race motor. Ryan, Chase from Fleece and John from Freedom Racing Engines sat down with us to talk about the Nova, engine details and goals ...
12.15.2020 Diesel Engine Q&A Cass from Choate Engineering joins us to answer questions from our audience! What’s needed for a 6.0L to reliably hold power? How to stop high pressure oil leaks? What’s the best engine? Do emission-equipped diesels not last as long?
12.08.2020 Proformance Diesel The diesel community recently lost Steven Ciaburri of Proformance Diesel. On this episode, we talk with General Manager Dylan Fox about Steven’s passion for making us love our trucks more and the future of Proformance Diesel.
11.17.2020 1964 Ford F100 7.3L Powerstroke This episode comes to us from one of our followers on Instagram! Craig messaged us with his 1964 F100 with a 1997 7.3L Powerstroke engine swap. Craig goes into detail about swapping the chassis, fitting the engine, custom wiring harness ...
11.06.2020 Easy Towing Upgrade Jeff from Stealth Performance Products chats with us today about plug and play power! We asked what goes into their modules for usable power, how it helps towing and daily driving and new platforms they are working on.
10.26.2020 Diesel Engine Bearing Failure Cass from Choate Engineering joins us today to talk about rotating assembly failures. A failed connecting rod is easy to discover, but what about bearings, clearances and crankshaft issues? Is it a part or installation error? Or both?
10.20.2020 Why Does CARB Testing Matter? We talked with Christian from BD Diesel and asked him why CARB testing matters if you don’t live in California? What products and what does the process look like for having the testing done? Christian also tells us about the ...
10.13.2020 F100 Cummins Swap Today we chat with Solomon Lunger, host of the F100 Talk Podcast and founder of @TheFordEra on Instagram! He tells us about his 12V Cummins swapped F100, plans for making it the ultimate daily driver and his passion for Ford ...
10.06.2020 I Broke My Transmission! We’ve all either been there, or known someone that has, and a broken transmission is never a fun time. In trucks with more than stock power, a major weak point can be transmission shafts. Today, we chat with Frank from ...
09.29.2020 One Thing Your Shop Isn’t Doing Today’s guest is Nick from Dieselmatic, a company that specializes in helping diesel shops establish their digital presence. We chat about free things you can do to make your business stand out among the crowd - and one thing you ...
09.22.2020 Sticking with the VP44 Pump Today’s guest is Austin Smith, a BD Race Team member and owner of a 2nd Gen Cummins running the 7.70 class. Austin tells us why he chose to not p-pump this truck, the air and fuel setup and what fuels ...
09.15.2020 More Power, Less Smoke & Pikes Peak Record Lenny Reed, owner of Dynomite Diesel Products, caught up with us today about Chuckles Garage and their Pikes Peak record! Lenny tells us about the Dynomite Diesel injectors fueling the truck, building more power with less smoke on race trucks, ...
09.08.2020 Are Diesel Races Happening? Adam Blattenberg, Editor of Diesel World Magazine, joins us today to talk events (and some BMW diesel talk). We asked him what events are taking place, how they can happen with safety precautions in place and how it’s affecting the ...
09.04.2020 68RFE Pump Upgrade Revmax just dropped a new part for 68RFE’s and we wanted to know more about it. Frank from Revmax joins us to talk about their new pump, what it does for stock and modified transmissions and more!
09.01.2020 BMW 335d Sleeper Today’s topic is a first on the podcast! Today we chat with Matt Santjer from Santjer Performance about his passion for BMW 335d’s. His car is approaching 1000hp with triple turbos, dual injection pumps, modified injectors, stock transmission and long ...
08.28.2020 12V Cummins Free Horsepower One of the coolest things about a 12V Cummins is how easy it is to pick up power. Sure, they may not have the power ratings of the latest engine, but that doesn’t last for long. Mike Cole, BD Race ...
08.25.2020 6.0L Powerstrokes with KC Turbos If you’ve been around diesels for a while, you know the bad rep 6.0L Powerstrokes had. That’s not the case anymore, and it’s because companies like KC Turbos innovated and pushed the platform to new heights. Joining us today is ...
08.21.2020 Off-Road Alumiduty & 2.8L Cummins Jeep Swaps If you like going off-road, you’re going to enjoy this episode! We talk with Gary, owner of Diesel Pros, about his 6.7L Powerstroke setup for ultimate towing and off-roading. We also jump into some 2.8L Cummins talk and how they ...
08.15.2020 Easy Ways to Tell if Your Engine is Toast Whether you’re looking at buying a truck or one is dropped off at your shop, how can you tell if the engine is shot? Is it a smaller problem or is a new long/short block in order? Cass from Choate ...
08.07.2020 The Last Common Rail to Beat This Truck Phil Taylor, owner of DPC Converters, joins us today to talk shop! We start by asking him the last common rail that beat his race truck, then dive into new products. Teaser - they do more than just converters.
08.03.2020 Duramax Talk with Sterling Diesel Performance Duramax fans, this is an episode you’re gonna love! Dustin Sterling, owner of Sterling Diesel Performance in New Caney, TX joins us today. He’s a Duramax enthusiast and has a nasty race truck. We talk to him about his passion ...
07.27.2020 Dynomite Diesel Injectors Lenny Reed, owner of Dynomite Diesel Products, tells us about some game-changing news in the injector world. From testing to balancing, how to make power and more, it’s on this episode!
07.20.2020 68RFE Problems & Fixes Is your 68RFE in fail-safe mode? Have transmission codes? We asked the experts at Revmax Converters about common problems and fixes for the 68RFE. Give a listen as we go through symptoms, codes, valve body and clutch pack issues and ...
07.13.2020 PPEI Racing & Your Truck We’ve heard some people ask how diesel racing makes their daily driver/work truck better. Wade Moody joins us today to talk about the PPEI race car and how what they learn racing benefits the daily driver. A teaser? Data. Give ...
07.06.2020 12V Cummins Must-Have Upgrades The legendary Cummins engine is the focus of today’s episode! Over the last few months, we’ve gotten a lot of questions from you about 12V reliability upgrades. The engine doesn’t need much, but there’s a few things you definitely want ...
06.26.2020 Four Towing Upgrades You Need Towing is at the heart of owning a diesel and there are four major categories to address. They focus on improving reliability, stability, power and braking. Christian Roth from BD Diesel joins us today to talk about these four categories. ...
06.20.2020 The Next Level in Diesel Racing Ben Shadday from Done Right Diesel Performance has been on the podcast before talking about pro street, diesel racing and making big power. He has a new race vehicle and you gotta hear about this car! Ben tells us about ...
06.12.2020 A Cummins Goes From Street to Drag Truck Matt Drake, a longtime podcast listener, joins us to talk about his 2003 5.9L Cummins going under the knife! This 1000hp street truck is being turned into a dedicated drag truck. Listen as he walks us through the transformation of ...
06.09.2020 6.7L Powerstroke & F150 Ecoboost Tuning from PPEI Kory Willis from PPEI joins us today to talk diesel tuning! Kory tells us about tuning updates for Powerstroke, Cummins, and Duramax. Plus, PPEI tuning is going to be hitting some completely different vehicles soon! Which ones? Give a listen!
06.01.2020 12V Cummins vs Ford OBS vs 5.9 CR This episode combines three amazing trucks you gotta hear about! Andrew, the owner of the trucks, tells us about a super-clean 1st Gen dually, Ford OBS and a 3rd Gen 5.9 built for the outdoors. We asked him questions from ...
05.26.2020 1972 F250 12V Cummins When we saw this truck on Instagram, we had to learn more! Robert, the truck’s owner, joins us today to talk about this low-mile F250, the 12V and Super Duty axle conversion and more. If you like classic trucks and ...
05.22.2020 3rd Gen Ram Cummins Restoration The 5.9L CR Cummins was the pinnacle of pre-DPF diesel trucks. Today’s podcast covers the restoration of one that had rust issues and was brought back to life. We asked our fans on Instagram for guests they’d like to hear ...
05.19.2020 Ram Billet Control Arms Dakota Sargent joins us today to talk about billet control arms he designs and manufacturers for Ram trucks! These control arms are a work of art and one-of-a-kind on the market. Dakota tells us why he built them, the challenges ...
05.15.2020 Duramax Goodness with Diesel Day Dreams Wade Boyd, owner of Diesel Day Dreams, joins us today to talk Duramax performance, how the passion started and his UCC truck. His shop is located in Colorado and we asked him the best spots for enthusiasts to race their ...
05.11.2020 Party Time with Unique Performance LLC Whether you have an oilfield truck or custom build, there’s info for you in this episode! Levi Krech, owner of Unique Performance LLC in Gillette, Wyoming joins us today. We saw a picture of a Stage 3 Freedom Racing Engines ...
05.02.2020 Camshaft Talk With Billy Godbold & Choate Engineering Cass from Choate Engineering and Billy from COMP Cams are on today’s episode! Billy is an expert in camshaft design that has involved everything from NASCAR to diesel racing. This episode talks about designing camshafts for various applications, sharing of ...
04.27.2020 Duramax Maintenance with Merchant Automotive Eric Merchant from Merchant Automotive joins us to talk LB7-LML parts and maintenance! We asked him what the most popular products are right now, how they are managing the pandemic and its challenges and more.
04.20.2020 BD Diesel Turbos Christian Roth from BD Diesel joins us to talk turbo kits! BD’s 6.7L Ford turbo kits have been a massive hit and we were curious when L5P turbo options will hit the street. We also asked him how BD is ...
04.14.2020 Nitro Gear 2020 Powerstroke, Colorado Gears & a Big Sale! Today’s episode is with Jeremy from Nitro Gear and Axle talking about their 2020 Powerstroke, a 6.7L Cummins with a compound kit and Colorado/Canyon gears! Nitro Gear has had a bunch of new products hit the market and they are ...
04.04.2020 New Allison and Ford 10 Speed Diesel Transmissions Frank from Revmax Converters gives us insights into these new transmissions on today’s episode! These 10 speeds are like nothing we’ve seen before, from valve bodies and electronics to the sheer size of them. Give a listen as we take ...
03.30.2020 Automotive Repair is Essential On this episode, we check in with Chris from Magnolia Diesel Performance in Texas! We wanted to ask him how things are going with repairs, if the pandemic is affecting what customers want and reveal a build he’s working on. ...
03.23.2020 Weathering this Storm The world has turned upside down with social distancing, working from home, lockdowns and many others things. Lenny Reed, owner of Dynomite Diesel Products, jumped on the phone with us to talk about it. This episode isn’t just about diesel ...
03.20.2020 Win a Free Transmission Cooler & Radiator Today’s episode is with Mishimoto talking about a giveaway for a transmission cooler and radiator for your truck! The contest runs until the end of the month - don’t miss out. This episode goes in-depth with Mishimoto about their product ...
03.14.2020 Emissions Intact CP3 Conversion This is a huge problem-solver for CP4 failures! Brayden and Chase Fleece join us today to talk about their emissions intact, no tuning required CP3 conversion for LML trucks. SPONSORED BY: Diesel World \| Alligator Performance \| Outlaw Diesel Super ...
03.09.2020 Kory Willis & Reconnecting with Your Passion Kory Willis is the owner of PPEI and other businesses. He sat down with us to talk about his career. And not the part seen from the outside, but his journey of starting a business, personal growth, massive change, challenges ...
03.02.2020 Behind the Scenes with WhistlinDiesel & Dan’s Diesel Performance On this episode, Dan’s Diesel Performance chats with Cody from Whistlin Diesel about trucks, YouTube and building a massive social media following! SPONSORED BY: Diesel World \| Alligator Performance \| Outlaw Diesel Super Series \| PPEI Custom Tuning \| BD ...
02.28.2020 6.7L Powerstroke Failures, Oil Weight & 2020 Upgraded Pistons These engines have been around long enough some trends are being seen for failures. What makes a bone stock 6.7L Powerstroke fail? Can you prevent it or is it inevitable? And what’s up with the 2020 Powerstroke pistons and rods? ...
02.24.2020 Will Electric Trucks Kill Diesel? Lenny Reed, owner of Dynomite Diesel Products, stopped by to talk about electric trucks. It seems to be all the rage these days, but can it overtake diesel? Listen as we talk about this, what happened when he did a ...

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The Diesel Podcast episodes:

Transmission Q&A

Will Diesel Smoke Make Electric Vehicles Mandatory?

Ryan Milliken’s New Cummins Engine

Diesel Engine Q&A

Proformance Diesel

1964 Ford F100 7.3L Powerstroke

Easy Towing Upgrade

Diesel Engine Bearing Failure

Why Does CARB Testing Matter?

F100 Cummins Swap

I Broke My Transmission!

One Thing Your Shop Isn’t Doing

Sticking with the VP44 Pump

More Power, Less Smoke & Pikes Peak Record

Are Diesel Races Happening?

68RFE Pump Upgrade

BMW 335d Sleeper

12V Cummins Free Horsepower

6.0L Powerstrokes with KC Turbos

Off-Road Alumiduty & 2.8L Cummins Jeep Swaps

Easy Ways to Tell if Your Engine is Toast

The Last Common Rail to Beat This Truck

Duramax Talk with Sterling Diesel Performance

Dynomite Diesel Injectors

68RFE Problems & Fixes

PPEI Racing & Your Truck

12V Cummins Must-Have Upgrades

Four Towing Upgrades You Need

The Next Level in Diesel Racing

A Cummins Goes From Street to Drag Truck

6.7L Powerstroke & F150 Ecoboost Tuning from PPEI

12V Cummins vs Ford OBS vs 5.9 CR

1972 F250 12V Cummins

3rd Gen Ram Cummins Restoration

Ram Billet Control Arms

Duramax Goodness with Diesel Day Dreams

Party Time with Unique Performance LLC

Camshaft Talk With Billy Godbold & Choate Engineering

Duramax Maintenance with Merchant Automotive

BD Diesel Turbos

Nitro Gear 2020 Powerstroke, Colorado Gears & a Big Sale!

New Allison and Ford 10 Speed Diesel Transmissions

Automotive Repair is Essential

Weathering this Storm

Win a Free Transmission Cooler & Radiator

Emissions Intact CP3 Conversion

Kory Willis & Reconnecting with Your Passion

Behind the Scenes with WhistlinDiesel & Dan’s Diesel Performance

6.7L Powerstroke Failures, Oil Weight & 2020 Upgraded Pistons

Will Electric Trucks Kill Diesel?

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