The Diesel Podcast

Today’s episode is covering LB7-L5P engines and talking about common failure points of each engine. Some issues are specific to a year range, others cross multiple engine codes. Cass from Choate Engineering gives us his experience and suggestions for avoiding or fixing any one of these issues.

Larry from BMF Wheels chats with us today about one of the first upgrades we all do - wheels! We ask Larry about BMF, their approach to wheel design, questions people call in about and more. If you’re looking to ditch the stock wheels on your truck, give a listen as we go through options on ¾ and 1 ton trucks! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kyle from Hot Shot’s Secret joins the show today to talk diesel fuel. We wanted to know how bad is the fuel right from the pump? Is there a big difference from station to station and how can we protect our fuel systems? Give a listen as Hot Shot’s Secret gives the answers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Luke from S&S joins us today to talk about CP4 upgrades, CP3 swaps, EO tested products and how they approach solutions for daily driven diesel trucks! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dorian Reyna, owner of Power Stroke Enginuities, joins us today to talk about Ford trucks! We ask him about common issues on the 6.7L’s, fixes for fuel system damage, poor fuel quality and more. Dorian also tells us about his work with 22Kill, an organization dedicated to suicide prevention in the veteran and first responder communities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It doesn’t get any better than talking about diesel trucks, the outdoors and the toughest goaltenders to face! Brendan Morrison joins us to talk about his career in the NHL, hosting Reel West Coast, his passion for fishing, adventures in the outdoors and more. Brendan uses a Ram Cummins to tow his boat and talks about upgrades to help him reach fishing locations and tips for catching world-class fish! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeremy from Nitro Gear joins us to talk about their new, true 10.5” ring gear for Super Duty trucks! He tells us about the history of Ford ring gears, this new product and other upgrades in the pipeline for ¾ and 1 ton trucks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Diesel Podcast listener reached out to us with a cool build we wanted to share with everyone! Cody Scott had a single cab 12V Ram and when a 2002 project truck came along, he jumped right in. We ask Cody about building the engine himself, swapping over the NV4500, getting the gauge cluster to work and more. If you like building things yourself, you need to check out this episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 and ways to change the perception diesel is dirty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 for the car. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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?

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 and other one-of-a-kind features. If you’re looking to swap a 7.3L Powerstroke, check out this episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices