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    Where to start with your 2006 Cummins w/Jim Rendant

    enAugust 31, 2018

    About this Episode

    Paul Wilson and Chris Ehmke talk about diesel performance upgrades for your Duramax, Cummins and Power Stroke.  This week they discuss where to get started with your 3rd generation Cummins build.  To get into a real example, Jim Rendant and Chris Ehmke take out Jim's all stock 2006 Mega Cab with 56K miles.

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    Duramaxtuner.com, Exergy Performance, WC Fab, Calibrated Power

    Official Podcast of Ultimate Callout Challenge and Diesel Power Challenge.   

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