Chris is originally from Fortuna and if anybody lit the diesel fire in him it was Brad Ponci, Brad has an outstanding shop and does A-1 work. Brad could have claimed Chris' truck also because Chris used to run a Ponci's Diesel Center sticker but Brad never did because he doesn't lie cheat or steal. Brads shop and Brads family are second to none.
J&H did not do a ton of work on Chris' truck ever! Chris bought parts from them and did all the work himself, they just claim it for the free advertising, there is a HUGE differance between selling parts and doing the work. Joel did build Chris' first transmission but when it wouldn't shift right and Joel couldn't fix it, J&H told him a manual valvebody was the only solution, so Chris had to do it himself and that is the total extent of their labor.
J&H couldn't keep a head gasket in Joe Higuera's truck or tune a 13mm pump and big twins past 600hp without spray if their lives depended on it, there is also the remote turbo fiasco that cost Rick Chambers a motor because they didn't have clue one what they were doing.
Why would J&H's experimental engine development tech take hour long test drives???? because he was stopping to see Chris and Jeremy everyday, trying to get a job, the list keeps going...............................