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This one’s a segment specifically for those of you in the shop. Jesse and Alan from @EnginePro return to the studio for a quick product spotlight on Engine Pro’s line of racing valves. #valves #racingvalves #enginebuilder #performanceengine

How much power can you gain without changing camshafts or cylinder heads? Lake Speed Jr answers that question with the 20-year-old Ford C3 engine from his dad’s garage that we’ve been working on throughout Expo 2024 (see episodes 1, 13, and 19). After fixing some scuffed pistons (and replacing 3), and giving the block a new hone at Straub Technologies, Lake took the engine down to PME Engines i...

For episode 38 we head down to the shop floor at Straub Technologies where hosts Joe Castello and Lake Speed Jr join Jolie Woods (daughter of Joe “Dominator” Woods of Street Outlaws fame). They’re at a Rottler F69 Automatic Machining Center with Joe Castello’s “Project Pontiac” block on it, which Joile (with the help of Dave Bullock of Wilkins Racing Engines) has just finished the lifter bores ...

In this episode we look at how much surface finish changes between a freshly honed block and after its first break-in run. Lake Speed Jr heads over to PME Engines where they’ve got one of Lake’s dad’s (Lake Speed Sr) Ford C3 NASCAR blocks freshly honed and ready for assembly. With a focus on the Rpk (peak) values, Lake takes us through measuring the surface finish in the un-assembled block, aga...

Darin Morgan of BES Racing, who did an outstanding segment of cylinder head porting back in Episode 20, returns for a joint interview with the Hidden Horsepower Podcast. Hosts Joe Castello and Lake Speed Jr sit down with Darin to talk about how he got into the business, what motivates him, and get a few stories from a guy whose grew up in racing. (Segment originally aired live on January 12, 20...

For episode 35 we head down to the shop floor at CNC Blockworks where Embry Harrick is joined by Ryan Thompson from @Rottlermfg to talk about the hows and whys of lifter bore indexing. With an LS block loaded on a Rottler F69 CNC, Embry walks us through his process for prepping a block for fitting keywayed lifter bushings. Starting with plugging the blueprint specs into the machine, through mea...

To open Episode 34 we return to the Expo studio for a quick chat about the previous episode (camshafts for boost vs NA - ua-cam.com/video/vuzLuOg_qXU/v-deo.html) and Billy Godbold and @EFIU_Ben camshaft class. Then we jump to the second half of the Engine Builder Hall of Fame’s inaugural class covering the industry’s standout performance engine builders from 1955 to the turn of the century (che...

For this episode we head back to EFI University for some schooling on camshaft modifications for boosted engines versus naturally aspirated ones. The segment kicks off with Lake Speed Jr and Ben Strader in the dyno room at @EFIU_Ben re-capping their modifications to the Expo LS Engine from 2023 (Expo 2023 episodes 30 and 58), and the results they got first with naturally aspirated and later wit...

What’s better, engine design or engine development? Lake Speed Jr and Joe Castello sit down with Dennis Borem, Mark Vieau, Jon Kaase, and Keith Dorton for a conversation about the pros and cons of building an engine from scratch versus developing one based on the rules dictated by a sport’s governing body. It’s a wide-ranging discussion where we learn which of these legendary engine builders li...

This segment is for those of you running a machine shop and trying to get your business to the next level. Lake Speed Jr heads down to the shop floor of @straubtechnologies to talk with owner, Chris Straub, about the benefits of investing in automated machinery. Chris talks about his own hesitation when he made the automation leap (expenses, lack of technical know-how), and how the trouble of h...

In a joint broadcast with the @hiddenhorsepowerpodcast , Joe Castello and Lake Speed Jr sit down with Mark Vieau to talk about his storied history in engine building and racing. Vieau recalls his days as a kid watching A.J. Foyt racing at the Milwaukee Mile, his first race car (a AA funny car) as a teen, and the winding road that led him down to NASCAR Cupland. He also talks about NASCAR of the...

In this segment CWT Industries’ Randy Neal takes us to Morrisville, North Carolina, home of Jimmy Barton’s Custom Performance Engines to take a deep dive into the do’s and don’ts of balancing. Randy and Jimmy run through the basics of balancing and why it’s necessary, and how to eliminate guesswork when it comes to getting the balance right (as well as what happens when you don’t). We also get ...

This segment is a short product spotlight specifically for you all in the shop. Jesse and Alan from @EnginePro give us an overview of the company’s timing components product line, one they’ve been offering for over 20 years. Whether it’s performance motors or everyday engine applications, EnginePro offers everything from replacement kits for just the timing chain all the way up to complete gear...

For this episode, CWT Industries’ Randy Neal heads down to The Tar Heel State to see Pro Stock legend Jason Line and talk to the man about his new JLine engine blocks. The pair discuss Line’s decision to go from racer to engine designer, and how his experience behind the wheel gave him the insight to build a block that’s a level up from other blocks on the market. Line also talks about the infl...

How To: Proper Deck Surface for Modern Gaskets (Expo 2024 - Episode 26)

How-To: Finding & Fixing Fuel Dilution Via Used Oil Analysis (Expo 2024 - Episode 25)

Roundtable: Diesel Discussion (Expo 2024 - Episode 24)

Roundtable: Let's Talk Tooling & Fixtures (Expo 2024 - Episode 23)

Chevy R07 Line Boring (Expo 2024 - Episode 22)

Keith Dorton Automotive Specialists & Line Boring Roundtable (Expo 2024 - Episode 21)

Super Stock Hemi Cylinder Head Porting with Darin Morgan (Expo 2024 - Episode 20)

Day 2 Show Open - Getting Lake Speed Sr Back on the Track (Expo 2024 - Episode 19)

Day 1 Closing Roundtable: Jon Kaase, Keith Dorton, Billy Godbold & Cass Choate (Expo 2024 - Ep 18)

Ed Morel Interview & Project Pontiac (Expo 2024 - Episode 17)

Balancing - 3 Things You Should *Never* Do (Expo 2024 - Episode 16)

Engine Builder Hall of Fame - Inaugural Inductees: WWII to 1955 (Expo 2024 - Episode 15)

Software to Make Balancing Easy (Expo 2024 - Episode 14)

Advanced Valvetrain Development (AVD) Class with Billy Godlbold and EFI University

Choosing Abrasives for the Right Plateau Hone (Expo 2024 - Episode 13)