Engine Performance Expo Live! 2025
The Engine Performance Expo returns in 2025 as an in-person event live from Rottler Mfg HQ in Kent, Washington July 16-18, 2025! Space is limited, register now!
Expo 2024 – Episode 41: Closing Roundtable
Hosts Joe and Lake are joined by Randy Neal, Chris Straub, and Joe “Dominator” Woods for a discussion on the next generation of performance engine builders
Expo 2024 – Episode 40: Product Spotlight – Racing Valves
This one's for those of you in the shop. Jesse & Alan from Engine Pro return to the studio for a quick product spotlight on Engine Pro’s line of racing valves.
Expo 2024 – Episode 39: How Much Power Can You Gain w/o Changing the Camshaft or Cylinder Heads?
How much power can you gain without changing camshafts or cylinder heads? Lake Speed Jr answers that with a 20-year-old Ford C3 engine from his dad’s garage.
Expo 2024 – Episode 38: Project Pontiac Update
Joe Castello & Lake Speed Jr join Jolie Woods (daughter of Joe “Dominator” Woods) for an update on Jolie's progress on the work on Castello's Pontiac block
Expo 2024 – Episode 37: Surface Finish After Break-In
In this episode we look at how much surface finish changes between a freshly honed block, after engine assembly and finally after its first break-in run.
Expo 2024 – Episode 36: Engine Builder Interview – Darin Morgan
Joe Castello & Lake Speed Jr sit down with Darin Morgan of BES Racing to talk about his storied history in engine building and racing
Expo 2024 – Episode 35: Lifter Bore Indexing
We head down to the shop floor at CNC Blockworks where Embry Harrick and Ryan Thompson from Rottler Mfg walk through the hows and whys of lifter bore indexing
Expo 2024 – Episode 34: Engine Builder Hall of Fame Inductions (Part 2)
The Engine Builder Hall of Fame’s inaugural class of admissions covering the heroes of performance engine builders from the second half of the 20th century.
Expo 2024 – Episode 33: Camshafts Mods for Boost vs NA
For this episode we head back to EFI University for a class on using engine data to make camshaft mods for boosted engines versus naturally aspirated ones