Expo 2023 – Episode 52 – Advanced Technology Feature: Piston Coatings
Lake Speed Jr visits Dyno Don MacAskill at Shaver Racing Engines to get the lowdown on compensating for larger cylinder bores with advanced piston coatings
Lake Speed Jr visits Dyno Don MacAskill at Shaver Racing Engines to get the lowdown on compensating for larger cylinder bores with advanced piston coatings
Fresh off the oil level test on the dyno (episode 50), the guys head back in studio for a whiteboard session on what they learned about the effect on horsepower
Lake Speed Jr joins Ben Strader at EFI University to load our Expo LS engine on the dyno and test what the best oil level is for maximum horsepower production.
Straub Technologies’ Chris Straub and Street Outlaws’ James Goad give a sneak peek at a new low-cost 700HP package for big inch Chevy small block engines
Lake Speed Jr is joined by Rottler Manufacturing’s Ed Kiebler to talk about plasma spray (aka: SUMEbore) cylinder coatings and what to know about honing them
The guys talk with Trevor from Get’M Performance about why their precision carburetors are the go-to for engine builders with their eye on a $1 million prize
CWT Industries’ Randy Neal and Mahle’s Dan Begle take us on a deep dive into finding peak performance with rotating assemblies without running to failure.
Joe and Lake sit down with a trio of father and son racing teams to talk about the family business and why the family that races together stays together
Lake Speed Jr heads down to the Southwest Research Institute to set up some tests to see how cylinder bore finish affects cylinder performance and wear
Joe Castello and Lake Speed Jr take a few minutes to talk with Ric Panneton from leading performance rods and pistons manufacturer, CP-Carrillo.