Expo 2023 – Episode 18 – Roundtable: Engine Assembly
Lake and Joe are joined by Mark Cronquist, Cass Choate, Keith Dorton, Jon Kaase, Jimmy Barton for a roundtable talk on the best practices in engine assembly
Expo 2023 – Episode 17 – Tech 101: Ultrasonic Cleaning
Lake and Ben break down the 4 components of cleaning (time, temp, concentration and agitation) and demo ultrasonic cleaning to easily deliver cleaner parts.
Expo 2023 – Episode 16 – Roundtable: Competition Engine Development
Mark Cronquist, Ben Strader, Keith Dorton, Jon Kaase, and George Bryce sit down to talk about “the race within racing” — developing competition engines.
Expo 2023 – Episode 15 – Tech 101: Setting Ring End Gap
Lake heads down to Jimmy Barton's Hot Rod Garage to get Jimmy's answers to one of the questions he hears most often: “how big should the ring end gap be?”
Expo 2023 -Episode 14 – Roundtable: Industry Economic Outlook
A slate of "Captains of the Performance Engine Industry" give their take on the state of the economy and its current and future impact on the business of racing
Expo 2023 – Episode 13 – Tech 101: EFI & Clutches
Lake Speed Jr and Team Total Seal reveal why the laptop is a critical component to ensure that fuel delivery works with the clutch to get the shift off clean
Expo 2023 – Episode 12 – Featured Engine Build: Corrosion Prevention
Lake Speed Jr and his profilometer show how even a little oxidation can alter cylinder wall surfaces and how to prevent it with the help of a fogging spray.
Expo 2023 – Episode 11 – Roundtable: Valvetrain
Lake Speed Jr, Mark Cronquist, Scooter Brothers, Billy Godbold, and Ben Strader discuss their experiences and how new technology is transforming the valvetrain
Expo 2023 – Episode 10 – Tech 101: Checking System Stiffness
We head back to EFI University and Ben Strader to learn a genius hack that's a quick and easy way to determine an engine's gross system stiffness and boost RPMs
Expo 2023 – Episode 09 – Whiteboard Session: Valvetrain
Lake Speed Jr, Ben Strader, and Billy Godbold have a whiteboard session on pinpointing the source of engine power loss above certain RPM and possible fixes.