Episode 30 – Short Block Assembly
Lake packs up the newly finished block and heads down to Roush Yates Racing Engines to see Jimmy Barton for assembly of the (soon-to-be boosted) short block
Lake packs up the newly finished block and heads down to Roush Yates Racing Engines to see Jimmy Barton for assembly of the (soon-to-be boosted) short block
Joe and Lake sit down with Ben Strader of EFI University and Freddy Turza of VP Racing Fuels to discuss how to pick the right fuel for boosting their engine
Lake & the boys review their engine project build and the cylinder head and valvetrain options they think will help them boost this engine to 1,000HP
Lake Speed Jr heads over to Bolivar, TN to see the Diesel Doctor, Cass Choate of Choate Performance Engineering, where they dive into Powerstroke diesels
We head on over to Tim Wilkerson's Capitol City Machine Shop for an in-depth lesson in repairing & welding an aluminum top fuel block to race-ready condition.
In this episode we put the eight cylinders aside and head down to visit motorcycle drag racing legend George Bryce and talk about building winning V-Twins.
Lake and Joe talk with Charles Navarro of LN Engineering about 3D printing for prototyping and making engine parts. Ed Isky gets a lifetime achievement award.
In pursuit of 1,000 HP for his engine, Lake Speed Jr heads down to Georgia to learn from CWT Industries' Randy Neal the whys and hows of perfect balancing.
Ed & Lake head into the shop for a Tech 101 on Bore Geometry and the tools, techniques, and considerations you'll need to hone a cylinder for perfect ring seal.
In Expo2 episode 4 engine building legend John Callies gives us an advanced course in the anatomy and use of hydraulic roller lifters