Revisiting episode 2 from January of 2021, Lake Speed Jr heads down to Cleveland, Georgia to see Jake Raby of Raby Enterprises and Flat 6 Innovations to talk about bore coatings and “ring seal soup”.
The guys dive into surface materials, coatings, finishes, and how it all comes together to make a piston move.
Being a Porsche guy, Jake shares with us his experiences with air-cooled cooled engines, and some of the innovative solutions he’s developed to fix those problem engines. He also details his recipe for “Ring Seal Soup,” and what he learned to do and not do along the way.
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Episode 49 – Advance Tech Feature: Profilometer Setup
Keith Jones returns in this advanced technology feature to go through the unboxing and proper setup of a profilometer. Bonus: Tech Chip from Liberty Performance
Episode 48 – Engine Builder Interview: Vic Hill
In a joint broadcast with the @hiddenhorsepowerpodcast, legendary Dirt Late Model racer and engine builder, Vic Hill, sits down for a chat with Lake and Joe
Episode 47 – Cross Hatch Angle and Surface Finish
Lake is joined by Keith Jones for a lesson on two terms often confused but unrelated—Cross Hatch Angle and Surface Finish—and their role in performance engines
Episode 46 – Technology Rountable
Joe and Lake sit down with a panel of engine technology experts to talk about where it’s best to invest your money and how to measure the results in your shop
Episode 45 – Diesel Power: Cummins Diesel
Lake visits D&J Precision Machine's Drew Pumphrey to talk about how it is that they get so much performance and power from the Cummins diesel engine
Episode 44 – Preventing Cylinder Wall Surface Rust
Joe & Lake are joined by legendary NHRA engine builders Gary Stinnett and Steve Williams to talk about how they prevent surface rust on engine cylinder walls
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