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 42 – Featured Engine Build: Break-in
Ben and Lake load the LS engine on the dyno and go through the oil and fuel and diagnostic steps for proper break-in before trying for the full boosted 1,000 HP
Episode 41 – Featured Engine Build: EFI Installation
Lake Speed Jr and Ben Strader head out to EFI University in Arizona to do the EFI install on the LS engine before they load it up on the dyno for testing
Episode 40: Day 3 Closing Roundtable
Lake and Joe are joined by Keith Dorton, Ben Strader, Mike Mucha and Mark Cronquist for a freewheeling discussion about the industry and thoughts on the future
Episode 39 – Engine Builder Roundtable: Testing
Some of the world's leading engine builders sit down to discuss engine testing methodologies, and best practices any builder can put to use in their own shop
Episode 38 – Featured Engine Build: Short Block Engine Assembly (Part 2)
Picking up where they left off in episode 30, Lake Speed Jr and Jimmy Barton work through a few problems to finish the assembly of our boosted short block.
Episode 37 – Featured Engine Build: Pushrods, Distance to Coil Bind and System Stiffness
Lake & Joe are joined by Ben Strader & Billy Godbold to talk valvetrains, component upgrades, troubleshooting, and tips & tricks to boost engine performance.
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