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 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
Episode 29 – Head Porting, Seats & Guides
The boys head to the Straub Technologies shop floor for a discussion and hands-on demo on how we get horsepower through CNC porting of the cylinder heads
Episode 28 – Tech 101: Selecting Fuels for Boost
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
Episode 27 – Featured Engine Build: Heads & Valvetrain
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
Episode 26 – Day 2 Closing Roundtable
In the closing episode of Day 2 of the Engine Performance Expo, Joe and Lake host a roundtable with George Bryce, Charles Navarro, Randy Neal, and Tim Wilkerson
Episode 25 – Engine Builder Interview: Tim Wilkerson
A joint broadcast with the Hidden Horsepower podcast, Joe and Lake sit down for a fun and enlightening interview with NHRA nitro funny car racer Tim Wilkerson
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