Expo 2024 – Episode 37: Surface Finish After Break-In
In this episode we look at how much surface finish changes between a freshly honed block, after engine assembly and finally after its first break-in run.
Expo 2021 – Episode 11: Pistons, Pins, Clearances and Coatings
Lake Speed Jr is joined by the guys from Roush-Yates Engines to talk about everything piston—materials, design, heads, skirts, rings & oil—plus an audience Q&A
Episode 7 Part 3: Cylinder Honing and Surfacing Demo
In the final episode of this 3-part series, Rottler Manufacturing’s Ed Kiebler gives an in-depth demonstration on how to get the perfect cylinder surface finish
Expo 2021 – Episode 7 Part 2: Cylinder Honing and Surface Considerations
In part 2 of this 3 part series we visit three master engine builders to learn how they approach cylinder honing and surafacing
Expo 2021 – Episode 7 Part 1: Cylinder Honing and Surface Considerations
In part 1 of a 3-part series, Ben Strader, Ed Kiebler, and Keith Jones hold a whiteboard session to explain the science behind honing and cylinder finishes.
Expo 2021 – Episode 2: Bore Coatings
Revisiting episode 2 from January of 2021, Lake heads down to Cleveland, GA to see Jake Raby of Flat 6 Innovations to talk bore coatings and "ring seal soup"
Expo 2023 – Episode 39 – Roundtable Discussion: Surface Finish
Capping off our cylinder honing & finishing series, our expert panel discusses the secrets to getting the right surface finish and boosting engine performance
Expo 2023 – Episode 38 – Advanced Teach Feature: Cross Hatch Angle
Lake Speed Jr takes us to Rottler Mfg. HQ for an advanced course in honing cross hatch angle & why it's a part of what Lake likes to call the “ring seal soup.”
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 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.