Engine Performance Expo Live! 2025
The Engine Performance Expo returns in 2025 as an in-person event live from Rottler Mfg HQ in Kent, Washington July 16-18, 2025! Space is limited, register now!
Expo 2024 – Episode 41: Closing Roundtable
Hosts Joe and Lake are joined by Randy Neal, Chris Straub, and Joe “Dominator” Woods for a discussion on the next generation of performance engine builders
Expo 2024 – Episode 39: How Much Power Can You Gain w/o Changing the Camshaft or Cylinder Heads?
How much power can you gain without changing camshafts or cylinder heads? Lake Speed Jr answers that with a 20-year-old Ford C3 engine from his dad’s garage.
Expo 2024 – Episode 38: Project Pontiac Update
Joe Castello & Lake Speed Jr join Jolie Woods (daughter of Joe “Dominator” Woods) for an update on Jolie's progress on the work on Castello's Pontiac block
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 2024 – Episode 36: Engine Builder Interview – Darin Morgan
Joe Castello & Lake Speed Jr sit down with Darin Morgan of BES Racing to talk about his storied history in engine building and racing
Expo 2024 – Episode 33: Camshafts Mods for Boost vs NA
For this episode we head back to EFI University for a class on using engine data to make camshaft mods for boosted engines versus naturally aspirated ones
Expo 2024 – Episode 32: Roundtable Discussion – Engine Design vs Engine Development
Our experts sit down to discuss the pros and cons of building an engine from scratch vs developing one based on the rules dictated by a sport’s governing body
Expo 2024 – Episode 31: How to Run a Machine Shop Today
Lake Speed Jr sits down with Straub Technologies’ owner, Chris Straub, to learn why automation is the key to a machine shop’s growth in today’s market.
Expo 2024 – Episode 29: Balancing with Jimmy Barton
Randy Neal takes us to Morrisville, North Carolina, home of Jimmy Barton’s Custom Performance Engines to take a deep dive into the do’s and don’ts of balancing.