Joe Irwin On Building The Fastest Coyote Engines And Why Most Machine Shops Fail

In todays episode we sit with Joe Irwin who breaks down what it really takes to build record fast Coyote engines, the mistakes that ruin builds, and the lessons most people learn the hard way.

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00:00 Intro 01:41 Joe's Involvement With Offshore Boat Racing 03:23 Smuggling Boats Back In The 80's 04:29 Building Boats Compared To Cars 08:51 Teaming Up With Brett Lasala 10:37 How Horsepower Has Changed 15:19 Engines That FFRE Builds 17:58 The Main Reason a Coyote Is So Great 21:46 Why Stock Coyote Cams Are Good Up To 1200HP 22:41 Whats Needed To Make Over 1000hp On Stock Block Coyote 24:32 Coyote Engine 2500HP Limit 26:05 F150 Fastest 60-130 28:00 Best Coyote Cams After 1200HP 30:30 Why Coyotes Still Run VCT On The Intake Side 32:08 VCT and Oil Problems With Coyotes 33:50 Coyote Dry Sump Systems 36:42 Coyote Cast Block Limitations 38:40 Why FFRE Uses Predator Engines 41:25 Best Cylinder To use With The Coyote 42:21 Voodoo Engines Vs Predator Engines 43:23 Why Engine Blocks Crack 45:30 How Much Boost To Make 3000HP On a Coyote 46:13 The Affect Drag Racing Has On High Horsepower Coyote Engines 48:54 Where Most Machine Shops Fail 51:33 Red Flags For A Machine Shop 54:18 How Long It Really Takes To Build An Engine 56:11 Does FFRE Work Directly With Customers? 57:02 How Much It Costs To Build A Big Power Coyote 59:01 How Much Does It Cost To Build a 6 Second Coyote 59:51 How Much It Costs To Build Brett Lasalas Engine 01:01:07 High Revving Engines With High Displacement Myth 01:03:17 Pushrod System Vs Follower Valve train 01:05:57 Coyote Vs LT 01:16:14 Why Vipers Make So Much Power 01:19:37 2JZ Dart Block 56:11 Does FFRE Work Directly With Customers? 57:02 How Much It Costs To Build A Big Power Coyote 59:01 How Much Does It Cost To Build a 6 Second Coyote 59:51 How Much It Costs To Build Brett Lasalas Engine 01:01:07 High Revving Engines With High Displacement Myth 01:03:17 Pushrod System Vs Follower Valve train 01:05:57 Coyote Vs LT 01:16:14 Why Vipers Make So Much Power 01:19:37 2JZ Dart Block 01:22:32 2JZ Dart Block Vs Billet Block 01:26:21 How Long It Takes For An Engine To Fail 01:29:57 How Oil Pressure Tells You Whats Happening In an Engine 01:33:18 Why Sensors Are Extremely Important 01:35:31 Where Most People Fail With Engine Break In 01:40:13 Drag Racing vs Street Car Engine Ring Wear 01:41:45 How Many Miles Does It Take To Seat Rings 01:44:23 Best Advice For Garage Engine Builders 01:46:56 Timing An Engine 01:50:27 The Future For Brett Laslas Car

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