Mike is a veteran from Weiand Automotive Industries, where he spent 9 years testing & developing many products. He later moved to the editorial trade, holding titles at several high performance magazines. In 2006, Horsepower TV's Tech Producer position moved him to Tennessee where he later opened Hardcore Horsepower, LLC, building cars and engines for magazines and customers alike. Mike's shop has a 2,000hp engine dyno, a 1,200cfm flowbench, and a 1,250hp chassis dyno giving him unparallelled testing & tuning capabilities.