If you’ve been following the Engine Performance Expo since its inception this time last year, you know that you are in for a treat on January 13-14, 2022. If you haven’t yet experienced the awesome event that is the Engine Performance Expo, you’re in luck. This two-day event will be a continuation of the previous event held in October (which is available On-Demand, here), and will be streaming live for two days jam-packed with knowledge.

Free to attend online, the Engine Performance Expo consists of live seminars and demonstrations led by some of the top names in the industry, along with live question-and-answer sessions open to the audience after each seminar. Plus, there will be daily roundtable discussions with groups of experts sharing their thoughts on a variety of subjects. Without spoiling anything, we’ve seen some of the stuff going on behind the scenes and can guarantee you don’t want to miss this.

Registration for the Expo is free here, and you can enjoy it from the comfort of your own home (or shop, or anywhere with an internet connection, really). Here’s the current schedule of events for the Engine Performance Expo:

*All times listed are Eastern Standard Time

JANUARY 13, 2022

9:30 – 10:00AM: Online Expo Center opens
10:00AM: Welcome and Introduction of the show format hosted by Joe Castello, NHRA track announcer, columnist for National Dragster magazine, social media host, and owner of media production company, Castello Media, LLC.
10:10 – 10:25AM: Tech 101 — Head Porting, Valve Grinding, Seats & Guides
10:30 – 10:55AM: Featured Engine Build — Short Block Engine Assembly with Jimmy Barton & David Lewis
11:00 – 11:55AM: Engine Builder Interview — Mark Cronquist
12:00 – 12:25PM: Advanced Technology Feature — Reverse Blueprinting: Visual Inspection, Going Beyond The Naked Eye & Piston Ring Metalurgy Comparisons
12:30 – 12:55PM: Piston Measuring with Brad Lagman
1:00 – 1:55PM: Engine Builder Interview — Keith & Jeff Dorton
2:00 – 2:25PM: Motor Oil 101 — Lubrication fundamentals
2:30 – 2:55PM: Tech 101 — Mechanical Fuel Injection components, tuning, dos and don’ts
3:00 – 3:25PM: Featured Engine Build — Heads & Valvetrain with Billy Godbold and Ben Strader
3:30 – 3:55PM: Featured Engine Build — Long Block Engine Assembly with Jimmy Barton and David Lewis
4:00 – 4:10PM: Coolant Control — Maintaining your machine’s coolant
4:10 – 4:25PM: Career Path Feature — In person classes with Ben Strader
4:30 – 5:15PM: Engine Builder Interview — Joe Patelle
5:30 – 6:00PM: Daily Roundtable

JANUARY 14, 2022

9:30 – 10:00AM: Online Expo Center opens
10:00AM: Welcome and Introduction of the show format hosted by Joe Castello, NHRA track announcer, columnist for National Dragster magazine, social media host and owner of media production company, Castello Media, LLC.
10:10 – 10:25AM: Featured Engine Build — EFI Install
10:30 – 10:55AM: Featured Engine Build — Procedures: Break-in Oil and Used Oil Analysis
11:00 – 11:55AM: Engine Builder Interview — Billy Godbold
12:00 – 12:25PM: Featured Engine Build Dyno tuning: Air-Fuel Ratio Monitoring, Knock Sensors, Fuel Mapping, Wide Open vs. Transient
12:30 – 12:55PM: Featured Engine Build — ProCharger Install
1:00 – 1:55PM: Engine Builder Interview — Vic Hill
2:00 – 2:25PM: New Rottler Machine Demo — Demonstration of the latest Rottler CNC technology
2:30 – 2:55PM: Advanced Technology Feature — CNC Tube Bending with Jamie Abraham
3:00 – 3:25PM: Cross Hatch Angle — Tools for checking: Total Seal tool, Optical tool, and examples of stroke length to CHA
3:30 – 3:45PM: Advanced Technology Feature — Profilometer Setup
3:45 – 3:55PM: Free Resources — Webinars, online resources at your disposal
4:00 – 4:20PM: Featured Engine Build — Dyno tuning with Procharger
4:20 – 4:30PM: Featured Engine Build — ProCharger Balancing
4:30 – 5:25PM: Engine Builder Interview — Tony Bischoff
5:30 – 5:55PM: Daily Roundtable
6:00PM: Wrap Up and Expo Close