Recently, the Engine Performance Expo was publicly announced. Scheduled for January 7-9, 2021, the three-day online event will feature live lectures, question-and-answer sessions, and educational seminars with the performance engine industry’s top parts manufacturers and engine builders. Supported by companies like AERA, Dart, Diamond Pistons, Rottler, and Total Seal, this event will be packed full of information well worth your time. With new speakers and seminars constantly being added, we wanted to keep you up to date with the latest lineup and announcements.

“My favorite part of PRI was AETC. The information gathered and connections made were invaluable,” says  Total Seal’s Lake Speed, Jr. “The Engine Performance Expo utilizes technology to bridge the “knowledge gap” left behind this year, to come together to share products and processes in a way we’ve never done before. Being able to watch a block be set up and bushed for keyway lifters is something you could not do at AETC. This 3-day event provides unparalleled access to the best people, products, and processes in the industry, and you don’t have to go anywhere or pay anything to do it!”

The Engine Performance Expo is a free event open to all enthusiasts, with the only requirement being that you preregister via the Expo’s website registration HERE. The Expo’s current schedule is below and will be updated as required (check back HERE for the latest version) with the final schedule of events and guest speakers to be published in early December. “From speakers like Billy Godbold to Darin Morgan and companies like Dart and Comp Cams, the leaders in the performance engine building industry are coming together to provide this one-of-a-kind educational platform,” Speed elaborates.

The current (as of 11/11/20) list of presenters and seminar schedule includes:

Ben Strader – EFI University
Billy Godbold – COMP Cams
Chris Straub — Straub Technologies
Chuck Lynch – AERA Engine Rebuilder’s Association
Darin Morgan —Mast Motorsports
Doug Yates — Roush Yates Engines
Don MacAskill – Shaver Specialties Racing Engines
Ed Keibler — Rottler
Ed Pink – Ed Pink’s Garage
Joe Castello — Castello Media, LLC
John Callies — Morel Lifters
Jon Kaase – Jon Kaase Racing Engines
Keith Jones – Total Seal Piston Rings
Lake Speed, Jr. – Total Seal Piston Rings
Mike Moran — Moran Racing Engines
Pat Musi — Musi Racing Engines
Randy Neal – CWT Industries
Tony Bischoff — BES Racing Engines

Day 1: January 7, 2021

8:00 – 8:25 AM: Online Expo Center opens
8:30 – 8:40 AM: 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.
8:40 – 9:35 AM: Dart Machinery presents: Block Selection & Machining Considerations — remote broadcast seminar with live Q&A session
9:40 – 10:35 AM: Demonstration with Q&A – Block Machining
10:40 – 11:35 AM:  Surface Finishes For Gasket Sealing seminar and Q&A with Chuck Lynch, Technical Specialist for AERA Engine Builders Association
11:40 – 12:25 PM: Demonstration with Q&A – Surface Machining
12:30 – 12:55 PM: Edelbrock Presents: Live interview with NASCAR Ford engine builder and racing legend Doug Yates, president and CEO of Roush Yates Engines and Roush Yates Manufacturing Solutions
1:00 – 1:55 PM: CWT Presents: Cylinder Honing & Surface Finish Considerations seminar with Q&A. Experts Ed Kiebler of Rottler Manufacturing and Keith Jones of Total Seal answer the question “What Cylinder Finish is “right” and how do I achieve it?”
2:00 – 2:55 PM: Demonstration with Q&A – Honing & Profilometer
3:00 – 3:55 PM: Liberty Engine Parts presents: Advanced balancing considerations (no drill required) seminar and Q&A with Randy Neal, CWT Industries
4:00 – 4:55 PM: Silver Seal presents: Balancing machine remote demonstration followed by live Q&A hosted by Randy Neal, CWT Industries
5:00 – 5:55 PM: Diamond Pistons presents: Pistons, Pins, Clearances & Coatings remote seminar with live Q&A session
6:00 – 6:55 PM: Axe Equipment presents: Cleaning Equipment remote demonstration with live Q&A session hosted by Chris Straub
7:00 PM: Expo Close

Day 2: January 8, 2021

8:00 – 8:25 AM: Opening & Featured Engine Builder Interview
8:30 – 9:25 AM: Seminar with Q&A – Engine Lubrication System – Pumps, Pans, Clearances, Filters & More
9:30 – 10:25 AM: Demonstration with Q&A – Custom Parts Manufacturing
10:30 – 11:25 AM: Cylinder Head & Manifold Porting seminar and Q&A with Darin Morgan, Mast Motorsports
11:30 – 12:25 PM: Demonstration with Q&A – 5 Axis Machining
12:30 – 1:00 PM: Break
1:00 – 1:55 PM: Seminar with Q&A – Valves, Valve Seats & Guides
2:00 – 2:55 PM: Demonstration with Q&A – Seat & Guide Machining
3:00 – 3:55 PM: Low Shock Valvetrain Technology seminar and Q&A with Billy Godbold, COMP Cams
4:00 – 4:55 PM: Demonstration with Q&A – Spintron
5:00 – 5:55 PM:  The Vocabulary and Anatomy of Carbs and EFI Systems seminar and Q&A with Ben Strader, EFI University
6:00 – 6:55 PM: Demonstration with Q&A – EFI Software
7:00 PM: Expo Close

Day 3: January 9, 2021

8:00 – 8:25 AM: Opening & Featured Engine Builder Interview
8:30 – 9:25 AM: Turbocharging seminar and Q&A with Mike Moran, Moran Racing Engines
9:30 – 10:25 AM: Demonstration with Q&A – Sleeving
10:30 – 11:25 AM:  Nitrous Oxide seminar and Q&A with Pat Musi, Musi Racing Engines
11:30 – 12:25 PM: Demonstration with Q&A – Bushing Installation
12:30 – 1:00 PM: Break
1:00 – 1:55 PM: Seminar with Q&A – Diesel
2:00 – 2:55 PM: Demonstration with Q&A – Diesel Specific Machining
3:00 – 3:55 PM: Engine Assembly Tricks and Tools seminar and Q&A with Jon Kaase, Jon Kaase Racing Engines
4:00 – 4:55 PM: Demonstration with Q&A – Power Ring Filers, Bolt Stretch Gauge & Torque Angle
5:00 – 5:55 PM: Dyno Testing Tips and Tricks seminar and Q&A with Lake Speed, Jr., Total Seal and Don MacAskill, Shaver Specialties
6:00 – 6:55 PM: Demonstration with Q&A – Dyno Room Tools
7:00 – 8:00 PM: Roundtable & Expo Close