Racing Insiders Podcast

Welcome to our show Unsealed: Life Beyond the Bolts! Each week, Kate Dillon from Crate Insider and Steve Hendren from Hendren Racing Engines go live on the Crate Insider Facebook page to chat about world events, random things, and to answer tech questions.

We have so much fun doing this show, so it's no surprise that this week was a blast. We have answered a lot of new questions, and even learned about a few new beer choices. Kate appropriately calls this segment "beerpinions". 

Visit CARS Racing Show’s website to check out all the newly added exhibitors. This show is going to be awesome! Registration is free, so what are you waiting for? 

Steve what is the best air cleaner and base for the 4412 ..2 barrel carb?
Dyno wise Pro Fab vs Beyea. Is it worth the substantial price difference?
We have a tech guy that claims just by rebuilding a 602 you gain 40 hp?
On a flat base air filter, to get it up above the hood, does it matter how far off the carb it is? Any performance gain/loss with wider spacer?
Steve someone was selling a 602 crate and stated it was fogged ? Not sure what they where talking about have you heard of it? 
Do those pre filters hurt engine performance?
Recommendations on putting your motor to bed for the winter?
Y’all recommend paper air filters or clean and re-oil?

You can check out this episode on our YouTube channel here.

Welcome to our show Unsealed: Life Beyond the Bolts! Each week, Kate Dillon from Crate Insider and Steve Hendren from Hendren Racing Engines go live on the Crate Insider Facebook page to chat about world events, random things, and to answer viewer questions.

We have both had a busy week of taking care of business, and working over time! We have also been following the CARS Racing Show's website to check out all the newly added exhibitors. This show is going to be awesome! Registration is free, so what are you waiting for? 

You can check out this episode on our YouTube channel here.

Welcome to our show Unsealed: Life Beyond the Bolts! Each week, Kate Dillon from Crate Insider and Steve Hendren from Hendren Racing Engines go live on the Crate Insider Facebook page to chat about world events, random things, and to answer viewer questions.

This week we are recovering from my co-hosts Steve's birthday party. It was one heck of a weekend with great friends, great drinks, celebrating a great guy! I am sure this 50th birthday won't be one he will soon forget. 

As you guys know from last week Steve, and I traveled through NC, VA, WV, and of course PA, throughout Pittsburgh, and then back again, we counted every Biden/Harris bumper sticker, sign, yard sign, face mask, and flag we see on the way there and on the way back, and turned it into a contest to see who could guess how many we saw. Well you guys, the answer is one. Now we didn't go on the major highway or we are sure we would see more. But for where we did travel, we only found one.

In this episode of Unsealed we also gave some awesome updates on the CARS Racing Show, we are already sold out on the bigger booths! Wow, this show is going to be awesome. For more information on the show check out the website here. 

Questions answered on the show:

What is the best springs for a 604?

Are there any performance advantages running the fuel pump on the back of the motor?

I have your new 604 with dyno time on it sounds smooth at idle but both headers has a small skip in them randomly what's it sound like to you Steve?

 Do you recommend using Daytona 1 additive with every oil change or alternate every other?

In this episode of the Racing Insiders Podcast we interview Grant Parr, Blake Pryor, and Jim Scuse. 

Welcome to our show Unsealed: Life Beyond the Bolts! Each week, Kate Dillon from Crate Insider and Steve Hendren from Hendren Racing Engines go live on the Crate Insider Facebook page to chat about world events, random things, and to answer viewer questions.

This week has been interesting, but not as interesting as its going to get on Thursday. Steve and I will be traveling to Pittsburgh, PA for the 10th Annual Bill Hendren Memorial race. As will travel through NC, VA, WV, and of course PA, throughout Pittsburgh, and then back again, we are going to count every Biden/Harris bumper sticker, sign, yard sign, face mask, and flag we see on the way there and on the way back. We will be doing a contest through Crateinsider.com, whomever guesses the closest to our total number of sightings, without going over, will win a Crate Insider prize pack. Be sure to watch the Crate Insider FB page for details.

In this episode of Unsealed we also gave some awesome updates on the CARS Racing Show, can you say 50% full in the first week?! Wow, this show is going to be awesome. For more information on the show check out the website here. 

Questions answered on the show:
what is the gains for the c85 compared to the x85?

I have a 2017 602 crate, what’s the cost to freshen it up? and what do you think about the Base Fuel and do I have to make changes to the carb?

What CFM carburetor do you recommend for a 604?

Where is the best place to get x85 with out getting killed on shipping?

Does anti reversion mufflers help on a built motor the same it would with a crate? 

Have you ever tested with the dome type Kinzer filter setup?

What CFM carburetor do you recommend for a 604?

If you’d rather view this episode on video, you can see it on the Crate Insider YouTube Channel.

Welcome to our show Unsealed: Life Beyond the Bolts! Each week, Kate Dillon from Crate Insider and Steve Hendren from Hendren Racing Engines go live on the Crate Insider Facebook page to chat about world events, random things, and to answer viewer questions.

In this episode of Unsealed we announced a really exciting new event in the works... the CARS Racing Show! Our racing show in Hickory, North Carolina has a name & a presenting sponsor.

Welcome to our show Unsealed: Life Beyond the Bolts! Each week, Kate Dillon from Crate Insider and Steve Hendren from Hendren Racing Engines go live on the Crate Insider Facebook page to chat about world events, random things, and to answer viewer questions.

To get you caught up, Biden was caught using a teleprompter and Trump was nominated for yet another Nobel Peace Prize. Once published, an article was under fire for misspelling Nobel and putting "Noble". What do you guys think? Strategic marketing, or typo? Would news channels have ran the story of his new nomination without the typo? 

In this episode Kate also discusses some of her view points on gratitude and patriotism, as well as how she feels about upcoming trade show regulations. Steve goes over some of the most asked questions he gets, like "why is my engine running hot?" and as always, tells us how he really feels.

Questions Answered:

How is the maxima oil we bought a new 604 and pace broke it in on that should I stay with it?

Does it hurt the 602 being on the rev limiter?

Have you guys ever changed cams and heads on a 604 to get more hp? We don't have sealing rules here in Australia.

What is your preferred fan blade size from race fan?

What average price for a new 602?

What do you want to see for air fuel and brake specific on e85?

Can you still read spark plugs to tell how an engine that uses e85 fuel is running?

Why can't i get retainers for my 604 valve springs?

Do you recommend running a oil cooler on a 602 crate engine?

In this episode, we kick it off with a bit of political chat based on current events. We're attempting to reason with liberals. And we're answering audience questions.

Weigh in--what does "using a liberal amount" mean to you?

Questions include:

• How much rtv should I use when installing my header gaskets?
• What headers do you recommend for a Street Stock with a 602 running your anti reversion mufflers?
• What headers do you recommend for the 602 crate late model and also the smaller collectors or larger collectors?
• What are your thoughts on Larson spanking the late models at Port Royal? (Kyle Larson is a bad ass. We agree on that.)
• I have the willys equalizer carb with the super bowl system I have the -15psi pro cam fuel pump. Fuel regulator or no?
• Got your bags packed for the next week, for a trip to Boone Speedway, in Boone Iowa for the IMCA 33rd Annual Super National's ??? (No)
• Alternator vs no alternator with just a 12 volt battery. Any power loss toward the end of the race?
• I read somewhere to run the 602 with 6 quarts of oil instead of 7 to gain more performance. Any truth in this and your thoughts?
• What is 604 refreshing cost?
• What are your thoughts on the fires that have been happening when fueling with funnels that have filters?
• Have you had a chance to dyno a new 2020 spec 602 and how much of a difference did you find if you did?
• How decent are the Schoenfield 602 headers?
• What improvements have been made to the new style 602 & 604?
• Is there a gain grounding your heads to the chassis?
• Do you need to run a valve spring shim under 602 valve spring?

Links mentioned:

Kate's nerd stuff-- https://katedillon.com/mailchimp-vs-convertkit-vs-flodesk-finding-the-perfect-email-marketing-software/

Sponsorship Insight from Joe Gibbs Video-- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ahJL7o8ZRI

5 Quotes to Live By-- https://katedillon.com/the-5-quotes-i-live-by/

Racing Rewind YouTube Channel: http://racingrewind.com/

PS: #TRUMP2020

Welcome to our show Unsealed: Life Beyond the Bolts! Each week, Kate Dillon from Crate Insider and Steve Hendren from Hendren Racing Engines go live on the Crate Insider Facebook page to chat about world events, random things, and to answer viewer questions.

This week’s episode was a challenge with the wind, heat, and Steve's raging middle finger bleeding it's own blood. Regardless, we had a blast answering questions and hearing of our customer's wins of the week.

In this episode we answered questions pertaining to valve springs, inversion mufflers, and belts.

If you’d rather view this episode on video, you can see it on the Crate Insider YouTube Channel.

Welcome to our show Unsealed: Life Beyond the Bolts! Each week, Kate Dillon from Crate Insider and Steve Hendren from Hendren Racing Engines go live on the Crate Insider Facebook page to chat about world events, random things, and to answer viewer questions.

This week's episode was so much fun. We learned the many languages that Kate speaks, how Steve really feels, and that we have more Headers on the way!

In this episode we answered questions pertaining to horsepower improvement, headers, and spark plugs.

If you’d rather view this episode on video, you can see it on the Crate Insider YouTube Channel.