Racing Insiders Podcast

Hear the story of how Kate became “the Girl Who Sells Race Car Parts.”  We’ll follow her journey through motorsports and hear some fun stories along the way.

Connect with Kate
Website: https://katedillon.com/
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/katedilloninc/
Winning Motorsports Marketing Facebook Group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/winningmotorsportsmarketing/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katedillon
Twitter: https://twitter.com/katejdillon

Thank you to our sponsors:

Crate Insider: https://crateinsider.com/
Hendren Racing Engines:  http://hendrensracingengines.com/

This is exactly the type of episode that is the purpose of the show--to tell stories.

Dick Schiltz, father of the host Kate Dillon, built one of the first tube frame race cars.  He's an innovator and a true racer.

"I always liked to build things and that's kinda what I did"
- Dick Schiltz

Our theme of the show is talking about some of the stupid rules that can be found in rulebooks today along with an explanation of why.

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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.

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

In this episode we answered viewer questions, mainly pertaining to fuels.

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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 at www.facebook.com/Crateinsider/ to chat about world events, random things, and to answer viewer questions.

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

Questions asked this week:

Straight out the box 604, is it reliable or do they need to be gone through ?

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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 at www.facebook.com/Crateinsider/ to chat about world events, random things, and to answer viewer questions.

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

Questions asked this week:

Do you think VP 98 is a good fuel for 602 crate we run in NY?

Where can I hook up oil temp sencor on a ct525?

Do you prefer a 650 cfm or 750 cfm carb on a 604 running 110 gas??

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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 at www.facebook.com/Crateinsider/ to chat about world events, random things, and to answer viewer questions.

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

Questions asked this week:

Question for steve…canton phenolic fuel pump plate pros and cons worth it?

CT525 FUEL Engine specs?

What’s your thoughts on a locked out distributor verses one with mechanical advanced? On a 604 or USRA/USMTS spec headed engine any cubic inch. I would say the FAST E7 box you were talking about is probably the ideal box.

If you running renegade E85 to run VP what do you go to,that is legal in durrence layne 604 crate?

One other thing ..to go to the x 85 do I need to change jets?

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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 at www.facebook.com/Crateinsider/ to chat about world events, random things, and to answer viewer questions.

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

Some of the links mentioned in this weeks show include:

The new vintage racing YouTube channel Racing Rewind- www.youtube.com/channel/UCVtPhVxZn-aD6h3M4oTa1ng/

Questions asked this week:
I was reading on a forum about comparing your flat air filter base with the new Walker Air Filter System and that someone was testing them with 100 mph winds on an engine dyno.  What are your thoughts on that?
Pro and cons of running a alternator?
I’m about to switch to Sunoco gt 260 plus from renegade crate elite, it doesn’t have the methanol you spoke of in it like CHP plus does it?
How often should we change our 602’s engines?
Is a 16v battery like a MSD?
Is a Friesen Crate better than a GM Crate. It seems like it is, what do you think?
What distributor do you prefer on a 602/604?
Can you run either gear on an msd distributor with a 604 (bronze or steel)?
Can you discuss the pros/cons of the Kevco?
Any advantage of running a evacuation system on a crate?
What’s the best way to store a 604 motor that has been running E 85 for a couple months while building a car?
Is the plug of choice for your 604 still the NGK 5724-8?
We recently found out that one of the tracks we run allows the 602 to be freshened up. The other 2 don’t. Is it worth doing it with our used up piece to be freshened and blue printed?
Best header Beyea or Profab header for 604?
How many nights for 604 valve spring replacement?

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In this episode, I talk with Don Blackshear from Pace Performance.  He brings an interesting perspective to the racing industry…

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In this episode, we talk with Jonathon Masters from Race Know How. He talks about his journey, his inspiration, and…

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Welcome to this solo episode of the podcast. It has really bothered me to see tracks closing, so I wanted…

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