Joe Irwin On Building The Fastest Coyote Engines And Why Most Machine Shops Fail

In todays episode we sit with Joe Irwin who breaks down what it really takes to build record fast Coyote engines, the mistakes that ruin builds, and the lessons most people learn the hard way.

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00:00 Intro

01:41 Joe's Involvement With Offshore Boat Racing

03:23 Smuggling Boats Back In The 80's

04:29 Building Boats Compared To Cars

08:51 Teaming Up With Brett Lasala

10:37 How Horsepower Has Changed

15:19 Engines That FFRE Builds

17:58 The Main Reason a Coyote Is So Great

21:46 Why Stock Coyote Cams Are Good Up To 1200HP

22:41 Whats Needed To Make Over 1000hp On Stock Block

Coyote

24:32 Coyote Engine 2500HP Limit

26:05 F150 Fastest 60-130

28:00 Best Coyote Cams After 1200HP

30:30 Why Coyotes Still Run VCT On The Intake Side

32:08 VCT and Oil Problems With Coyotes

33:50 Coyote Dry Sump Systems

36:42 Coyote Cast Block Limitations

38:40 Why FFRE Uses Predator Engines

41:25 Best Cylinder To use With The Coyote

42:21 Voodoo Engines Vs Predator Engines

43:23 Why Engine Blocks Crack

45:30 How Much Boost To Make 3000HP On a Coyote

46:13 The Affect Drag Racing Has On High Horsepower Coyote

Engines

48:54 Where Most Machine Shops Fail

51:33 Red Flags For A Machine Shop

54:18 How Long It Really Takes To Build An Engine

56:11 Does FFRE Work Directly With Customers?

57:02 How Much It Costs To Build A Big Power Coyote

59:01 How Much Does It Cost To Build a 6 Second Coyote

59:51 How Much It Costs To Build Brett Lasalas Engine

01:01:07 High Revving Engines With High Displacement Myth

01:03:17 Pushrod System Vs Follower Valve train

01:05:57 Coyote Vs LT

01:16:14 Why Vipers Make So Much Power

01:19:37 2JZ Dart Block

56:11 Does FFRE Work Directly With Customers?

57:02 How Much It Costs To Build A Big Power Coyote

59:01 How Much Does It Cost To Build a 6 Second Coyote

59:51 How Much It Costs To Build Brett Lasalas Engine

01:01:07 High Revving Engines With High Displacement Myth

01:03:17 Pushrod System Vs Follower Valve train

01:05:57 Coyote Vs LT

01:16:14 Why Vipers Make So Much Power

01:19:37 2JZ Dart Block

01:22:32 2JZ Dart Block Vs Billet Block

01:26:21 How Long It Takes For An Engine To Fail

01:29:57 How Oil Pressure Tells You Whats Happening In an

Engine

01:33:18 Why Sensors Are Extremely Important

01:35:31 Where Most People Fail With Engine Break In

01:40:13 Drag Racing vs Street Car Engine Ring Wear

01:41:45 How Many Miles Does It Take To Seat Rings

01:44:23 Best Advice For Garage Engine Builders

01:46:56 Timing An Engine

01:50:27 The Future For Brett Laslas Car

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