RIP Old Smokey Cummins Powered F100 Crash at Pikes Peak Scott Birdsall has been shaking things up with his immensely popular 1949 Cummins powered F100, dubbed Old Smokey, for many years now. A quick search of “Cummins Old Smokey” should get you familiar with the beast of a truck if you’re not already. A couple […]
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Cass joins us today to talk about their new location! Choate Engineering Performance just moved into a huge facility that’s going to allow more engines, parts and trucks to be serviced. A podcast listener requested this episode and wanted to know, what was the move like? What challenges come along with business growth? Give a listen! Looking to be more involved in the podcast, want to chat with us direct, hear episodes first and more? Join our Discord server, link is below!
Is your #Powerstroke or #Duramax having issues? Is your #Cummins rolling too much coal? Maybe you’re tired of dealing with fly by night mechanics who wont give you straight answers.
In this episode of ‘Questions and Answers with Cass’ , get some straight talk and some direct answers to your biggest worries. He is a well known genius when it comes to the world of diesel, so let him help you with your problems.
John’s 6.0 powerstroke lifter failed, and now he’s buying an engine. But why did it fail?
We ran across a new bearing issue building a new engine! This could have caused catastrophic failure in the engine if this wasn’t caught by our quality control. Let US do you machine work for you if you’re going to build an engine the right way !!
Special edition of ‘Questions and Answers with Cass’ takes place on the set of ‘The Hidden Horsepower Podcast’. Cass and the guys discuss issues with Powerstroke engines. How Cass rose to such prominence in the diesel community. And what Cass’s advice for the next generation is.
On this episode of Questions with Cass we had a few guys from instagram and Facebook ask questions about their Duramax, 6.4s and machining questions for diesels and their blocks AND MORE! We Also talk about the importance of our Delipped Coated and Flycut Pistons as well which can be found on our website below.
We are discussing the Roational Assembly failures. A failed connecting rod is easy to discover, but what about:
1. Bearings Issues
2.Clearances Issues
2. Crankshaft Issues
Is it Installation errors?
Be careful when building your building your own engine. If you do this is a MUST LISTEN!
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No matter if it’s a Cummins, Duramax or Powerstroke, failed head gaskets can be an issue. And, getting the most out of airflow factors into your high performance build. Cass from Choate Engineering is our guest today to talk about airflow, valves, valvetrain upgrades, machine work and all the details you want to know!
Building engines the way the OEM factory should have in the first place.
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