RealTuners Radio artwork

RealTuners Radio

156 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 76 ratings

EFI Tuning, Training, and Support

Automotive Leisure
Homepage Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed

Episodes

RealTuners Radio – Episode 56 – Lake Speed, Jr. of Driven Racing Oil

August 02, 2018 04:59 - 1 hour - 115 MB

AWESOME tech discussion covering Engine Oil properties, and a look how the chemistry of the oil can cause issues that we typically do not think about! Thanks again to Lake Speed, Jr. for sharing such great insight!

RealTuners Radio – Episode 55

July 26, 2018 02:50 - 1 hour - 93.2 MB

1 hr special discussing stolen and recovered race car projects, horsepower wars $10K shootout and Scott's hydroponic garden.  With Chad Reynolds covering the $10K Shootout live, in person.

RealTuners Radio – Episode 54

July 12, 2018 03:21 - 1 hour - 156 MB

Just BSing tonight with the guys!

RealTuners Radio Episode 53 – ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY SHOW

June 29, 2018 03:38 - 2 hours - 114 MB

Our 1 Year Anniversary show was a good one!  Steve Goldade from HPTuners talks about what it's like to be a development engineer of factory ECU tuning tools.  Then we get Jeff Stacy on to talk about Larry Larson's new combo; Street Outlaws No Prep racing, and finally he takes some Fuel System questions. Thanks to all you guys for listening!!

RealTuners Radio – Episode 52

June 21, 2018 03:25 - 2 hours - 112 MB

Justin Keith from Street Car Takeover!  Danny Davis from Worldwide LS Owners!  Talking about upcoming events brought to us by this new generation of promoters!  See you at the LSX vs. World event this weekend at Kansas international Dragway!  

RealTuners Radio Episode 51 – Holley V5 update, 417 Motorsports new products, and First Startups on EFI

June 07, 2018 03:20 - 2 hours - 110 MB

RealTuners Radio Tonight Episode 51! A discussion on first startups for new EFI users. Talk about Holley V5 software dropping today, and Blake Hughes' latest parts off the CNC machine!

RealTuners Radio – Episode 50 – Tech Talk

May 31, 2018 03:24 - 2 hours - 112 MB

RealTuners Radio Episode FIFTY tonight!! Instead of a Guest, I'm going to take a segment from my EFI tuning classes that I see affecting a lot of people tuning their own EFI systems: Acceleration Enrichments. Incorrect approach here can cause anything from crappy throttle response to absolute mayhem on your tuneup! After that we'll take audience questions and BS with you guys for the rest of the evening.

RealTuners Radio – Episode 49 – Scott Parker, Power Automedia

May 25, 2018 03:42 - 2 hours - 113 MB

Scott Parker of Power Automedia discusses all their various forms of media - live streaming, popular magazines, and the Horsepower Wars $10,000 Drag Shootout!

RealTuners Radio – Episode 48 – Mike Jovanis

May 17, 2018 03:52 - 2 hours - 114 MB

Mike Jovanis joins us to talk all about True Street NMRA/NMCA and Drag Week racing!!

RealTuners Radio – Episode 47

May 10, 2018 03:37 - 2 hours - 113 MB

Almost to the One Year mark! General questions, Ry talks about his efforts to move up the local List; Erik Radzins from ProCharger drops in for a while!  Jimmy Bowling and Eric Yost teams have both made the final 5 for the Horsepower Wars Competition, and more!

RealTuners Radio Episode 46 – Prepping for LS Fest West

May 03, 2018 03:20 - 2 hours - 112 MB

Sounds like we're all meeting for dinner in Vegas this weekend!!   Upcoming 2018 Holley LS Fest West has many of the RealTuners hosts in Las Vegas this weekend for work. We take a good number of audience questions on this one too.  See you next week!

RealTuners Radio – Episode 45

April 26, 2018 03:23 - 2 hours - 112 MB

Jimmy (of Buschur Racing) and Dean (Disco Dean Karns!) share their racing experiences, and cover a wide range of topics such as "Learning to Run a Business In The Automotive Aftermarket" John Bewley sold his beloved truck!! And other mysteries of the Universe.  :)

RealTuners Radio Episode 44 – Lots of guests!

April 19, 2018 04:09 - 2 hours - 125 MB

We covered a lot of ground tonight, a good entertaining show, we hope we keep you entertained and occasionally, educated!  Thanks to Dave Matyjasik for talking to us about his recent win at the Hot Rod Magazine Top Speed Challenge in adverse conditions and on a low budget!  Thanks to Dan Parker for talking about the MOVIE about his story, we're blessed to have this comic on staff!  Brent Malone also showed up to contribute, as well as Mo Lones and Dave Vasser, real Nitrous experts!  

RealTuners Radio – Episode 43 – Eric Yost, Dan Parker

April 12, 2018 03:57 - 2 hours - 117 MB

Eric Yost joins us to talk about chassis safety and other questions from the audience.  His experience covers a broad range of motorsports and his insights are impressive!  Eric's also been selected as a finalist for the upcoming Horsepower Wars competition, more on that later! Dan Parker joins to talk a little about his Movie Debut, "Driven Blind" which premieres this week - google it, it should be available online very soon! 2 hours of great Q and A!

RealTuners Radio – Episode 42 – Allison and Rick from Dynocom Industries!

April 05, 2018 03:45 - 2 hours - 116 MB

  Awesome show with the experts from Dynocom Industries!!!   Look for more RealTuners classes in DFW at their shop.  These guys shared A TON of good info with us on this show, hope you enjoy!!    

RealTuners Radio – Episode 41 – General Tech Chat

March 29, 2018 04:11 - 2 hours - 115 MB

Since our guest had to push off a week or two, we sit down and chat with the listeners and take questions tonight.  Another fun episode!  Kenny Bennett joins us near the 1:30 mark to talk about intake manifold he designed that showed up on NHRA Pro Stock engines!

RealTuners Radio Episode 40 – Dark Side Of The Toon

March 22, 2018 04:34 - 1 hour - 105 MB

  You guys seem to prefer us taking questions, so in between rants tonight that is what we do!

RealTuners Radio – Episode 39

March 15, 2018 04:32 - 1 hour - 109 MB

Some audience questions, some random chat, good times with our industry friends Chad Reynolds, Ry Klemp, Scott Evans, Tom Vigue, Mark Dalquist, Cody Bruce, Troy Baum, Dan Parker and more!  

RealTuners Radio Episode 38 – Ken Bjonnes of Palm Beach Dyno

March 08, 2018 05:45 - 2 hours - 128 MB

RealTuners Radio Episode 38 - Ken Bjonnes of Palm Beach Dyno, to talk about the *ridiculous* things they're doing with factory ECUs!! Like going 7s on nearly stock Ford transmissions... and the pitfalls of exploring places where few have gone before!

RealTuners Radio Episode 37 – Troy Baum from RACEWires!

March 01, 2018 04:39 - 2 hours - 115 MB

Troy Baum from RACEWires joins the show tonight to take questions about wiring/installation of electronics in all sorts of cars.  This was a laid back episode with good questions from the crew and audience!

RealTuners Radio Episode 36 – X275 Rock Stars

February 22, 2018 05:48 - 2 hours - 115 MB

If you're into x275, listen to John Keesey talk about what it takes to win the class at the prestigious Lights Out event at South Georgia Motorsports Park! Then, around the 1:06 mark, listen to Ryan Milliken talk about what it takes to be competitive in that same class with Cummins Diesel power - a truly amazing discussion about diesel drag racing, these guys face completely different challenges than us spark-ignited folks. A great episode worth a listen!!

RealTuners Radio – Episode 35 – Cody Bruce, Eric Yost, Lights Out 9

February 16, 2018 04:53 - 2 hours - 138 MB

Tonight's guest:  Cody Bruce from Nano Nitrous takes questions about their unique approach to Nitrous tech.  Eric Yost calls in during qualifying at Lights Out 9 at South Georgia Motorsports Park.  Barry Cook updates us on his progress at that same event, and the usual commentary from audience and regular hosts.

RealTuners Radio Episode 34 – Dan Parker

February 08, 2018 04:59 - 2 hours - 138 MB

RealTuners Radio Episode 34 tonight at 8pm Central! Our Guest is Dan Parker, a racer aiming to be the quickest and fastest... without eyesight!   Dan has an amazing story, is a fabricator, shop teacher, RealTuners Radio listener, and drag racing safety advocate. This should be a cool chat! Dan has a fundraiser site at: https://www.gofundme.com/helping-a-fellow-racer Dan's Facebook Page is here Tragedy To Triumph Racing Like us at RealTuners, LLC Join the RealTuners Radio Podcast Fan Pag...

RealTuners Radio Episode 33 – Keith Turk

February 01, 2018 05:13 - 2 hours - 138 MB

Drag Week Tech Director, East Coast Timing Association and landracing wizard Keith Turk shares stories and takes questions about Drag Week, Aerodynamics, and flying Apache Helicopters

RealTuners Radio Episode 32 – Random Audience Questions!

January 26, 2018 17:46 - 1 hour - 104 MB

2 hours of live questions from the listeners!!  We cover all sorts of topics again in this one.  Grab a wrench and start the show!  Or kick back and relax with your favorite drink - even if it's peach margarita in a can - and enjoy!  

RealTuners Radio Episode 31 – Jeff Stacy from Aeromotive

January 18, 2018 05:04 - 2 hours - 167 MB

This is a great episode to learn about Fuel Systems from one of the top manufacturers in the world.  Jeff covers a ton of great questions from the audience tonight.  Check them out at www.aeromotiveinc.com! Jeff also happens to work with Larry Larson and spends some time talking about his experiences at No Prep and endurance events like Rocky Mountain Race Week and Drag Week!

RealTuners Radio – Episode 30

January 11, 2018 05:19 - 2 hours - 146 MB

The team takes random questions from the audience for 2 hours!

RealTuners Radio – Episode 29

January 04, 2018 05:30 - 2 hours - 142 MB

Special Guest Tom Vigue from 3V Performance.  Great information on valvetrain development!  

RealTuners Radio – Episode 28 – Chad Reynolds from Bangshift.com discusses Sponsorships

December 28, 2017 13:55 - 2 hours - 140 MB

An interesting discussion tonight on the topic of "sponsorships" both from the Racer's perspective, and that of the sponsors themselves.  Did you know what we're looking for when we consider sponsorships this time of year?  Learn here!!   Great laid back discussion with the guys over the Holidays.  Hope you all had a good Holiday!  Back to the grind!

RealTuners Radio Episode 27: Airflow!

December 21, 2017 05:53 - 2 hours - 150 MB

Caleb Newman from Performance Design talks intake design. Chad Speier from Speier Racing Heads discusses port design, finish, etc. Yet another great show, if you're thinking about designing your own intake you should listen to this whole episode!

RealTuners Radio Episode 26 – Cale Aronson of Black Magic Clutches

December 14, 2017 14:18 - 2 hours - 143 MB

Great 2.5 hours of content tonight talking all sorts of clutch tuning with Cale Aronson of Black Magic Clutches. Also good discussion about his accident and safety related to what he's learned from it. Thanks Cale for another great show!!

RealTuners Radio Episode 25: SBE REcords

December 07, 2017 05:42 - 1 hour - 109 MB

It's PRI season!  Half our guys are in Indy but the other half, welcome Neil Richards from Horsepower Solutions, holders of the current SBE ("Stock Bottom End") LS record set this past month at the Las Vegas Streetcar Supernationals. We also talk about wastegates, blowoff valves and when they're needed in both turbo and centrifugally supercharged applications.  Then we have a discussion on crankcase evac and pressure monitoring. Congrats guys on our 25th 2-hour episode!

RealTuners Radio Episode 24 – More Chassis Discussion

November 30, 2017 04:55 - 1 hour - 135 MB

AWESOME show with Eric Yost of Customs By Biggun, a guy with tons of experience in everything from Cup Car building and tuning to Drag Week and Rocky Mountain Race Week class winners, and the Tooth Jerker! Definitely listen to this episode if you're wondering about chassis setup for your drag car.  Eric does not disappoint!!  Thanks again Mr Yost!

RealTuners Radio Episode 23 – Chassis Talk

November 23, 2017 04:38 - 2 hours - 115 MB

We bring in Jason Terrell of Tin Soldiers to talk about chassis fabrication and tuning.  This is an awesome episode!  Happy Thanksgiving to all of you from our hosts at RealTuners! Hosts Scott Clark, Scott Evans, Chris Delgado, Ry Klemp  

RealTuners Radio Episode 22 – Nov 15 2017

November 16, 2017 05:15 - 2 hours - 121 MB

A great episode!!  mainly discussions with Brian Lohnes about the myriad event types he covers in his job as a travelling announcer for some of the biggest national events (NHRA) as well as the most popular independent events (Lights Out, No Mercy, Drag Week).  Lots of insight from this guy! Then Dave Vasser from Nitrous Outlet joins and covers a ton of nitrous tech, the shortage of 2017, his bottle replacement program and addressing safety issues.  Dave played a big part in elevating safety...

RealTuners Radio Episode 21 – “Askholes”

November 09, 2017 04:52 - 2 hours - 110 MB

Tons of great discussion on this episode:  Chris Delgado's success at MIR with "White Rice" - a 6-second all steel car with a 180cid little engine. Also we discuss our thoughts on knock sensors and using knock detection for different tuning applications, stemming from our disagreement with the HP Academy guys. Then we complain about Askholes.  What is an Askhole? listen to find out!

RealTuners Radio Episode 20

November 02, 2017 04:38 - 2 hours - 83.3 MB

  John Bewley, Scott Clark, Mark Dalquist, Ry Klemp, Tom Sewell talk about this week's news in racing, the SEMA show, kicking off World Cup Finals at MIR, and more!

RealTuners Radio Episode 19 – Motion Raceworks Record Setting 7 second pass

October 26, 2017 04:09 - 1 hour - 101 MB

We spend most of the night talking about Doug and Andy Cook's R&D project vehicle that just broke the record for GM's LT Gen V engines (the new stuff).  Scott Evans, Tom Sewell, Ry Klemp, SCott Clark, special guest Tony from AES Racing Engines who built Doug's engine.  We go through details on the entire car and how you go crazy fast on a late model DI engine.

RealTuners Radio Episode 18 – 10/18/2017

October 19, 2017 04:32 - 2 hours - 138 MB

Live from Throttle's Performance in Fargo, ND! After we battle a few audio issues, we get to talking about the boat engines Mark Dalquist built and dyno tuned this week with a little help from Scott Clark.  Scott Evans, John Bewley and Ry Klemp round out the discussion with random listener questions, and lots of talk about NHRA Pro Stock.  

RealTuners Radio – Episode 17 – Weds Oct 11 2017

October 12, 2017 22:39 - 2 hours - 116 MB

      John Bewley, Little Johns Motorsports Solutions Scott Evans, Evans Tuning Scott Clark, RealTuners.com Mark Dalquist, Throttles Performance Andy Cook, Motion Raceworks Brad Nagel, Nagel performance Ry Klemp, Bull City Speed   Group discusses current events like Texas Invitational roll racing event drama, safety equipment in different race venues, creative rules bending, etc.   Then we switch over to live questions from the audience, with a nice call from Darci Knowles to tell ...

RealTuners Radio – Episode 16 – Thursday, October 5th 2017

October 06, 2017 22:19 - 2 hours - 166 MB

Thursday episode because we were still on vacation Wednesday! Usual random banter and taking questions from the audience. Scott Clark, Scott Evans, John Bewley, guest Tony Reiners, Andy Cook, Mark Dalquist

RealTuners Radio – Episode 15 – Wednesday, Sept 27, 2017

September 28, 2017 03:41 - 1 hour - 81.9 MB

Back to all-tech talk!!  Scott Evans, Scott Clark, Chris Delgado, Tom Sewell, Mark Dalquist knock out a large number of tech questions from listeners.  187 live listeners this time.  Lots of great questions!

RealTuners Radio Episode 14

September 21, 2017 18:09 - 2 hours - 91.7 MB

Drag Week Wrap Up! We unwind and chat with Robert River about what it took him to get his NHRA Pro Stock License.  Then we chat with Vinnie Barbone and Rich Guido of Drag Week fame, both top finishers.  Vinnie talks about electrical fires and Rich talks about clutch abuse.   Then we get a surprise call from the builder/driver of the world's quickest/fastest Stock Bottom End LS car!!  Jonathan Capizzi!!!   It's very enlightening to hear about his program and the things he focuses on (and th...

RealTuners Radio – Wednesday Sept. 13 2017

September 14, 2017 04:17 - 2 hours - 83.3 MB

It's the Middle of Hot Rod Magazine's Drag Week and we are close with a number of racers, so we decided to interview some of them to find out what makes their programs work.  We talk with Vinny Barbone in the Unlimited Class Geo Tracker, and James "Doc" McEntire who yesterday became the first to pilot a naturally aspirated car to a 7-second quarter mile pass in Drag Week history with a 7.99 at Gateway.  Doc takes us through the challenges, highs and lows over the years, and his current engine...

RealTuners Radio Episode 12 – Live from the Motion Raceworks Drag Week 2017 Kickoff Party

September 11, 2017 01:31 - 2 hours - 82.7 MB

  A unique show where we interviewed a variety of Drag Week competitors including Richard Guido, Blake Hughes of 417 Motorsports, The guys with the crazy turbo Geo Tracker, 7-second Canadian hero Matt Blasco, and both of the guys who've competed in every single Drag Week since it began - Tom Hogshead and Vincent Raasch.   Hosts Scott Clark, Mark Dalquist, Bill Fowler, Ry Klemp and Scott Evans.  

RealTuners Radio – Episode 11

September 07, 2017 15:26 - 2 hours - 86 MB

Our best podcast to date!!  Broadcast and recorded live from Motion Raceworks in Davenport, IA in preparation for Drag Week 2017.  All the usual hosts, plus Australian Jamie Farmer and his crew who DROVE their drag week entry from Southern California to Iowa (1800 miles) before the event - impressive for any car on the tour, most are trailered to the event! Scott Evans, Scott Clark, Tom Sewell, Brad Nagel, Chris Delgado, Andy Cook, Doug Cook, Jake Hachinski, Ryan Miller, Bill Fowler and more...

RealTuners Radio – Episode 10

September 01, 2017 16:20 - 2 hours - 90 MB

Donate to Hurricane Harvey Victims at BY CLICKING HERE! Chris Delgado covers how Hurricane Harvey's aftermath is affecting tuners in Houston, TX Ry Klemp from the greater automotive Blog-o-sphere joins us because he's just cool! Brett Chmura sits in, after attending a RealTuners class and using his car as the training mule at our class in New Jersey last week! Scotts Evans and Clark provide usual answers to questions, Mark Dalquist from Throttles Performance answers some great questions a...

RealTuners Radio – Episode 9

August 24, 2017 03:56 - 2 hours - 60.2 MB

  Still at it!!  Scott Evans, Brad Nagel, Tom Sewell, Mark Dalquist, Scott Clark tackle more questions about fuels, ignition systems, all kinds of fun stuff.  Mainly questions from listeners on Mixlr and Facebook, we like this format!!  2 hours 6 minutes.

RealTuners Radio – Episode 8

August 17, 2017 03:56 - 2 hours - 111 MB

James Short, Mark Dalquist, Gabriel Ruiz, Andy Cook, James Short, Scott Evans, Scott Clark, Bill Fowler take live questions covering not just EFI topics, but engine build questions too.

RealTuners Radio – Episode 7

August 10, 2017 04:39 - 2 hours - 83.8 MB

        We welcome Bill Fowler, 9 year Drag Week Veteran and two time Class Winner! Brent Malone, OEM ECU tuner drops in. James Short from ShorTuning. Andy Cook from Motion Raceworks Scott Evans from Las Vegas again Scott Clark from RealTuners Tom Sewell from Fuel Injector Development John Bewley from Little Johns Motorsports Solutions Mark Dalquist from Throttle's Performance