Two Guys Garage Podcast

Oil’s job is pretty simple: to clean, cool and lubricate. The science behind it, though, not so simple. Chris Gabrelcik is the white-lab-coat-scientist of Lubrication Specialties, the guru who knows all there is to know about metal-on-metal friction, solving problems and extending the life of everything. Grab some paper and pencils, join Willie and Kevin, and let the learning begin!

Kevin and Willie kick off Season 19 of the Two Guys Garage TV show by reconfiguring a 1969 Camaro from a strip car to a born-again daily driver, and in this companion podcast they detail the setup change and performance upgrades that propel the Gen 1 classic from fight to fun.

Lack of proper air conditioning can make things pretty darn hot inside a vintage hot rod, where heavy original units that sucked horsepower were often chucked to lighten the load. That is until Vintage Air came along with dramatically lighter and electronically controlled performance air conditioning systems. In this episode, EVP Rick Love updates the guys on the company’s history making modern units that look just like factory since 1976.

With their suspensions, systems and full-on builds, Detroit Speed is at the forefront of the Pro Touring movement. In this episode, President and self-proclaimed Throttle Jockey Kyle Tucker reveals the engineering, geometry and tire technology that together comprise the secret of the company’s success.

Sure, three and four speed transmissions are fine for some folks, but for diehard old school hot rod guys, nothing beats a five or six speed manual shift overdrive conversion. As Willie and Kevin know all too well, there are tons of considerations and complications involved in the process. Enter Bruce Couture, whose Modern DriveLine is a one-stop shop where everything you need “just about jumps out of the box and into the car!”

Dreaming about a flossy and glossy new paint job for your wheels at an affordable price? Kevin and Willie lead you through the do-it-right process from start to finish – from prepping for paint by Dustless Blasting existing components; to setting up your own inflatable Mobile Environmental Solutions paint booth; through selecting and applying the optimal Dupli-Color paint product to bring your dream to life.

For Kevin and Willie, driving is all about the fun factor, and that means throwing gears – we’re talking huge left thigh, major heel-toe clutch action. More discs = more torque, and that means twin, triple and now even quad disc clutches. On this episode, Geoff Gerko of Mantic Clutch exposes surprising ways clutches are wrecked, and reveals best practices for preserving them.

Today’s topic is fuel delivery – what to do and what not to do to keep fuel systems completely dialed in and up to snuff, especially at high horsepower. For the answer to these and other questions, the guys turn to Steve Matusek, President and Founder of Aeromotive Fuel Systems, where they’re doing things today that no one thought were even possible only three years ago.

Harold Sears is Additive Manufacturing Technical Leader at Ford’s Advanced Manufacturing Center, where he’s spearheading revolutionary developments in 3D technology “prototyping virtually everything from the road to the roof.” In this episode, Harold immerses Kevin and Willie in a futuristic automotive universe firmly based in the present, and filled with stunning possibilities for tomorrow and beyond.