# Restorer and Machinist Mike Pistello and Keeping REALLY Old Cars Alive on the V8 Radio Podcast Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/v8-radio-podcast-1059542/restorer-and-machinist-mike-pistello-and-keeping-really-old-cars-alive-on-the-v8-radio-podcast Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/v8-radio-podcast-1059542/restorer-and-machinist-mike-pistello-and-keeping-really-old-cars-alive-on-the-v8-radio-podcast.md Podcast: [V8 Radio Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/v8-radio-podcast-1059542) Published: 2026-01-20T17:26:48+00:00 Episode link: https://v8speedshop.com/restorer-and-machinist-mike-pistello-and-keeping-really-old-cars-alive-on-the-v8-radio-podcast/ Audio file: https://v8speedshop.com/podcast-download/327747/restorer-and-machinist-mike-pistello-and-keeping-really-old-cars-alive-on-the-v8-radio-podcast.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/v8-radio-podcast-1059542/episodes/restorer-and-machinist-mike-pistello-and-keeping-really-old-cars-alive-on-the-v8-radio-podcast Duration seconds: 4769 ## Resource When 1910 Meets 2026: Racing Internals in Brass Era Beasts! πŸπŸ“œ The latest V8 Radio Podcast is LIVE! Kevin and Q-Ball are joined by the master of the "unobtainium," Mike Pestello from Coachcraft and Precision Services. If you think restoring a muscle car is tough, try building parts for a 1907 Packard from a single photograph! 🀯 Mike takes us deep into the world of Brass Era restoration, where 100-year-old engines get treated to modern 4340 billet cranks, racing pistons, and serious compression bumps. We’re talking about pre-WWI cars completing 4,000-mile endurance runs without a support vehicle! In this episode, we cover: πŸ”§ Reverse Engineering History: How 3D scanning and printing are saving cars built before the Titanic sank. 🏎️ The "Sleeper" Century: Hiding modern racing engine technology inside 120-year-old engine blocks. 🧟 The Zinc Pest Nightmare: Why "New Old Stock" might actually mean "crumbles in your hand." πŸ“‰ Dyno-ing the Ancients: Building a custom dyno because modern ones can't handle engines that max out at 2,000 RPM! πŸ† PRI Show Recap: Highlights from the Performance Racing Industry show and the emotional Hall of Fame inductions. πŸ˜‚ Funny Moment: Don't miss the trivia segment where Kevin and Mike Pestello accidentally share a brain cell! They both gave the exact same answer to two completely different trivia questions. Great minds think alike... or maybe they've just been around too many exhaust fumes? πŸ’¨πŸ€” Listen now and subscribe! #V8Radio #ClassicCars #BrassEra #Restoration #Fabrication #Machining #PRI2024 #CarTrivia #AutomotiveHistory #MuscleCars #Podcast Featured Companies & Links Coachcraft and Precision Services: cpsrestorations.com V8 Speed and Resto Shop: v8speedshop.com Performance Racing Industry (PRI): performanceracing.com SEMA (Specialty Equip… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/v8-radio-podcast-1059542/episodes/restorer-and-machinist-mike-pistello-and-keeping-really-old-cars-alive-on-the-v8-radio-podcast/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/v8-radio-podcast-1059542/restorer-and-machinist-mike-pistello-and-keeping-really-old-cars-alive-on-the-v8-radio-podcast.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.