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How ShipHawk Removed Manual Error from Speedmaster's Shipping Operations

Speedmaster's five-year partnership with ShipHawk automated tracking number assignment and purchase order consolidation, eliminating manual data entry errors and freeing the operations team for higher-value work.

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Six Sigma at Speedmaster: Precision as a Practice

Speedmaster applies Six Sigma and 5S methodology across its global operations - not as theory, but as a daily framework for reducing variability and improving outcomes at scale.

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Technology as the Foundation for a Different Kind of Team

Following a three-year global technology upgrade with Oracle, Speedmaster built a cloud-based infrastructure that removed geographic constraints from hiring - and accelerated progress toward measurable diversity targets across the organization.

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Why Speedmaster Treats Packaging as an Engineering Problem, Not a Cost Centre

At Speedmaster, packaging is engineered with the same rigour as the parts it protects. Every box is CAD-designed, stress-tested, and built to reflect the standard of what is inside.

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How Vertical Integration and Diversification Built a Global Operation

A visit to Amazon's Seattle headquarters reinforced a principle Speedmaster has applied for four decades: sustained growth comes from deliberate diversification across manufacturing, partnerships, logistics, and vehicle design.

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How Speedmaster Designs, Tests, and Delivers

Every Speedmaster product starts with a problem worth solving. From there, the path runs through in-house R&D, lab testing, real-world validation with builders, and a customer experience designed end to end.

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The Barber Effect: Why Slowing Down Increases Returns

Speedmaster CEO Jason Kencevski on a simple shift in how businesses treat the customer in front of them - and why that single change drives measurable returns.

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Winning the Marketplace Race: The Speedmaster and ChannelAdvisor Case Study

A RetailBiz case study documenting how Speedmaster, supported by ChannelAdvisor, expanded from a single-country operation to a global e-commerce brand across Amazon, eBay, and multiple international marketplaces.

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Winning the Marketplace Race: A RetailBiz Case Study

A RetailBiz case study examining how Speedmaster grew from a single-channel operation to Australia's top online automotive aftermarket brand - and what sustained, measurable growth looks like at scale.

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Kamikaze Chris Day: The Underdog Who Refuses to Settle

Chris Day did not set out to become a fan favourite. He set out to win - with whatever he had. His flat-black El Camino, a car that defies every rule of drag racing geometry, is the physical proof of that commitment.

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Competing in the Age of Amazon

With Amazon entering the Australian market, Speedmaster CEO Jason Kencevski shares the strategic thinking behind protecting a global brand - and why waiting is not an option.

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Multipurpose Power: A 496ci Big-Block Built for NA, Nitrous, and Boost

A 496ci big-block stroker built to perform across three configurations - naturally aspirated, nitrous-injected, and supercharged - reached 1,144 hp on just 11 psi of boost from a ProCharger F-1A-94, with capacity still in reserve.

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5.0L Fistfight Part 4: Adding Boost With a TorqStorm Centrifugal Supercharger

In the fourth instalment of the 5.0L Fistfight series, both the Ford 302 and Chevy 305 receive TorqStorm centrifugal superchargers. The Ford produces 619 hp, but the Chevy's stronger block may tell a different story long-term.

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Boost Theory Tested: LS3 vs. 427 LSX on the Dyno

A controlled dyno comparison of a cam-only LS3 and a built 427 LSX tests a foundational boost principle: the stronger the naturally aspirated baseline, the more power you make under pressure.

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EFI vs. Dual Plane on a 5.0L Ford: A Dyno Comparison with the Speedmaster Eliminator

Richard Holdener puts the Speedmaster Eliminator dual-plane intake head-to-head against a Trick Flow Specialties Street Heat EFI system on a modified 5.0L Ford, with dyno results revealing where each configuration delivers its advantage.

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939 HP From a Blown 540-Inch Big Block

Richard Holdener puts the BluePrint Engines 540 big-block Chevy through a progressive boost test using a Speedmaster 8-71 supercharger kit, reaching 939 hp and 866 lb-ft of torque at 11.1 psi.

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What Happens When You Run an Engine Without Oil: Lessons from the Dyno

What actually happens when oil pressure drops to zero and you keep driving? Richard Holdener and Chad Reynolds put it to the test on The Wheel of Death, combining controlled destruction with real failure analysis.

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Boost vs. the Block: Why More PSI Is Not Always the Answer on a 5.0L Ford

Running a 331 Ford stroker to 761 hp on a factory 5.0L block revealed a critical lesson: boost is a multiplier, not a solution. Building normally aspirated power first delivers more output at lower, safer boost levels.

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The Pecking Order: How Much Are Cylinder Heads Worth on a 331 Ford Stroker?

On a 331 Ford stroker equipped with Speedmaster forged internals and a COMP cam, swapping from stock E7TE iron heads to Edelbrock Performer RPM aluminum heads delivered an 85 hp gain. The results reinforce why the order of modifications matters.

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The Great Equalizer: Vortech Supercharging a Modified 4.8L LS to 799 Horsepower

A modified 4.8L LS equipped with Speedmaster rods, JE forged pistons, and a Vortech Ti supercharger produced 799 hp at 15.8 psi, nearly doubling the 438 hp naturally aspirated baseline. The results demonstrate the value of building NA power before adding boost.

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