Street Alpha Podcast

In today's episode, Maatouks Racing discusses building the world's fastest Nissan GTRs, developing 3200+ horsepower engines, breaking drag racing records, and surpassing the legendary 2JZ platform.

Maatouks Racing Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maatouksracing

00:00 Intro

00:02 How Maatouks Got Into RBs

00:11 Maatouks Buys His First Dyno

00:14 Maatouks Learning How To Tune On Microtech

00:19 Maatouks Works On His First GTR

00:23 Where Maatouks Got Inspiration From?

00:24 Maatouks Starts Taking Over The GTR RB Scene

00:28 Using The Nitto 3.2 Stroker Kit In The Early Days

00:29 Why Maatouks Uses A 3.2 Engine

00:31 Using 3.0 Engines

00:33 Why You Don't Build High Horsepower RB26

00:34 Why Maatouks Doesnt Use Block Braces

00:36 Driving 2000HP Cars On The Street In Australia

00:40 Warming Up a Billet Block

00:42 External Oil Pumps

00:47 Why Head Drains Were Invented On RBs

00:51 Building a 2JZ vs RB

00:57 What Maatouks Car Would Compete In America?

01:00:05 Maatouks Crashes The Don Drag Car

01:05:13 Why Maatouks Is So Competitive

01:09:29 Australian Shop Drama

01:11:59 Why Maatouks Uses Full OEM R35 Coils

01:14:33 Must Have Items To Have When Working With Maatouks

01:16:59 Why Maatouks Runs Haltech

01:17:33 Why Maatouks Doesn't Use Motec

01:20:19 How To Get An Australian Sounding RB

01:22:42 Maatouks Working On SR20s

01:24:02 How Much It Costs To Build A Car With Maatouks

01:28:25 How Long It Takes To Build a Maatouks Car

01:30:26 The Car The Maatouks Built In The Fastest Time

01:31:24 Building a Commodore Vs GTR

01:32:46 Maatouks 3200HP GTR

01:35:52 Using Big Power On The Drag Strip

01:37:51 Maatouks YFD Car Expectations

01:41:44 Maatouks Racing Goals For 2026

01:43:25 Maatouks Making RB Parts

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In today’s episode we sit with Dahtone Racing who breaks down RB26 reliability, oil system issues, Australia’s insane GT R culture and what makes some of the greatest Nissan GT Rs in the world.

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In todays episode we sit with FindingNick who breaks down his content strategy, brand growth, and how it led to owning multiple BMW dream cars while navigating the automotive scene.

FindingNick Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/findingnick

00:00 Intro

03:24 How FindingNick Started Doing Content

07:25 Why FinidingNick Chose a BMW

08:15 How Nicks Dad Bought Him His First Car

10:15 How FindingNicks Parents Felt About Him Doing Youtube

11:36 When FindingNick Realized Youtube Was A Full time

Career

13:52 Dealing With Owning Multiple Cars

14:47 Finding Nicks Early Days With Viral Content On Youtube

16:10 California Gas Prices

18:49 Finding Nicks First Job

21:48 Finding Nicks First Viral Video

23:14 Finding Nick Seeing Fans

24:38 Finding Nick Filming In Public

27:19 How Long It Takes Finding Nick To Edit His Videos

28:51 Why Finding Nick Posts Videos Everyday

30:16 Finding Nick Getting Inspiration From Other Influencers

32:06 Finding Nicks Merch Drops

32:52 Finding Nicks Merch Inspiration

33:46 Finding Nick Merch Advice For Beginners

35:23 Finding Nicks Organic Merch Drops

36:51 FinidingNicks Relationship With Dandy

38:50 Finding Nicks Crashes His E46 Drift Build

41:23 Finding Nick Going To Court In California

46:40 California Laws

49:38 Takeovers In California

49:57 LA Car Scene Is Dying

50:20 What State Finding Nick Would Move To

52:44 How Finding Nick Crashed His F80 M3

56:28 Finding Nick Buys An F80 CS

57:04 Finding Nicks Favorite BMW

01:00:18 FindingNIcks Thoughts On Bimmer Invasion

01:00:46 What Is The Next Dream Car For Finding Nick?

01:01:47 Whats Next For Finding Nicks Audi R8?

01:02:14 What Finding Nicks Car Collection Is Valued At

01:05:39 Finding Nick and Freshkicks

52:44 How Finding Nick Crashed His F80 M3

56:28 Finding Nick Buys An F80 CS

57:04 Finding Nicks Favorite BMW

01:00:18 FindingNIcks Thoughts On Bimmer Invasion

01:00:46 What Is The Next Dream Car For Finding Nick?

01:01:47 Whats Next For Finding Nicks Audi R8?

01:02:14 What Finding Nicks Car Collection Is Valued At

01:05:39 Finding Nick and Freshkicks

01:06:49 Finding Nick Dealing With Hate Comments

01:07:19 Finding Nicks Favorite Car He Owns

01:10:32 Finding Nick Buying His E92 Back

01:12:51 Finding Nick Creates His Own Color PPF

01:13:46 Finding Nick On Buying A House

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In todays episode Jake Schnatter breaks down how he buys cars, the truth behind his Lamborghini crash, and the car influencer hacks that helped him build his brand.

Jake Schnatter Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jake.schnatter

00:00 Intro

04:00 How Jake Schnatter Started His YouTube Channel

12:06 When Jake Schnatter Took YouTube Seriously

12:50 Working as a Server Before YouTube Success

16:44 Biggest Tip Jake Schnatter Learned as a Server

17:46 Lessons From Serving That Helped Grow His YouTube Channel

19:10 How Jake Schnatter Quit His Job to Go Full Time

22:04 Buying a Lamborghini at 23 and Its Impact on Views

23:33 Best Advice for New Automotive YouTubers

25:42 How Jake Schnatter Gets Brand Deals

27:53 How Jake Schnatter’s Dad Helped His Journey

29:00 Reacting to Videos Made About Him

30:56 Why Jake Schnatter Posts on Multiple Platforms

31:50 Jake Schnatter’s Main Source of Income

33:17 Jake Schnatter’s Thoughts on Audi vs BMW

34:52 Why the BMW F82 M4 Is His Favorite Car

36:39 Inside the BMW Community

37:45 Why Jake Schnatter Loves His F82 M4

38:54 Plans to Buy an E92 M3

39:42 E92 M3 vs F82 M4 Comparison

40:18 Jake Schnatter’s Lamborghini Plans

41:06 Does Jake Schnatter Build Cars for Views

42:38 Lamborghini Huracán Crash Story

46:10 How Jake Schnatter Afforded His Lamborghini

47:17 How Much His Lamborghini Huracán Cost

49:18 How Much Jake Schnatter Paid for His House

50:39 Dodge Viper Traction Control Explained

52:16 Why Dodge Viper Aero Kits Are So Expensive

53:09 Real Cost of Owning a Dodge Viper

56:16 Future Plans for His Dodge Viper

58:27 Why Jake Schnatter Started Car Giveaways

01:01:42 Are Car Giveaways Legit

01:04:38 Thoughts on Bimmer Invasion

01:06:10 Why Jake Schnatter Chose a Ferrari F12 Over an 812

01:09:59 Ferrari F12 vs 812 Parts Compatibility

01:12:23 Ferrari Banning Customers Explained

01:14:44 Jake Schnatter’s Ferrari Budget

01:16:17 Should You Start an LLC as a Content Creator

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Andrew Hawkins on Why RB26 Builds Fail in America, RB vs 2JZ Debate, GTR Festival, RB26 engine failures, RB26 reliability, RB vs 2JZ comparison as he breaks down common RB mistakes, tuning differences, real world failures in the US, and what it takes to build a high horsepower RB the right way.

Motive Video Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/motive_video

00:00 Intro

03:30 SEMA Builds 2026

04:15 High Horsepower RB Builds

05:53 Location Affects The Type Of Car Build

09:20 RB30 Swap Popularity

10:43 RB26 vs RB30 Sound

12:55 2JZ's In Australia

15:34 American RB Build Failures

17:37 American RB26 Cylinder Head Failures

19:42 Stop Trying To Make RBs Make Power Down Low

23:53 Running High Lift Cams On an RB26

28:17 Tukes RB26 Cylinder Head Failure

37:52 Throtl Mickey RB26 Head

43:25 RB26 Oil Problems

47:14 Tuning an RB26

53:20 RB Billet Blocks

01:00:19 Daily Driving Billet Blocks

01:03:34 Driving With A Sequential Transmission

01:10:19 Best Clutch To Use In an RB

01:11:14 Twin Disc vs Tripple

01:14:09 Is a Sequential a Manual?

01:15:40 ZF8 In a MK4 Supra

01:18:44 The Ratio For GTR Is 4.11

01:22:47 GTR Festival 2026 Australia

01:23:40 Tommyfyeah Builds

01:30:14 GTR Festival Experience

01:35:14 New Event Coming Soon

01:38:13 PRP Blocks

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In this episode of Street Alpha Podcast, Cooper breaks down his exit, drag racing transmission choices, and what really makes Powerglide king at the track.

Cooper Bogetti Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cooperbogetti

00:00 Intro

08:02 Competitive Podcasting

12:17 Cooper Starting A News Show

15:09 Podcast vs Personal Content

16:57 Who is Chrisfixit

18:29 Cleetus Exposes Chrisfixit

23:19 Cooper Living In NY

25:35 Cooper Meets Cleetus

30:21 Cleetus and Cooper Work For 1320

Video

34:42 Cleetus and Cooper Start a Youtube

Channel

40:32 Cleetus Went To Law School

44:43 How Cooper Was Burnt Out Doing

Content

49:33 Cleetus Making Sacrifices For Content

54:40 Coopers Definition Of Success

01:01:12 Elono Musk Crashes Mclaren F1

01:02:07 Vipers Crashing All The Time

01:04:46 Corvette Owners Think They Own a Viper

01:05:39 Why Corvettes Don't Have That Wow

Factor

01:11:11 Why People Arent Buying Performance

Cars

01:13:51 Buying Older Cars

01:15:45 Buying a Car The Appreciates In Value

01:18:59 Mods That Add Value To a Car

01:20:54 Youtubers Getting Into Car Debt

01:28:02 Breaking Down On Drag and Drives

01:28:55 Setting Cars Up For Different Events

01:30:57 Running Car Full Out During Qualifying

01:33:29 Why Cooper Chose a 2JZ

01:37:09 Building a Race Car To Daily Drive

01:43:46 Why People Enjoy Drag and Drive Events

01:52:43 Police at Drag and Drives

01:54:23 Street Alpha Drag and Drive Build

01:55:43 Building an 8 Second Race Car

01:56:23 Dodge Safety In Cars

01:58:06 Powerglide vs TH400

02:01:19 Powerglide Limitations

02:04:41 Price Of a Fully Built Powerglide

02:05:42 RPM Drop In Powerglide

02:06:31 Evolution of Transmissions

02:08:44 Mac vs Victor Engine Dyno

02:14:09 Converter Slip

02:17:12 Why Cooper Left Cleetus

02:24:33 Cooper Regretting Leaving Cleetus

02:25:25 Addressing The Break Up

02:26:22 How Cooper and Cleetus Split Up

02:28:31 Will Cooper and Cleetus Work Together

Again?

02:29:35 Whats Next For Cooper Bogetti?

02:32:13 Who Was The Best and Worst Podcast

Guest?

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In this episode Minty Detailing breaks down how to start a car detailing business from scratch, including startup costs, equipment, and building a loyal client base.

Minty Detailing Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mintydetailing

00:00 Intro

02:36 The Minty Detailing Name Change

03:43 Shop Space Prices In New York

04:38 Running Multiple Services Out of Your Shop

10:41 Why Mobile Detailing Is No Good

12:55 Beginning a Mobile Detailing Business

15:00 How Much Mobile Detailing Prices Should Be

16:23 Using AutoZone Supplies To Wash Cars

20:15 Going From Mobile Detailing To A Shop

22:27 Attention To Detail

24:10 Is Ceramic Coating a Scam?

28:37 Paint Correction

30:28 Why Is PPF So Expensive?

33:33 PPF Whole Car

35:45 The Cost Of Washing a Car

36:36 Car Wash Goals

37:33 Minty Location Change

53:15 Hiring Good People You Can Trust

58:52 Downsides To Renting Out Shop To Others

01:03:44 Opening Up a Shop For Clout

01:06:18 Followers Dont Equate To Business

01:12:05 Whats Next For Minty Detailing

01:18:33 Mar Opening Up a Shop In Florida

01:21:24 Minty Car Service

01:26:19 Being an Entrepreneur

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In todays episode we sit with Vinny Ten who breaks down the worlds fastest 350Z and explains how he builds record setting VQ engines for extreme horsepower and reliability. He also covers the return of his legendary Toyota Supra to competitive drag racing and the future of drag racing

Vinny Ten Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinnytenracing

00:00 Intro

05:18 First Veilside Supra In America

06:41 Vinny’s Belief In Opening Up A Import Performance Shop

08:06 Vinny’s Experience With Motorcycles

09:13 First Supra Boost Controllers

10:07 Creating The First Parts For Imports In The Early Days

12:35 Vinny’s Nissan Dealership Race Car

18:16 How Vinny Crashed His Supra

23:35 How The Pro Import Class Started

27:27 The First 1000HP Supra

30:15 How Vinny Ten Paved The Way For Supras

33:04 Titan Motorsports Vs Vinny Ten

35:10 Getting a Car Into The 5s Based On Chassis

39:58 The 6.33 Run

52:12 The VR38 Will Be King In The Next Few Years

01:03:57 C16 Race Fuel Is King

01:05:34 High Horsepower With Factory Intake Manifold

01:09:47 Fox body VR38 Swap

01:11:46 Imports Have Proved Themselves

01:13:53 Nissan Connecting Rods Weakness

01:19:03 The Cons of the VR30

01:22:13 Why BMWs Have Taken Over

01:25:57 Why They Used The VR30 In The New Nissan Z

01:38:58 Ford Copied Nissan

01:41:03 The Best Way To Deal With Copycats

01:44:18 Sacrifices Made In Racing

01:47:44 Vinny Ten Designed The Ram Style Intake Manifold

01:53:36 Single Turbo vs Twin Turbo

02:06:21 Building a VQ35

02:09:02 VQ35 Cylinder Heads

02:10:50 Whats The Best VQ Engine To Build

02:12:35 Why Vinny Chose a DE engine Instead of HR

02:13:35 Sleeving Blocks

02:15:53 VR38 Blocks Cracking

02:19:07 The Cost of Running a Shop In NY

02:24:17 Shops Doing Bad Work For Customers

01:53:36 Single Turbo vs Twin Turbo

02:06:21 Building a VQ35

02:09:02 VQ35 Cylinder Heads

02:10:50 Whats The Best VQ Engine To Build

02:12:35 Why Vinny Chose a DE engine Instead of HR

02:13:35 Sleeving Blocks

02:15:53 VR38 Blocks Cracking

02:19:07 The Cost of Running a Shop In NY

02:24:17 Shops Doing Bad Work For Customers

02:41:55 VR30 Engine

02:44:15 Port Injection On VR30

02:47:56 VR38 Manifold Fitting on A VQ35HR

02:49:23 VK56 Engine

02:56:37 Is Drag Racing Dying?

03:08:25 Manufacturers Not Sponsoring Cars In America

03:17:59 Worlds Fastest 350z

03:19:23 The Return of The Vinny Ten Supra

03:23:42 Are Flame Tunes Bad?

03:31:01 Tuning Cars At Vinny Ten

03:33:22 EPA Ruining The Car Culture

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In todays episode we sit with Nero of Titan Motorsports who opens up about their comeback, the 2JZ vs RB rivalry, building legendary Supras, and the biggest races that shaped their name in the world of high performance racing.

 @titanmotorsports  Motorsports Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/titanmotorsports

00:00 Intro

04:49 Neros Early Days In IT

05:19 How Nero Got Into Selling Car Parts

08:46 Buying a MK4 Supra In the 90s

10:56 Nero's First Street Race In the MK4 Supra

15:48 What Made The Supra Popular

16:44 Why The MK4 Supra Price Dropped In 97

18:00 What Inspired Nero To Buy A Supra

19:54 How The Name Titan Motorsports Was Made Up

23:19 Why Titan Started Selling Parts Online

25:32 How Titan Supra Went From Street Car To Race Car

26:49 How The Titan Supra Started To Gain Popularity

35:11 How To Build a Class Legal Drag Racing Car

39:00 TX2K Is Expensive For New Racers

42:42 How People are Funding Race Cars

47:36 How The Titan Supra Went From Black To Copper

53:33 Why Big Companies arent Sponsoring Drag Racing

59:17 Victors Copper Supra

01:04:22 Iconic Moments With The Titan Copper Supra

01:05:40 Titan Motorsports vs Papadakis

01:08:12 How Titan Motorsports Helped Ekanoo

01:20:27 Ekanoo Vs White Rice

01:22:06 Is White Rice Holding The Torch For The 2JZ?

01:24:30 Who Should Represent The 2JZ platform

01:34:57 What Makes The Titan 2JZ So Great

01:39:57 Daily Driving Billet Blocks

01:41:11 Building Less Than 1000Hp 2JZ Engines

01:42:53 Machine Shops For 2JZ

01:45:27 Is It Hard To Mess Up a 2JZ

01:48:10 The Cost To Build a 1000HP 2JZ

01:54:58 02:02:41 02:05:41 02:15:35 Performance Shops Dont Make Money

How Much Money Does a Automotive Parts Business Make

Titan Motorsports Audi Crash Incident

The Future For Titan Motorsports

02:18:09 B58 Running 6 Seconds01:41:11 Building Less Than 1000Hp 2JZ Engines

01:42:53 Machine Shops For 2JZ

01:45:27 Is It Hard To Mess Up a 2JZ

01:48:10 The Cost To Build a 1000HP 2JZ

01:54:58 Performance Shops Dont Make Money

02:02:41 How Much Money Does a Automotive Parts Business Make

02:05:41 Titan Motorsports Audi Crash Incident

02:15:35 The Future For Titan Motorsports

02:18:09 B58 Running 6 Seconds

02:21:14 Garage Builders Advice

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In todays episode we sit with Joe Irwin who breaks down what it really takes to build record fast Coyote engines, the mistakes that ruin builds, and the lessons most people learn the hard way.

FFRE Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fastforwardracingengines

00:00 Intro

01:41 Joe's Involvement With Offshore Boat Racing

03:23 Smuggling Boats Back In The 80's

04:29 Building Boats Compared To Cars

08:51 Teaming Up With Brett Lasala

10:37 How Horsepower Has Changed

15:19 Engines That FFRE Builds

17:58 The Main Reason a Coyote Is So Great

21:46 Why Stock Coyote Cams Are Good Up To 1200HP

22:41 Whats Needed To Make Over 1000hp On Stock Block

Coyote

24:32 Coyote Engine 2500HP Limit

26:05 F150 Fastest 60-130

28:00 Best Coyote Cams After 1200HP

30:30 Why Coyotes Still Run VCT On The Intake Side

32:08 VCT and Oil Problems With Coyotes

33:50 Coyote Dry Sump Systems

36:42 Coyote Cast Block Limitations

38:40 Why FFRE Uses Predator Engines

41:25 Best Cylinder To use With The Coyote

42:21 Voodoo Engines Vs Predator Engines

43:23 Why Engine Blocks Crack

45:30 How Much Boost To Make 3000HP On a Coyote

46:13 The Affect Drag Racing Has On High Horsepower Coyote

Engines

48:54 Where Most Machine Shops Fail

51:33 Red Flags For A Machine Shop

54:18 How Long It Really Takes To Build An Engine

56:11 Does FFRE Work Directly With Customers?

57:02 How Much It Costs To Build A Big Power Coyote

59:01 How Much Does It Cost To Build a 6 Second Coyote

59:51 How Much It Costs To Build Brett Lasalas Engine

01:01:07 High Revving Engines With High Displacement Myth

01:03:17 Pushrod System Vs Follower Valve train

01:05:57 Coyote Vs LT

01:16:14 Why Vipers Make So Much Power

01:19:37 2JZ Dart Block

56:11 Does FFRE Work Directly With Customers?

57:02 How Much It Costs To Build A Big Power Coyote

59:01 How Much Does It Cost To Build a 6 Second Coyote

59:51 How Much It Costs To Build Brett Lasalas Engine

01:01:07 High Revving Engines With High Displacement Myth

01:03:17 Pushrod System Vs Follower Valve train

01:05:57 Coyote Vs LT

01:16:14 Why Vipers Make So Much Power

01:19:37 2JZ Dart Block

01:22:32 2JZ Dart Block Vs Billet Block

01:26:21 How Long It Takes For An Engine To Fail

01:29:57 How Oil Pressure Tells You Whats Happening In an

Engine

01:33:18 Why Sensors Are Extremely Important

01:35:31 Where Most People Fail With Engine Break In

01:40:13 Drag Racing vs Street Car Engine Ring Wear

01:41:45 How Many Miles Does It Take To Seat Rings

01:44:23 Best Advice For Garage Engine Builders

01:46:56 Timing An Engine

01:50:27 The Future For Brett Laslas Car

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