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

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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.

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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.

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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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In todays episode we sit with Richard Holdener who breaks down real engine dyno results while sharing what he has learned from years of cam testing turbo combinations and cylinder head data.

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In todays episode we sit with Jamie from Officially Gassed to talk about the UK racing scene, the fastest street cars in the UK, and what really makes UK car culture unique. From BMWs and Porsches to McLarens and Hondas, Jamie breaks down his builds, wild experiences, and lessons learned in the scene. This episode dives deep into tuning, street battles, and the future of Officially Gassed.

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00:00 Intro with Officially Gassed

02:34 Why Jamie Started YouTube

06:18 Jamie’s First Car

09:06 Peugeot 205 GTI Story

09:57 The Diesel Mini Days

10:57 Jamie’s Humble Beginnings

13:22 BHP vs HP Explained

19:37 Why Jamie Loves BMWs

21:15 Thoughts on Audis

22:12 Mercedes Experience

22:33 BMW Interiors Talk

23:36 Are All BMWs the Same?

25:14 Diesel BMWs Discussion

27:49 TDI Engines Explained

28:51 Petrol vs Diesel Debate

30:57 CarWow Collaboration

33:07 How OG Car Battles Started

36:37 Fastest Car Jamie’s Been In

39:09 Tukes Drives a Porsche

40:02 Porsche Chassis Codes

43:04 Best Porsche for Performance

44:35 Turbo vs NA Porsche

45:27 Why Porsches Rule the UK

46:49 Real Cost of Owning a Porsche

49:01 Porsche PDK Limits

52:35 What Counts as an Exotic

53:28 Which Porsche Is Exotic

56:42 Jamie’s Thoughts on Hondas

59:07 DC5 Integra Type R

01:02:56 Overbuilding Cars

01:04:01 Cost of Jamie’s Honda Build

01:07:13 Inside the DC5 Build

01:16:05 Sequential Gearbox Setup

01:18:52 How to Drive a Sequential

01:20:45 Sequential vs H Pattern

01:22:24 Paddle vs Stick Shift

01:24:53 RB vs 2JZ Debate

01:28:16 UK vs US Car Culture

01:33:53 UK’s Fastest Street Cars

01:35:38 1Stock’s UK Influence

01:49:13 Racing on Airstrips

01:50:31 Buying a Fake Quattro

01:56:12 Jamie Buys a McLaren

02:00:04 Why Jamie Chose McLaren

02:03:46 The Stage 1 2 3 Tuning Trend

02:08:02 The Future of Officially Gassed

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In todays episode we sit with Shane Tecklenburg who his insights on making huge power with boost, from 2000+ HP 4 cylinders to the legendary Ekanoo 2JZ. He also breaks down tuning strategies and tips that help unlock maximum performance.

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In todays episode we sit with B2R Motorsports who builds some of the fastest street cars in Australia, pushing limits with billet engines and proven RB power. We dive into RB reliability, Australian street racing culture, and high horsepower engine builds that dominate both track and street.

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In todays episode Jay Meagher opens up on leaving Real Street Performance, building high horsepower engines, and breaking the 2JZ top speed world record.

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00:00 Intro

00:06 How Jay Got Into Cars

00:09 How Jay Got Into Performance Cars

00:10 How Jay Fell In Love With Supras

00:13 1000hp Import Vs Domestic

00:14 How Cars Feel Based On A Dyno Graph

00:15 Accepting Turbo Lag

00:16 Is Your Turbo Too Big Or Too Small?

00:22 How Torque Destroys Engines

00:25 Customers Blowing Engines Up

00:29 Cleaning Powder Coated Engine Parts

00:31 How Many Engine Shavings Are Acceptable?

00:35 Why Oil Not Getting Up To Temperature Is Bad

00:37 Why OEM Uses Lighter weight Oil

00:41 Pushing Oil Into Catch Cans

00:53 How Many Miles Should You Drive For Break In?

01:01:56 How Many Oil Coolers Should You Run?

01:07:09 How Jay Started Real Street

01:15:32 Jay Working With Hondas In The Early Days

01:18:25 How Jay Was Forced To Leave Real Street

01:46:01 The Rise Of New Turbo Companies

01:51:06 Breaking Precision Turbos

01:53:40 Running DLC Coated Bucks

02:02:53 What RPM Should An Engine Live at?

02:04:34 What Type of Oil You Should Run

02:08:21 What Compression Ratio Should You Run?

02:14:22 What Sensors Should You Run On Your Build

02:21:11 The Importance Of Running Knock Sensors

02:27:17 What Car Jay Would Buy With 50K

02:33:40 Porsche Vs Supra

02:34:34 Why People Are Buying Older Cars

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In todays episode Croydon Racing breaks down how they built the world’s fastest GT-Rs and what it took to smash the import record. We also dive into the limits of the RB platform and how they continue to push past them.

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In this episode, Chris Miller dives into what it took to break records 15 years ago in the Honda world, sharing insight on his setup, tuning strategies, and the challenges of pushing limits. We also get into how he started FTW fuel and making parts for the ZF8 transmission.

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