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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