Street Alpha Podcast

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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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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Richard Holdener Youtube:  @richardholdener1727 

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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.

Jamie Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/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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