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2026/08/27
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Join us as we interview shop owners, industry experts, racers, engineers and so much more. We Go Beyond The Meet to get to know those who make the car community what it is.
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215. Racing a 950HP Pro 4, UTV Racing, and Building Race Trucks In House w/ Andrew Carlson
2026/08/27
Andrew Carlson joins us to talk about racing Pro 4 short course off-road, plus racing a Polaris UTV in the same weekend. All while doing a a full-time engineering job. He's also a Red Bull athlete who's done F1 show runs on city streets.
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0:00 Intro and Pro 4 short course racing
5:53 Why UTV racing is exploding
9:46 Pro Lite, and what carried over from moto and snocross
15:02 Aggression, passing, and racing people how you get raced
19:37 Labor, handmade parts, shock tuning between races
29:04 Motec, engine builders and rebuild cycles
40:23 Practice laps, test days and controlling variables
50:37 String pots, live valve, and the notebook
1:00:37 Polaris factory support and secret projects
1:09:13 CAD, fabrication, chassis rules and the FIA redraw
1:23:16 Trucks vs UTVs
1:33:17 Becoming a Red Bull athlete, F1 show runs and stunts
1:47:44 Favorite tracks, drifting a Pro 2
214. Racing IMSA, The GT3 Classes and Chasing Titles w/ Aaron Telitz
2026/08/20
Aaron Telitz joins us to talk about racing the Lexus RC F GT3 for Vasser Sullivan in IMSA, race week prep, engineer feedback, the RC F's final season, and what a season in IMSA actually costs.
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0:00 Intro - Aaron Telitz and the Lexus RC F GT3
2:05 Race week prep, testing and the simulator
5:03 Talking to engineers and driving style
9:38 Favorite tracks, hardest tracks, best place to spectate
11:52 Karting, Skip Barber, and funding a racing career
19:35 Pro Mazda to Indy Lights to the call from Jimmy Vasser
23:28 Nine years with Vasser Sullivan and the new 2027 GT3
28:00 Race day, strategy meetings, engineers and fuel numbers
31:15 Big wins, crashes and chasing the Rolex
40:07 Factory teams, GT World Challenge, Simulators
53:12 RC F GT3 specs, test days, penalties and race distances
1:10:16 Getting into racing (and what it costs)
213. C8 ZR1 Impressions, Porsches, and 26 Years In The Car Business w/ Colton Ray
2026/08/14
Colton Ray has spent 26 years in the car business and joins us to cover how he spec'd his 1,064 hp C8 ZR1, why he bought the 996 Turbo X50 before the market caught up, surviving the Mint 400 in the Pro Turbo class, and the rite-of-passage cars every enthusiast needs.
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0:00 Intro
0:44 Growing up in a Nissan shop and dad's AMC Gremlins
2:36 C8 ZR1 and 996 Turbo
3:46 The SR20-swapped 240Z and the VG30 Datsun 510
9:38 Stock head bolts, 23 psi, and head gaskets
14:10 Karting, the Gremlin drag car, and race weekends
22:18 The C8 ZR1 and the 996 Turbo X50
43:47 Side-by-Sides and the Mint 400
1:01:06 Scooters and a 240cc two-stroke mini GP bike
1:13:54 The car business, Marketing and Operations
1:23:15 Collector Cars and Manuals
1:36:04 What Car(s) should everyone have at least once?
212. Grid Life, Club TR, K24 Swaps, and What Racecars Really Costs w/ Mike Bryant & BJ Ragudo
2026/08/06
Mike Bryant and BJ Ragudo join the show to break down their K24-swapped builds — a 2006 NC Miata campaigned in Grid Life Club TR and a 3G Eclipse built start to finish in a home garage. We get into class rules and balance of performance, Falken RT660 heat cycles, what a full Grid Life season actually costs, and how to get on track without spending a dime more than you have to.
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0:00 Intro
0:37 Mike's K24-Swapped NC Miata and Going Full Racecar
6:52 BJ's 3G Eclipse: Same Car Since 2001
12:38 The Grid Life Series, Club TR
17:58 Podiums, Gearing Limits, and What Club TR Actually Allows
24:00 Driver vs Builder in Time Attack, Unlimited, and the Aero Rules
29:35 Grid Life vs NASA and SCCA, and BJ's Plan for the Eclipse
36:47 Getting Started on Track: Brake Pads, Fluid, and Sim Racing
47:07 Chasing the Last 1%, Minimum Weight, and Fuel Math
52:11 Laps Per Weekend, the Podium Sprint, and a Shifter That Came Out at CMP
59:28 Falken RT660, Takeoff Tires, and Sticker Strategy
1:06:34 Front-Wheel Drive, BJ's Suspension Work, and Overdriving the Car 1:11:54 Driving by Sound, Feel, and Vision, Favorite Tracks
1:17:33 What It Costs to Replicate This Build and Sourcing the Right K24 1:22:08 Collectors vs Drivers, Car Show Culture
1:29:24 First Real Mods and Learning by Making Mistakes
1:40:22 Social Media, the Algorithm, and Why Sponsors Shouldn't Look at Followers First
1:45:18 What's Next, and Standing Out in a Sea of Hondas
211. 25 Years Of Tuning, Best Bang For Buck Builds, Who Owns Your Tune? w/ Shawn Church
2026/07/29
Shawn Church joins the show to talk about how he has been tuning cars in Los Angeles since 2002 and still puts about a thousand through his shop a year. We get into where the real bang for buck is right now, why he thinks locked tune files are nonsense, and what 25 years in California has taught him about getting more out of cars.
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0:00 Intro — Church Automotive Testing
1:58 From Intel and an MBA to a dyno in a rented shop
8:28 The World of 1000HP Being THe Norm
12:36 VR30 vs B58, and the cheap way into platforms
15:47 Best bang for buck at 600hp and at 1000hp
20:09 The direct injection cost ceiling
25:30 E85 and States With Bad Fuel
32:24 Flex fuel done right, and the corn math nobody checks
45:07 Discussing Remote Tuning
49:18 $3,000 before you touch the car: C8 TCU unlock
55:45 Cheap software, Big power, Blown motors
1:00:08 Tuning schools, educated customers, and building a tuner shop
1:11:53 Who owns your tune?
1:19:04 Choosing customers, working with shops, and the pre-dyno checklist
1:28:58 What Happens When A Car Blows On A Dyno
1:37:40 Walking away from Tuning Exotics
1:45:33 EPA, CARB, and what it costs to run a shop in LA
210. Motorsport Wiring, Honda and Porsche Builds, EV Swaps, and Judging Car Shows w/ Rywire
2026/07/22
Ryan of Rywire joins the show to talk motorsport wiring, building Honda and Porsche EV swaps, and what it's like judging car shows around the world — including SEMA's Battle of the Builders.
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0:00 - Intro
0:12 - Ryan of Rywire's Honda Roots & Getting Into Porsche
1:27 - Sourcing a 964 from Japan for the SEMA Build
3:49 - Ryan's EV Swap Journey: Tesla Motors, His Own EV S2000 & the Toyota
14:50 - Ryan's Origin Story: College Dropout to Wiring Harness Hustler 22:33 - Building Rywire: R&D, Platform Coverage & Customer Support 32:53 - Rywire's Customer Base & Ryan's Own Track Days
38:42 - Modernizing Air-Cooled 911s & Inside the 964 Build
46:43 - Tuning Individual Throttle Bodies & Ryan's Early Drive-by-Wire Builds 52:12 - Choosing ECUs & PDM Programming
58:32 - The Type R-Swapped S2000: K20C1, Port Injection & Daily Driving 1:02:49 - Japan Trips, Tokyo Auto Salon & Trip Planning
1:09:23 - Judging Car Shows Worldwide & Inside SEMA's Battle of the Builders
1:17:42 - Ryan's Judging Philosophy & Favorite Builds
1:28:17 - The Indonesia & Guam Judging Backstory
1:33:34 - Why Ryan Builds Old Cars & Rywire's Complementary Parts 1:41:25 - What Makes Tuning an EV So Different
1:45:24 - Career Reflection, the BBI Partnership
209. The EPA Ruling, The Right To Modify, What is SEMA Garage w/ Jim Moore
2026/07/15
Jim Moore, VP of OEM & Product Development at SEMA, joins the show from SEMA Garage in Diamond Bar, CA to break down the EPA's new ruling recognizing SEMA Certified emissions as a legal pathway, how CAD data and Tech Transfer help aftermarket manufacturers build parts, and why the fight over ADAS and the Right to Modify is the next big battle for the industry.
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0:00 Visiting SEMA Garage and Meeting Jim Moore
5:14 CAD Data, Reverse Engineering & What Is SEMA Garage
14:21 The June 29 EPA Ruling: History of Emissions Regs & SEMA Certified 20:29 How SEMA Garage Helps Small & Large Manufacturers
26:54 SEMA's Economic Impact & Jim's Automotive Roots
32:06 Software-Defined Vehicles
37:49 Growing SEMA: Goals & Protecting Modification Rights
43:31 ADAS Regulation: Getting Ahead of the Next Fight
49:17 Modern Tech, Classic Cars, Crate Engines & EO Certification
54:43 Decoding the VECI Label & Engine Families
1:00:26 From Aftermarket to Factory, Trends, Trucks & Powersports 1:05:58 The Real Cost of Skipping Compliance: Counterfeits & Consequences
1:11:44 Joining SEMA: Costs, Member Benefits & CAD Data Access
1:17:23 PRI, Small Track Advocacy & Trump's Right-to-Repair Order
1:22:13 How SEMA Got the President's Attention
208. Smeedia on the EJ33 Swap, Modding Subarus and Choosing Builds
2026/07/10
Tanner and Matt from Smeedia join the show to talk building EJs the right way, why "reliable" high-horsepower Subarus aren't reality, and the black box data that gets people caught trying to hide a tune from the dealership. And of course the EJ33.
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00:00 Intro
00:17 Meet Tanner & Matt of Smeedia
02:19 Quitting the 9-5
06:54 Selling the House, Live Streams & Growing Smeedia
11:40 Building Cars You Love vs. Chasing Views
20:27 Starting the Shop
25:58 Building EJs Right and High-HP Reliability
29:42 Tuning Horror Stories & Customers
33:36 If You Could Only Keep One Car
39:20 The Maserati Story
41:50 Which Subaru To Buy, Black Box Data and Getting Caught
45:16 Warranty Claims, Goodwill & Modifying Before/After Warranty
53:04 Subaru Power Tiers, Oil Intervals & Head Gasket Talk
1:00:50 About the EJ33, swap, and what's next
1:16:22 Donut Media Collab
1:19:36 Full vs. "Poor Man's" Six-Speed Swap
207. Building 1000HP Evos, Engine Programs, Pushing the B58 and GR Corolla Platforms w/ SpeedLab INC
2026/07/03
The California trip continues with a visit to Speed Lab Inc in California to sit down with Ronnie, and his fiancée Lexi ended up joining too. We get into building one of the most respected Evo shops in the country, engine assembly, the SPL 900/1000 programs, coatings, torque plating, and what actually separates a professional builder from everyone else. Also: the highest horsepower GR Corolla on the planet lives in their shop. And of course we talk about the Mk5 Supra.
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0:00 - Intro to Speedlab INC
7:52 - Running the Shop: In-House Philosophy & the Dyno Process
16:44 - Engine Building Fundamentals: Clearances, Pins, Rods & Cranks 28:42 - Reliability at High Horsepower: Cost, Rod Materials & Tune Maps 45:22 - Lexi's Supra Build
52:12 - Developing the SPL Engine Program
1:04:56 - Coatings & Materials: Rings, Pins & Bearings
1:12:24 - Inside the SPL 900 & SPL 1000 Builds
1:22:19 - The Supra Program & How Ronnie and Lexi Met
1:28:40 - Tuning, Influences & Life at the Shop
1:37:10 - Scaling the Business with Shop Monkey & Customer Grind 1:42:06 - Reputation and the viral dyno video
1:47:35 - Customer Cars, Pre-Dyno Inspections & Dyno Safety
1:58:28 - The Car Collection Story: Subaru to Supra to Evo
2:07:51 - Rod Bolts & the World's Fastest GR Corolla
206. Nelson Racing Engines, 2000HP Streetcars, the SSC Tuatara, Fast and the Furious w/ Tom Nelson
2026/06/25
Tom Nelson of Nelson Racing Engines has been building twin turbo engines for over 30 years. He shares stories about the SSC Tuatara's 281 MPH record run, 2,000HP streetcars, and the 68 Charger that ended up in Fast & Furious.
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0:00 - Intro
0:18 - Tom Nelson's Origin Story & Early Racing Days
2:48 - Starting the Business: Grandma's Garage to Machine Shop
12:11 - Growing NRE: Hot Rod Magazine, ESPN & Twin Turbo Fame
19:52 - Engine Rebuilds, Trophy Trucks & Jet Boat Racing
41:58 - The Mirror Image Turbo: Patent, Manufacturing & Going Public
44:17 - Breaking His Back in 2016 & Remote Tuning from a Body Cast
47:39 - Turbos vs Blowers
52:53 - In-House Builds, Roadster Shop & the AWD GTO
55:48 - AI, 3D Printing & the Four-Valve 500ci Dream Engine
1:01:20 - The SSC Tuatara: Engine, Record Runs & 281 MPH
1:16:13 - Reliability, Customers & Valve Train Tech
1:20:16 - The Secret Project, Shelby Code Red & Custom Parts
1:26:35 - The Alien Intake & Crankshaft Balancing Deep Dive
1:34:33 - What Tom Is Most Proud Of & What's Next for NRE
1:40:48 - The Maximus: 68 Charger Build plus The Fast & The Furious
205. 2000HP Trucks, Choosing Types of Boost, and LS vs LT w/ New Era Performance
2026/06/18
Alex from New ERA Performance has built everything from 2,000hp trucks to full interior sedans that run eights — this episode covers choosing the right power adder, the LS vs. LT debate, and what it actually costs to build serious horsepower.
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0:00 Intro
7:20 First Car Modifications & Racing Days
9:36 The Build Progression Over the Years
11:15 Safety, Speed & Why Eighth Mile Makes Sense
14:04 High Power Build Costs: Budget Motors to Billet Blocks
18:24 Selling the Cars
22:35 Fast Trucks
29:51 Standalone ECUs: Motec, Holley & FuelTech
35:23 Tuning Multiple Platforms
39:03 LS vs. LT
40:06 Building a 1,000hp Camaro
43:22 Stock Blower vs. 2650 Explained
47:23 Single vs. Twin Turbo: Real World Differences
49:48 Suspension Preferences
53:06 The '57 Bel Air LT4 Swap in the Shop
1:01:05 Fuel Strategy at High Power Levels
1:02:42 LS vs. LT & Weird Swaps
1:05:21 Fab Work, Wiring & What Stays In-House
1:08:44 Track Access in California & Traveling to Race
1:17:58 What should the next build be?
1:23:22 Little Gangsters Class & Budget Race Builds
1:31:12 Ford vs. Mopar & Corvette Owners
1:34:06 When to Go TH400
204. Building Racecars, Winning TX2K, Street Outlaws and Twin Turbo F150's w/ JayFab Performance
2026/06/11
Jay Garcia of Jayfab Performance Fabrication joins the show to share his journey from working at HPP Racing to building Street Outlaws cars, winning TX2K with Billy's twin turbo ZL1, and building custom twin turbo kits for the Ford F-150 platform.
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0:00 - Intro
0:58 - Growing Up in the Industry: RPM, HPP Racing & Learning
5:07 - Going Solo
9:46 - Street Outlaws: Building for Monza, Kamikaze & the Cast
13:24 - Opening JayFab Performance & Starting Debt-Free
19:10 - Building Billy's Texas 2K Car
26:40 - Texas 2K Year 1: So Close.
28:16 - Year 2: Upgrades, Alcohol Fuel, and Taking the Win
39:10 - The Final Round Breakdown & Billy's Win
43:44 - What's Next for the 2K Program & Heavyweight Class Rules
47:35 - Headers, Turbo Placement & Keeping It Small
59:35 - Getting Into F-150s & Building the Twin Turbo Kit
1:09:17 - Stage 1, 2 & 3 Kits vs Whipple Kits
1:36:15 - Motec, GT500 Builds & the LMP Car
1:43:50 - Street Outlaws Memories: Kamikaze, Big Chief & Daddy Dave
203. Calvo Motorsports, 2500hp Lamborghinis, Vipers, Billet Block, How To Stop Breaking Your Sh*t
2026/06/03
Calvo is back for round two — this time we're diving deep into the Lamborghini Huracan platform, new business ventures, an update on the drag and drive car, TX2K recap, and much more. T
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00:00 Getting Into Lamborghinis/R8 Platform and How the Performante Build Started
8:42 Viper vs. Lambo Engine Complexity
15:13 Industry Collaboration, Tony at T1, AMS, and Sheepy
20:24 Dave's Performante Build: First Passes, Issues, and Promising Results 23:33 Hart's Turbos and the Turbo Insights
27:51 Using Your Own Car as the Guinea Pig, R&D Philosophy
30:24 The Future Of Calvo Motorsports
36:24 The Machine Shop, Capabilities and In-House Control
44:26 Fabricio's Billet Block Viper
1:10:17 Drag & Drive Viper Update
1:19:25 2JZ Engine's, Customer Vetting & Mechanical Sympathy
1:28:49 Anti-Lag Abuse, Customer Education, and the True Cost of Breaking Your Car
1:47:53 Lamborghini Market, Underground's 260 Record, Half Mile Speed Reality Check
202. Tony Palo on Injector Dynamics, 3000HP GT-Rs, and Twin Turbo V10s
2026/05/27
Tony Palo of T1 Race Development and Injector Dynamics joins the show to break down what it takes to build and tune some of the most powerful GT-Rs and V10s on the planet, and why Injector Dynamics is at the top of the industry when it comes to data and performance.
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0:00 - Intro
0:11 - T1 Race Development & Injector Dynamics
1:08 - What Makes ID Different, OEM Standards & The Bosch Partnership 8:12 - Break-In Process, Matching Injectors & Why It Matters
17:06 - What Keeps Tony Excited & Going All-In on Motec
22:04 - V10 Platform, First Builds & Big Projects
28:19 - Motec, DCT Racing Limitations
41:40 - Who Tony Respects & Key Industry Partnerships
45:30 - GT-R Engine Limits, Billet Blocks & 5 LITER VR38
1:09:29 - Tony's Personal Car, High Power Reliability & Transmissions 1:16:44 - Knockoffs, Patents & What's Hurting the Industry
1:18:45 - ID Origin Story, What Competitors Ignore and Making Products Better
1:33:49 - CNG Injectors, Fuel Filters, Injector Sizing & Staged Injection 1:44:17 - Other Projects and Boats.
201. ARS On Winning TX2K, 2000hp Camaros, and Why MoTeC Runs Everything
2026/05/20
ARS joins Minnoxide for a round two, and this time they're breaking down how they built and tuned a fleet of four cars to compete at Texas 2K, why MoTeC runs on everything they touch, and what it takes to build 1,000hp and 2,000hp Camaros that can do it all.
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0:00 - Intro, Texas 2K Prep: Four Cars and No Sleep
4:19 - Billy's Car: Bump Box and Running Sevens
6:55 - How the Shop Evolved Since Last Time
17:38 - Breaking Down a 1,000hp Build Start to Finish
25:17 - Compressed Air Supercharging: What It Is and Why It Hasn't Taken Off 38:00 - Billy's Car Next Step: Chasing Sixes with a Solid Nine Inch
48:26 - All About MoTeC: ECUs, Firmware, and Why ARS Uses it On Everything
53:19 - The Texas Scene and Why People Are Moving for It
1:11:41 - Grudge Racing: The Car That Never Lights Up a Board
1:15:01 - How Tuning Changes Every Single Run
1:18:00 - The Sixth Gen Leaderboard and What's Coming
1:27:23 - What's Next for ARS: Roll Racing, New Dyno, and the 200mph Goal
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Great listen!
Super awesome podcast! I listen to it all the time in long road trips and constantly learn new things!
Drag Drive Repeat 2025/10/06
One of my Favorites!
Haris is a stellar interviewer! His Ford Loving Cohost Dan is pretty cool too. I like how the guys ride the line of entertainment and technical. Dan i...
DaneGT 2024/06/14
Awesome Show
Best performance car podcast out there, keeps me interested until the end. Great hosts and guests.
leobachand 2024/05/01
Sound quality
Why are the hosts so loud and the guest is incredibly quiet
c4ohl 2023/02/28
Great show!
Haris is a great host and I really enjoy this podcast. 10/10 recommend to any automotive enthusiast out there!
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