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02 Sep 2026 / By Taz Quinn-Walshe

1000HP 2JZ Build | What No One Talks About

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A factory Toyota 2JZ has a legendary reputation for making huge power, but making 1000 horsepower once and building an engine that will reliably survive repeated abuse are two very different things.

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27 Aug 2026 / By Brad Smith

169: Pushing the BMW M50 Beyond 1000HP [PODCAST]

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Making over 1000HP is one thing — building a car that can make that power, survive constant abuse, and still be driven hundreds of miles on the street is something else entirely.

26 Aug 2026 / By Brad Smith

The Best Connectors, Wiring Hacks & an LS-Swapped Porsche | Build Support

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Scotch-Loks, solder joints, Deutsch connectors, DR25, wiring mock-ups, and the wiring tools you actually need when a job goes sideways.

25 Aug 2026 / By Taz Quinn-Walshe

Rod to Stroke Ratio, Suspension Red Flags & a Wild Ford Cortina | Build Support

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Can you repair chassis rails with cold rolled steel? What's the correct way to calculate rod-to-stroke ratio? And are solid engine mounts really the right choice for a street car?

In this episode of Build Support, Brandon answers more of your workshop questions, tackles a round of Red Flag, highlights an…

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13 Aug 2026 / By Brad Smith

168: How Do You Make 3000+HP Survive Drag and Drive? [PODCAST]

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It’s hard to believe — some would even say crazy — what modern Drag and Drive cars are capable of. Thousands of horsepower, five- and six-second passes, all while towing a trailer loaded with spares hundreds of miles to the next event.

30 Jul 2026 / By Brad Smith

167: From Turbo Hondas to Holley EFI Guru [PODCAST]

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Joe Simpson didn’t grow up building cars with his dad or surrounded by race engines. Instead, an early fascination with imports, turbo Hondas, and the underground tuning scene slowly pulled him towards a career he never originally planned—eventually becoming an incredible fabricator and tuner.

16 Jul 2026 / By Brad Smith

166: Building Record-Breaking GT-Rs & Lamborghinis | AMS Performance [PODCAST]

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When Martin designed his first camshaft for the Ford Merkur XR4Ti, he probably never imagined that one day he'd be building some of the fastest GT-Rs and Lamborghinis in the world—but that's exactly what he has done. Martin Musial's journey with AMS Performance has been nothing short of extraordinary.