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24 Sep 2026 / By Brad Smith

171: The Ultimate Pikes Peak Build? Chasing the Outright Record [PODCAST]

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How do you build a car capable of breaking the outright Pikes Peak record? For four-time winner Robin Shute, the answer was to take everything he’d learned developing his heavily modified Wolf GB08 and start again with a clean-sheet design built specifically for the mountain.

22 Sep 2026 / By Taz Quinn-Walshe

Watch This Before You Choose Your Performance Camshaft

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Looking to upgrade to an aftermarket camshaft? Use this knowledge to help make sure you don't just buy a BIG cam, and instead get yourself the BEST cam for your engine. In the last episode, we looked at how Dart tackled the weaknesses in the factory 2JZ block.

17 Sep 2026 / By Taz Quinn-Walshe

They Listened To You | Haltech GCAN

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We're not going to lie, it sucks when companies lock their CAN protocols away.

16 Sep 2026 / By Taz Quinn-Walshe

Engine Break In Guide

This Decides How Much Power Your Engine Makes | Engine Break In

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The correct break-in procedure can have a big impact on the performance of your freshly built engine. However, when it comes to the right technique and the dos and don’ts, there’s still a lot of confusion and misinformation out there.

10 Sep 2026 / By Taz Quinn-Walshe

How To Tune A Holley Terminator ECU

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Want to learn how to tune a Holley Terminator X or Terminator X Max ECU? It doesn’t matter whether you’re tuning a stock LS V8, a modified six-cylinder or something completely different; this step-by-step tuning process applies to YOU.

10 Sep 2026 / By Brad Smith

170: Engine Building, Tuning & Training the Next Gen [PODCAST]

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Cars weren’t an obvious career path for Angelina Alcantar. Her family had no automotive background, and her parents hoped she’d pursue something more traditional.

04 Sep 2026 / By Taz Quinn-Walshe

What Is a 'Stage 1' Tune?

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If you have spent any time looking at your tuning options, you have probably seen packages advertised as a “Stage 1” tune. But what does that actually mean?

The first thing to understand is that there is no industry standard defining Stage 1, Stage 2 or Stage 3 tuning.

02 Sep 2026 / By Taz Quinn-Walshe

1000hp Engine Build | From World Records, To Yours For Free?

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This is what 1000hp took 20 years ago, but now you might get it for free. 🏁 WIN A 1,000+HP 2JZ ENGINE FOR FREE - Enter Now
Twenty years ago, making 1000 horsepower meant pushing engines, parts and tuning to their limits.