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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)

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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