Minnoxide

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

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

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

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.

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