Street Alpha Podcast

Jay On Why He Left Real Street Performance, Building Engines, and 2JZ Top Speed Record

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In todays episode Jay Meagher opens up on leaving Real Street Performance, building high horsepower engines, and breaking the 2JZ top speed world record.

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00:00 Intro 00:06 How Jay Got Into Cars 00:09 How Jay Got Into Performance Cars 00:10 How Jay Fell In Love With Supras 00:13 1000hp Import Vs Domestic 00:14 How Cars Feel Based On A Dyno Graph 00:15 Accepting Turbo Lag 00:16 Is Your Turbo Too Big Or Too Small? 00:22 How Torque Destroys Engines 00:25 Customers Blowing Engines Up 00:29 Cleaning Powder Coated Engine Parts 00:31 How Many Engine Shavings Are Acceptable? 00:35 Why Oil Not Getting Up To Temperature Is Bad 00:37 Why OEM Uses Lighter weight Oil 00:41 Pushing Oil Into Catch Cans 00:53 How Many Miles Should You Drive For Break In? 01:01:56 How Many Oil Coolers Should You Run? 01:07:09 How Jay Started Real Street 01:15:32 Jay Working With Hondas In The Early Days 01:18:25 How Jay Was Forced To Leave Real Street 01:46:01 The Rise Of New Turbo Companies 01:51:06 Breaking Precision Turbos 01:53:40 Running DLC Coated Bucks 02:02:53 What RPM Should An Engine Live at? 02:04:34 What Type of Oil You Should Run 02:08:21 What Compression Ratio Should You Run? 02:14:22 What Sensors Should You Run On Your Build 02:21:11 The Importance Of Running Knock Sensors 02:27:17 What Car Jay Would Buy With 50K 02:33:40 Porsche Vs Supra 02:34:34 Why People Are Buying Older Cars

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