Andrew Hawkins on Why RB26 Builds Fail in America, RB vs 2JZ Debate, GTR Festival
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Andrew Hawkins on Why RB26 Builds Fail in America, RB vs 2JZ Debate, GTR Festival, RB26 engine failures, RB26 reliability, RB vs 2JZ comparison as he breaks down common RB mistakes, tuning differences, real world failures in the US, and what it takes to build a high horsepower RB the right way.
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00:00 Intro 03:30 SEMA Builds 2026 04:15 High Horsepower RB Builds 05:53 Location Affects The Type Of Car Build 09:20 RB30 Swap Popularity 10:43 RB26 vs RB30 Sound 12:55 2JZ's In Australia 15:34 American RB Build Failures 17:37 American RB26 Cylinder Head Failures 19:42 Stop Trying To Make RBs Make Power Down Low 23:53 Running High Lift Cams On an RB26 28:17 Tukes RB26 Cylinder Head Failure 37:52 Throtl Mickey RB26 Head 43:25 RB26 Oil Problems 47:14 Tuning an RB26 53:20 RB Billet Blocks 01:00:19 Daily Driving Billet Blocks 01:03:34 Driving With A Sequential Transmission 01:10:19 Best Clutch To Use In an RB 01:11:14 Twin Disc vs Tripple 01:14:09 Is a Sequential a Manual? 01:15:40 ZF8 In a MK4 Supra 01:18:44 The Ratio For GTR Is 4.11 01:22:47 GTR Festival 2026 Australia 01:23:40 Tommyfyeah Builds 01:30:14 GTR Festival Experience 01:35:14 New Event Coming Soon 01:38:13 PRP Blocks
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