Jay On Why He Left Real Street Performance, Building Engines, and 2JZ Top Speed Record
About this episode
Jay discusses his transition from Real Street Performance to founding RS Garage, sharing insights on engine building, turbocharging, and the intricacies of automotive performance. He reflects on his experiences at Bonneville, where he achieved a top speed of 385 mph, and the challenges of running a successful automotive business. The conversation also touches on the importance of safety features in high-performance builds, the significance of proper fuel management, and the evolving landscape of the automotive industry. Jay emphasizes the value of community and collaboration in the car culture.
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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Toyota Supra
"...ormance or you guys are building cars, especially Supras, you guys have ran into Jay if you guys went to r..."
Ford Mustang GTD
"...s not underpowered. So by today's standards, a 93 Mustang GT is terribly slow. I mean, mid 14 in the quarter m..."
Chevrolet Camaro
"... Mustang because the Mustang was lighter than the Camaro at the time. What year was this around 95, 96."
Honda Civic
"...h, he'd he'd bring it over. And there was a Honda Civic Del Sol. Oh, wow. Yes, I. So that was my first V ..."
Mitsubishi Evo
"...oach from? Like if if it's if you can still buy a Mitsubishi Evo oil cooler from Mitsubishi. That oil cooler was p..."
Nissan R32
"guys that went at it with the same passion, but we were. Um, maybe we were FD guys or maybe we were R 32 guys or we were Camaro guys or whatever guys we were going to be."
Acura Integra
"...n racing with the guys from Joe Tech. They had an integra. Yeah. And when you are with a group of happy Spa..."
Hyundai Genesis
"...took a long time to go from the Hyundai XL to the Genesis line. Yeah. So it takes time, but Polestar makes ..."
Lancia Lambda
"... if I have that information, I can. Right. So the lambda sensor is probably your biggest single, like, hey..."
Mustang Fox Body
"OK. And I don't think that I can take a Fox body through restoration and everything for that amoun..."
Honda S2000
"I mean, hell, tell you what, rethinking it. It may be an S 2000. Oh, I would buy go buy"
Nissan Gtrs
"...Or like the the there's some guys that build some GTRs that are. They're they're million dollar projects..."
Ford Ranger
"... go. You could have the world's fastest blue Ford Ranger with a 2.3 liter and a nitrous kit, right?"
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