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Vinny Ten on Having The Worlds Fastest 350Z, Building VQ Engines, and the Supra Comeback
Monday, 19 January, 2026

In todays episode we sit with Vinny Ten who breaks down the worlds fastest 350Z and explains how he builds record setting VQ engines for extreme horsepower and reliability. He also covers the return of his legendary Toyota Supra to competitive drag racing and the future of drag racing Vinny Ten Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinnytenracing00:00 Intro05:18 First Veilside Supra In America06:41 Vinny’s Belief In Opening Up A Import Performance Shop08:06 Vinny’s Experience With Motorcycles09:13 First Supra Boost Controllers10:07 Creating The First Parts For Imports In The Early Days12:35 Vinny’s Nissan Dealership Race Car18:16 How Vinny Crashed His Supra23:35 How The Pro Import Class Started27:27 The First 1000HP Supra30:15 How Vinny Ten Paved The Way For Supras33:04 Titan Motorsports Vs Vinny Ten35:10 Getting a Car Into The 5s Based On Chassis39:58 The 6.33 Run52:12 The VR38 Will Be King In The Next Few Years01:03:57 C16 Race Fuel Is King01:05:34 High Horsepower With Factory Intake Manifold01:09:47 Fox body VR38 Swap01:11:46 Imports Have Proved Themselves01:13:53 Nissan Connecting Rods Weakness01:19:03 The Cons of the VR3001:22:13 Why BMWs Have Taken Over01:25:57 Why They Used The VR30 In The New Nissan Z01:38:58 Ford Copied Nissan01:41:03 The Best Way To Deal With Copycats01:44:18 Sacrifices Made In Racing01:47:44 Vinny Ten Designed The Ram Style Intake Manifold01:53:36 Single Turbo vs Twin Turbo02:06:21 Building a VQ3502:09:02 VQ35 Cylinder Heads02:10:50 Whats The Best VQ Engine To Build02:12:35 Why Vinny Chose a DE engine Instead of HR02:13:35 Sleeving Blocks02:15:53 VR38 Blocks Cracking02:19:07 The Cost of Running a Shop In NY02:24:17 Shops Doing Bad Work For Customers01:53:36 Single Turbo vs Twin Turbo02:06:21 Building a VQ3502:09:02 VQ35 Cylinder Heads02:10:50 Whats The Best VQ Engine To Build02:12:35 Why Vinny Chose a DE engine Instead of HR02:13:35 Sleeving Blocks02:15:53 VR38 Blocks Cracking02:19:07 The Cost of Running a Shop In NY02:24:17 Shops Doing Bad Work For Customers02:41:55 VR30 Engine02:44:15 Port Injection On VR3002:47:56 VR38 Manifold Fitting on A VQ35HR02:49:23 VK56 Engine02:56:37 Is Drag Racing Dying?03:08:25 Manufacturers Not Sponsoring Cars In America03:17:59 Worlds Fastest 350z03:19:23 The Return of The Vinny Ten Supra03:23:42 Are Flame Tunes Bad?03:31:01 Tuning Cars At Vinny Ten03:33:22 EPA Ruining The Car CultureFOLLOW STREET ALPHA PODCAST ON:INSTAGRAM | https://instagram.com/streetalphapodcastTIKTOK | https://tiktok.com/@streetalphapodcastSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/street-alpha/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy