Tuned In

On this week's episode of High Performance Academy's Tuned In podcast, Andre is joined by race car fabricator extraordinaire Cody Loveland. Cody's name is probably best known for its association with the famous Pikes Peak hill climb race, held annually in Colorado, where he has campaigned various extremely quick vehicles over the last decade. Use ‘PODCAST75’ for $75 off your first H...

Solder Vs Crimping, PDM feasibility, documentation, and Mil-Spec vs Autosport connectors, this interview has it all. Cody Philips spared a bit of time for Andre and the team at TX2K to run through a large range of topics relating to his career, best practices when it comes to professional level motorsport wiring, materials and a few details on what he has done to his own 2000 odd horsepower, 7 sec...

On this week's episode of High Performance Academy's Tuned In podcast, we've managed to pin down John from John Reed Racing. John isn't big on attention and prefers to let his work do the talking, so we're very thankful he's taken the time to speak with us. Use ‘PODCAST75’ for $75 off your first HPA course here: https://hpcdmy.co/hpa-tuned-in These days, its getting h...

In this Field Report direct from the pits at Pike's Peak, Andre sits down with David Rowe from EPS, also known as Electronic Performance Systems, to discuss the path to become a professional aftermarket tuner. Considering that there are currently no university qualifications or industry-recognised standards to follow, this is a very important subject for a lot of people.  Use ‘PODCAST75’ for...

On this week's episode of High Performance Academy's 'Tuned In' podcast, we chase down the ever-busy Joel Vincze of Race Spec in New York to talk all things motorsport wiring. Use ‘PODCAST75’ for $75 off your first HPA course here: https://hpcdmy.co/hpa-tuned-in Joel spends his days building wiring harnesses for some of the fastest vehicles in the world, and is a long-time frie...

4G63 vs 4B11, best turbo back pressure ratio, and is the biggest turbo you can fit the best? Let's find out! Use ‘PODCAST75’ for $75 off your first HPA course here: https://hpcdmy.co/hpa-tuned-in Running 1170HP, 680 ft-lbs of torque and in excess of 53 PSI of boost, the English Racing Mitsubishi EVO X is pushing the boundaries and leading the pack to be the fastest Mitsubishi Evolution X in t...

Although we like to think of ourselves as a fairly capable bunch, we're certainly not above fanboying over some of the incredible builds and the people behind them that can be found out there on the internet. One example is Josh Valman and his incredible Alfa Romeo unlimited hillclimb build, which can be found on Instagram at @motorsport_engineering. Use ‘PODCAST75’ for $75 off your first HPA...

With teams now pushing 100PSI of boost to hit power levels of 3200HP and more from existing setups, we’re excited to see what Bullet Race Engineerings new RB hybrid block can do. Darren Palumbo is no stranger to Nissan RB26’s, RB30’s or Toyota 2JZ engines with Bullet Race Engineering having produced billet blocks for each many times over the years and using this knowledge the team has gone one ste...

On this week's episode of High Performance Academy's Tuned In podcast, long-time friend of HPA, Mike McGinnis, settles in for an hour's worth of high-quality, knowledge-filled tuning banter with our resident nerd Andre Simon. Use ‘PODCAST75’ for $75 off your first HPA course here: https://hpcdmy.co/hpa-tuned-in Mike has been around the traps for a good few years now, and has become...

On this episode of High Performance Academy's Tuned In podcast, we sit down with AWA Racing's team owner and race engineer, Andrew Wojteczko. Use ‘PODCAST75’ for $75 off your first HPA course here: https://hpcdmy.co/hpa-tuned-in Andrew has been in the circuit racing scene for many years and more recently stepped out from the driver's seat to dedicate himself to running and engineeri...

If you have even a passing interest in fast Mitsubishis, you've probably heard of English Racing – few names hold as much weight when it comes to getting the absolute most out of the 4G63 and 4B11 engine platforms. In this episode of High Performance Academy's 'Tuned In' podcast, Andre is very much in his element as he sits down for a satisfyingly-nerdy chat with English Racing...

Have you ever caught yourself daydreaming about making your own bespoke engine — something completely new, that makes big power, and sounds like heaven. No? Maybe that's just us then. Either way, we were excited to sit down with this week's guest, as he's one of the few people out there that has taken the leap and turned his daydreams into reality. Use ‘PODCAST75’ for $75 off your f...

In this fascinating episode of High Performance Academy's Tuned In podcast, we head off on a real tangent as America's Cup electrical engineer Peter Knight — a member of this year's winning Emirates Team New Zealand syndicate — drops by the studio to give us some insight into the high-stakes world of top-tier boat racing. Use ‘PODCAST75’ for $75 off your first HPA course here: https...

Plenty of people in the industry think that blowing up engines and destroying parts is an essential and unavoidable aspect of the learning process when it comes to tuning, but is that really the case? In this episode of High Performance Academy's Tuned In podcast, Andre sits down with Haltech's Scott Hilzinger to answer that question, and much, much more. Use ‘PODCAST75’ for $75 off your...

This week's High Performance Academy 'Tuned In' episode is all about big boost, big launches, and even bigger power figures as we sit down for an in-depth chat with T1 Race Development's Tony Palo. Use ‘PODCAST75’ for $75 off your first HPA course here: https://hpcdmy.co/hpa-tuned-in Self-taught and always learning by doing, T1 Race Development's Tony Palo is a long-time i...

What does a team need to do to take a complete open-wheeler rookie and prepare them for one of the world's most competitive race series? How does anyone even get a job working in a top-tier race series like IndyCar, and do Chevrolet or Honda even actually let teams make any changes to the engine tune?  Listen to this week's 'HPA Tuned In' podcast for answers to these questions...

Obsidian Motorsport's Sander Marques is one of the smartest people we've ever met in the motorsport industry. In this week's HPA Tuned In podcast, the long-time tuner and MoTec guru sits down with Andre to talk about how he got to where he is now, what's changed through the years, as well as some of the mistakes he's made along the way.    Use ‘PODCAST75’ for $75 off your...

What does it take to run multiple cars at some of the world's toughest endurance races? Is the life of a top-tier race engineer as glamorous as it all seems? And what's the difference between GT3 and GTE classes anyway? Listen to this week's 'HPA Tuned In' podcast to find out. Use ‘PODCAST75’ for $75 off your first HPA course here: https://hpcdmy.co/hpa-tuned-in Race Engin...

How should I learn how to tune? Do you need to be a mechanic to be the best EFI tuner? Let's find out. Use ‘PODCAST75’ for $75 off your first HPA course here: https://hpcdmy.co/hpa-tuned-in Chris Wall of Prestige Tuning and Motorsport is easily one of New Zealand's leading, and busiest, EFI Tuners. In this episode of HPA's 'Tuned In' we're going to talk about how he g...

What are some of the BEST 'bang for buck' modifications you can do to your car gain performance and improve your lap times? Use ‘PODCAST75’ for $75 off your first HPA course here: https://hpcdmy.co/hpa-tuned-in In this episode of  Tuned In, Andre & Tim are talking to Grant Hosking from Honed Developments about their the technical skills and desire to develop specialist components for...

Finding the perfect ECU is hard, but not when you're Scott Kuhner who instead of settling for compromises decided to create & build the EMtron ECU platform himself instead. Use ‘PODCAST75’ for $75 off your first HPA course here: https://hpcdmy.co/hpa-tuned-in Andre and Tim dive into  a bit of history on EMtron, why Scott wanted to create his own ECU and what is the process to do so was, a...

Andre & Tim talk with Myles Kerr from English Racing, a performance workshop developing high performance and world record breaking custom builds who's work has previously featured on our YouTube channel. Use ‘PODCAST75’ for $75 off your first HPA course here: https://hpcdmy.co/hpa-tuned-in We will dive into what Myles' does is at English Racing to help make sure customers are realist...

We’re talking ‘taxi racing’, aka V8 Supercars, Australasia’s premier professional motorsport series in the first ever episode of the ‘Tuned In’ podcast. Use ‘PODCAST75’ for $75 off your first HPA course here: https://hpcdmy.co/hpa-tuned-in Tickford Racing engineer Sam Potter talks about what being a race engineer involves, how Formula SAE gave him the interest to become one and general topics on h...

3000HP+ 4 cylinder drag cars, EKanoo's World Record breaking 5 second door slammer, LMP3-turned-Pikes Peak  hill climbers, 460mph++ land speeders, the list goes on and on, and this is only a portion of what Shane Tecklenburg, aka Shane T of '@TunedByShaneT' is and has been involved with throughout his career. Use ‘PODCAST75’ for $75 off your first HPA course here: https://hpcdmy.co/...