Andrew Hawkins on Why RB26 Builds Fail in America, RB vs 2JZ Debate, GTR Festival

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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