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30/09/2026

Tanoshi Update!!

The shop’s having a makeover this month, with a new ceiling, lighting and attic storage to help keep things look pretty in there. Spent a weekend as an apprentice with Harry Betts and my dad doing the electrical work, then got back on the laptop to sort out the Sil80.

After assembling the re-machined SR21, and dialling in a few power management settings on the ECUmaster PMU - we jumped back on the dyno for a touch up.. only to find we had some fuel delivery issues.

Ah well, we’ll diagnose and get it back on the rollers before the next event on the 17th October.

10/09/2026

Finally out in the wild, the shop demo Sil80 was incredibly well received at WTAC ✨

Built by me and some incredible partners, we’re super excited to really get this thing dialled in over the next few events! Thanks for all the kind words about it, and for all the cool pictures we got over the weekend. I’ll post them in the next few days 🤙

11/08/2026

After another successful test event with the new engine we’re calling it finished. That was the BMW E82 last event before it’s off to Japan. In just a couple of weeks, we’ll hand the keys to Shane Bingham and next stop, the real Matsuri 🇯🇵

07/08/2026

Nissan S15 X Emu Classic X SR20 ✨

Built a tidy little S15 harness this week, for a tidy blue 15 with (interestingly) an early SR20 from an S13. Paired with an Ecumaster EMU Classic on their new V3 firmware, for a really cost effective package.

This car had a LIFE before the current owner, so I spent a few extra hours undoing the wrongs of the past, fixing the headlight wiring, and making the 5 speed SR gearbox talk to the ECU and reverse lights. Fiddly stuff, but at least this one had nicely vacuumed floor mats to sniff while I was under the dash.

Turned out great, and should make an awesome street car once she’s tuned! 🤙

Need a harness? Send me a DM, I’m looking for a couple fun projects to take on in early next year.

09/07/2026

Built a fresh 1.5JZ for the BMW last week, and we’re ready for testing at Fast Festival this weekend!!! (Full dyno pull at the end)

Huge thankyou to James for the beautiful work on our vvti cyl head, Jack for the virgin 2J bottom end parts and to Waterhouse Performance for the dyno hire.

Battled some serious knock/detonation issues with the 98 fuel on this one. No wonder I blew up the last 1J! Learned a lot re-tuning this - with the 98 really exposing my experience levels. E85 makes it so easy!! Worked hard, spent a ton of time on it, and I’m certain this is the best tune I’ve done yet ✨

30/06/2026

Ok ok - fine! Here’s a template for all you guys with GT86’s, BRZ’s and FRS’s who want to run cool wheels and don’t want to pay $1k for new hubs. 5x100 to 5x114.3, 56.1mm Centre Bore, 60° conical seats for perfect alignment on the drill press.

Drill your stock ones - be happy. (Don’t say I didn’t warn you it’s a crappy job though)

Product now live on the store!

19/05/2026

Borrowed .marinceski’s S14 for a few laps over the weekend and ohhhh myyyy god 🥰 THIS is the dream setup. I drove it when I dyno’d it a year ago for the 8hp swap, but since then Jono’s gone 1.5J and a heap of other stuff. I’m so proud of how this car has leveled up in the past couple years, and I’m stoked to have played a part in it ✨

Driving this really scratched the 8HP itch, now it’s all i want in my next S chassis 😏

05/05/2026

We’re back in Japan this week for Spring Matsuri!

Was so good to pull up and see the ol’ faithful JZX90 sitting in the bushes, and it started with about half a rotation on the key. So good.

Day 1 spent installing some new parts and giving it a once over, and tomorrow - puts in bulk laps before G1GP ✨

Can’t wait to show you all the Tanoshi spec refresh we gave it 🤣 🇮🇪

23/04/2026

Starting a fun little project today (yes, the day before we leave for Japan 🤣) swapping this HKS supercharged GT86 to the engine it should have had in the first place, a 1JZ VVTi ✨

16/04/2026

1JZ update 😅

Rather than be sad about this one, I’m genuinely impressed at what this engine went through for the past 3 years. We swapped it in garage the night before Matsuri, I bounced it off limiter for an enitre lap of Luddenham. I loaned it to .marinceski for halfway hangs.

It did over a thousand laps in three cars, and in the end, some idiot tuner (me) got too spicy with the timing and did something silly with the safeties. I killed it, but hey, the more you know 🤷‍♂️ (and this is why you experiment on your own s**t!)

Ty for your service 1J, may you live on with fresh 2J bottom end 😏

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19 North Street
Hawkesbury, NSW
2756

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http://carshoptanoshi.com.au/

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