The ultimate race in The Quick and the Livid: Tokyo Drift sees the hero (Sean) driving a basic Ford Mustang with a Nissan RB26 inline six holding station beneath the hood. The merger of two distinct automobile cultures was each literal and symbolic. We’re reminded of that iconic combo on this Cobra equipment automobile fitted with an distinctive Japanese engine.

Ordinarily, we see these Cobra replicas rumbling with an enormous Ford V-8. This one, constructed by Induction Efficiency, trades displacement for a 2JZ with loads of increase. The YouTube video would not say precisely how a lot, however judging by the sound and the traction issues this automobile has on the dyno, it isn’t ravenous for air.

The inline-six engine is constructed by Induction Efficiency, an organization that makes a speciality of the notorious 2J. This specific mill has truly been round for fairly some time; the video explains the way it was initially constructed for a buyer, then went to a different buyer, and ultimately got here again to the corporate. Within the Cobra, it makes use of a single-turbo setup and runs on pump-sourced ethanol, about 67 % in accordance with the video. Energy goes to the rear wheels by a T56 six-speed handbook transmission.

The primary dyno pull comes again with … nothing. The automobile spins its tires like loopy, leading to a lifeless run. However the second pull is available in at 866 horsepower. Bear in mind, that is on the wheels. Factoring in a 15-percent driveline loss, that is already 1,000 hp on the crank. And that is simply the primary run.

With changes to the increase stage, air-fuel ratio, and different engine parameters, the automobile in the end lays down 970 hp to the rear tires. That is round 1,150 hp on the engine. At this stage, the wastegate is inflicting points, however upgrading the unit ought to get them to an excellent 1,000 wheel hp. In a fiberglass Cobra equipment automobile—a automobile that often weighs round 2,200 kilos with a heavy V-8 beneath the hood.

This factor sounds each superb and terrifying to drive. The right combo.