N/A IS BEST: Dream 11k RPM AE86 That Revs to the Moon and Back, Built By 86 God Taka Aono

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[@Prodigy70]

"Make sure to rev up to 11,000 rpms" - Bunta Fujiwara

[@MrMan1NG]

Just remember to only use 9,000 against EK9s

[@shadobi]

i paid for the whole tachometer you gonna use the whole tachometer - Bunta Fujiwara

[@hemanganime]

Sankyu oyaji..

[@fknbrainlessindianopjodyt8636]

"DON'T LOSE"

[@G.Suzuman]

11:50 🤗

[@TheJamesLykins]

I love the fact this build was inspired by the lore in Initial D about Takumi being told dads car could rev to 11k

[@carcaineproblems6831]

I was waiting for some deep and scientific reason for the 11k redline. Then he just said "Initial D" and I just smiled in happiness. To think that an anime could spark this much passion into a build is insanely epic.

[@computer1up]

Iirc the 11k engine in Takumi’s AE86 was supposed to be an engine that’s usually not found in road cars. I remember some dialogue where Bunta was asked something like “how did you get this? This shouldn’t exist anymore” so I thought it implied that that specific engine came from an official racing team.

[@guilhemsd2949]

​@@computer1up yeah they said later in the show that it came from a Group A AE101 and made about 255hp at 11k RPM

[@computer1up]

@@guilhemsd2949 ah! Yes that was it. Thanks!

[@Mosquitor69]

It's the way we know how fast Bunta is. Dude can buy special engine. I guess it's his rival in the past or his drive buddy.

[@DillonShelburn]

I love that you all discuss the presence of that engine vs just chasing power and throwing a K or SR at it. It takes a certain type of patience and dedication to build that. Much respect to Larry and Taka, and to everyone involved in the build.

[@sepg5084]

It's built for SEMA, so power is irrelevant. It's all about novelty.

[@DillonShelburn]

@@sepg5084 not just SEMA, but Taka mentioned it being a street car, and a culmination of a lot of his previous chassis/parts being used for this. Power is definitely one of the more sought after things among many builders. That’s why I mentioned how much I appreciate the fact that they didn’t pursue that, and pursued character of the car instead.

[@Desert_Spec]

​@DillonShelburn Unfortunately N/A builds at this level (ITBs, big cams, high comp pistons etc.) actually make it a terrible street car. N/A is glorious but it's a lot of money and drawbacks to get beat by half the displacement and a turbo

[@DillonShelburn]

@@Desert_Spec Oh I know. Which is even moreso where my appreciation comes from for Taka pursuing this.

[@zerohikari2685]

​@@Desert_SpecDo they? I've always heard this but none of my high reving NA builds have this problem. It's like saying you wouldn't want to street a Hayabusa.

[@NafaratMiyaMiya]

What a humble wonderful guy ... no wonder his sponsors still love him.

[@philspaghet]

DUUUUUUDE as a former AE86 owner, this engine is bringing a tear to my eye. For so long, the UPPER limit of the 4age was like 9000rpm for a street motor, but now you're telling me we can have 11k AND drive it on the street?! Taka, you're gonna make me go AE86 shopping again!

[@Adam-ub9nu]

I mean, not really. It has to have the bearings and valves and valve springs replaced every 24 hours of run time.

[@trijohn23]

​@@Adam-ub9nuyou sure you watch the whole vid? He said he built and engineered it by destroking it to make it less inertial side to side by the piston, less wear to the cylinder wall.. in short built to be reliable street car

[@kevinhawley962]

get ready to max out all ur credit cards zD

[@Adam-ub9nu]

@@trijohn23 I listened to it at work, maybe he was talking about the race cars having to do that? You're not gonna rev something to 11k RPM too many times before it needs to be rebuilt.

[@beast-dd5qo]

drove my1986 MR2 with a 4AGE motor at 10500 rpm for over a year, without any change of parts at all, except for the crystal in the ECU.@@Adam-ub9nu

[@SeiPokGuy]

Taka Aono is the true OG! He's the definition of AE86 and drifting from the very beginning in the US. So heart warming to see him still at it and back with such an incredible build.

[@DJDiarrhea]

Reliable 11,000RPM is insane

[@jdmlordsalamander6397]

This is one of the sickest builds I've seen in a while. There is some crazy engineering in that motor setup. Cant wait til it's dialed.

[@thomassmith2239]

Great to see my old autocross buddy Taka! He won a Solo 2 National Championship in an AE86 long before he started drifting. Thanks Larry!

[@craigwatson3989]

Ae86s are still obtainable here in NZ. Plenty came in as grey imports in the 90s and early 2000s. What you can do with these cars now is unbelievable as technology has moved on. Loved the end of the video where there is a Spoon Fl5 casually hanging out in the background.

[@Adam-ub9nu]

Damn, they're all rusted out here. I'd love to have any RWD Corolla, honestly.

[@Sinichi_Maki]

get me one fr

[@wt9527]

Wow clip of 11k rpm on Dyno with sound is amazing. 😮

[@DoubleOSevan]

Happy to see Aono san keeping his AE86 true to it's roots. Lots of folks can't get over power figures and arguing numbers online, but these cars are about the passion of driving. When an AE86 is set up right, the driver feel, sights, and sounds are up there with the best. I've been building my 4AGE and AE86 project with this same philosophy in mind.

[@justintowers8230]

set up right after throwing 30K into it?

[@DoubleOSevan]

@@justintowers8230 lol I wish it was only 30k. I’m waaaaay past that amount into my project and it’s not even done yet. It’s not a logical pursuit by any means.

[@damianlindsey6177]

​@@DoubleOSevanI'm doing something similar with a 80 datsun 210. Its a naturally aspirated sr so Im not expecting major power but it is all nissan, revs to almost 9500 consistently and car only weights 1700lbs so its a rocket

[@DoubleOSevan]

@@damianlindsey6177 sounds like a good time! 🤙

[@justintowers8230]

@@DoubleOSevan what im getting at it what your saying is absurd. People are saying Rob Dahm RX7 is a great RX7. uhh no its not. He put $200K into it, tubed chassis, completely different suspension geometry way to much power for the street. Then people will "grocery ghetter" Its not an RX7 any more. the question is at what point does the chassis stop becoming what the manufacture intended it to be.

[@c2specmotoring]

Absolutely beautiful. That is literally what I paid for my first two AE86's in '03... $300 (SR5) $500 (GTS)

[@Tmorgan2976]

Taka is such a good dude. Always loved catching with with him when he ran Formula Drift

[@HaHaThatIsFunny]

Such a great build on an already fun platform. It's been about 30 years since I've driven an AE86 but I can still remember all the grins

[@thekreativeculture9642]

~ Make sure to rev it up to 11,000. Don’t loose! ~ Bunta Fujiwara

[@taznz1]

Amazing car, a remember watching video on the engine build over at MotoIQ, a set of AT Power shaftless ITBs would round out the build perfectly. Only other thing I would change as a street car is adding transparent CAM belt covers, open cam belts look cool and all, but one loose stone in the wrong place and it ends in tears.

[@samattckwrkx3674]

I had the amazing opportunity to create taka’s hero card one season for FD. I was working with my friends at Lifeblasters and we where churning out rad art left and right. I will never forget i got to the pits in pbr and taka had put one of my decals on his quarter glass, i went to him and thanked him, he was as awesome as could be!! GO TAKA! Thank you for staying so humble and for keeping it rad! 🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻

[@patricksantos361]

You guys are chasing what ichi was chasing years ago. I love it, wish them best of luck

[@camrongoodall]

Can't get enough of your content Larry every time I watch one of your videos I think to myself there's no way he can top this one but you always do you're a great role model and sponsor for the car community as a whole stay cool 😎

[@josephmatuszak3855]

C3PO and the Diff housing... pure win.

[@dustinkaviani]

Imagine going to the junk yard and seeing a gold plated rear end! I’d be stoked!

[@TheJamesLykins]

11k, still with PS and AC. Looks fantastic too

[@gabrielsans_1248]

Tsuchiya needs to drive this Hachi Roku on Gunsai to see how fast can go

[@AfroMyrdal]

Taka has just been pure master class in humble all these years and continues the trend. I love this build and everything he's done with it.

[@Chavez96PR]

I used to want a build almost exactly like this one but now is out of my budget thanks for the video Larry atleast I can be happy that a FD driver I used to support get to enjoy it.

[@christopher001]

Man, I remember my brother in law Mike Lizardi talking about this swap to me in the late 90s when I had my AE101 ‘95 Corolla with 7AFE 1.8L… We miss you Mike! 🙏🏼. Mike was ahead of the times and a true pioneer in the SoCal import scene, way before there was a scene or anything fast and furious!

[@Pharaoh_The_Great]

I respect his build… it’s not a weird gutted track type with a relocated radiator, hood exit exhaust, 4 speed/sequential transmission or plexiglass windows.

[@scarz4m493]

Larry’s content has been absolute bangers 🔥🔥🔥

[@vashumashu4359]

All the yes. What a legend. Him and ueo and hibino keep the dream alive.

[@mtsixspeed]

Turn it up to eleven, man! Who needs power on a project like this?!

[@jaynuck]

What an inspiration for those of us building and preserving for love

[@CrackerSmith]

Please do a follow-up video after he has the intake and tuning issues resolved. I bet this car will sound wicked when you record it!!!

[@richiea.9187]

Thanks you for covering this. A beautiful reminder of AE86.

[@nmlearnerforever]

Taka-san is living mine and many other 86 lover's dream with this responsive AE86 build. I have been checking on KZbin for build like this wondering if they did it in Initial D, surely someone like me wanted to do it too and I am so glad this video came up in my recommendation playlist. Keep living the dream Taka-san and keep building this car as the amazing daily driver you envisioned it to be. A lot of these JDM vehicles are now high in cost not only due to the gain in popularity but also by how horribly people trashed them over the years when they were cheaper to avail to the point that loved and daily drived JDMs are sight for sore eyes as they are so less now.

[@K_Swap_The_World_69]

Let's Go Larry! Much Respect To Taka, and yourself Larry!!! I want to thank you for being the face of all of these beautiful cars over the years! Happy New Year! 🎊🎉

[@bagasadhityo]

Ae86 always looks good, especially this one. Legend

[@ItsCrypticPlayz]

Mann the same sports engine from initial d ❤. The same 11k rpm redline ae86 which blows out in the last race

[@Skiridr22]

That’s amazing that means the platform will continue to live on into a new generation that appreciate the classic drift chassis of the AE86

[@ccb_232]

Taka is always the nicest guy on the grip at any event. I remember riding with him at all-star bash years ago at Willow and it was a blast. Love his commitment to the Hachi.

[@oliversnow]

This is the AE86 that every AE86 wants to be.

[@motogeee510]

11,000 ❤😮 what a ride.

[@HKSTurboBRZ]

This was my dream with my BRZ. I wanted to build it to rev to 10k but after researching and talking to people and hearing how much money it would cost I decided to boost it instead.

[@sandilemkhwanazi9144]

Awesome video and beautiful masterpiece

[@brendancrosby2965]

11:48 🎶 BABY MAKE UP YOUR MIND 🎵

[@Kurvenjunkie1]

What an amazing video of that car and owner. Not only the built car and Taka-san are wonderful, no, Larry, you did an amazing job filming, interviewing and appreciating that work. Pure love ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@deancrisp3596]

Old school excellence looks awesome 👍

[@vinnycent007]

This was one of the cars I missed at SEMA due to time and scheduling with my friends. I am happy to see coverage.

[@ronniet906]

Both of their Passion shines...Just Brilliant.

[@ace1984able]

Just the passion and appreciation for cars gets me.

[@justinphillabaum4245]

I love all this OG content. I love the fact that you can import many of these cars under the 25 year rule now. The JDM cars were the dream back in the day, but we couldn't, so we swapped engines. Now I want to import a S13 Silvia K's and swap the stock components out with my parts...excited about all this fire content!

[@vincealexander1594]

This is absolutely amazing

[@kelvinarreola]

respect! most OG and knowledgeable ae86 guy!

[@NCLme]

This is literally Takumi’s car after his dad finished built it for the last couple races and I believe. I just remember it revving to the moon, 11,000 RPM 🤔 now I have to go back and watch initial D ❤ Love the A86 build 🫶🏿🫶🏿🫶🏿 not respectful building one like Takumi’s. This is what I imagine it would be in real Life

[@Willdrknght]

Mint 👌🏻 sounds awesome ! Great job Taka !

[@aria8928]

that's so interesting... de-stroking a longer block to reduce some internal stresses while revving. that's wild and something I've never even thought of. I guess it makes sense that anyone still working on 86's is going to be digging that extra bit deeper into things.

[@dreuk_tv]

literally my dream AE86 build

[@KickDiesel1]

Absolutely beautiful car! Love it!

[@ericcoombs]

Larry this is RAD, thanks for getting this!

[@scrapechannel7162]

Thanks for the killer content!

[@xorzero]

Taka is the man! What a beautiful build

[@isetthem]

Man the heros from our youth are getting old. Good to see Taka still going with the ae86.

[@akumaz78]

What not to love 86 🥰 is pure happiness 🤗

[@ahmedaliabudorrah4901]

Clean build as always 🏁💯💐

[@s30xmischief]

86 legend….happy to see this car and to see the club4ag flex

[@ericcoombs]

INCREDIBLE! 🤩

[@tommoon2700]

My second car was a 4a coupe, what an amazing machine, so sad I sold it young and dumb smh this car is insane!

[@sopit666]

this is the correct way how to do it. this is the cleanest hachiroku i've ever seen.

[@rickiwamoto8099]

It Was Great Seeing ( TAKA AONO ) Again in Your Video

[@EE-ue8mj]

yall just making me want to build my own now

[@oarrum]

Oh wowwwwwwwwwww. Takumi & Bunta themselves would bow to Taka for this

[@jahraizer250]

The coolest slow car I've seen in a LONG time

[@superjervis]

great build

[@davidboyce6427]

What a fascinating builder this man is Larry you and Dino are next level interviewing these JDM ICONS👌👌👀

[@1LikeCake]

Bunta is still driving us crazy to this day.

[@socks2441]

i had a 4age bt in a toyota levin ae111 for a while, it was such a fun car, the sound of 8500rpm was exhilirating. sadly it had minor issues, i bought a new car, and had to sell the old car, even though the issue turned out to be a simple stuck idle control valve, which was easy to fix. but the suspension and brakes were not really w.o.f worthy, so i sold it for a measly $700nzd... at the time i was living at home, and my dad didnt want it on the property anymore. its crazy. that thing is probably worth like $10k now... and that was only 8 years ago.

[@Mosquitor69]

Damn. I just watched a guy talking about AE86 for 20 minutes and not a single boring moment.

[@franciscoon1083]

That new improved engine is absolutely crazy!

[@n31lzombiehunter8]

2005 Formula D: Round 2- Atlanta, GA: Taka Aono AE86 vs Samuel Hubinette Viper To me, this is still one of the best moments in the history of Formula Drift. It's one for the history books. Going head to head, the judges could not decide the winner so they said to run it "One More Time" as they do. After going a second time, the judges could not decide the winner so once again they said, "One More Time" which was the first time in Formula Drift's history to run 3 times. After 3 times, the judges actually wanted them to run a 4th time, but unfortunately after running 3 times, Taka Aono was forced to withdraw from the competition because his AE86 had overheated due to too many consecutive runs, not enough time to cool down. After this in 2006, Formula Drift created the points system for each run and the Sudden Death rule which prevented going a 4th time. First 2 Runs: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pqTEqHqBg754qck Final Run: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pqTEqHqBg754qck Taka Aono is a legend in my book and I would love to chat with him specifically about this drift battle.

[@snowfreak207]

Nothing like itbs and high rpm sick car man

[@DM-wp9vq]

Nice! The Hot Rod Garage 55' Savoy at the Isky booth!

[@NYKWHY]

What a treat!

[@MrWhitePerson]

legendary, so good

[@be4tb0x]

what a nice guy with great dedication

[@Joe.s2k]

Sick!!!! Love it!

[@italofalcon]

Amazing

[@F4834N]

This car is awesome. Anytime a car can rev super high is awesome. Just imagine being it in and pushing. It would probably sound glorious 😮

[@corollaae8645]

PLEASE DO A PART 2 for more sounds of this car!!!🙏😤👊🏼😱

[@ByTheSlice]

That car is beautiful! I miss Taka in FD. He is my favorite.

[@nunoduarte91]

I love the sound of 4age with itb. It really is awesome. What a guy 👍 i would love to have 11rev in my toyota 1975😅 3gen

[@mk5Mikey]

this is it right here

[@Tonyfc3c]

OG!! TAKA!! 🙏🏽❤️

[@RolanTHUNDER]

Sugoi build! Love proper InitialD inspired AE86 builds It's so cool to see that he's running my ITB's (20 Valve Blacktop) with the very same 100mm SQ Engineering velocity stacks from BGRS out in California

[@anonymouse02829]

I searched online for the OS Giken crankshaft and pistons and couldn' find them - so i assume this build was quite exclusive.

[@Rockit181]

Gotta drive it man!

[@fishingmontana1564]

I hope i can have one of these one day i loved them back in 2004 when import tuner had one with itb in it in like a green and i fell in love and ppl still hated on them now they are unattainable

[@jpotter]

Cant wait for the final finished product(adjusted headers, bigger ITBs, tuned) & the promised ride along.

[@gafrers]

Wonderful

[@shaneynereneyne4493]

Wow Taka’s such a cool humble guy you can just talk car for hours with. So much knowledge too. Love the 7afe block build. Building one myself with itbs too! Sound over power anyway💦

[@yeesenchai]

This an Initial D fanbois dream AE86, exact engine mentioned in the anime used in the Atlantic and rev to 11000 rpm.

[@SidewaysGts]

Fwiw the "Exact" engine is a later model 20v 4age, this one here is 16v.

[@craftchest]

Very nice.