210. Motorsport Wiring, Honda and Porsche Builds, EV Swaps, and Judging Car Shows w/ Rywire

Ryan of Rywire joins the show to talk motorsport wiring, building Honda and Porsche EV swaps, and what it's like judging car shows around the world — including SEMA's Battle of the Builders.

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0:00 - Intro

0:12 - Ryan of Rywire's Honda Roots & Getting Into Porsche

1:27 - Sourcing a 964 from Japan for the SEMA Build

3:49 - Ryan's EV Swap Journey: Tesla Motors, His Own EV S2000 & the Toyota

14:50 - Ryan's Origin Story: College Dropout to Wiring Harness Hustler 22:33 - Building Rywire: R&D, Platform Coverage & Customer Support 32:53 - Rywire's Customer Base & Ryan's Own Track Days

38:42 - Modernizing Air-Cooled 911s & Inside the 964 Build

46:43 - Tuning Individual Throttle Bodies & Ryan's Early Drive-by-Wire Builds 52:12 - Choosing ECUs & PDM Programming

58:32 - The Type R-Swapped S2000: K20C1, Port Injection & Daily Driving 1:02:49 - Japan Trips, Tokyo Auto Salon & Trip Planning

1:09:23 - Judging Car Shows Worldwide & Inside SEMA's Battle of the Builders

1:17:42 - Ryan's Judging Philosophy & Favorite Builds

1:28:17 - The Indonesia & Guam Judging Backstory

1:33:34 - Why Ryan Builds Old Cars & Rywire's Complementary Parts 1:41:25 - What Makes Tuning an EV So Different

1:45:24 - Career Reflection, the BBI Partnership