--- title: "Video: Disassembling a 1,000HP Drift Engine with Stephan Papadakis" description: Stephan Papadakis tears down a 1,000hp Toyota 2AR after four drift events and shares some speed secrets on how to evaluate a race engine. image: ?t=1536688267540#keepProtocol --- [![jepistons-logo.png](https://info.jepistons.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/Global/JEPistons/jepistons-logo.png?width=256&height=111&name=jepistons-logo.png "jepistons-logo.png")](http://www.jepistons.com/) - [Home](http://www.jepistons.com/) - [Videos](http://blog.jepistons.com/topic/videos) - [What's New](https://blog.jepistons.com/topic/new-products) - [Tech](http://www.jepistons.com/TechCorner/Index.aspx) - [Order](http://www.jepistons.com/OrderInfo/Index.aspx) - [Company Info](http://www.jepistons.com/AboutUs.aspx) - [BLOG HOME](http://blog.jepistons.com) - [PRODUCT LINES](http://jepistons.com) - [JE PISTONS](https://blog.jepistons.com/topic/je-pistons) - [JE PRO SEAL GASKETS](https://blog.jepistons.com/topic/pro-seal) - [SPORTSMAN RACING PRODUCTS (SRP)](https://blog.jepistons.com/topic/SRP) - [NEWS](http://blog.jepistons.com/topic/news) - [NEW PRODUCTS](http://blog.jepistons.com/topic/new-products) - [ENGINE TECH](http://blog.jepistons.com/topic/engine-tech) - [PISTONS 101](http://blog.jepistons.com/topic/pistons-101) - [ENGINE BUILDS](http://blog.jepistons.com/topic/engine-builds) - [FEATURES](http://blog.jepistons.com/topic/features) - [CAR FEATURES](http://blog.jepistons.com/topic/car-features) - [INTERVIEWS](http://blog.jepistons.com/topic/interviews) - [MASTERS OF MOTORS](http://blog.jepistons.com/topic/masters-of-motors) - [ABOUT / HOW TO ENTER](http://blog.jepistons.com/je-pistons-unveils-2018-masters-of-motors-competition) - [LATEST NEWS](http://blog.jepistons.com/topic/masters-of-motors) - [EPISODES](http://blog.jepistons.com/topic/momepisode) Search the blog # JE Pistons ,[FEATURES](https://info.jepistons.com/topic/features) ,[SPORT COMPACT](https://info.jepistons.com/topic/sport-compact) ,[FORD](https://info.jepistons.com/topic/ford) ,[CHEVY](https://info.jepistons.com/topic/chevy) ,[CAR FEATURES](https://info.jepistons.com/topic/car-features) ,[ENGINE TECH](https://info.jepistons.com/topic/engine-tech) ,[Tech](https://info.jepistons.com/topic/tech) ,[Masters of Motors](https://info.jepistons.com/topic/masters-of-motors) [JE Pistons Teams Up with AMSOIL to Launch Masters of Motors Dyno Competition!](https://info.jepistons.com/je-pistons-unveils-masters-of-motors-competition) ,[FEATURES](https://info.jepistons.com/topic/features) ,[ENGINE BUILDS](https://info.jepistons.com/topic/engine-builds) ,[Powersports](https://info.jepistons.com/topic/powersports) ,[BIKE FEATURES](https://info.jepistons.com/topic/bike-features) ,[Racer Interviews](https://info.jepistons.com/topic/racer-interviews) [The 550+ HP Suzuki GS Nitrous Pro Street Drag Bike](https://info.jepistons.com/drag-racing/bike-features/pro-street/mummert-suzuki-gs) ,[NEWS](https://info.jepistons.com/topic/news) ,[Powersports](https://info.jepistons.com/topic/powersports) ,[RACING NEWS](https://info.jepistons.com/topic/racing-news) [Gulf Oil Drag Racing and their 2019 Top Fuel Bike Success](https://info.jepistons.com/gulf-oil-drag-racing-and-their-2019-top-fuel-bike-success) ,[SPORT COMPACT](https://info.jepistons.com/topic/sport-compact) ,[ENGINE BUILDS](https://info.jepistons.com/topic/engine-builds) ,[ENGINE TECH](https://info.jepistons.com/topic/engine-tech) ,[je-pistons](https://info.jepistons.com/topic/je-pistons) [Papadakis Racing Builds the First 1,000hp 2020 Supra Engine!](https://info.jepistons.com/papadakis-racing-builds-the-first-1000hp-2020-supra-engine) ,[Powersports](https://info.jepistons.com/topic/powersports) ,[ENGINE TECH](https://info.jepistons.com/topic/engine-tech) ,[BIKE FEATURES](https://info.jepistons.com/topic/bike-features) [Inside King Racing's Puma-Powered Top Fuel Motorcycle](https://info.jepistons.com/inside-king-racings-puma-powered-top-fuel-motorcycle) ![](https://info.jepistons.com/hubfs/005-je-pistons-papadakas-engine-tear-down.jpg) # [Video: Disassembling a 1,000HP Drift Engine with Stephan Papadakis](https://info.jepistons.com/video-disassembling-a-1000hp-drift-engine-with-stephan-papadakis) September 11, 2018 / by [Evan Perkins](https://info.jepistons.com/author/evan-perkins) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) *Stephan Papadakis tears down a 1,000hp Toyota 2AR after four drift events. Follow along in this video as Papadakis shares some speed secrets on how to evaluate an engine, post race. * Stephan Papadakis has won a lot of races, and he’s done it with one hand tied behind his back. Not literally, of course­–drifting is a ferocious form of motorsport that keeps both hands thoroughly occupied–but in the engines that have powered his rides. Unlike the brunt of the Formula D field, wielding big, 8-cylinder’d power plants, Papadakis has consistently, and successfully, made big power with small-displacement packages. His team’s latest drift machine, a 2018 Toyota Corolla hatchback driven by Fredric Aasbø, has been tearing up the Formula D circuit and despite being one of the smallest engines in the field, is stone-cold reliable. The Corolla is powered by a highly-modified Toyota 2AR-FE engine that cranks out an impressive 1,000 horsepower through a combination of nitrous and 30, nonchalant psi of boost. We follow a long as Papadakis tears down the engine after a 4-race stint to learn the genetic make-up of this this high-strung 4-cylinder. Follow along for an inside look at Papadakis Racing’s engineering expertise, some speed secrets, and what to look for when tearing down a performance motor. 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