For years I have wanted a transmission built by Sheptrans, builder of some of the most amazing transmissions for AWD Mitsubishis and Nissans but I never had a car worthy…
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a story about the aerodynamics of Ken Blocks Hoonipigasus Porsche 911. I was wondering how close I was to being right so I…
We build a lot of different engines here at MotoIQ. We also have exclusive engine programs for a number of high performance companies such as Raiden Performance who we…
Do you know what sound you never want to hear coming from your engine? Banshee screams. Anything that sounds like the squeal of an unholy demon spawn coming from your…
If you love your car and especially if you work on it, Dry Ice Blasting restoration is a MUST. Dry Ice Blasting is outright incredible. It is a cleaning process…
Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 35 - The Wang Gang is Splitting Up by Erik Jacobs It's been a little while since I last penned (typed?) a Project SC300 update.…
When driving Project FR-S on the track we had noticed that although the car had excellent handling in general, it had understeer in high-speed turns. We also noticed in pictures…
A lot of people know that long tube headers generally make more power than short-tube headers, but not many people talk about the technical reasons for that and when…
We addressed a surprisingly long pedal from boiling the brake fluid during spirited driving with stainless steel brake lines from Stoptech and new Castrol SRF fluid. Now that the steering…
Power demands on modified cars, particularly race cars have been going up and up in the past few years. More power means more electrical demand from stuff like bigger fans…
We first wrote about Holley's Sky Ram intake manifold as an April fools joke. Although many people thought this was photoshop, Holley actually made a working Sky Ram manifold using…
Although our home state, California has great food and possibly the best weather in the county, the regulations that govern just about everything here have made about anything you want…
The steady, albeit slow, march of progress continues on the Impossible Evo X. The car is nearly ready for a baseline track experience, but as the car was optioned with…
If you're building a high performance Subaru engine there's a lot of parts and accessories to consider buying or upgrading while you're in there. In this video Mike explains…
We got to get an early look at Ken Blocks super awesome 1400 hp, mid-engine, tube frame, unequal length A-arm suspension, AWD, Porsche 911 this week and boy are we…
If you are a long-time reader of MotoIQ, you know we partner with KW Suspension in many of our internal projects and much of the Motorsports stuff that we are…
In our first story on our practical daily STI build, we worked over the worn OEM brakes with DBA rotors and Hawk Performance Pads adding a Cobb short shifter into…
We have seen cars damaged at races and track days by corner workers and tow truck drivers many times. Often the damage caused by recovering the car is worse than…
In our last episode of Project C7 Corvette, we installed some Hooker Blackheart long tube header for the direct-injected LT1 engine. For this episode, we are going to add an…
If you are a follower of MotoIQ, you are probably familiar with our way of building cars. We tend to build innocuous-looking cars stuffed full of race car technology to…
In the past, to get 3-way adjustable damping on your car, you need to invest in really high-dollar sophisticated race-grade dampers. The trouble with this kind of shock is that…
If you have been following our Project C7 Corvette, when we last left off on our adventures to get more power, we had just installed a Hooker Blackheart Exhaust and…
Every year Vegas Drift holds a drift competition at Holley's LS Fest West. We really like this event because it attracts all different levels of drivers from Pro to Local…
Subarus like all flat engines, blow a lot of oil out of the crankcase in their blowby gasses. This is always a problem with performance flat engines like Porsche or…
We were planning to run a Cosworth intake manifold on Project STI's IAG motor but we were unable to find one for a decent price as they have been discontinued…
We greatly improve the feel and control of our S197 Mustang’s Getrag MT82 transmission with a short shift kit from MGW. The Getrag MT-82 is well-known for not being the…
While we are going through Project GD STI, repowering it and upgrading many of its systems, we thought it would be nice to replace the car's heavy AGM battery with…
In this weeks video, we install an RCI skidplate on our Project Tundra! Pretty simple mod but it adds a lot of protection to the underside of our truck…
We are getting Project R35 GT-R ready for a huge power infusion if you have been following things. Our goal is to exceed 1000 hp with less turbo lag and…
When driving our Project FR-S on the track, we noticed that the engine has a pretty noticeable vibration at 6500 rpm. This was especially noticeable in the higher gears where…
In recent weeks much attention has been given to the phenomenon causing F1 cars to bounce down the straights, known colloquially as ‘porpoising’. Behind the scenes, teams of experienced aerodynamicists…
