Project Honda Civic EJ Finale: Dyno Results and Lap Times
Project Honda Civic EJ Finale: Dyno Results and Lap Times by Chuck Johnson On April 7th, 2011, we introduced Project Honda Civic EJ to the readers of MotoIQ. Originally, the…
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Bonneville World Of Speed Part II: 200 MPH or Bust!
Bonneville World Of Speed Part II: 200 MPH or Bust! By Chuck Johnson Photos by Joe Lu In our last update, we left off having just set a new…
AEM Infinity EMS: The Power to Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control
AEM Infinity EMS: The Power to Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control by Joe Popovits and Chuck Johnson Photos by Joe Lu When it comes to building cars, I've always…
The Road to World of Speed: A Multimedia Recount Part 1
The Road to World of Speed: A Multimedia Recount Part 1 By Chuck Johnson Photography by Joe Lu and Adam Bendig The 2014 season has been a tough one for…
Project 240SX LSR Sets New Land Speed Record
Project 240SX LSR Sets New Land Speed Record MotoIQ Staff Report Team MotoIQ in conjunction with 5523 Motorsports and Specialty Cars Fabrication set a new H/PS land speed record at…
The Road to World of Speed Part 5: From Bearings to Bones, We are Unstoppable
The Road to World of Speed Part 5: From Bearings to Bones, We are Unstoppable by Chuck Johnson Each year before Speed Week, it seems like we face some serious…
The Road to Speed Week 2014 Part 4: Return of the Sheet Metal Whisperer
The Road to Speed Week 2014 Part 4: Return of the Sheet Metal Whisperer by Chuck Johnson Photos by Joe Lu I’m greeted by the sounds of classical music as…
Road to Speed Week 2014 Part 2: The Progress Continues
The Road to Speed Week 2014 Part 2: The Progress Continues by Chuck Johnson Here we are just over a month away from Speed Week 2014. Project 240SX LSR has…
Road to Speed Week 2014 Part 1: The AEM Infinity 8 EMS and AQ-1 Data Logger
Road to Speed Week 2014 Part 1: The AEM Infinity 8 EMS and AQ-1 Data Logger by Chuck Johnson If this past year's Speed Week taught us anything, it was that Project…
Project 240SX Land Speed Racer: Better Living through Volumetric Efficiency
Project 240SX Land Speed Racer: Better Living through Volumetric Efficiency by Chuck Johnson “A big ass turbo with an engine strapped to it.” From under the hood, that's how Project…
The Heart of a Record Breaker III: Completing the VVL Head Swap and Engine Assembly
The Heart of a Record Breaker III: Completing the VVL Head Swap and Engine Assembly by Chuck Johnson In part one of our engine build series, we did a quick overview…
2013 SEMA Show: A Glimpse at the Past, Present and Future
The 2013 SEMA Show: A Glimpse at the Past, Present, and Future By Chuck Johnson It’s T minus zero and the 2013 SEMA Show has officially opened its doors. Sometime…
The Heart of a Record Breaker II: The Doctor is in
The Heart of a Record Breaker II: The Doctor Is In by Chuck Johnson In our last story, we covered the basic design of our land speed record breaking engine…
Japanese Classic Car Show: The Pristine, Eclectic, and Perhaps a Tad Bit Psychotic
Japanese Classic Car Show: The Pristine, Eclectic, and Perhaps a Tad Bit Psychotic by Chuck Johnson Living in Long Beach, California has its perks. I can literally get to some…
The Heart of a Record Breaker: Enter the SR15VET 20V
The Heart of a Record Breaker Part I: Enter the SR15VET 20V by Chuck Johnson In the last three years, it seems that I've said it over a thousand times.…
Racecar Livery, the Function Behind the Form
Project 240SX Land Speed Racer: Racecar Livery, the Function Behind the Form by Chuck Johnson Photos by Joe Lu I’ve put together a lot of cool project…
The Hail Mary Part 2: Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked
Project Land Speed Racer 240SX: Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked By Chuck Johnson Photos by Joe Lu The last chapter of Project 240SX LSR left Team MotoIQ…
The Hail Mary: The Build Story Behind Speed Week Part 1
The Hail Mary: The Build Story Behind Speed Week Part 1 By Chuck Johnson Defined as a very long, low percentage pass made in sheer desperation, the term…
Project 240SX Land Speed Racer: Flat out on the Bonneville Salt Flats
Project 240SX Land Speed Racer: Flat out on the Bonneville Salt Flats By Chuck Johnson Photos by Joe Lu It’s really easy for people to discredit going fast…
Project Honda Civic EJ: Building the B18C1 Part V
Project Honda Civic EJ: Building the B18C1 Part V By Chuck Johnson Photos By Joe Lu In our last installment of Project Honda Civic…
Project Honda EJ Civic: Building the B18C1 Part IV
Project Honda EJ Civic: Building the B18C1 Part IV By Chuck Johnson Photos by Joe Lu Admittedly, Project Honda Civic EJ has taken the proverbial backseat…
Overdose: The Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ Invasion of SEMA Show 2012
Overdose: The Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ Invasion of SEMA Show 2012 By Chuck Johnson & Annie Sam Good Photos by Joe Lu (Bad Photos by Chuck Johnson) Each year…
Project Land Speed Racer 240SX: All The Right Gauges
Project Land Speed Racer 240SX: All the Right Gauges by Stephen Quinn Photos by Joe Lu and Chuck Johnson Let's face it. There are hundreds,…
Project Honda Civic EJ: Building the B18C1 Part III
Project Honda Civic EJ: Building the B18C1 Part III By Chuck Johnson Photos by Joe Lu Last we left off, we had just figured out how to improve the…
Project 240SX Land Speed Racer: The Sheet Metal Whisperer
Project 240SX Land Speed Racer: The Sheet Metal Whisperer By Chuck Johnson Some of us are born to be doctors and others, lawyers and business executives all of which…
Project 240SX Land Speed Racer: The Best Laid Schemes of Mice and Men
Project 240SX Land Speed Racer: The Best Laid Schemes of Mice and Men By Chuck Johnson If I could go back in time, I would ask myself, “What the hell were…
Project 240SX Land Speed Racer: SPL Pro Suspension Bits and More!
Project 240SX Land Speed Racer: SPL Pro Suspension Bits and More! By Chuck Johnson Photos by Joe Lu Since the beginning, the plan for project 240LSR was to address…
Project Land Speed Racer 240SX: KW Suspension
Project Land Speed Racer 240SX: KW Suspension By Chuck Johnson and Mike Kojima Photos by Joe Lu If racing wasn't already hard enough on a racecar and all of its…
Project Land Speed Racer 240SX: Chassis Prep and Roll Cage Fabrication
Project Land Speed Racer 240SX: Chassis Prep and Roll Cage Fabrication By Chuck Johnson Ah yes, the beginning of any good sedan type racecar build…
Project Honda Civic EJ: Fast Brakes Rear Disc Brake Conversion Kit
Project Civic EJ: Fast Brakes Rear Disc Brake Conversion Kit By Chuck Johnson Photos by Joe Lu After completing the install of the front Fast Brakes big brake kit, we…
Project Honda Civic EJ: Fast Brakes Big Brake Kit
Project Honda Civic EJ: Fast Brakes Big Brake Kit By Chuck Johnson Photos by Joe Lu In the past few months, we've completely revamped Project Civic's suspension with a…
2011 SEMA Show Sneak Preview!
2011 SEMA Show Sneak Preview! by Chuck Johnson T-minus 24 hours ’til the doors open at the Las Vegas Convention Center to kick off the 2011 SEMA Show. We’re so…