Project 987.2 Cayman S, Aero Install With Verus Engineering
In our last edition of Project 987.2 Porsche Cayman S, we discussed the components from Verus Engineering that we would be using to get an honest 1000 lbs of downforce at…
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Project DBA R35 Nissan GT-R, Getting Some Serious Power With M-Engineering!
So you have probably been following the progress of our R35 GT-R build over the past few articles. We had installed a full complement of bolt-on power parts from Greddy,…
Happy 10th Birthday for the BorgWarner EFR Family of Turbochargers!
The MotoIQ family would like to wish the BorgWarner EFR Turbo a happy tenth birthday! It seems like just a few years ago when we first set eyes on the…
Project 987.2 Porsche Cayman S, Getting 1000 lbs of Downforce with Verus Engineering!
If you have been following our Porsche Cayman project, you know we have meticulously built the car with some of the best parts to make a great track machine. The…
Project Toyota Tundra, Getting More Traction and Less Breakage with SDHQ Traction Bars!
When you combine big power, big tires and a limited slip differential with leaf springs you have a recipe for the enemy of traction and your driveline parts, wheel hop.…
The CSF Evo X: The Road to Global Time Attack 2020 – Part 8: The Finale
It all comes down to this. Global Time Attack Finals took place on November 14th-16th at the world famous Buttonwillow Raceway. From last year’s engine fire, to complete tear-down and…
The CSF Evo X: The Road to Global Time Attack Finals 2020 – Part 7: A Racecar is Always a Show Car
With the 2020 SEMA Show cancelled due to the pandemic, Toyo Tires took their version of the SEMA experience to Downtown LA. This year, Toyo selected a dozen world debut…
Project 987.2 Porsche Cayman S, More Butt Kicking Power than the GT4!
If you have been following Project Porsche 987 Cayman S, you have been seeing the engine power parts we have installed as well as the mods to improve cooling and…
Project DBA R35 Nissan GT-R, Adding a Radium Coolant Tank
As we prepare our max effort bolt on GT-R engine for tuning we decided to use Radium Engineering’s Coolant tank as a final touch to clean up our engine compartment. …
The CSF Evo X: The Road to Global Time Attack 2020 – Part 6: All Systems Go
With two weeks left before Global Time Attack Finals 2020, the #CSFevoX makes its way to World Motorsports to get strapped onto their state-of-the-art wind tunnel dyno. Wayne Potts,…
The CSF Evo X: The Road to Global Time Attack 2020 – Part 4: The Rewire by Rywire
After building the engine in Part 3, the motor gets dropped back into the engine bay and things are starting to come together. We take the #CSFevoX over to Rywire…
Project 987.2 Cayman S: Cooling for the Track Part 2 with Bilt Racing Service
In our last segment of Project 987.2 Cayman, to prevent the dreaded on track overheating engine and transmission limp mode, we greatly increased our engine’s cooling capability by switching over…
Helping Out Rob Dahm, Then Double Driveshaft Explosion while Launching the AWD 4 Rotor!
We have been helping Rob Dahm get the suspension sorted on his amazing 1400 hp 4 rotor AWD FD RX7. Things were looking good and its seems like we got…
Project 987.2 Cayman S: Cooling for the Track Part I with CSF Radiators
The 987 Porsche is known to have heating problems when driven on the track hard, especially ones that have the PDK transmission. PDK equipped cars can go into limp mode…
The CSF Evo X: The Road to Global Time Attack 2020 – Part 3: Geeking Out With Mike From MotoIQ
Follow the CSF Team as we help them rebuild their Evo X Time Attack car! The MotoIQ Garage is leading up the effort with the assembly, suspension, brake, aero…
Project DBA R35 Nissan GT-R, Helping the Breathing
The CBA R35 GT-R which was made from 2009 to 2011 was held back significantly by a restrictive air intake. This was improved in 2012 in the more powerful DBA…
Giving a Hand to Rob Dahm and His Monster AWD 4 Rotor FD
We were honored to give a small hand to Rob Dahm in setting up the chassis of his awesome AWD, 1400 HP Garrett boosted 4 rotor FD RX-7. Right now…
Project 987.2 Cayman S: Getting More Out of the Engine to Chase the GT4 Part 3
In our last article we focused on freeing up the exhaust side of our 9A1 engine. Now we are working on freeing up the intake side of the engine for…
Dai Yoshihara Wins Pikes Peak’s Unlimited Class!
Dai Yoshihara won this years Pike Peak Hill Climb for the Evasive Motorsports, EVS Tuning, Turn 14 Team in the Unlimited Class. Dai overcame problems in practice which prevented…
Project DBA R35 Nissan GT-R Bolt On Power Mods Part 2, Fueling for 1000 Hp
The stock fuel system of the R35 GT-R is not adequate for anything much more involved than a mild reflash. The stock fuel pump and injectors do not have much…
The Car Lovers Guide to Japan, The Nissan Heritage Museum
Located in Kanagawa, a suburb of Yokohama on the grounds of Nissan’s Zama plant is the Nissan Heritage Museum. The museum is a must see place if you are…
Inside CSF Cooling’s 1,000 Horsepower Porsche 991 Turbo S!
We take a look inside CSF coolings 1000 horsepower Shift Sector winning Porsche 991 Turbo S. This is an interesting well integrated sleeper build close to our hearts. This car…
Project 987.2 Cayman S: Getting More Out of the Engine to Chase the GT4 Part 2
In previous segments of Project 987.2 Cayman we worked on our suspension and brakes to prepare our chassis for more power. Now it’s time to attack our 9A1 engine to…
Rebuilding the CSF Evo X, Back from the Ashes
Follow the CSF Team as we help them rebuild their Evo X Time Attack car! The MotoIQ Garage is leading up with the assembly, suspension, aero and engine development. …
Project DBA R35 Nissan GT-R, Keeping Limp Mode Away With More Cooling
So the Achilles heel of the mighty R35 GT-R is one that plagues most Japanese high performance cars, an inadequate cooling system. We are not sure why this seems to…
Inside KW Suspensions Solid Piston Shock Technology
We were recently at KW Suspensions North American headquarters for some new product training and we got to take apart some of their latest technology, the innovative solid piston damper.…
Project EVO IX, Getting Lots of Power From the 4G63 With Link Engine Management Part 2
When we last left of, we had tuned our Project Evo IX to run on a Link Plug and Play stand alone ECU and had done some preliminary dyno work…
Project IS-F, Restoring the Factory Brembo Calipers with West Coast Calipers
Project IS-F is a daily driver. It is garaged and well taken care of but it is subjected to daily use and is parked outside during the day. One day…
Project DBA R35 Nissan GT-R, Bolt On Power Mods Part 1
Our last work on our project R35 GT-R was to do the suspension and brakes to bring them up to a high level and address some of the R35’s shortcomings…
Inside Michael Essa’s 1000hp Formula Drift BMW E46 M3!
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Testing SDHQ Offroads Heavy Duty Battery Terminals
So who would have thought that battery terminals are a critical off-road performance part! It did not occur to us and we almost got stranded in the middle of nowhere…
Inside KW Suspensions New EXR valve system!
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