Mike Kojima, Author at MotoIQ

ST Suspension has released an exciting new product that we think will set the suspension market on edge, the affordable 3-way adjustable coilover! Previously having 3-way damping adjustment was something…

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Tech

How To Check and Set Engine Bearing Clearances

Posted on August 31, 2021September 1, 2021
byMike Kojima

Running the proper clearances in the main and rod bearings are some of the most critical things to control when building an engine. Having the correct clearances means the difference…

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Project DBA R35 Nissan GT-R, The Ultimate R35 Brake System, Nismo/Brembo Carbon Ceramic

Posted on August 22, 2021
byMike Kojima

The R35 GT-R is a marvelous machine capable of amazing performance. However, it is a heavy beast weighing in at anywhere from 3820 to 3900 lbs depending on year and…

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The Shape of Things to Come: Evasive Motorsports Pikes Peak/Time Attack Tesla Model 3

Posted on August 15, 2021August 30, 2021
byMike Kojima

Like it or not, the electric revolution is coming. Electric cars already outpower IC-driven ones in contests of acceleration and as battery technology and battery management improves, it’s only a…

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Camaro ZL-1 Handling fix with KW Suspension

Posted on August 8, 2021
byMike Kojima

The ZL-1 Camaro with the 1LE package is Chevrolet’s top-of-the-line performance model. The ILE option package after a brief hiatus returned to the 5th generation Camaro from 2013…

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The Rest of the Engine for Project WRX

Posted on July 25, 2021July 30, 2021
byMike Kojima

We have been getting parts to finish off the engine build on Project GD WRX. If you have been following the project you can check out what we have done…

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Project GD Subaru STI, Checking out the Ultimate Streetable Clutch with XClutch.

Posted on July 18, 2021July 29, 2021
byMike Kojima

With our killer engine by IAG now sitting in our shop, it was time to start gathering the peripheral components needed to support our new motor. The next thing absolutely…

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Testing The CSF VF Engineering A90 A91 Supra Intake Manifold Intercooler

Posted on July 7, 2021July 8, 2021
byMike Kojima

CSF Radiators in collaboration with VF Engineering is about to launch a new intake manifold for the A90 and A91 Toyota Supra with both the B58B30C and B58M30O1 engines –…

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Project GD Subaru STI, Building the Engine Part Five: Final Engine Assembly With IAG.

Posted on June 20, 2021
byMike Kojima

In our last story, you saw how IAG Performance assembled our short block with meticulous care. Now our engine travels to the second of IAG’s two cleanrooms for final assembly.…

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Project GD Subaru STI, Building the Engine Part Four: Assembling the Short Block With IAG.

Posted on June 13, 2021
byMike Kojima

If you have been following our EJ257 engine build series with IAG Performance, you have been able to look inside IAG’s incredible attention to detail in machining and parts selection. …

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Project Tundra: Assembling the Ultimate Off Road Drop In Suspension!

Posted on June 1, 2021June 9, 2021
byMike Kojima

After installing and testing our Icon Vehicle Dynamics Stage 10 plus suspension in previous chapters of our Project Tundra build, we were super impressed with how well it performed, the…

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Project GD Subaru STI: Building the Engine Part Three, Cylinder Head Technology With IAG Performance.

Posted on May 23, 2021June 9, 2021
byMike Kojima

The cylinder head is one of the most important parts when it comes to making power in an engine. Although headwork is less critical in a turbo engine than a…

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Project Tundra: Dirt King Lower Control Arms

Posted on May 18, 2021May 18, 2021
byMike Kojima

As we continue to upgrade the front suspension of our Tundra to make it more durable in off-road use, we focused on a set of improved front coilovers, new tie…

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Resurrecting Project FR-S: Wisefab Track Suspension

Posted on May 16, 2021August 24, 2021
byMike Kojima

Our Project FR-S was already a really good handling car with the stuff we had done to it with parts from KW Suspension, Whiteline and Cusco but we wanted to…

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Project GD Subaru STI: Building the Engine Part Two, Bottom End Bits With IAG Performance.

Posted on May 2, 2021June 9, 2021
byMike Kojima

In part one of our series of building the motor for Project GD STI we talked about the IAG Performance engine cases we are using and all of the prep…

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Resurrecting Project FR-S: Greddy Oil Cooler

Posted on April 27, 2021
byMike Kojima

We had dusted off Project FR-S for an industry track day at Buttonwillow Raceway last month. While we had run the car in the winter on small courses like Streets…

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Project Tundra Improving the Front Suspension with Camburg and Coach Builder Part 2

Posted on April 20, 2021April 21, 2021
byMike Kojima

In the last edition of Project Tundra, we talked about our Icon Vehicle Dynamics Suspension and how it allowed us to go a lot faster in the dirt, so much…

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Project GD Subaru STI, Building the Engine Part One, Prepping the Case With IAG Performance.

Posted on April 13, 2021June 9, 2021
byMike Kojima

It had to happen eventually. Our Project STI was running great. We had plans to build the engine as our 400 whp was past the limit that a stock bottom…

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Project Toyota Tundra: Improving the Suspension with Icon (again)

Posted on April 4, 2021April 5, 2021
byMike Kojima

We have been off-roading in our Tundra much more frequently lately and with our new suspension, we discovered something interesting about high performance off road suspension. When going fast over…

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Features

The GT3 Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV Spaceship

Posted on March 28, 2021March 30, 2021
byMike Kojima

Recently, we got a chance to see a very unique racecar under construction. Our subject car used to be a 1974 Alfa Romeo GTV 2000 GT Veloce. The GTV was…

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Testing Red Line’s New SuperCool Coolant & CSF’s Tundra Radiator

Posted on March 14, 2021March 17, 2021
byMike Kojima

Red Line has released a new high performance coolant that has its famous, and universally used in motorsports, Water Wetter surfactant additive pre blended in. Red Line Supercool comes in…

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Tech

How to Measure Your Combustion Chamber Volume

Posted on March 9, 2021March 10, 2021
byMike Kojima

It is very important to know your combustion chamber volume when building an engine so you can know your exact compression ratio or order the correct dome volume piston to…

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Tech

Antigravity Battery saves weight for TAG Karts and other Powersports

Posted on March 3, 2021March 3, 2021
byMike Kojima

So Christa Kojima is a retired Kart racer. She quit due to having to study a lot for college. During her winter break, she took out her old 125cc Jr…

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KW Suspension Trackfest/Tech Expo 2020

Posted on February 25, 2021March 2, 2021
byMike Kojima

With the 2020 SEMA show canceled due to the Covid pandemic, KW Suspension, in lieu of having their SEMA booth decided to bring a bit of a trade show to…

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Pretty Simple EVO IX Totally Kicks Butt!

Posted on February 19, 2021
byMike Kojima

We took a break from isolation to make the trip out to Austin, Texas for Optima Batteries’ Hi-Performance Expo at the Circuit of the Americas last November. We’ll be featuring…

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Tech

Increase Your Safety With Tilton’s Sliding Pedal Box

Posted on February 16, 2021
byMike Kojima

Having a rock-solid seat mount secured to your roll cage and proper harness angles are critical items to assure safety in your race car. As a person who has struggled…

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Project Tundra, Keep the Transmission Cool with B&M

Posted on February 14, 2021February 23, 2021
byMike Kojima

We use Project Tundra primarily as our shop hauler and race car tow vehicle even though it’s really capable in the corners and offroad. With its 500 plus hp TRD…

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Project C7 Corvette Stingray, Gaining octane with Moroso’s Air Oil Separator

Posted on February 7, 2021
byMike Kojima

Getting oil in your intake tract is never a good thing. The worse thing is that an oil mist that gets sucked into your cylinders can cause the engine to…

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Tech

Saving Weight with a Magnus Motorsports Evo Subframe

Posted on January 31, 2021February 27, 2021
byMike Kojima

Evo’s have a pretty good cast aluminum rear subframe from the factory. So when an Evo IX was brought in to have its subframe changed out to a lightweight part…

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OPTIMA Deep Cycle Power for the MotoIQ Trailer!

Posted on January 26, 2021January 27, 2021
byMike Kojima

The MotoIQ shop trailer has an electric jack and winch that are powered by its own battery, and like any trailer it sits around for long periods of time. Not…

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Project 987.2 Cayman S, Aero Install With Verus Engineering

Posted on January 3, 2021
byMike Kojima

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!

Posted on December 23, 2020
byMike Kojima

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,…