Jeep LS Swap Part 2: Donor Teardown
“You’re going to do what with this truck?” Wait, let me back up. When I started the not-so-harebrained-project of swapping my Jeep XJ’s lump of iron 4.0 for a Chevy Gen…
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Jeep LS Swap Part 1: Introduction
If you had told 20-something me that I would stop racing, only have one operational SR20-powered vehicle (an off-road buggy, no less), daily drive a RWD V8 pony car, and…
Wrench Tips: Pick the Correct Screwdriver
Wrench Tips: Pick the Correct Screwdriver By Steve Rockwood A spade is a spade and a Phillips is a Phillips, right? Nope. Apparently, there’s more than just matching up the…
We Visit the 2018 Tierra Del Sol Annual Safari! Or, the Experienced Idiot’s Guide on How to go Off-Roading
We Visit the 2018 Tierra Del Sol Annual Safari! Or, the Experienced Idiot’s Guide on How to go Off-Roading by Steve Rockwood When the MotoIQ guys went on their…
Road Racing Tire Setup Part 1: Compound Selection & Sizing
Road Racing Tire Setup Part 1: Compound Selection & Sizing by Steve Rockwood Tires. Every road racer has them on his or her mind. If things are going well,…
Project G20: Making it Stick With APR’s Wing and Splitter
Project Infiniti G20 Racecar: Making it Stick With APR’s Wing and Splitter by Steve Rockwood Project G20 is an aerodynamic disaster. Blockish shape, steep windshield and rear glass, and open…
Nitto Dura Grappler Review
TESTED: Nitto Dura Grappler by Steve Rockwood Tires on a truck are often ho-hum items. Most truck owners aren’t interested in shaving tenths off of lap times, nor are they…
TESTED: Toyo Proxes RR
TESTED: Toyo Proxes RR by Steve Rockwood Toyo has been a staple in the R-compound world ever since it introduced the venerable (and still relevant) RA1 over a decade ago.…
Nerd’s Eye View: K-PAX Racing Volvo S60
Nerd's Eye View: K-PAX Racing Volvo S60 By Steve Rockwood Some people, especially MotoIQ readers, like doing things the hard way. After capturing the 2007 and 2008 driver's championships,…
Project MKVI Golf TDI: Rawtek Exhaust and Malone Tuning
Project MKVI Golf TDI: Rawtek Exhaust and Malone Tuning by Steve Rockwood Modern diesels are light years ahead of their predecessors when it comes to power. No longer is the diesel…
MotoIQ Garage Fabrication – Introduction to Fab
MotoIQ Garage Fabrication: Introduction to Fab By Steve Rockwood There comes a time in every car nut's life where no one sells that much-needed part and it must be fabricated from raw…
TESTED: Achilles GS-328 Race Tire
TESTED: Achilles GS-328 Race Tire by Steve Rockwood I've driven on a lot of tires, some of them horrible, some of them great. All of them have been DOT legal.…
TESTED: Toyo RA1
Tested: Toyo Proxes RA1 By Steve Rockwood It seems the RA1 has been around since before time began. Ask an “old timer” (well, relatively) and they'll tell you that the…
Project MKVI Golf TDI: Handling Upgrades Part Deux
Project MKVI Golf TDI: Handling Upgrades Part Deux By Steve Rockwood Here's the thing: the nutjobs that make up MotoIQ are never happy. Give us an improvement, and we'll look…
Project Infiniti G20 Racecar: Transmission Upgrades
Project Infiniti G20 Racecar: Transmission Upgrades By Steve Rockwood It seems that every time we try to do something to make Project G20 faster, we find a faster way to…
TESTED: HANS Adjustable and Sparco Harness
Racing is hazardous to your health. With a helmet on, one of the most immediate dangers to your continued existence on this planet is a basilar skull fracture (see Dale…
Tested: Scion FR-S
Tested: 2013 Scion FR-S By Jeff Naeyaert and Steve Rockwood Nearly every mass-produced car we come across today is governed, designed, regulated, or otherwise manipulated by a committee. As a…
Sneak Peek: COBB Tuning’s 2012 Ford Focus – Part 1
Sneak Peek: COBB Tuning's 2012 Ford Focus – Part 1 By Steve Rockwood The new Focus has finally brought Ford the sport compact they had been looking for since the…
Project Hypermiler: Handling Upgrades
The door handles and mirrors on Project Hypermiler came painted, and swapping out the sad excuse for shocks and springs on this car was absolutely necessary to keep them that…
Project Infiniti G20 Racecar: Even More Power
Project Infiniti G20 Racecar: Even More Power By Steve Rockwood In kid's soccer, everyone gets a trophy, regardless of finishing order. No winners, no losers. Motorsports, on the other…
Project G20 Racecar: AEM AQ-1 Data Logger Installation
Project G20 Racecar: AEM AQ-1 Data Logger Install By Steve Rockwood My memory is horrible. Outside of which landmarks to aim for, my recollection of what I just did…
TESTED: Goodyear Eagle RS Competition Tire
TESTED: Goodyear Eagle RS Competition Tire By Steve Rockwood If there’s one thing that racing has taught me, it’s drive smoother. Why? Fast lap times, sure, but that’s…
Project Infiniti G20 Racecar: More Power
Project Infiniti G20 Racecar: More Power By Steve Rockwood Road racing is a thrill that has few equals in the wide world of wheels. Drag racing, unless you're…
Tested: Palmer Performance Engineering’s DashCommand
Tested: Palmer Performance Engineering's DashCommand By Steve Rockwood Technology is amazing. Back in the heyday of the import scene, people who had serious setups – or wanted to look…
Project MKVI Golf TDI: Introduction and Suspension Upgrades
Project MKVI Golf TDI: Introduction and Suspension Upgrades By: Steve Rockwood Diesels aren’t for everyone. It takes a special breed to sacrifice comfort and performance for efficiency. They’re noisier…
Project Infiniti G20 Racecar: Keeping It Running
Project Infiniti G20 Racecar: Keeping it Running By Steve Rockwood Engine problems are not a good time, and there is usually a period of denial where you keep flooring your…
Project Hyper-Miler Part 2: Maintenance
Project Hyper-Miler Part 2: Maintenance by Steve Rockwood I hate maintaining vehicles. Nothing is worse than sweating your ass off and busting knuckles for hours only to have a…
Sneak Peek: Dino Crescentini’s StopTech Porsche 911 GT3
Sneak Peek: Dino Crescentini's StopTech Porsche 911 GT3 By Steve Rockwood Carroll Shelby once said that to make a small fortune racing, you must first spend a large one. …
Project Hyper-Miler Part 1: Introduction
Project Hyper-Miler Part 1: Introduction By Steve Rockwood Let's face it: the days of cheap fuel are over. Whether you want to blame Wall Street, the government, democratic…