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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…

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The CSF Evo X: The Road to Global Time Attack 2020 – Part 6: All Systems Go

Posted on November 15, 2020
byMike Kojima

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,…

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The CSF Evo X: The Road to Global Time Attack 2020 – Part 4: The Rewire by Rywire

Posted on November 9, 2020November 4, 2020
byMike Kojima

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…

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Helping Out Rob Dahm, Then Double Driveshaft Explosion while Launching the AWD 4 Rotor!

Posted on November 3, 2020October 30, 2020
byMike Kojima

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…

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Giving a Hand to Rob Dahm and His Monster AWD 4 Rotor FD

Posted on October 21, 2020
byMike Kojima

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…

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Dai Yoshihara Wins Pikes Peak’s Unlimited Class!

Posted on October 15, 2020
byMike Kojima

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…

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The Car Lovers Guide to Japan, The Nissan Heritage Museum

Posted on October 11, 2020
byMike Kojima

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…

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Inside CSF Cooling’s 1,000 Horsepower Porsche 991 Turbo S!

Posted on October 7, 2020
byMike Kojima

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…

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TESTED: Husky 2-Shelf Utility Cart

Posted on September 2, 2020September 8, 2020
byErik Jacobs

You might be completely surprised to hear it, but I’ve actually been working on Project SC300 at home recently. Between the Ultimate DIY Alignment rig and various other small projects,…

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Inside Michael Essa’s 1000hp Formula Drift BMW E46 M3!

Posted on August 17, 2020
byMike Kojima

Renaissance man noun The definition of a Renaissance man or woman is a person who is well educated and sophisticated and who has talent and knowledge in many different fields…

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King Racing – Protect Your Build Rebate

Posted on August 9, 2020August 9, 2020
byIndustry Press Release

KING RACING PROTECT YOUR BUILD REBATE As the racing world gets back to on-track action following the COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns, King Engine Bearings is supporting high revs and horsepower with…

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Nordschleife BTG 7:17 in 321 HP BMW E36 M3

Posted on July 19, 2020July 21, 2020
byIndustry Press Release

Nordschleife-BTG 7:17 in 321 hp BMW E36 M3 with KW Competition 4A Imagine how sick that is! While many people are always trying to get more engine power first, many…

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New Racing Website for King Engine Bearings

Posted on July 4, 2020October 29, 2020
byIndustry Press Release

At the height of the racing season, King Engine Bearings, a leading manufacturer of innovative high performance engine bearings, is launching its new racing website featuring an overhauled design and…

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Magnus Motorsports Honda K-Series K24 Billet Engine Block

Posted on June 6, 2020June 5, 2020
byIndustry Press Release

Magnus Motorsports Honda K-Series K24 Billet Engine Block Magnus Motorsports has released their Honda K-Series K24 Billet Engine Block. Constructed of 6061 aluminum with a 7075 aluminum girdle, this engine…

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KW Variant 3 Coilover Suspension for Chevrolet C8 Corvette

Posted on May 31, 2020June 11, 2020
byIndustry Press Release

KW suspensions, the premiere high-performance coilover suspension manufacturer based in Germany, has developed the first in the market fully adjustable coilover suspension kit for the new 2020 Chevrolet C8 Corvette…

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Industry Insider: SimCraft

Posted on May 27, 2020October 29, 2020
byErik Jacobs

William “Skip” Dexter MacDonald started as an engineer at Kodak working on their disc camera but eventually found himself in a non-technical director position involving government contracts. Throughout his life,…

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The Performance Industry in the Face of the Pandemic, Turn 14 Distribution Doing it Right!

Posted on May 14, 2020
byMike Kojima

The ongoing Covid 19 Pandemic is impacting the performance industry in a very bad extreme way. Some companies have completely shut down and are not even taking calls or answering…

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Automotive Performance, in the age of Covid-19

Posted on April 30, 2020May 1, 2020
byMegan Russell

By Megan Russell Uncertain times cause panic, disorder and chaos. It is inevitable. Whether it be personal or a business, in times of uncertainty we always react. In the time…

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The Car Lovers Guide To Japan, Nismo Omori Factory

Posted on April 19, 2020April 19, 2020
byMike Kojima

While we were in Yokohama we dropped by Nismo’s Omori Factory located just outside Nissan’s Oppama assembly plant. The Nismo Facility is a relatively new one. I worked FOR a…

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Taco Con Carnes: Adding More Meat to a 2017 Tacoma

Posted on April 16, 2020
byDave Zipf

Taco Con Carnes: Adding More Meat to a 2017 Tacoma by: David Zipf The midsize truck segment is incredibly hot right now. The rebirth of this segment started in…

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The Car Lovers Guide to Japan, Tomei

Posted on April 7, 2020
byMike Kojima

As a treat, we got to visit Tomei’s facility located in Machida City, a suburb in Western Tokyo. Most of you know of Tomei as the supplier of top quality…

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Devin’s Time Attack S2000: Continuous Improvement

Posted on April 5, 2020April 5, 2020
byKhiem Dinh

Photos provided by Devin Stiglitz Giles Our buddy Devin has been busy reinventing his time attack S2000 in his garage. Aside from changing the color scheme on the car from…

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Building a 650 hp Naturally Aspirated Drift Spec LS3 Part 2

Posted on March 22, 2020March 23, 2020
byMike Kojima

In the first installment of our drift spec LS3 build, we discussed our parts selection and listed the part numbers for building a 650 whp NA monster with parts from…

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The Drift League 2020: Bigger & Better

Posted on March 20, 2020March 26, 2020
byMotoIQ Contributor

Photos and words by: Juan Estrada This year, there is a cash bonus for the top three drivers for Round One. First place wins $1,500, second place wins $1,000, and…

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Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds, BBi Autosport’s Pikes Peak Porsche 911 Turbo

Posted on March 10, 2020March 18, 2020
byMike Kojima

If you are a MotoIQ fan you probably have read about our adventures at Pikes Peak with the Evasive Motorsports/Eneos Oil Toyota 86. So what better car to feature than…

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Are You up for the Belltech Challenge?

Posted on March 7, 2020June 1, 2020
byIndustry Press Release

Are You up for the Belltech Challenge? From March 1st thru August 30th consumers will get the opportunity to improve their ride quality and driving experience by taking the Belltech…

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The Car Lovers Guide To Japan, JDM Treasure Hunting at Up Garage!

Posted on March 6, 2020
byMike Kojima

While we were in Yokohama, we decided to visit Up Garage’s main store. Up Garage is Japan’s largest retailer of used car and bike parts and has several stores in…

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NC HAMR – One Extremely Fast Time Attack Miata

Posted on March 3, 2020March 4, 2020
byKhiem Dinh

Photos provided by Jenson Little A year ago, we came across this cute little 2008 NC Miata at the 2019 Super Lap Battle USA at the Circuit of the Americas…

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Goodbye Robi

Posted on February 27, 2020February 24, 2020
byMike Kojima

Robert Fuller was an artist and a genius. He was also really good at setting up cars. It’s been several weeks since he has left us and I am just…

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The Car Lovers Guide To Japan, The Nissan Gallery, Nishi Yokohama

Posted on February 25, 2020February 27, 2020
byMike Kojima

Nissan’s headquarters used to be in Toyko’s prestigious baller Ginza district. As the company started to have financial trouble in the early 2000s, Nissan was forced to sell there Ginza…

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New King Engine Bearings Race Application Guide for 2020-21 Launched

Posted on February 23, 2020June 1, 2020
byIndustry Press Release

King Engine Bearings starts the upcoming racing season with a brand new race application guide. It serves as a comprehensive catalog for all of King’s racing applications. The new race…

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The Car Lovers Guide to Japan! Part Two, Non Car Stuff to Do in Tokyo and The Nissan Crossing Part 2

Posted on February 17, 2020February 23, 2020
byMike Kojima

A few days ago we left you back at the Nissan Crossing with a look at the latest GT-R replacement concept. Please, Nissan, have the balls to build this! Besides…