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Project 718 Cayman T: Part 14 – E-Motion Engineering Strut Tower Reinforcement Brace

  • Posted on May 11, 2025May 12, 2025
  • byKhiem Dinh
Strut tower failures are a known issue on the 991 generations GT3s and the same-era GT4s. They typically occur from a sharp impact such as curbing at the track. I’m…
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Project FD RX7 Restomod: Part 28 – JRi Coilovers from Ultimate Performance Speed Shop

  • Posted on May 4, 2025May 6, 2025
  • byBilly Johnson
We upgraded the suspension on our FD with a set of double-adjustable monotube JRi Motorsports dampers from Ultimate Performance Speed Shop. Ultimate Performance Speed Shop designs, builds, and supports JRi…
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Project EF Civic Racecar: Witchcraft & Wizardry

  • Posted on April 28, 2025
  • byDave Zipf
We already documented that on our first shakedown, we found a massive oil leak.  Our second shakedown went better as we were at least able to complete two whole days…
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Project FD RX7 Restomod: Part 27 – Fabricating the Exhaust with Vibrant Performance and SP Mufflers

  • Posted on April 14, 2025April 27, 2025
  • byBilly Johnson
Now that our turbo system is mounted, we started fabricating a 4” downpipe with recirculated wastegates and a 3.5” exhaust system for our FD RX-7 using SP Mufflers and Vibrant…
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Project 718 Cayman T: Part 13- How to Install a Numeric Shifter

  • Posted on April 6, 2025April 13, 2025
  • byKhiem Dinh
As I mentioned in Part 1, the factory shifter in the 718 Cayman T is not as good as the factory Honda S2000 shifter; I rated the GT4 shifter, which…
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Project AE86 Restoring the Rear End

  • Posted on March 16, 2025
  • byMike Kojima
The rear end of our AE86 was showing its age. It was really rusty and crusted over from almost 40 years of neglect. We were really worried that the axle…
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Project AE86, Repairing the Chassis

  • Posted on March 9, 2025
  • byMike Kojima
One of the pitfalls of buying a car sight unseen is that sometimes the car may be worse in areas than you were hoping. This was true with our project…
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Project Viper: Part 17 – Replacing the Weak Plastic Power Steering Pulley!

  • Posted on February 23, 2025February 24, 2025
  • byBilly Johnson
If you have a Gen 1-2 Viper with the original plastic Power Steering Pulley, you are on borrowed time and need to upgrade to a Billet Power Steering Pulley ASAP! …
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WATCH: BEEFING UP the AE86 Drivetrain!

  • Posted on February 14, 2025February 14, 2025
  • byJeff Naeyaert
  One of the weakest links in the AE86 Corolla is the drivetrain, but we’ve got a bunch of parts to fix that! Guess what? We sell parts and MotoIQ…
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Project AE86, Updating the Drivetrain with SQ Engineering and Battle Garage

  • Posted on February 9, 2025February 14, 2025
  • byMike Kojima
The T50 transmission in our AE86 was making some whining noises and had stiff and crunchy shifting. Being 40 years old, it probably needed some rebuilding.  The trouble is T50…
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Project NSX: Part 22 – DBW Intake Manifold

  • Posted on February 2, 2025February 2, 2025
  • byBilly Johnson
Now that our Drive-By-Wire pedal and Motec ECU are installed, we turned our attention to simplifying and adapting an 80mm Ford Mustang DBW throttle body to the original intake manifold.…
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WATCH: Maximizing BMW E39 M5 CARB Legal Power!

  • Posted on January 31, 2025
  • byJeff Naeyaert
  In today’s video with the help of Dinan we’re eeking the last bits of California smog legal power out of our project BMW E39 M5! Guess what? We sell…
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Project AE86 Upgrading the Brake with Techno Toy Tuning

  • Posted on January 26, 2025February 14, 2025
  • byMike Kojima
For its time the AE86 had class-leading brakes.  This meant it had  4-wheel disc, the front with ventilated disc brakes in an era where some cars still came with 4-wheel…
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Project FD RX7 Restomod: Part 26 – BorgWarner EFR Turbo System and TurboSmart WG

  • Posted on January 20, 2025March 5, 2025
  • byBilly Johnson
We are going to back-to-back test Borg Warner’s EFR 8374 and EFR 9180 turbos on our Bridge and Semi Peripheral Ported 13B REW engine.  The twinscroll turbo will be mounted…
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Project 718 Cayman T: Part 12 – E-Motion Suspension Components and Track Update

  • Posted on January 12, 2025January 18, 2025
  • byKhiem Dinh
The stock suspension of the 718 Cayman does not have enough adjustment range for serious road course track work. You can’t get enough negative camber in order to prevent destroying…
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Project NSX: Part 21 – Foundry 3 K-Coil Swap

  • Posted on January 5, 2025
  • byBilly Johnson
With forced induction on the horizon, we upgrade the spark energy for our C30A engine with the Foundry 3 K-Coil Swap Kit. The Foundry 3 K-Coil Swap Kit is a…
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WATCH: Project AE86 – Chassis Strengthening Modifications!

  • Posted on January 3, 2025February 14, 2025
  • byJeff Naeyaert
  The AE86 Corolla chassis is pretty weak from the factory.. In Part 3 of our series we’re fixing that! Guess what? We sell parts and MotoIQ merchandise! Now you…
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Project FD RX7 Restomod: Part 25 – JP3 Motorsports RX8 A/C Upgrade

  • Posted on December 22, 2024December 28, 2024
  • byBilly Johnson
We upgrade the stock FD RX-7’s subpar A/C system with JP3 Motorsport’s A/C line kit that adapts the newer, more efficient, and more effective RX-8 A/C compressor and condenser to…
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Project EF Civic Racecar: Dusting off the Cobwebs

  • Posted on December 15, 2024
  • byDave Zipf
In our last installment we introduced you to our newest racecar, a 1991 Honda Civic CX that had been turned into a racecar for SCCA Improved Touring class racing.  When…
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Project 718 Cayman T: Part 11 – DSC Sport V3 Controller

  • Posted on December 8, 2024
  • byKhiem Dinh
The Porsche SPASM suspension comes with electronically adjustable dampers. From the factory, you get Normal and Sport modes with Sport mode being much stiffer, of course. But why settle for…
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WATCH: Project AE86 – Killer Suspension Upgrades!

  • Posted on December 6, 2024February 14, 2025
  • byJeff Naeyaert
  In this video we’re starting on some serious suspension upgrades for the AE86 Corolla project! Guess what? We sell parts and MotoIQ merchandise! Now you can buy all the…
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Project AE86, More Suspension with Techno Toy Tuning!

  • Posted on December 1, 2024February 14, 2025
  • byMike Kojima
In this installment of Project AE86, we continue with our suspension mods brought to you by Techno Toy Tuning or T3.  As we said in our first installment T3 makes…
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Project FD RX7 Restomod: Part 24 – Engine and Transmission Install

  • Posted on November 17, 2024
  • byBilly Johnson
After 2 years, we finally install our built 13B REW engine and Nissan CD009 transmission with the Fisch Racing Tech transmission adapter system. This has been a long time coming…
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Project Cappuccino: Installing an AOS

  • Posted on November 10, 2024
  • byDave Zipf
Catch cans and air/oil separators are needed for any performance car, but especially turbocharged cars.  We were seeing so much oil in our intercooler piping we thought our turbocharger seals…
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Tired of Replacing Your Tundra’s Rear Brake Pads all the Time? We Install Fig’s Engineering’s Rear Big Brake Kit!

  • Posted on November 3, 2024November 3, 2024
  • byMike Kojima
If you own a 2009 to 2021 Toyota Tundra, you are probably aware of the rapid rear brake pad wear, especially if you go offroad or have higher power like…
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Introducing Project AE86 Starting on the Front Suspension With Techno Toy Tuning and Whiteline

  • Posted on October 27, 2024February 14, 2025
  • byMike Kojima
Way back in 1985, I was in my last year of school.  I was working at TRD (Toyota Racing Development) as my going through college job and I was going…
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Project 718 Cayman T: Part 10 – RaggDoll Motorsport RENNEN Turbo Upgrade and Compressor Inlet

  • Posted on October 20, 2024December 7, 2024
  • byKhiem Dinh
The 4-banger turbo 718s haven’t gotten much love from the aftermarket because they are just the lowly 4-cylinder engines instead of the all-mighty 6-cylinders in the Porsche lineup. Those of…
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Project Cappuccino: Nuts & Bolts Are Wheely Cool

  • Posted on October 13, 2024
  • byDave Zipf
While doing some routine maintenance on our Suzuki Cappuccino, we noticed that the wheel nuts were not always spinning on and off smoothly.  Some nuts would stick slightly as we…
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Project FD RX7 Restomod: Part 23 – Heatshield Products HP StickyShield

  • Posted on October 3, 2024
  • byBilly Johnson
Rotaries produce a ton of heat.  We keep cabin temperatures down by covering our transmission tunnel with Sticky™ Shield from Heatshield Products. Thermal management is a major challenge for rotary…
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Project FD RX7 Restomod: Part 22 – DC Power Alternator, Raceonly Pulleys, FFE Hall Trigger Kit

  • Posted on September 29, 2024October 31, 2024
  • byBilly Johnson
We upgrade the electrical system of our car with a high output alternator from DC Power, improved the look of our engine bay with a set of Raceonly Pulleys, and…
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Project FD RX7 Restomod: Part 21 – Suspension Refresh with SuperPro USA polyurethane bushings.

  • Posted on September 8, 2024September 17, 2024
  • byBilly Johnson
We freshened up our FD’s30-year old, worn out suspension bushings with SuperPro USA polyurethane bushings and replaced the clunking old pillow ball bushings in the rear suspension.  We also vapor…
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Project Cappuccino: Upgrading the Suspension

  • Posted on September 3, 2024
  • byDave Zipf
While our Cappuccino has been a lot of fun to fling around on back roads, there are some serious shortcomings in the suspension department.  The lowering springs (or Down Suspension…

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