Project NSX: Part 8 – 2002 Facelift and Widebody
Our 1992 NSX gets a make-over with a 2002 facelift conversion and subtle flared fenders from Downforce USA. This will help us fit wider tires in anticipation of more than…
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Project NSX: Part 7 – Installing PFC Multi-Pad Monobloc Calipers
Project NSX is back! (Again!) We return by installing arguably the most advanced brakes ever to be fitted on an NSX, in anticipation of more than doubling the stock output…
Project Acura RSX Sleeper, Buttoning Up the Project With Suspension!
We left off in our last edition of Project DC5 RSX with some killer brakes by Stoptech that brought our cars stopping power in line with our fantastic 300 whp…
Project Acura RSX, Improving the Stopping Power!
You might have been following the progress on our 300 whp pump gas K engine over the past few weeks which went onto a 2005 DC5Acura RSX Type S. With…
Getting the Most From 91 Octane Pump Gas with a Honda K Motor, Part Four
In our last articles, we gathered the parts and assembled out low octane Honda K motors for our sleeper DC5 RSX Type S project car. Our engine was intended to…
Getting the Most From 91 Octane Pump Gas with a Honda K Motor, Part Three
In the last installment of our pump gas Honda K Motor project, we discussed the engines top end with a Drag Cartel cylinder head which was going to nicely complement…
Getting the Most From 91 Octane Pump Gas with a Honda K Motor, Part Two
In our last article, we discussed the modifications needed to the bottom end on our super pump gas Honda K series engine to get it up to snuff. Now we…
Getting the Most From 91 Octane Pump Gas with a Honda K Motor, Part One
So the MotoIQ garage is in the process of building a pretty neat car, restoring a well worn DC5 RSX to better than its formal glory. The story starts here…
WATCH: How to Get 150hp/liter from your Honda!
Today in the MotoIQ Garage we’re building a hybrid K24 Honda engine for a customer who wants to get the most power out of his daily driven Acura…
WATCH: Project DC2 Integra back at Buttonwillow!
Last time we were at Buttonwillow Raceway to test out the new Stoptech big brakes and sticky new Nitto NT01 tires on our DC2 Integra we had a…
Testing the Fluidampr Viscous Harmonic Balancer on the B18C Engine
In laying down the base for some serious B series power that we have planned later, we decided to test out Fluidampr’s viscous harmonic balancer on our Project DC2 Integra’s…
K-Tuned Integra Type R: Team Approach!
2018 has been both an incredibly successful year while at the very same time quite a challenging year for the K-Tuned Integra Type R. The car is more powerful and faster than ever, but so is the competition. The team has been pushed throughout the year as they seek to get even more out of this amazing car and even more out of this amazing team.
New Motor Mounts for Project DC2 Integra!
Our Project DC2 Integra had developed a clunking noise whenever the clutch was let out or if the throttle was modulated. This was really annoying, especially at low speed. We traced…
New Wheels and Tires for Project DC2 Integra
So the old all season tires on our Project DC2 Integra were so bad that amazingly, modifying the suspension and adding an LSD did little to improve the cars lap…
WATCH: Bad Luck at the Track for Our Integra!
Since our last trip to Buttonwillow Raceway we put Stoptech big brakes on our DC2 Integra along with some sticky new Nitto NT-01 tires and fresh motor mounts! Unfortunately…
Fixing the DC2 Acura Integra’s Crappy Stock Brakes!
When track testing our Project DC2 Acura, the limitations of the stock brakes quickly became an issue. Even though we had originally rebuilt the old worn stock brakes with Stoptech OEM replacement…
WATCH: Project DC2 Integra Goes Faster at Buttonwillow Raceway!
We’re back at Buttonwillow Raceway with our 1996 Acura Integra GSR and even with the hotter temps that were holding Project C7 Corvette from going faster our…
PZtuning and William Au-Yeung’s Record-Crushing RSX
William Au-Yeung is no stranger to extreme FWD performance, especially when it comes to Hondas. He and PZtuning (Point Zero), an automotive performance store and full shop in Canada, are…
Project DC2 Integra, Testing the Fluidampr Crank Pulley
Project DC2 Integra, Testing the Fluidampr Crank Pulley By Mike Kojima We have big plans for Project Integra B18C engine. Instead of swapping to a K Series engine to make easy…
WATCH: MotoIQ Approved Feature Car! A Track Ready, Comptech Supercharged 1991 Acura NSX
WATCH: MotoIQ Approved Feature Car! A Track Ready, Comptech Supercharged 1991 Acura NSX We take a detailed look at Regan Yu’s very well built Acura NSX that he uses…
WATCH: $1500 for a LSD?!?! Why the OS Giken Super Lock Limited Slip Differential is worth it!
WATCH: $1500 for a LSD?!?! Why the OS Giken Super Lock Limited Slip Differential is worth it! We recently installed an OS Giken Super Lock limited slip differential on…
Project DC2 Integra- Getting More Grip With OS Giken and Better Response With Centerforce
Project DC2 Integra- Getting More Grip With OS Giken and Better Response With Centerforce by Mike Kojima With our DC2 Integra rocking a state of the art suspension, it was time to…
Project DC2 Integra: Truing up the Suspension with Whiteline
In the last edition of Project DC2, we greatly improved our car’s suspension by replacing the ancient worn out Koni Yellow shocks with some state of the art street KW Suspension Double…
Project DC2 Integra: Starting the Journey Toward Better Lap Times with KW Suspension
Project DC2 Integra: Starting the Journey Toward Better Lap Times with KW Suspension by Mike Kojima If you've been paying attention to our DC2 project car, then you know in the last…
WATCH: Project DC2 Integra Baseline Track Test
WATCH: Project DC2 Integra Baseline Track Test We did some baseline track testing of Project DC2 Integra in almost 100% stock form with our friends at Global Time Attack. This…
Japanese Cars That Don’t Suck!
Japanese Cars That Don't Suck by Mike Kojima I pissed a lot of people off with my Japanese Cars Suck article a few weeks ago, where I expressed dismay…
Project DC2 Integra – Addressing Gaskets and Maintenance
Project DC2 Integra – Addressing Gaskets and Maintenance by Clint Boisdeau With most DC2 Acura Integras being anywhere from 15 to 20 years old by now, it takes some smart…
Building the Naturally Aspirated Honda K Engine: Part 4- Burns Header and Tuning
Building the Naturally Aspirated Honda K Engine! Part 4- Burns Header and Tuning By Mike Kojima If you have been following our previous articles of our build of the naturally aspirated K24, we…
Building the Naturally Aspirated Honda K Engine Part 3, Assembling the Engine
Building the Naturally Aspirated Honda K Engine Part 3, Assembling the Engine By Mike Kojima In the previous two installments of our engine build, you were able to take a look…
Project DC2 Integra- Fixing Old Clutch Woes With Centerforce
Project DC2 Integra- Fixing Old Clutch Woes With Centerforce by Mike Kojima Our DC2 Integra was a great find, in near unmolested close to stock condition despite being a GSR and…
Building the Naturally Aspirated Honda K Engine with Drag Cartel! Part 2
Building the Naturally Aspirated Honda K Engine with Drag Cartel! Part 2 by Mike Kojima In the last edition of building the naturally aspirated K24, we were showing some of…
Project Integra DC2: Keeping Things Cool with CSF and HPS
Project Integra DC2: Keeping Things Cool with CSF and HPS by Clint Boisdeau One of the first things that we knew would require attention with Project DC2 was the cooling…