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Project Lexus SC300 Road Racer: Part 10 – Finish Wiring the Back and Prep the Front Harness by Erik Jacobs We finally had begun wiring Project SC300 in the…

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Project Lexus SC300 Road Racer: Part 9 – Begin Rewiring at the… Back?

Posted on March 3, 2017May 23, 2018
byErik Jacobs

Project Lexus SC300 Road Racer: Part 9 – Begin Rewiring at the… Back? by Erik Jacobs After over a year of slow and methodical removal, preparation, and planning, it…

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Project Lexus SC300 Road Racer: Part 8 – Planning for Performance

Posted on January 22, 2017May 23, 2018
byErik Jacobs

Project Lexus SC300 Road Racer: Part 8 – Planning for Performance by Erik Jacobs So far in the epic rewiring saga of Project SC300 we’ve managed to write thousands…

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Project Lexus SC300 Road Racer: Part 7 – Sealing the Things

Posted on November 13, 2016May 23, 2018
byErik Jacobs

Project Lexus SC300 Road Racer: Part 7 – Sealing the Things by Erik Jacobs When we last left Project Lexus SC300, we had been fabricating panels to secure all of…

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Project Lexus SC300 Road Racer: Part 6 – Practical Panels

Posted on November 6, 2016May 23, 2018
byErik Jacobs

Project Lexus SC300 Road Racer: Part 6 – Practical Panels by Erik Jacobs When we left our project SC300 we had just installed the XS Power S925 battery. As we…

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Project Lexus SC300 Road Racer: Part 5 – Placement Makes Perfect

Posted on November 5, 2016May 23, 2018
byErik Jacobs

Project Lexus SC300 Road Racer: Part 5 – Placement Makes Perfect by Erik Jacobs The interesting thing about a massive (re)wiring project is that a really, really large portion of…

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Project Lexus SC300 Road Racer: Part 4 – Beginning the Epic Rewire

Posted on October 8, 2016May 23, 2018
byErik Jacobs

Project Lexus SC300 Road Racer: Part 4 – Beginning the Epic Rewire by Erik Jacobs Mr. Cooper was the teacher for my 8th grade math class, and he always used…

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Project IS-F: Evaluating the Nitto Motivo Tire

Posted on July 25, 2016July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

Project IS-F: Evaluating the Nitto Motivo Tire by Mike Kojima Our Project IS-F is still around, it has been quietly and reliably racking up the miles doing daily driving duties…

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Project Lexus SC300 Road Racer: Part 3 – Finishing the Fuel Cell

Posted on July 21, 2015October 9, 2018
byErik Jacobs

In this installment of Project SC300 we wrap up our fuel cell installation. But that’s not all, the sway bar needed relocation brackets made, hoses had to be made, and,…

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Project Lexus SC300 Road Racer: Part 2 – Mounting the Fuel Cell

Posted on July 1, 2015October 9, 2018
byErik Jacobs

When we last left our Project SC300, aka “Damnit”, we had just sat the new Fuel Safe/Radium Engineering fuel cell into the trunk area in order to mark out where…

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Project Lexus SC300 Road Racer: Part 1 – Intro and Fuel Cell

Posted on June 21, 2015October 9, 2018
byErik Jacobs

This is Damnit. I’m not kidding you. All of my cars have nicknames, but this one earned its name long before I ever picked it up. I could write a…

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Project IS-F: Getting New Shoes with Nitto Tires

Posted on August 17, 2014July 3, 2018
byMike Kojima

Project IS-F: Getting New Shoes with Nitto Tires by Mike Kojima Project IS-F is a real daily driver, driven every day by a little old Asian lady back and forth…

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Global Time Attack – Round 1 – Road Atlanta

Posted on May 14, 2013May 23, 2018
byWesDumalski

Global Time Attack – Round 1 – Road Atlanta By Wes Dumalski Quality images by Sarah Forst and mediocre shots by Wes Dumalski Attacking time is a funny thing……

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Project Car Update: The V8 Edition

Posted on March 4, 2013May 23, 2018
byColinHolte

Project Car Update: The V8 Edition By Colin Holte A quick glance at the project car column should tell you that MotoIQ has a large (and ever expanding) roster of…

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Project Lexus IS-F, Improving the ride via the brakes with FIGS Engineering

Posted on January 24, 2013July 3, 2018
byMike Kojima

Project Lexus IS-F, Improving the ride via the brakes with FIGS Engineering By Mike Kojima In our last edition of Project IS-F, we had gone through our brake system with…

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HPS – Post MAF Air Intake Hose for Lexus IS F

Posted on January 20, 2013June 11, 2018
byMotoIQ Staff

HPS – Post MAF Air Intake Hose for Lexus IS F HPS Silicone Hoses Co. has released their silicone replacement intake hose kit for the Lexus IS F. The…

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Sneak Peek: Daigo Saito’s Achilles Tire SC430

Posted on September 6, 2012July 3, 2018
byMike Kojima

Sneak Peek: Daigo Saito's Achilles Tire SC430 By Mike Kojima After two years of rumors and plenty of gossip, it finally happened, Daigo Saito, reportedly the best drift driver…

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Project IS-F Part 5: Sikky Manufacturing Rear Sway Bar, Figs Engineering Adjustable Lower Arms and Toe Links, Project Mu Brake Rotors and Pads

Posted on June 19, 2012July 3, 2018
byMike Kojima

Project IS-F Part 5: Sikky Manufacturing Rear Sway Bar, Figs Engineering Adjustable Lower Arms and Toe Links, Project Mu Brake Rotors and Pads By Mike Kojima When we last left…

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Project IS-F: We Evaluate 3M Performance films, KW Suspension, Volk Wheels and Nitto Tires

Posted on May 15, 2012July 3, 2018
byMike Kojima

Project IS-F: We Evaluate 3M Performance films, KW Suspension, Volk Wheels and Nitto Tires By Mike Kojima When we last left off on Project IS-F, we had done some…

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TESTED: 2013 Lexus GS 350 F Sport

Posted on April 13, 2012May 23, 2018
byMotoIQ Staff

TESTED: 2013 Lexus GS 350 F Sport by Greg Vogel The all new Lexus GS 350 F Sport shines in a lot of the right places. Park and walk…

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Building Formula D Driver Robbie Nishida’s Bridges Racing Achilles Tire Lexus

Posted on February 21, 2012May 23, 2018
byMotoIQ Staff

FIGHT ON, SC – Building Formula D Driver Robbie Nishida's Bridges Racing Achilles Tire Lexus, Part 1 By Bob Hernandez Entering its ninth season, the competitive ranks of the…

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Project Lexus IS-F Part 2: We test the PTS – Joe Z Series Exhaust

Posted on February 14, 2011July 3, 2018
byMike Kojima

Project Lexus IS-F Part 2: We test the PTS – Joe Z Series Exhaust By Mike Kojima One of the bad things about having an unusual car like our Lexus IS-F…

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Project Lexus IS-F Part 1: We Test the K&N Typhoon High Flow Air Intake

Posted on January 20, 2011May 20, 2019
byMike Kojima

Project Lexus IS-F Part 1: We Test the K&N Typhoon High Flow Air Intake By Mike Kojima We got an IS-F as one of our daily drivers around the MotoIQ…

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AEM ETI Technology Enhances Cold Air Intake Performance

Posted on August 17, 2010May 20, 2019
byMike Kojima

AEM ETI Technology Enhances Cold Air Intake Performance By Mike Kojima If you have been in the game of modifying cars for 10 years or so and got your start…

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A Look Inside Dai Yoshihara’s Pro Drift Machine

Posted on September 29, 2009July 4, 2018
byMike Kojima

A Look Inside Dai Yoshihara’s Pro Drift Machine By Mike Kojima, photos by Jeff Naeyaert A comment from one of my road racing friends prompted me to write this article.…