Project FD RX7 Restomod: Part 11 – Engine Disassembly
We decided to tear down a 2,000-mile brand-new Mazda crate engine to turn it into one of the most highly-modified 13B REW engines on the planet. We started by removing…
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Project FD RX7 Restomod: Part 10 – Engine Fire Update
Owning an RX-7 is like riding a motorcycle. It’s not a matter of “IF” (the car catches fire) but rather “WHEN, and how bad?”. A small engine fire changed the…
Project FD RX7 Restomod: Part 9 – Air Pump Removal and FFE Idler Pulley
To make a simpler and more reliable off-road (track-only) engine setup, we removed the factory Air Pump and Air Control Valve, then installed the Full Function Engineering Idler Pulley Full…
Project FD RX7 Restomod: Part 8 – Trans and Diff Mount
To handle our plans for increased power, we ditch the weak and heavy OEM “Power Plant Frame” (PPF) in favor of a traditional transmission mount from Banzai Racing and differential…
Project FD RX7 Restomod: Part 7 -McLeod RST, the Ultimate Streetable Twin Disc?
For Project Restomod RX-7 we are taking a somewhat different approach to modding a car. We are striving to refine and elevate the FD RX-7 in every way to better…
Project FD RX7 Restomod: Part 6 – Antigravity and MeleDesign Firm Battery Relocation
There are many reasons why relocating the battery should be one of the first modifications done to an RX-7. First off, electronics hate heat and there aren’t many engine bays…
Project FD RX7 Restomod: Part 5 – Dry Ice Blasting Restoration
If you love your car and especially if you work on it, Dry Ice Blasting restoration is a MUST. Dry Ice Blasting is outright incredible. It is a cleaning process…
Project FD RX7 Restomod: Part 4 – Stoptech Stainless Steel Brake Lines and Castrol SRF Fluid.
We addressed a surprisingly long pedal from boiling the brake fluid during spirited driving with stainless steel brake lines from Stoptech and new Castrol SRF fluid. Now that the steering…
Project FD RX7 Restomod: Part 3 – SuperPro Front Swaybar and Steering Rack Bushings
We fix a bad clunk and steering issue with a stiffer SuperPro front swaybar and steering rack bushings. When Project FD RX7 Restomod was purchased, it had a pretty bad…
Project FD RX7 Restomod: Part 2 – Titan 7 TD-6 Wheels and Continental Force Tire
Choosing wheels and tires is such an important decision that greatly affects the potential of a car. We improve the performance and visual presence of our FD Mazda RX-7 with…
Project FD RX-7 Restomod: Part 1 – Introduction
The 3rd generation (FD) Mazda RX-7 is one of the best driver’s cars to ever come out of Japan. Unfortunately, its turbocharged rotary engine has a bad reputation for being…
BEST OF 2019: The Amazing 10,000 RPM Turbo 3-Rotor 20B Mazda MX-5! Kyle Mohan’s American Ethanol/Mazdatrix Formula Drift Monster
In sea of V8 swapped cars in the pro drifting world, the Mazda MX-5 of Kyle Mohan stands out as a bold statement of uniqueness and technical innovation. It is…
WATCH: Tremec T-56 Magnum “F” WORLD PREMIERE!! Install and test!
Tremec FINALLY made it! The T-56 Magnum “F” made to directly fit 4th gen F-body cars and thousands of engine swapped vehicles of all makes that need that…
WATCH: Our V8 RX-7 Gets a Samberg Radiator and Intake Upgrade!
While the old radiator and intake on Project V8 RX-7 was indeed functional and served us well it needed shrouding and certainly lacked a certain amount of “form”. …
Project “My Fiancée’s” Miata: Part 11 – How to add a Professional Awesome Splitter, an APR Performance Wing, and Improve Your Lap Times
Up until now, this project has been about making the car more reliable and safer at the track, but not much faster. We all knew that had to change eventually.…
WATCH: Easy DIY Curb Rashed Wheel Repair!
WATCH: Easy DIY Curb Rashed Wheel Repair! Sooo we kinda f-ed up one of the SSR Professor SP4 wheels on Project V8 RX-7 pretty bad backing into a curb a couple…
Ryan Passey’s Amazing Miata
Ryan Passey’s Amazing Mazda Hyper Miata By Mike Kojima We have always liked the super-efficient cars of Moti Almagor’s Blackbird Fabworx. His cars have a distinct signature; lightweight, elegant, very fast with…
Project “My Fiancée’s” Miata: Part 10 – Nitto NT05 Tires, Exedy Stage 1 Clutch & Flywheel, Two Track Tests and Road Trip Bonanza!
Project “My Fiancée’s” Miata: Part 10 – Nitto NT05 Tires, Exedy Stage 1 Clutch & Flywheel, Two Track Tests and Road Trip Bonanza! by Daniel O’Donnell Hold on to your…
“My Fiancée’s” Miata: Part 9 – V8 Roadsters’ Cowl Stabilizer Brace, Adjustable End Links and Track Test
“My Fiancée's” Miata: Part 9 – V8 Roadsters Cowl Stabilizer Braces, Sway Bar End Links and Track Test by Daniel O'Donnell Last winter, I was debating all the areas of improvement…
“My Fiancée’s” Miata: Part 8 – Whiteline Roll Bars and Track Test
In Part 6 of our ongoing Miata project, we got to spend a lovely day tracking the car and finding out its good and bad traits. One of the most…
WATCH: MotoIQ Project V8 RX7 Suspension Update
WATCH: MotoIQ Project V8 RX7 Suspension Update From custom fabricated control arms to revalved KW V3 coilovers with HLS, Mike Kojima goes under Project V8 RX7 to explain everything we did…
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…
The Blackbird Fabworx Morpheus Miata!
The Blackbird Fabworx Morpheus Miata! by Mike Kojima The cars created by Moti Almagor of Blackbird Fabworx have always caught our attention. More for less has always been the theme his…
Project Mazdaspeed3: Building a Stock Class Cone Killer- Introduction and Installing Koni Shocks
Project Mazdaspeed3: Building a Stock Class Cone Killer- Introduction and Installing Koni Shocks by David Zipf Autocrossing is a ton of fun. It’s super cheap, you can take almost any car…
RX-8 Daily Driver: Tune-Up!
RX-8 Daily Driver: Tune-Up! by Frank Ewald Like most people my age – and many of my readers will consider me a senior citizen – I have a 4 door…
“My Girlfriend’s” Miata: Part 7 – LRB Speed Aero Cooling Panels
“My Girlfriend's” Miata: Part 7 – LRB Speed Aero Cooling Panels by Daniel O'Donnell An update for My Girlfriend’s Miata Project has us dipping our toes into the world of aerodynamic…
“My Girlfriend’s” Miata: Part 6 – Gingerman Raceway Baseline Test
“My Girlfriend's” Miata: Part 6 – Gingerman Raceway Baseline by Daniel O'Donnell As luck would have it, the girlfriend had to work out of town and the semi-local track that we…
Evaluating HKS Hipermax SP coilovers on the Mazda ND MX-5
Evaluating HKS Hipermax SP coilovers on the Mazda ND MX-5 by Mike Kojima The Mazda ND MX-5 is the latest evolution of the Miata chassis. We have found it to…
Project [Rotary] FD RX-7: Part 6 – V-Mount Cooling System (Overview and Intercooler)
Project [Rotary] FD RX-7: Part 6 – V-Mount Cooling System (Overview and Intercooler) by M-P Spierer The cooling system in the FD RX-7 is widely regarded as its most glaring weakness.…
“My Girlfriend’s” Miata: Part 5 – Keeping Cool with Koyo Radiators
“My Girlfriend's” Miata: Part 5 – Keeping Cool with Koyorad Radiators by Daniel O'Donnell I had a dream. In this dream a man would drive a car on the track.…
“My Girlfriend’s” Miata: Part 4 – Brake Upgrade with Good-Win-Racing and DBA USA
“My Girlfriend's” Miata: Part 4 – Brake Upgrade with Good-Win-Racing and DBA USA by Daniel O'Donnell We’re doing it people. The impossible is becoming possible. We’re taking a car that I…
“My Girlfriend’s” Miata: Part 3 – Lotus Elise Seats and Flipside Customs Brackets
“My Girlfriend's” Miata: Part 3 – Lotus Elise Seats and Flipside Customs Brackets by Daniel O'Donnell Spring in the midwest is a lovely time of year. A pat on the back…