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”. …
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…
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…
Project V8 RX-7: More Oiling Insurance from Improved Racing, Accusump and Earl’s (Part 2 of 2)
Project V8 RX-7: More Oiling Insurance from Improved Racing, Accusump and Earl’s (Part 2 of 2) by Jeff Naeyaert In Part 1 of our improvements to the Project V8 RX-7’s oiling system last…
Project V8 RX-7: More Oiling Insurance from Improved Racing, Accusump and Earl’s (Part 1 of 2)
Project V8 RX-7: More Oiling Insurance From Improved Racing, Accusump and Earl’s (Part 1 of 2) by Jeff Naeyaert It’s no secret the LS family of engines can have oil…
Project V8 RX-7: Part 17 – Eimer Engineering Arms, Wheel Spacers and the Hunt for Perfect Stance
Project V8 RX-7: Part 17 – Eimer Engineering Arms, Wheel Spacers and the Hunt for Perfect Stance by Mike Kojima In our last Project V8 RX-7 article, we left you with photos…
Project V8 RX-7: Wheel, Brake and Tire 3 PART MEGAPOST! Part 3 – The Wheels and Tires Meet the Brakes and Body Kit
In Part 1 of our Wheel, Brake and Tire miniseries, we ordered a set of SSR Professor SP4 wheels for our RX-7 from Tanabe and were patiently enduring the two…
Project V8 RX-7: Wheel, Brake and Tire 3 PART MEGAPOST! Part 2 – Stoptech Big Brake Kit
Ever since our projects, Project FR-S and Project STI got the Stoptech Trophy kit on them and we felt how amazing and confidence inspiring those brakes were, we HAD to have them…
Project V8 RX-7: Wheel, Brake and Tire 3 PART MEGAPOST! Part 1 – Huge Wheels and Tires with SSR and Toyo Tires
Two installments ago we put the Rocket Bunny wide body kit on our Project V8 RX-7 and if you remember it was looking pretty damn stupid on the stock wheels and tires…
Project V8 RX-7: Part 15 – Major Suspension Overhaul with KW Suspension, SuperPro and Improved Racing Components
Project V8 RX-7: Part 15 – Major Suspension Overhaul by Jeff Naeyaert A couple of annoying sharp eyes on our last update a few weeks ago revealed that we had some…
Project V8 RX-7: Part 14 – Going Wide with Rocket Bunny’s new FD3S Widebody Aero Kit
Project V8 RX-7: Part 14 – Going Wide with Rocket Bunny’s new FD3S Widebody Aero Kit by Jeff Naeyaert If you follow us on our Instagram or Facebook page (and if…
Project V8 RX-7: Part 13 – Getting it Smogged
Project V8 RX-7: Part 13 – Getting it Smogged by Jeff Naeyaert Now that we’ve all survived that whole end of the world, let’s get on With Project RX-7 all…
Project Car Update: The V8 Edition
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…
Project V8 RX-7: Goin’ Legit (Project RX-7 vs the State of California)
Project V8 RX-7: Goin’ Legit (Project RX-7 vs. the State of California) by Jeff Naeyaert Now that it doesn’t look like the world is gonna end we need to get…
Project V8 RX-7: Part 12 – The Intake & Finishing Touches
Project V8 RX-7: Part 12 – The Intake & Finishing Touches by Jeff Naeyaert Welp, the last day of Project V8 RX-7 Week is upon us! If you’re a rotary…
Project V8 RX-7: Part 11 – Finishing the Driveline
Project V8 RX-7: Part 11 – Finishing the Driveline by Jeff Naeyaert The end is in sight! Only a couple of things left on the TO DO list and the…
Project V8 RX-7: Part 10 – Power Steering
Project V8 RX-7: Part 10 – Power Steering by Jeff Naeyaert We want power steering! Even though our RX-7 is pretty light at 2,843 pounds with 3/4 of a tank…
Project V8 RX-7: Part 8 – The Shifter
Project V8 RX-7: Part 8 – The Shifter & Some Engine Dress Up by Jeff Naeyaert Hey guys! Long time, no write.. I’m sorry. We’ve had a lot going on…
Project V8 RX-7: Part 9 – The Exhaust
Project V8 RX-7: Part 9 – The Exhaust by Jeff Naeyaert The title picture already gave it away, so I’ll save the prose, it’s time to build an exhaust! This…
Project V8 RX-7: Part 7 – Bringing the E-ROD LS3 to Life (Almost)!
Project V8 RX-7: Part 7 – Bringing the E-ROD LS3 to Life! (Almost) by Jeff Naeyaert Now that we’ve checked “mount the engine and transmission” off our E-ROD LS3 swap…
Project V8 RX-7: Part VI – Installing the E-Rod LS3
Project V8 RX-7: Part 6 – Installing the E-Rod LS3 by Jeff Naeyaert In our last installment of Project V8 RX-7 we took a look at the T-56 Magnum transmission…
Project V8 Mazda RX-7 Choosing a Transmission! The Tremec T56 Magnum
Project V8 RX-7: Part 5 – Choosing a Transmission, the Tremec T56 Magnum! By Mike Kojima When we were contemplating the buildup of our E-ROD powered RX-7, we planned to…
Project V8 RX-7: Part 4 – Dressing the E-Rod
Project V8 RX-7: Part 4 – Dressing the E-Rod by Jeff Naeyaert So we’ve got our E-Rod kit, unpacked everything and laid it all out, but curiously missing are all…
Project V8 RX-7: Part 3 – Inside the GM LS3 Cylinder Head
Project V8 RX-7: Part 3 – Inside the GM LS3 Cylinder Head By Mike Kojima In the last edition of Project V8 RX-7 we looked into the bottom end of…
Project V8 RX-7: Part 2 – Inside the GM LS3 E-ROD Crate Engine
Project V8 RX-7: Part 2 – Inside the GM LS3 E-ROD Crate Engine By Mike Kojima Hybrid, noun- the offspring of two animals or plants of different breeds, varieties, species, or genera,…
SNEAK PEEK: Project V8 RX-7
SNEAK PEAK: Project V8 RX-7 By Jeff Naeyaert Normally we don’t do Project “previews” here on MotoIQ, but normally Mike hasn’t ground down 1 of his only 2 typing fingers in…