NX GTi-R Archives

There are so many options for suspensions systems that it is challenging to make a decision. Unless however, you have a Nissan B13 and then the choices are reduced…

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Awesome … or Sacrilegious! Meet the Nissan NX K24 Swap.

Posted on September 22, 2021September 26, 2021
byFrank Ewald

2020 was not a good year for the NX GTi-R. 2021 looks like a fantastic year. While the aero work completed in the early spring of 2020 was looking good…

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DIY Alignment: The Basic Version

Posted on August 19, 2020September 9, 2020
byFrank Ewald

One day you have an alignment shop sponsoring you and your car gets set up and rides the track perfectly. The next day you move to the other side…

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NX GTi-R: DIY Aero and then Some!

Posted on July 12, 2020July 14, 2020
byFrank Ewald

2020 is the year that is anything but a crystal clear 20/20. Everything seems to be blurred as our world works through this pandemic. While the year started with such…

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Bringing the Heat: Under Control!

Posted on June 29, 2018July 2, 2018
byFrank Ewald

Bringing the Heat: Under Control! by Frank Ewald Cover Photo by Martin’s Action Photography With our first track day and Knox Mountain Hill Climb 2018 now behind us, we can…

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Controlling the Heat: Koyorad Radiator

Posted on June 28, 2018July 2, 2018
byFrank Ewald

Controlling the Heat: KoyoRad by Frank Ewald In the last article we discussed how HeatShield Products were being used to contain the heat. This article is looking at the installation…

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NX GTi-R: Hill Climb Edition

Posted on May 24, 2017May 23, 2018
byFrank Ewald

NX GTi-R: Hill Climb Edition by Frank Ewald Two years of wait time is over. With the car now running and putting down reasonable horsepower, it was time to…

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Nissan NX GTi-R Version 3 Continued

Posted on May 13, 2017May 23, 2018
byFrank Ewald

Nissan NX GTi-R Version 3 Continued by Frank Ewald You have either been waiting for a year for this update or you are not even sure of what the NX…

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NX GTi-R: Version 3

Posted on April 3, 2016May 23, 2018
byFrank Ewald

NX GTi-R: Version 3 What Happened! And Start Collecting Parts! by Frank Ewald There has been silence in my garage for almost a year. The NX GTi-R, when you last…

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The Search for Traction Finale

Posted on May 11, 2015May 23, 2018
byFrank Ewald

NX GTi-R – The Search For Traction: Finale by Frank Ewald Track season has begun in Southern Ontario and at the end of April, my NX GTi-R was still not…

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NX Vacuum

Posted on March 16, 2015May 23, 2018
byFrank Ewald

NX GTi-R: Vacuum Routing by Frank Ewald The advantage of living with five or so months of snow is that there is some time to work on your car to…

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NX GTi-R The Search For Traction – Part Two

Posted on January 22, 2015May 23, 2018
byFrank Ewald

NX GTi-R: Search for Traction – Part Two by Frank Ewald The thing about being involved in a search, perhaps more aptly named a quest, is that one usually follows a…

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NX GTi-R: The Search For Traction

Posted on June 30, 2014May 23, 2018
byFrank Ewald

NX GTi-R: The Search for Traction by Frank Ewald Cover Photo by Richard Wintle Searching for a needle in a haystack would be easier than trying to find a good…

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We Can Rebuild It!

Posted on March 5, 2012May 23, 2018
byMotoIQ Staff

We Can Rebuild It! By Frank Ewald It was the last day of the Ontario Time Attack season and the competition was at the Shannonville Motorsport Park's Long track. We'd…

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A Family Affair; Racing a Nissan NX1600

Posted on June 22, 2009July 4, 2018
byMike Kojima

The Competition Begins By Frank Ewald “If I had just a couple of more laps, I would have caught you!” How many times have you heard that while…