Project Cappuccino: Better Braking with Project Mu
One of the biggest goals with our 1992 Suzuki Cappuccino is to improve on the fun factor of our tiny little Kei roadster: preserving a balance of stopping, handling, and…
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Resurrecting Project FR-S: Greddy Oil Cooler
We had dusted off Project FR-S for an industry track day at Buttonwillow Raceway last month. While we had run the car in the winter on small courses like Streets…
Project Budget 400WHP S197 Mustang Track Car: Part 6 – Going Through the Suspension with Steeda
This is where we defy the misconceptions and show how to make an S197 Mustang into a corner-carving track car. We are going to cover the pros and cons of…
Project Tundra Improving the Front Suspension with Camburg and Coach Builder Part 2
In the last edition of Project Tundra, we talked about our Icon Vehicle Dynamics Suspension and how it allowed us to go a lot faster in the dirt, so much…
Project Nissan Skyline R33 GT-R – Part 3: Borg Warner turbo and Full Race exhaust manifold
Let’s talk turbos. Okay, I have to admit something. Through the years I’ve literally run a dozen different turbos from four different turbo companies with my personal projects, but I’ve…
WATCH: We Got a New C8 Corvette Z51 Project!
Check out the new C8 Corvette Z51 project we got! In this first video of the series Mike and the owner Mark talk about the tech and what the…
Project GD Subaru STI, Building the Engine Part One, Prepping the Case With IAG Performance.
It had to happen eventually. Our Project STI was running great. We had plans to build the engine as our 400 whp was past the limit that a stock bottom…
Project Cappuccino: Blitz DTT and Wrapping Up The Interior
While taking apart most of the entire interior to diagnose and repair a wiring short, we realized there were a few items we should install to improve our Cappuccino. So…
Project Toyota Tundra: Improving the Suspension with Icon (again)
We have been off-roading in our Tundra much more frequently lately and with our new suspension, we discovered something interesting about high performance off road suspension. When going fast over…
Paint Protection Film Installation – Project Tacoma Introduction
In our first installment for our new Tacoma project, we’ll be protecting the paint and headlights with SunTek clear PPF (Paint Protection Film) and STEK colored films. Even though our…
WATCH: Project DC2 Integra Needs Attention! Part 1: The Battery
We built our Project DC2 Integra into a great handling car for the track but it’s not the most fun car to drive on the street anymore. So we…
Project Budget 400WHP S197 Mustang Track Car: Part 5 – Upgrading to an Eaton Truetrac LSD
A performance Limited Slip Differential is a MUST for making 2005-2014 (S197) Mustangs handle predictably. We replace the weak factory LSD with Eaton’s TrueTrac helical (gear-driven) LSD which will transform…
Project Nissan Skyline GT-R R33 – Part 2: Volk wheels and Falken tires
Before even acquiring the Skyline GT-R R33, I had already decided on the Falken tires and Volk wheels. Fortunately, I had ordered them ahead of time because both were back-ordered…
Project Budget 400WHP S197 Mustang Track Car: Part 4 – Installing the Roush 3rd Link
Upgrading the 3rd link suspension arm in an S197 Mustangs is far more important than just to reduce wheel hop. Picking the right one will greatly affect the car’s handling…
WATCH: How to Build a Subaru EJ Engine that won’t BLOW UP!
Time to dust off Project Bugeye WRX and start putting its new engine together. We’ll show you all the parts that will be going into our EJ20 build, along…
Project Nissan Skyline GT-R R33 – Part 1: I finally have one!
I’m going to tell you a story—a story about a 46–year-old boy who never grew up and now (whether fortunately or unfortunately is up for debate) will never have to.…
Project Toyota Supra MKIV: Part 19 – FIKSE Wheels is back!
Let’s set the record straight. It’s FiKSe (pronounced “fick-see”), not Fiske. And it was the last name of two brothers who’d started the company in the 90s. It’s not that…
Project Tundra, Keep the Transmission Cool with B&M
We use Project Tundra primarily as our shop hauler and race car tow vehicle even though it’s really capable in the corners and offroad. With its 500 plus hp TRD…
Tesla Model S P100D – Lowering Links On Titan 7 T-S5 Wheels Wrapped With Nitto Tires
The Tesla Model S P100D, weighing in over 4900 lbs., delivering over 700 ft-lbs. of torque and horsepower, it’s a whale of a car strapped with rockets. We took Project…
Project NSX: Part 9 – Designing, Fitting and Testing a 3D Printed Door Card Frame
We designed and 3D printed a stronger NSX Center Door Frame out of necessity, and solving a much-needed problem. In the tech article Make Your Own Parts with Shareware CAD…
Project C7 Corvette Stingray, Gaining octane with Moroso’s Air Oil Separator
Getting oil in your intake tract is never a good thing. The worse thing is that an oil mist that gets sucked into your cylinders can cause the engine to…
Project S2000: Part 30 – Cooling Upgrades and Packaging Improvements
In deciding to go with an air-to-water intercooler setup, there are extra component and packaging challenges compared to a typical air-to-air setup. The S2000 already has a tight engine bay…
OPTIMA Deep Cycle Power for the MotoIQ Trailer!
The MotoIQ shop trailer has an electric jack and winch that are powered by its own battery, and like any trailer it sits around for long periods of time. Not…
Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 33 – A quick, dry break with Radium Engineering
While you haven’t heard from Project SC300 in a minute, it hasn’t been entirely idle. We took the car out to Carolina Motorsports Park last November for some additional testing…
Sportbike Easy Upgrades: Accelerating Faster and Decelerating Better
Motorcycles are relatively basic machines which makes them easy to upgrade for performance. I’m not doing anything nearly as cool as Rob with his Ducati 998, but just a couple…
Project Budget 400WHP S197 Mustang Track Car: Part 3 – Dyno Testing Borla S-Type Cat-Back Exhaust and Tune
Despite achieving our 400 WHP goal, we installed a Borla S-Type Cat-Back Exhaust to further increase power, reduce weight, and improve the sound of our Mustang. We also found a…
Project DBA R35 Nissan GT-R, Getting Some Serious Power With M-Engineering!
So you have probably been following the progress of our R35 GT-R build over the past few articles. We had installed a full complement of bolt-on power parts from Greddy,…
Project 987.2 Porsche Cayman S, Getting 1000 lbs of Downforce with Verus Engineering!
If you have been following our Porsche Cayman project, you know we have meticulously built the car with some of the best parts to make a great track machine. The…
Project Toyota Tundra, Getting More Traction and Less Breakage with SDHQ Traction Bars!
When you combine big power, big tires and a limited slip differential with leaf springs you have a recipe for the enemy of traction and your driveline parts, wheel hop.…
Project S2000: Part 29 – Investment Cast 347SS Turbo Manifold
It’s been a long journey, but the most important piece of the Project S2000 AP2 turbo build is finally here. The original plan was to 3d print from Inconel 625…
Jeep LS Swap Part 1: Introduction
If you had told 20-something me that I would stop racing, only have one operational SR20-powered vehicle (an off-road buggy, no less), daily drive a RWD V8 pony car, and…
Project 987.2 Porsche Cayman S, More Butt Kicking Power than the GT4!
If you have been following Project Porsche 987 Cayman S, you have been seeing the engine power parts we have installed as well as the mods to improve cooling and…