Projects Archives - Page 12 of 56

Project Tundra, Installing the Ultimate Bolt On Off Road Suspension From Icon Vehicle Dynamics Part 1

Mike Kojima

It’s been a long time in between updates for Project Tundra. Most of the time Project Tundra is the garage’s muscle. Moving big parts and towing cars is what it’s…

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VQ37VHR Air to Air Supercharger Kit – Soho Motorsports

Aaron LaBeau

VQ37VHR Air to Air Supercharger Kit In part 1 of our G37 Supercharger for the VQ37VHR article we covered the Vortech V3 SI supercharger. In part 2 we covered the…

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Project C7 Corvette Stingray, Fitting the Widest Possible Titan 7 Wheels and Toyo R888R Tires

Mike Kojima

As we have gotten the suspension of our C7 together we noticed that although it felt better with better balance and the car was easier to drive at speed, our…

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Project Infiniti G20 (P10) AWD Turbo: Part 1 – Project Day Drinking

Erik Jacobs

by Ainsley Jacobs (and continuing coverage by Erik Jacobs) Hi, I’m Ainsley and I believe that bad decisions make great stories later, especially when it comes to cars. Since I…

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Project S2000: Part 27 – Building the F22c for Turbo Boost and Manifold Test Fit

Khiem Dinh

The stock block F20c/F22c is well-known for being very stout. Many S2000s have been turbocharged to over 600whp without ever being opened up. However, our base target is 500 crank…

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Project VIPER GTS: Part 11 – Understanding the Factory Temp Gauge

Billy Johnson

The Viper has an active water temperature gauge that is far more useful than the dummy gauges in most modern cars that only move when there is a massive problem.…

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Project NSX: Part 7 – Installing PFC Multi-Pad Monobloc Calipers

Billy Johnson

Project NSX is back! (Again!) We return by installing arguably the most advanced brakes ever to be fitted on an NSX, in anticipation of more than doubling the stock output…

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The CSF Evo X, Building a Time Attack Worthy 4B11 Engine Part 1

Mike Kojima

We are tackling the building of a 4B11 engine for the Time Attack Evo X built by CSF Cooling. The car was previously a big hit on the SEMA/Show circuit…

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Project Ford E350 Tow Rig: Part 4 – Calling for backup!

Erik Jacobs

Project Ford E350 Tow Rig: Part 4 – Calling for backup! by Erik Jacobs It’s been a minute since we’ve last seen Project E350, but it’s still very much around,…

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Project Acura RSX Sleeper, Buttoning Up the Project With Suspension!

Mike Kojima

We left off in our last edition of Project DC5 RSX with some killer brakes by Stoptech that brought our cars stopping power in line with our fantastic 300 whp…

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Fueling the VQ37VHR for Boost

Aaron LaBeau

Fueling for Boost Upgrading the fueling system for our G37 ended up being more complicated than we expected. For lower power forced induction projects, bigger injectors and a higher…

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SuperPro Suspension Parts joins the Devine Force Racing STi and is put to work at COTA

Devin Hofmann

Subarus are known for their competitive advantage of AWD and the ability to always have traction pulling you through the corners. It’s important to note the use of pulling, and…

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Project Acura RSX, Improving the Stopping Power!

Mike Kojima

You might have been following the progress on our 300 whp pump gas K engine over the past few weeks which went onto a 2005 DC5Acura RSX Type S. With…

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G37 Vortech V3 SI Supercharger

Aaron LaBeau

If you’ve been following our G37 Sedan project it may seem like a forgone conclusion ending up with a Vortech V3 SI supercharger on our car. It’s a bit of…

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Getting the Most From 91 Octane Pump Gas with a Honda K Motor, Part Four

Mike Kojima

In our last articles, we gathered the parts and assembled out low octane Honda K motors for our sleeper DC5 RSX Type S project car. Our engine was intended to…

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Project Ford E350 Tow Rig: Part 3 – Step into the light…

Erik Jacobs

Thanks to our awesome Edge CTS dash we could see what was going on with our drivetrain. But what we couldn’t see was where we were going. Project E350 is…

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Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 28 – Getting Safer with Sabelt

Erik Jacobs

Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 28 – Getting Safer with Sabelt by Erik Jacobs Earlier in the year I had gotten all new safety equipment and detailed the journey to…

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Building the Nissan R35 GT-R VR38DETT For Safe Bolt On Power!

Mike Kojima

The R35 GT-R is an exceedingly capable car. With tons of support from the aftermarket and a basically strong platform, it is capable of world-class performance. The VR38DETT is an…

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Getting the Most From 91 Octane Pump Gas with a Honda K Motor, Part Three

Mike Kojima

In the last installment of our pump gas Honda K Motor project, we discussed the engines top end with a Drag Cartel cylinder head which was going to nicely complement…

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BEST OF 2019: The Amazing 10,000 RPM Turbo 3-Rotor 20B Mazda MX-5! Kyle Mohan’s American Ethanol/Mazdatrix Formula Drift Monster

Mike Kojima

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…

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BEST OF 2019: Project 987.2 Cayman S: Getting More Out of the Engine to Chase the GT4 Part 1

Mike Kojima

Previously we have been working on Project 987.2 Caymans Suspension and Brakes to get them up to Cup Car standards. With that work being completed we are now going to…

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BEST OF 2019: The New Supra Engine Might Actually be Better than BMW’s M Engine

Rob Evans

The new 2020 Toyota Supra gets a lot of internet bashing for “being a BMW.” It’s almost as if people believe Toyota is still good at building sports cars on…

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Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 27 – Joining a Wang Gang

Erik Jacobs

It’s not every day that you get to join a gang. No, really, I mean, they usually have rituals and rites of passage or you have to commit heinous acts…

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Project Ford E350 Tow Rig: Part 2 – You only need the Edge!

Erik Jacobs

When you’re towing, keeping tabs on what’s going on is pretty important. Many of the older diesel trucks (or vans, in my case!) did not have great gauge packages from…

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Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 26 – It’s Getting Hot in Here, so Chillout!

Erik Jacobs

Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 26 – It’s Getting Hot in Here, so Chillout! When we left the SC300 we had the body kit completely installed and then were off…

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Project Ducati 998 Superbike Part 5: Testing upgrades on the track

Rob Evans

In part 4 of this project, I attempted to fix a high speed brake shudder issue by making my own fully floating discs out of the factory semi floaters. I’ll…

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Project F-150 Ecoboost – Making Serious Power with Garrett’s Powermax Twin Turbo and Intercooler Upgrade

Mike Kojima

The stock Ford F-150 intercooler and turbos are decent at their intended boost levels, but when tuning the stock ECU and turning up the wick is when their shortcomings becoming…

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Getting the Most From 91 Octane Pump Gas with a Honda K Motor, Part Two

Mike Kojima

In our last article, we discussed the modifications needed to the bottom end on our super pump gas Honda K series engine to get it up to snuff. Now we…

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Saving an Easy 35 lbs From Your Car With Braille Battery

Mike Kojima

Project Evo IX had a dead battery. Our car had been in storage for a couple of years which killed the lightweight Braille Battery AGM battery we had installed in…

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Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 25 – WIDEST IS BESTEST!

Erik Jacobs

When we left the SC300 just about the entire KBD body kit was installed. Now we’re in the home stretch! Rear quarters, side skirts and done, right? I hope so.…

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WATCH: Make Your Porsche Cayman Handle and Brake Like a Racecar!

Jeff Naeyaert

A friend and customer of MotoIQ recently asked us if we could turn her once beloved daily driver Porsche Cayman into a racecar she could drive to and…

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Getting the Most From 91 Octane Pump Gas with a Honda K Motor, Part One

Mike Kojima

So the MotoIQ garage is in the process of building a pretty neat car, restoring a well worn DC5 RSX to better than its formal glory. The story starts here…