StopTech/G-Loc Combo for the Devine Force Racing STi
We’ve all been there, that moment coming down a long straightaway, absolutely HAULING FAST as possible, as the unforgiving braking zone approaches. A quick tap to the brake pedal with…
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WATCH: How to Get 150hp/liter from your Honda!
Today in the MotoIQ Garage we’re building a hybrid K24 Honda engine for a customer who wants to get the most power out of his daily driven Acura…
MotoIQ’s Project 987.2 Cayman S Featured in Automobile Magazine!
Jeany Zhao, the owner of our Project 987.2 Cayman S was featured in Automobile magazine along with Project Cayman and a plug for MotoIQ! Click on the link below to…
Project Ford E350 Tow Rig: Part 1 – Towtally Ready
All of my vehicles have nicknames. You’re likely very intimately acquainted with Damnit — MotoIQ’s Project SC300. Well, ladies and gentlemen and non-binary folks who may or may not even…
Getting More Power From the 4G63 With Link Engine Managment
Photography by Vincent Soto Now that we have accumulated all of the cool parts for our Project Evo IX it is time to start getting it all together to integrate…
Project Ducati 998 Superbike Part 4: Trackday Recap and Fine Tuning
After the shakedown event in the last installment of Project Ducati 998 was brought to an end by a failed fuel pump o-ring, the Ducati is back in the garage…
Installation and testing of the KW 2-Way Clubsports on the Devine Force Racing Time Attack STi
At last! It’s the end to unwanted body roll, understeer and driving an off-roading truck through the esses of Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. We have finally taken the steps to…
Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 24 – Wider-er is better-er!
Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 24 – Wider-er is better-er! by Erik Jacobs When we left the SC300 I was throwing up in my mouth watching large chunks of the…
WATCH: Track Testing the New CSF Radiator on Project C7 Corvette!
We brought our Project C7 Corvette Stingray back to Buttonwillow Raceway for more testing! While we’ve upgraded the Vette’s transverse leaf springs and Chevrolet Performance’s T1 dampers to…
Project C7 Corvette Stingray Saving the Airdam With ProTEKt
Although our GM Performance carbon fiber airdam looks awesome and it is integrated into the cars belly pan so it works well, it has a problem. The problem is that…
G37 Oil Cooler & Transmission Cooler
When Stillen was in the testing phase of their Supercharger systems for the 370z and G37, they absolutely flogged their test mule on the El Torro airbase to ensure OEM…
Project C7 Corvette Stingray, Keeping It Track Cool With CSF
Corvettes always seem to run hot. From our experience, they have run hot since the C4. Heck maybe even before that but we are not old enough to have experienced…
Project Subaru GD STI, Improving The Ignition System!
Nowadays it is hard to improve the ignition on late model cars. New car ignitions, especially ones with coil on plug systems are more powerful from the factory than racing…
Project Porsche 987.2 Cayman S: Making Awesome Brakes More Awesome with Stoptech!
The 987.2 Cayman S has pretty decent brakes in stock condition. It comes from the factory with Brembo 4 piston calipers with 318x28mm front rotors and 299x24mm rear rotors. However,…
Project Ducati 998 Superbike Part 3: Radiator, Fairings and Track Preparation
When building a bike, or anything for that matter, have a plan. ‘While you’re in there’ becomes a very slippery slope. ‘Future-proofing’ always ends up costing ten times more than…
Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 23 – Wider is better! Getting Clearance with a Wide Body Kit.
Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 23 – Wider is better! by Erik Jacobs We had brakes, we had suspension, we had refreshed hubs, and we had a scary, twitchy car…
Project Porsche 987.2 Cayman S: Getting the Suspension Together! Part 2
In our last article, we got most of of the suspension for Project 987.2 Porsche Cayman in place. Now we have to finish the job installing the parts from KW…
The Dreaded Subaru p0011 and p0021 DTC Codes, Don’t Let Them Wreck Your Turbo!
So DO NOT do what we did when our Project GD STI turned on a p0011 OBD DTC code. What we figured was some sort of sensor issue ended up…
Project Porsche 987.2 Cayman S: Getting the Suspension Together! Part 1
In our last edition of Project 987 Cayman, we discussed some of the parts we would be installing on our street going track car project. Now it is time to…
Project Ducati Superbike 998 Part 2: Suspension and Chassis Geometry
The importance of setting a budget and timeline can’t be stressed enough. Otherwise, projects are guaranteed to take longer and cost more than you intended. Because I can’t heed my…
WATCH: Project DC2 Integra back at Buttonwillow!
Last time we were at Buttonwillow Raceway to test out the new Stoptech big brakes and sticky new Nitto NT01 tires on our DC2 Integra we had a…
Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 22 – I Missed Winter…
When we last left Project SC300 things had gone totally sideways and now the entire suspension of the car was all apart. With a box of Toyota/Lexus OEM replacement components…
Project Ducati 998 Superbike Part 1: Getting a Basket Case Running With a 999 Engine Swap!
I stupidly picked up this dilapidated Ducati 998 Superbike as a birthday gift to myself in October of 2017. My wife said it was stupid to buy another motorcycle a…
Project Porsche 991 GT3 RS, Shedding a Little Weight With Dundon Motorsports!
So I have been pestering the guys at Dundon Motorsports, the maker of our Porsche GT3 RS project car’s awesome set of headers and exhaust system, telling them that they…
WATCH: Fixing Brake Knock-Back & Laguna Seca Fail!
MotoIQ Project Infiniti G20 Racecar has been experiencing some braking issues and we try to resolve them before Martin takes it for its first trip to world renowned Laguna…
Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 21 – Winter is Coming
When we last left Project SC300 we had just installed our Grannas Racing T56 transmission swap kit and had gotten back out on track. With a solid drivetrain, it was…
Project Viper GTS: Part 10 – EMI Racing Toe Stiffener
The Gen 2 Viper has a pretty serious, fundamental flaw that’s not widely known. The rear toe deflects by HALF AN INCH under hard cornering and acceleration. Unfortunately most of…
Project SR E30: Part 8 – Fabricating a Custom Stainless Steel Oval Exhaust
Part 8??? Wow, we are getting close to the end now! Can we make it a 10 part series? If we had to pick one thing on this car that…
Project 987.2 Cayman S, Cup Car Suspension for the Street!
The Porsche Cayman has always had a dear spot in our hearts. In another life, I was an engineer at a large OEM and we were doing benchmarking testing for…
Project SR E30: Part 7 – Wiring and First Startup!
Hello! Welcome to the 7th installment in our hardheaded adventure of SR swapping a BMW E30. As you may recall, in part 6, we finished up some plumbing and installed…
Project G37S Transmission Upgrade part 2
Having addressed most of our cooling concerns in part 1 we continue with the transmission upgrade for our Infiniti G37S. Ten years ago it would have been a fringe case…
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…