Coast to Coast in Five Days (in a Suzuki Cappuccino): Part 2
Welcome back to Part 2 of our epic Summer roadtrip! If you missed Part 1, you can go read it here. The quick and dirty summary is this: we sold…
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Survival of the Fittest – Jimahajer Garage Tacoma Overlander
Survival of the Fittest Jimahajer Garage Tacoma Overlander by Erik Jacobs Everyone likes to talk about their bug out stuff and how they’re going to stock up on ammo and…
Stroke to Rod Length Ratios and Building a Long Rod Stroker EJ205
Like resoling your favorite pair of shoes, we are going to refresh the engine of our project WRX. If you have been following our series on the remake of Ian’s…
Coast to Coast in Five Days (in a Suzuki Cappuccino): Part 1
If you’re a fan of our Project VehiCross, you might remember that around 2 years ago, we installed a towing hitch for the sole purpose of towing a 240SX to…
WATCH: Stoptech Big Brake Upgrade for Subaru WRX
Our latest project car, a 2002 Subaru WRX gets a huge improvement in stopping power thanks to a set of Stoptech big brakes! Hopefully you read the article we…
Upgrading the WRX brakes with StopTech
After almost a quarter million miles of neglect and abuse on our WRX, it was time we started upgrading the Subaru WRX brakes. The brakes on Ian’s trusty WRX have seen…
WATCH: ST Suspensions Coilovers and Whiteline Upgrades for Subaru WRX
Our latest project car, a 2002 Subaru WRX gets upgraded ST Suspensions coilovers and Whiteline swaybars, bushings and other chassis components. Hopefully you read the separate ST Suspension and Whiteline…
WATCH: Bad Luck at the Track for Our Integra!
Since our last trip to Buttonwillow Raceway we put Stoptech big brakes on our DC2 Integra along with some sticky new Nitto NT-01 tires and fresh motor mounts! Unfortunately…
Bushings Upgrade For WRX
Every Subaru suspension bushings of our Subaru WRX had two lifetimes of wear and needed replacing, but we don’t just replace parts here at MotoIQ. We will be completing our…
Tuning the Ford Mustang Coyote Engine
Tuning the Coyote engine in our S197 Ford Mustang has proven to be a bit more difficult than we originally anticipated, but hopefully we found a solution thanks to Church…
How To Build A Backup Battery System
Power to go! There are times when all of us want electricity when we are miles from the nearest electrical outlet. Two key components to having power on the go…
ST Suspensions Coilover Upgrade for WRX
Today our Subaru Impreza WRX gets a suspension upgrade with the ST Suspensions XTA coilover kit along with Whiteline Sway bars for improved handling and ride quality. ST Suspensions is…
A Fake Stereo Cover For Your Stereo
While we typically focus on performance products, many of us daily drive our cars and enjoy the everyday essentials like your stereo. Like most essential enhancements, we’ve upgraded our Project Subaru WRX STI stock radio to a Pioneer 7-inch double din display. And with any nice stereo comes with the anxiety of getting your car broken into for stereo theft.
BMW Powered Toyota 86 – Roll Cage, Pedal Box & Fuel Cell
The Toyota 86 (FR-S or BRZ) does everything quite well, right up until the moment you mash the throttle. The chassis would make an amazing race car, but something has…
The Ultimate Car Cover? Covercraft’s Weathershield HD
So we have a big first world problem, the garage at home is too small so when we drive cool cars home from the shop like Project Evo IX, they…
Fixing the DC2 Acura Integra’s Crappy Stock Brakes!
When track testing our Project DC2 Acura, the limitations of the stock brakes quickly became an issue. Even though we had originally rebuilt the old worn stock brakes with Stoptech OEM replacement…
Nitto NT01 Tires in R35 GT-R Specific Sizes
The Nitto NT01 Tire has been one of our long-time favorites as an all-around value, race or track day, extreme street car tire. Now the NT01 has come out in…
Tested: DBPOWER 600A 18000mAh Portable Car Jump Starter
Tested: DBPOWER 600A 18000mAh Portable Car Jump Starter By Erik Jacobs Battery technology has improved dramatically over the last few years. And, with it, a proliferation of new devices has…
Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 20 – Getting Shift Done
When we last left Project SC300 we had figured out just how much we could drop the motor, and cleaned up the transmission tunnel to accommodate the shifter. Now it…
Building the 1.6 liter Ecoboost Engine with mountune Part 1-Project Ford Fiesta ST Race Car
Its been awhile since we did an update on Project Ford Fiesta ST Racecar. Until now we have been working on the chassis but now its time to go through…
WATCH: Project DC2 Integra Goes Faster at Buttonwillow Raceway!
We’re back at Buttonwillow Raceway with our 1996 Acura Integra GSR and even with the hotter temps that were holding Project C7 Corvette from going faster our…
Project VehiCross Goes Gambling
Project VehiCross Goes Gambling by: David Zipf Photo Credits: David Zipf & Jon Bradley Regular MotoIQ readers will be very familiar with the 24 Hours of Lemons. Hell, most car…
Can Oil Improve Your Fuel Economy?
Can a simple oil change give you a significant increase in fuel economy? Can the cost of changing your oil provide savings for your wallet? These are questions that oil geeks…
PZtuning and William Au-Yeung’s Record-Crushing RSX
William Au-Yeung is no stranger to extreme FWD performance, especially when it comes to Hondas. He and PZtuning (Point Zero), an automotive performance store and full shop in Canada, are…
APR and COBB Tuning upgrades for the VW Golf R (MK7)
Today we’re going to be upgrading our Project Golf R MK7 with the APR intercooler for enhanced cooling, a COBB GESI catted 3″ downpipe for maximum exhaust flow, and efficiently…
Porsche 911 GT3 RS tuning for 500 WHP
So in our last segment of Project Porsche 911 GT3RS, we installed Dundon Motorsports long tube headers and exhaust and picked up 16 wheel hp and 7 lb/ft of torque…
Project SR E30: Part 5 – Installing the SR20
Hello and welcome back to the Project SR E30 series! In this episode, we will be addressing the last few issues holding us back from finally installing the engine once…
Ignition system upgrade for the Mitsubishi EVO 8 / 9 – 4G63 engine.
We’re upgrading our Project Evo IX 4G63 motor with high-performance Ignition Projects – ignition coil IP-A133201 which features a high-power built-in spark amplifier, producing 4 times the spark energy and…
Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 19 – Achieving Release, Mounting Problems
In the last installment of Project SC300 we had just attempted to bolt on the Quick Time 2JZ-T56 adapter bellhousing to the engine. After some careful massaging of the transmission…
WATCH: Project C7 Corvette RETURNS to Buttonwillow Raceway!
WATCH: Project C7 Corvette RETURNS to Buttonwillow Raceway! We’re back at Buttonwillow Raceway with our Project C7 Corvette Stingray and a bunch of new upgrade parts from Chevrolet…
The CSF EvoX Racecar Build – Engine, Oiling & Cooling
Engine oiling and engine cooling are no-brainer priorities for any race car build, but these items are ever more important for the 4B11 powered CSF EvoX as one of its…
Giving the LS3 More Power With Comp Cams and FAST!
If you have been a long time reader of MotoIQ, you probably know of our Social Media Manager, Rathyna Gomer’s LS-powered 350Z drift car. Rathyna is known around here to…