Building an FA20 Race Engine for Michele Abbate: Part 1
We have known Michele Abbate ever since she was a college student doing track days with her trusty Mazdaspeed Protege and have followed her career as friends as she has…
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Project MKVII Golf R: Finding More Power with COBB Accessport
Project Golf R MKVII: Finding More Power with COBB Accessport by Isaac Sandoval In our last update on on this project, we started preparing for power modifications by installing…
“My Fiancée’s” Miata: Part 8 – Whiteline Roll Bars and Track Test
In Part 6 of our ongoing Miata project, we got to spend a lovely day tracking the car and finding out its good and bad traits. One of the most…
Project E39 M5: K&N Filters and HPS Intake Hoses
Project E39 M5: K&N Filters and HPS Intake Hoses by Martin Gonzales So far, the goals for the modifications to our BMW E39 M5 project have been to enhance the performance of…
Project Sim Racer: Part 4 – Project Cars 2 Review
Project Sim Racer: Part 4 – Project Cars 2 Review by Erik Jacobs Having constructed a quality sim rig and then upgraded it with even better controls, I’ve spent a fair…
Project AP1 S2000:DIY Oil Filter Stopper
Project AP1 S2000: DIY Oil Filter Stopper by Vincent Soto Most S2000 owners know about the oil filter problem on AP1 S2000's. At high RPMS, the engine vibration causes…
Project Corvette Stingray C7 Z51: Body Modification
Project Corvette Stingray C7 Z51: Body Modification by Mike Kojima In typical MotoIQ fashion, up to now, we have been working on Project C7 Corvette Stingray’s hard parts and underpinnings. Now it’s…
Project AP1.5 S2000: Introduction, Installation of AEM Infinity & Dyno Tuning!
Project AP1.5 S2000: Introduction, Installation of AEM Infinity & Dyno Tuning! by Karla Pestotnik Okay, we know what you might be thinking. We already have two Honda S2000 projects…
Project C7 Corvette Stingray Z51: Suspension Upgrades
Project C7 Corvette Stingray Z51: Suspension Upgrades by Mike Kojima In previous articles about our Project C7 Corvette, we got into the high tech chassis construction of the C7 that rivals…
Project S550 Mustang GT: Part 6 – Installing a Radium Engineering Coolant Expansion Tank and Dual Oil Catch Can
Project S550 Mustang GT: Part 6 – Installing a Radium Engineering Coolant Expansion Tank and Dual Oil Catch Can By Nathan Brummer Recently one of our other Project Mustangs, The Grey…
Project S550 Mustang GT: Part 5 – – Addressing Wheel Hop and Alignment Capabilities with BMR Suspension!
Project S550 Mustang GT: Part 5 – Addressing Wheel Hop and Alignment Capabilities with BMR Suspension! by Nathan Brummer First off, we know most of you hate the “air’d out look”,…
Testing Feal 441 Suspension for the B13 Sentra SE-R!
An inside look at the Feal 441 Suspension for the B13 Sentra SE-R! by Mike Kojima The original B13 Sentra SE-R has always held a dear spot in many of…
Project MKIV Supra: Part 16 – New Body Parts and Going in for Paint!
Project Supra goes in to Lucky Devil Paint Works for its fresh, updated look. Irwin has painted body parts on some of my other cars before, and he came highly…
Project F150: Part Three – Center Line Wheels and Nitto Trail Grappler Tires
Project F150: Part Three – Center Line Wheels and Nitto Tires by S.Tate In Part Two, we addressed concerns with our truck’s forward lighting situation. The comments section caught fire…
Pedders eXtreme XA Coilovers – Chevrolet SS Installation & Test Drive
Pedders eXtreme XA Coilovers – Chevrolet SS Installation & Test Drive by Martin Gonzales We've had good experiences with companies from down under such as Whiteline, Turbosmart and PE Racing, so…
We Look Inside Fredric Aasbo’s Papadakis Racing Toyota Corolla iM Drift Machine
We Look Inside Fredric Aasbo's Papadakis Racing Toyota Corolla iM Drift Machine by Mike Kojima It is really hard to build a competitive car in Formula Drift nowadays. The rules…
Project G37S: Suspension Upgrade with KW Variant 3’s and Eibach Swaybars
Project G37S: Suspension Upgrade with KW Variant 3’s and Eibach Swaybars by Aaron LaBeau When we completed our wheel and tire install, it was hard not to feel like the work…
Rebuilding a Nissan R200 Differential to be More Drift Happy with Z1 Motorsports!- Part 2: Tuning the Differential and Installing the Ring and Pinion
Rebuilding a Nissan R200 Differential to be More Drift Happy with Z1 Motorsports!- Part 2: Tuning the Differential and Installing the Ring and Pinion by Rathyna Gomer Where we last left…
Project Golf R MKVII: Fluidampr Test
Project Golf R MKVII: Fluidampr Test by Isaac Sandoval The Golf R is back for another round of modifications. Now that we have addressed the suspension and feel the car is…
Rebuilding a Nissan R200 Differential to Be More Drift Happy With Z1 Motorsports! Part 1- Installation
Rebuilding a Nissan R200 Differential to Be More Drift Happy With Z1 Motorsports!- Part 1 by Rathyna Gomer Many of you have been keeping up with the steady progress of…
Project DC2 Integra: Truing up the Suspension with Whiteline
In the last edition of Project DC2, we greatly improved our car’s suspension by replacing the ancient worn out Koni Yellow shocks with some state of the art street KW Suspension Double…
Project Tundra: 5000 Mile Evaluation of Nitto’s New Ridge Grappler Tires!
Project Tundra: 5000 Mile Evaluation of Nitto's New Ridge Grappler Tires! by Mike Kojima We were very pleased with the Nitto Terra Grappler tires that Project Tundra had been…
Project C7 Corvette Stingray Z51: Improving Stopping With a Chevy Performance Big Brake Upgrade Kit
Project C7 Corvette Stingray Z51: Improving Stopping With a Chevy Performance Big Brake Upgrade Kit by Mike Kojima When we did our baseline test of Project C7 at Buttonwillow Raceway configuration…
Project GD STI: Making the Front of the Car Stiffer with Ultra Racing
Project GD STI: Making the Front of the Car Stiffer with Ultra Racing by Mike Kojima In the last installment of Project STI, we had greatly increased the chassis…
Project GD STI: Getting Rid of Chassis Flex with Cusco
Project GD STI: Getting Rid of Chassis Flex with Cusco by Mike Kojima The GD STI/WRX had what was considered to be a very stiff chassis when it was first…
Project SR E30: Part 1 – Test Fitting the Engine
So you built an s13 daily with an SR20 in it. It’s reliable, it’s fast, it makes awesome chu-chu noises, you put 5,000 miles on it, but then you realize…
Project Bugeye GDA WRX: Fixing the Clutch with Exedy
Project Bugeye GDA WRX: Fixing the Clutch with Exedy by Mike Kojima photos by Ian Pak Poor Ian, MotoIQ’s FNG’s daily was his trusty Bugeye GDA WRX. The WRX has given many…
AES Auto: A Civic for Street and Strip!
AES Auto: A Civic for Street and Strip! by Frank Ewald Two years ago we first met the AES Auto team at Mission Raceway Park. That chance meeting has resulted…
Project E46 M3, Part 19: Powerflex Bushings and Maintenance
Our Project E46 M3 is chilling in its updated garage. See that X-pipe on the right, leaning against the wall? That's a BimmerWorld unit that will be tested and installed…
WATCH: Project C7 Corvette Stingray Z51 Baseline Track Test
WATCH: Project C7 Corvette Stingray Z51 Baseline Track Test So, you read the Part 1 of our introduction to Project C7 Corvette Stingray and probably watched Mike Kojima give us all of the…
Project EP3 Civic Si: Fixing the @$#%! Steering for Good with SHG Motor Works!
Project EP3 Civic Si: Fixing the @$#%! Steering for Good with SHG Motor Works! by Mike Kojima In our last edition of Project EP3 Civic Si, we thought we had…
Project DC2 Integra: Starting the Journey Toward Better Lap Times with KW Suspension
Project DC2 Integra: Starting the Journey Toward Better Lap Times with KW Suspension by Mike Kojima If you've been paying attention to our DC2 project car, then you know in the last…