Tested! Garrett Advancing Motion Upgraded Intercooler for the EcoBoost Mustang
The Turbo Mustang is an often overlooked choice when looking for a great track car to build. A not so secret fact no one seems to consider is that the turbo 4 is…
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Nerd’s Eye View: 2016 Kawasaki ZX-10R
Nerd’s Eye View: 2016 Kawasaki ZX-10R by Khiem Dinh In the last decade and a half, the sport bike you buy from your local dealer has become the closest…
Project Lexus SC300 Road Racer: Part 10 – Finish Wiring the Back and Prep the Front Harness
Project Lexus SC300 Road Racer: Part 10 – Finish Wiring the Back and Prep the Front Harness by Erik Jacobs We finally had begun wiring Project SC300 in the…
Japanese Cars That Don’t Suck!
Japanese Cars That Don't Suck by Mike Kojima I pissed a lot of people off with my Japanese Cars Suck article a few weeks ago, where I expressed dismay…
Project STurdteen: Installing KW Clubsport Coilovers
Many of you have been keeping along with Project STurdteen’s progress and have been watching this ugly duckling transform into the beautiful, regal swan that she was always intended to become.…
How Magical is Black Magic Intense Wheel Cleaner? We Test it Out!
How Magical is Black Magic Intense Wheel Cleaner? We Test it Out! by Karla Pestotnik With a word such as 'magic' in the name, it's easy to assume that…
Daily Driven, HKS Supercharged Scion FR-S Autocross and Track Car
Daily Driven, HKS Supercharged Scion FR-S Autocross and Track Car by Frank Ewald Simon Chan's Scion FR-S attracts attention. Just sitting in a parking lot or driving by on the…
Testing Meguiar’s Two Step Headlight Restoration Kit!
Testing Meguiar's Two Step Headlight Restoration Kit! by Mike Kojima Any car that has the newer plastic headlights will experience weathering and yellowing eventually. This is caused by UV light…
The Blackbird Fabworx Morpheus Miata!
The Blackbird Fabworx Morpheus Miata! by Mike Kojima The cars created by Moti Almagor of Blackbird Fabworx have always caught our attention. More for less has always been the theme his…
Project EP3 Civic Si, Improving the Brakes with Fastbrakes, Stoptech and Willwood
Project EP3 Civic Si, Improving the Brakes with Fastbrakes, Stoptech and Willwood by Mike Kojima In the last edition of Project EP3 Civic Si, we explained how we went about…
Project Sim Racer: Part 3 – Enhancing the Experience With Fanatec
Project Sim Racer: Part 3 – Enhancing the Experience With Fanatec by Erik Jacobs After spending a good number of hours behind the Logitech G920 controls on our GT-R Simulator…
How To Do A 5 Lug Conversion the Right Way! Project EP3
How To Do A 5 Lug Conversion the Right Way! Project EP3 by Mike Kojima As we finally start to mod our much-maligned shop EP3, the car that everyone loves…
Testing Radium Engineering’s Advanced Self-Draining Catch Can!
Testing Radium Engineering's Advanced Self-Draining Catch Can! by Mike Kojima Having proper crankcase ventilation is critical on a performance engine, especially forced induction ones that have more blowby past the rings…
Project MKVII Golf R : Part 2 – Bilstein Clubsport Suspension
Project MKVII Golf R: Part 2 – Bilstein Clubsport Suspension by Isaac Sandoval Project MKVII Golf R has been doing an absolute killer job of being a boring daily…
The Continual Beginner
PPIHC 2012 – Photo by Eric Gearhart The Continual Beginner by Christy Carlson Repetition leads to boredom. Boredom leads to unrest. Unrest leads to new beginnings. Well, that, and…
Project F150: Part One – Opening Things Up With a MagnaFlow Exhaust System
Project F150 EcoBoost: Part One – Opening Things Up With a MagnaFlow Exhaust System by S. Tate MotoIQ's latest project car is a (tow) truck! Let's get it introduced…
Project Sim Racer: Part 2 – Let’s Go Racing!
Project Sim Racer: Part 2 – Let’s Go Racing! by Erik Jacobs When we left Project Sim Racer in Part 1, we had just finished constructing our cockpit and outfitting…
Project E46 M3- Part 18: E46 M3 vs E90 M3
At 316 WHP, some might say we’re at the equivalent of around 370 bhp at the flywheel. If that’s true, at this power level we’re confident Project E46 M3 would…
Project E46 M3, Part 17: Preferred exhaust, MKC/AEM tune
Here is Project M3 sporting a Khoalty rear diffuser and Scorpion exhaust from Bavarian Autosport. Finding the exhaust combo to work with the VAC/Fabspeed header setup has been a real…
Project S550 Part 3: Looking Better with Wide Project6gr Seven Wheels, Cervinis Ram Air Hood, AirDesign Front Fascia & More!
Project S550 Part 3: Looking Better with Wide Project6gr Seven Wheels, Cervinis Ram Air Hood, AirDesign Front Fascia & More! by Nathan Brummer In our last update, we focused…
Project Lexus SC300 Road Racer: Part 9 – Begin Rewiring at the… Back?
Project Lexus SC300 Road Racer: Part 9 – Begin Rewiring at the… Back? by Erik Jacobs After over a year of slow and methodical removal, preparation, and planning, it…
Project DC2 Integra – Addressing Gaskets and Maintenance
Project DC2 Integra – Addressing Gaskets and Maintenance by Clint Boisdeau With most DC2 Acura Integras being anywhere from 15 to 20 years old by now, it takes some smart…
Project Viper GTS: Part 9 – RareFab / Roe Racing Oil Pan Baffle Kit
Due to the high capabilities of the Viper, a huge strain is put on the factory oiling system on road courses and at the strip. This can cause oil starvation…
Purple in Motion – Jackson Racing Supercharged Scion FR-S
Purple in Motion – Jackson Racing Supercharged Scion FR-S by Alvin Miles Jr. Car enthusiasts in this generation are always after the newest and hottest automobiles being released. When it…
Project Sim Racer: Part 1- Building the Rig
Project Sim Racer: Part 1 – Building the Rig by Erik Jacobs The beaten to death cliche goes something like, “speed costs money- how fast can you afford to go?”…
Project E90 M3: Head to Head with 2016 Mustang GT
Packing more than 50whp over stock, our Project E90 M3 took to the track at Palm Beach International Raceway (ROAD COURSE) to see how it stacks up against a 2016…
Project GMW E46 Turbo: Part 1 – Introduction
Project GMW E46 Turbo: Part 1 – Introduction by Mark Hutchison When you think of a high-performance E46 3 Series BMW, you may automatically think of the ever popular…
Project STurdteen: Ultimate Drift Suspension with Parts Shop Max, Part 1
Project STurdteen: Ultimate Drift Suspension with Parts Shop Max, Part 1 by Rathyna Gomer If you've been keeping up with Project STurdteen, you know that there are some pretty…
Hooman Rahimi’s 350Z: Pro 2 and the Cost of Drifting
Hooman Rahimi's 350Z: Pro 2 and the Cost of Drifting by Taylor Haney At the end of a long day or week, we all have our own way of…
Building the Naturally Aspirated Honda K Engine: Part 4- Burns Header and Tuning
Building the Naturally Aspirated Honda K Engine! Part 4- Burns Header and Tuning By Mike Kojima If you have been following our previous articles of our build of the naturally aspirated K24, we…
Building a NASA NP01 Prototype the Right Way with Stoptech! Part 3
Building a NASA NP01 Prototype the Right Way with Stoptech! Part 3 by Mike Kojima We have been following the Stoptech’s team build of their NP01 in the MotoIQ Megashop…
Project Mazdaspeed3: Building a Stock Class Cone Killer- Introduction and Installing Koni Shocks
Project Mazdaspeed3: Building a Stock Class Cone Killer- Introduction and Installing Koni Shocks by David Zipf Autocrossing is a ton of fun. It’s super cheap, you can take almost any car…