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“My Girlfriend's” Miata: Part 3 – Lotus Elise Seats and Flipside Customs Brackets by Daniel O'Donnell Spring in the midwest is a lovely time of year. A pat on the back…

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Project G37S Introduction

Aaron LaBeau

Project G37S Introduction by Aaron LaBeau Sorry to take a brief pause at the beginning of the article and all but it’s sort of funny that after taking over…

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Project Focus ST- Getting More Power with Cobb Tuning!

Mike Kojima

Project Focus ST: Getting More Power with Cobb Tuning! by Mike Kojima We have been pretty impressed with our Focus ST from the beginning. The car has wowed us with…

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Tested: Nitto’s new 555 G2 High Performance Tire!

Mike Kojima

Tested: Nitto's new 555 G2 High Performance Tire! by Mike Kojima It seems like only yesterday but it was actually 20 years ago in 1996 that the Nitto 555 was…

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Project Integra DC2 : Introduction

ClintBoisdeau

Project Integra DC2: Introduction by Clint Boisdeau MotoIQ has long been synonymous with Nissan oriented project and race car builds. Proof can easily be found in the “Projects” drop down menu…

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Project Isuzu Vehicross: Part 6 – Getting Sprung With Old Man Emu

Dave Zipf

Project Isuzu VehiCross Part 6: Getting Sprung With Old Man Emu by David Zipf One of the biggest complaints about the Isuzu VehiCross, even when new, is its ride. It…

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Project STurdteen: Building the Competitive Drift Car from a Pile

Mike Kojima

Project STurdteen: Building the Competitive Drift Car from a Pile by Mike Kojima Rathyna Gomer is MotoIQ’s sales manager but in her other life she is a Pro-Am drifter. We…

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Race Ramps: Portable Pit Stop

JonathanLawson

Race Ramps: Portable Pit Stop by Jonathan Lawson Every car guy with a garage dreams of owning a lift, but not all of us have the room for one. Sure,…

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GReddy Product Release – Evolution GT Exhausts for Evo X

Jeff Naeyaert

GReddy Product Release – Evolution GT Exhausts for Evo X The EVOlution GT for the 2008-14 Mitsubishi Evo X features full non-tapered 3” diameter piping with an aggressive dual…

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Project Fiesta ST, Improving the Drivetrain with Mountune USA and SPEC Clutch

Mike Kojima

Project Fiesta ST, Improving the Drivetrain with mountune USA and SPEC Clutch by Mike Kojima If you have been following our series in the transformation of our Fiesta ST from…

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How we Killed the Value of a Partnership

MikeBonanni

How we Killed the Value of a Partnership by Mike Bonanni & Jordan Yost Partnership, sponsorship, what’s the difference right? Although most of the automotive industry uses “sponsorship” as a…

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Yost Autosport at the 25 Hours of Thunderhill & VIDEO!

MikeBonanni

Yost Autosport at the 25 Hours of Thunderhill by Mike Bonanni The 25 Hours of Thunderhill; North America’s longest endurance race is no joke. Yost Autosport team principle Jordan…

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PRI 2015: Part 6

PabloMazlumian

This Nissan GTR was in the Motovicity booth at PRI 2015. It may not look like much but I can assure you it is a total sleeper. In fact, chances…

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Keeping the BMW E92 M3 Cool With CSF Radiators

Mike Kojima

Keeping the BMW E92 M3 Cool With CSF Radiators! by Mike Kojima Although the BMW E92 M3 is a fantastic car, one of the best performance sedans made, it does…

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Project Professional Awesome Time Attack Evo: Part 4 – Drivetrain

Daniel O'Donnell

Project Professional Awesome Time Attack Evo: Part 4 – Drivetrain by Daniel O’Donnell Today, boys and girls, we’re heading back into the technical side of the Professional Awesome Evo. For…

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The Blitz Electronic Supercharged Toyota Yaris!

Mike Kojima

The Blitz Electronic Supercharged Toyota Yaris! by Mike Kojima The Toyota Yaris is a vehicle that has been pretty much universally panned by the performance aftermarket. Can you really blame…

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Project Pure Performance E46 Time Attack

Mike Kojima

Project Pure Performance E46 Time Attack by Mike Kojima In the pages of MotoIQ, we have partnered with Pure Performance in Laguna Hills California for many of our BMW projects.…

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Squirrel Power: Saving a Suzuki FA50

Dave Zipf

Squirrel Power: Saving a Suzuki FA50 by David Zipf You may remember when we were battling the power steering in our Project VehiCross, that the biggest reason we got so…

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Nerd’s Eye View: LA Autoshow 2015 – BMW

Khiem Dinh

Nerd’s Eye View: LA Auto Show 2015 – BMW by Khiem Dinh I have mentioned it before, but I will say it again, BMW has gone all-in with turbos. Some…

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Testing Competition Clutch’s Stage III Clutch and Lightweight Flywheel

Mike Kojima

Testing Competition Clutch’s Stage III Clutch and Lightweight Flywheel by Mike Kojima Of the cars we have around the palatial MotoIQ Megashop one of our daily drivers was in need of…

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Project VA WRX: Finishing the Suspension With Superpro

Mike Kojima

Project VA WRX: Finishing the Suspension With Superpro by Mike Kojima We have been putting together the Suspension on Project VA WRX over the last few months with some top…

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Project Legacy GT: Part 2 – Bolstering the Drivetrain

ConnorHarrison

Project Legacy GT Part 2: Bolstering the Drivetrain by Connor Harrison Finding the right balance of performance and civility when upgrading a street car can be difficult. It all comes…

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Project VA WRX: Enhancing Grip with ARK Design R5 Wheels and Nitto NT05 Tires

Mike Kojima

Project VA WRX: Enhancing Grip with ARK Design R5 Wheels and Nitto NT05 Tires by Mike Kojima Our VA WRX is becoming quite impressive thanks to the gains we have…

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Project VA WRX: Improving the Suspension With Tein Flex-Z Coilovers

Mike Kojima

Project VA WRX: Improving the Suspension With Tein Flex-Z Coilovers by Mike Kojima Many of our MotoIQ Project Cars feature top of the line or even exotic suspension parts, exactly…

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Project Isuzu VehiCross: Part 5 – Bodywork Round 1

Dave Zipf

Project Isuzu VehiCross: Part 5, Bodywork Round 1 by David Zipf With four project installments of our Project VehiCross, you would expect we would have done something insane to it. After…

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TEIN EDFC ACTIVE Controller: Suspension tuning at its best

PabloMazlumian

With wireless and GPS technology, The TEIN EDFC ACTIVE and ACTIVE PRO systems allow for velocity- and G-Force-based (in all directions!) tuning. Unlike the ACTIVE, the ACTIVE PRO also programs…

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Project GD STI: Getting More Power with Precision Turbo and Cobb Tuning! – Part 1

Mike Kojima

Project GD STI: Getting More Power with Precision Turbo and Cobb Tuning! – Part 1 by Mike Kojima Our STI has been driving around as a daily for two years…

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Analyzing and Driving the NASA/Elan NP01: The Ultimate Affordable Prototype

Mike Kojima

Analyzing and Driving the NASA/Elan NP01: The Ultimate Affordable Prototype by Mike Kojima When you talk about prototype racing, images come to mind of the exotic, fast and unaffordable P class…

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Project Civic EF Racecar: Part 4 – Improving Cooling Efficiency with Earl’s Performance

ClintBoisdeau

Project Civic EF Racecar: Part 4 – Improving Cooling Efficiency with Earl's Performance by Clint Boisdeau It's been a while since Project Civic EF Racecar has had an update outside of the MotoIQ Pacific…

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“My Girlfriend’s” Miata: Part 2 – Blackbird Fabworx GT3 Roll Bar

Daniel O'Donnell

“My Girlfriend's” Miata: Part 2 – Blackbird Fabworx GT3 Roll Bar by Daniel O'Donnell I’ll start off with a little bit of background for those that don’t know me. I…

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Project Bucket: EP3 Honda Civic Si

Mike Kojima

Project Bucket: EP3 Honda Civic Si by Mike Kojima What, I said, your brother in law wants to sell his Civic Si for $500? I was speaking to one of…

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Project V8 RX-7: More Oiling Insurance from Improved Racing, Accusump and Earl’s (Part 2 of 2)

Jeff Naeyaert

Project V8 RX-7: More Oiling Insurance from Improved Racing, Accusump and Earl’s (Part 2 of 2) by Jeff Naeyaert In Part 1 of our improvements to the Project V8 RX-7’s oiling system last…