Project Audi A4 Quattro: Part 1 – Introduction
Project Audi A4 Quattro: Part 1 – Introduction by Colin Holte As mentioned in the article summary our car is a 2006 model Audi A4. The car is a 2.0T…
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Project VehiCross: Part 2 – The Lemons Budget Overhaul
Project VehiCross: Part 2 – The Lemons Budget Overhaul by David Zipf Scheduled. Maintenance. To car people, these two words usually mean a weekend under your pride and joy, with…
Project Ford Fiesta ST, Getting Done-More Details
Project Ford Fiesta ST: Getting Done – More Details by Mike Kojima It takes balls to tear into a brand new car and turn it into a race car but…
Watch the Mackin Industries / Turn 14 Distribution Scion FR-S at Pikes Peak
Watch the Mackin Industries/Turn 14 Distribution Scion FR-S Tackle Pikes Peak In 2015, we returned to the famous race along with Mackin Industries, Evasive Motorsports and GReddy Racing, enlisting Robert…
Project V8 RX-7: Part 17 – Eimer Engineering Arms, Wheel Spacers and the Hunt for Perfect Stance
Project V8 RX-7: Part 17 – Eimer Engineering Arms, Wheel Spacers and the Hunt for Perfect Stance by Mike Kojima In our last Project V8 RX-7 article, we left you with photos…
Project 350Z- Building a New Engine Part 2
Project 350Z: Buidling a New Engine – Part 2 by Mike Kojima When we last left off on Project 350Z, we were in the process of assembling a group of…
Project #YAE92 M3: Part 5 – Basic Aerodynamics
Project #YAE92 M3: Part 5 – Basic Aerodynamics by Mike Bonanni Now that we’ve brought you back up to speed on the Yost Autosport E92 M3 endurance race car in…
Bonneville World Of Speed Part II: 200 MPH or Bust!
Bonneville World Of Speed Part II: 200 MPH or Bust! By Chuck Johnson Photos by Joe Lu In our last update, we left off having just set a new…
Race Tires Versus Street Tires – Nitto – Track Life Episode 6
Race Tires Versus Street Tires – Nitto – Track Life Episode 6 by GTChannel Rob tests the NT01 race tires and the NT05 street tires from Nitto (http://www.nittotire.com/) at a…
E46 BMW M3 Turbo: Part 2 – Splitter, diffuser, 3.5-in exhaust, and dyno testing!
Previously, we installed a set of Forgestar wheels and Michelin PS2 tires in order to tame this car’s ridiculous power. Today, the white sleeper M3 is back for more goodies.…
Project Lexus SC300 Road Racer: Part 3 – Finishing the Fuel Cell
In this installment of Project SC300 we wrap up our fuel cell installation. But that’s not all, the sway bar needed relocation brackets made, hoses had to be made, and,…
Get Out on Track: SCCA Track Night in America Driven by Tire Rack
Get Out on Track: SCCA’s Track Night in America Driven by Tire Rack by Vince Illi Going to a High Performance Driving Event (HPDE) or “Track Day” sure sounds like…
E46 BMW M3 Turbo: Part 1 – Introduction plus wheels and tires
Meet Chris’ white E46 BMW M3. In the back is our own Project E46 M3, which makes a healthy 328 WHP. Well, the white car makes well over twice that. …
Project E90 M3: Part 3 – LED Angel Eyes
Our E90 M3 is starting to look a bit dated now that its twin turbo successor is on the streets. We turned to our friends at European Auto Source to…
Upgraded NX: Breaking 10!
Upgraded NX: Breaking 10! by Frank Ewald Breaking the ten second barrier in the quarter mile in any vehicle is an accomplishment. In a front wheel drive car perhaps even…
Project E39 M5, Part 3: Installing and Adjusting KW V3s
Project E39 M5: Part 3 – Installing and Adjusting KW V3s by Martin Gonzales In this latest installment of Project E39 M5 we will be outfitting our M5 with a…
Project #YAE92 M3: Part 4 – Let’s do some catching up.
Project #YAE92 M3: Part 4 – Let’s do some catching up. by Mike Bonanni title photo by: Garrett Wade Remember that blue E92 M3 build that we were featuring here…
Project MKIV Supra: Part 11 – New gauges and instrument panels
Project Toyota Supra Mark IV: Part 11 – New gauges and panels We start the quest of updating the Supra's interior to newer, cooler standards. by Pablo Mazlumian When we…
Project 350Z: Building a New Engine – Part 1
Project 350Z: Building a New Engine – Part 1 by Mike Kojima Our Project Z was a pretty good example of what a naturally aspirated VQ35DE could do. However, our …
Project Autocross BRZ: Dodging Cones With GT Radial
Project Autocross BRZ: Dodging Cones With GT Radial by Bart Hockerman “Who is GT Radial?” That was the 1st words out of everyone’s mouth when reading the SCCA Solo Contingency…
Project V8 RX-7: Wheel, Brake and Tire 3 PART MEGAPOST! Part 3 – The Wheels and Tires Meet the Brakes and Body Kit
In Part 1 of our Wheel, Brake and Tire miniseries, we ordered a set of SSR Professor SP4 wheels for our RX-7 from Tanabe and were patiently enduring the two…
Project V8 RX-7: Wheel, Brake and Tire 3 PART MEGAPOST! Part 2 – Stoptech Big Brake Kit
Ever since our projects, Project FR-S and Project STI got the Stoptech Trophy kit on them and we felt how amazing and confidence inspiring those brakes were, we HAD to have them…
Project V8 RX-7: Wheel, Brake and Tire 3 PART MEGAPOST! Part 1 – Huge Wheels and Tires with SSR and Toyo Tires
Two installments ago we put the Rocket Bunny wide body kit on our Project V8 RX-7 and if you remember it was looking pretty damn stupid on the stock wheels and tires…
Project Mustang 5.0 (White)-Reducing Understeer with Ford Racing
Project Mustang 5.0 (White)- Reducing Understeer with Ford Racing by Mike Kojima The McPherson strut suspension found in our Mustang has some good and bad points. The good points are…
Project Lexus SC300 Road Racer: Part 2 – Mounting the Fuel Cell
When we last left our Project SC300, aka “Damnit”, we had just sat the new Fuel Safe/Radium Engineering fuel cell into the trunk area in order to mark out where…
A Look Inside the Mackin Industries/Turn 14 Distribution FR-S Pikes Peak Car
A Look Inside the Mackin Industries/Turn 14 Distribution FR-S Pikes Peak Car by Mike Kojima Previously we have covered the Evasive Motorsports Pikes Peak FR-S in MotoIQ as we helped…
Fluidampr FR-S/BRZ Crankshaft Damper Development
Fluidampr FR-S/BRZ Crankshaft Damper Development Fluidampr Case Study Introduction Fluidampr performance dampers originated during the mid-1980s when parent company, VibratechTVD was approached by high level race engine builders. Their goal was to bring…
Project Autocross BRZ: More Nameless Art
Project Autocross BRZ: More Nameless Art by Bart Hockerman We all know when Nameless Performance has an idea on how to increase the performance further on their designs they will put…
Project Lexus SC300 Road Racer: Part 1 – Intro and Fuel Cell
This is Damnit. I’m not kidding you. All of my cars have nicknames, but this one earned its name long before I ever picked it up. I could write a…
Evaluating the HKS Max GT R35 GT-R Coilover Suspension System
Evaluating the HKS Max GT R35 GT-R Coilover Suspension System by Mike Kojima Not so long ago we evaluated HKS' new Max ST coilover suspension system on our AP1 Honda S2000 project. The…
Project Professional Awesome Time Attack Evo: Part 3 – Fuel System
Project Professional Awesome Time Attack Evo: Part 3 – Fuel System by Daniel O'Donnell At Professional Awesome Racing, we take pride in thinking through problems and coming up with solutions that…
Blacktrax Performance S2000 Motorsport Makeover: Part 4 – Final Bodywork, Second Engine Build, Testing, and First Races
Blacktrax Performance S2000 Motorsport Makeover: Part 4 – Final Bodywork, Second Engine Build, Testing, and First Races by Edward Hu In our last update on the Blacktrax Performance S2000, nicknamed…