Building the Long Rod Nissan SR20VE Engine
Building the Long Rod Nissan SR20VE Engine By Mike Kojima and Chuck Johnson We last left off our SR20VE engine repair job with Port flow Design fixing our head.…
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Project Infiniti G20 Racecar: Keeping It Running
Project Infiniti G20 Racecar: Keeping it Running By Steve Rockwood Engine problems are not a good time, and there is usually a period of denial where you keep flooring your…
The Story Behind the Bergenholtz Racing 2009 Mazda RX8 Formula D Pro Drift Car
The Story Behind the Bergenholtz Racing/Nitto Tire 2009 Mazda RX8 Formula D Pro Drift Car By Ron Bergenholtz with Mike Kojima Bergenholtz Racing has always been a fan of Drifting…
More Power for the APD Acura TSX K24 A2 Engine!
More Power for the APD Acura TSX K24 A2 Engine! By Jonathan Donner In the continuing development of the HPD sponsored, APD Motorsports Acura we will focus on the…
Project Honda Civic EJ: The Engine Build Begins!
Project Honda Civic EJ: The Engine Build Begins! by Chuck Johnson Photography by Joe Lu Here at MotoIQ headquarters, we lack any kind of self-control and discipline. When we first conceptualized…
Project EVO X, Keeping the engine oil and SST tranny cool!
Project EVO X, Keeping the SST Transmission and the engine oil cool! By Mike Kojima In the last editions of Project EVO X we worked to get our car's handling and…
13:1 Compression and 40 mpg on 87 Octane fuel? Introducing Mazda’s Skyactiv Technology
13:1 Compression and 40 mpg on 87 Octane fuel? Introducing Mazda’s Skyactiv Technology By Mike Kojima Does the idea of a super efficient, reasonably performing, fun to drive car with…
Project Miatabusa part 9: Thank God We Finally Found a Starter!
Project Miatabusa, Part 9: Thank God We Finally Found a Starter! by Dave Coleman This seemed like a problem with two easy answers. The Miatabusa would need a starter. Miatas…
Project Miatabusa Gets the Shaft!
Project Miatabusa Gets the Shaft! by Dave Coleman The last time any of you heard anything but excuses about Project Miatabusa was January. I almost can't believe that myself. The…
Turbosmart – New Kompact BMW Kit
Turbosmart – New Kompact BMW Kit Specifically designed to suit the latest turbocharged BMW cars, the Kompact BMW Kit consists of two Dual Port or Plumb Back Kompact…
Project Defiant1: Introduction & Concepting
Project Defiant1: Introduction & Concepting By Justin Banner When I first bought this $250 S12, I intended to use it as a Rallycross car, but it just remained an…
10 Fastest Cars of the World Time Attack Challenge Pro Class
10 Fastest Cars of the World Time Attack Challenge Pro Class by Eric Hsu Now that the dust has settled from WTAC 2011 itself and the thrashing to prepare in…
K&N High-Flow Intake System for 2010 Ford F150 SVT Raptor 6.2L
K&N High-Flow Intake System for 2010 Ford F150 SVT Raptor 6.2L The K&N High-Flow Intake System for the 2010 Ford F150 SVT Raptor 6.2L, (77-2579KTK), increases horsepower by an…
Project EJ Honda Civic – Skunk2 Pro-C Coilovers
Project EJ Honda Civic: Skunk2 Pro-C Coilovers By Annie Sam, Photos by Joe Lu and Jeff Naeyaert Project EJ Honda Civic in the process of blowing its head gasket…
Ken Block’s Gymkhana 4 (Four) Video – Ford Fiesta
Ken Block's Gymkhana 4 (Four) Video – Ford Fiesta by Eric Hsu Since you Moto IQ readers care more about the substance than the hype, here are some specs on the…
Project Hyper-Miler Part 2: Maintenance
Project Hyper-Miler Part 2: Maintenance by Steve Rockwood I hate maintaining vehicles. Nothing is worse than sweating your ass off and busting knuckles for hours only to have a…
K&N’s Super Unlimited Infiniti G35 Circuit Battle Slayer
A Look Inside – K&N’s Super Unlimited Infiniti G35 Circuit Battle Slayer by Mike Kojima We have been witness this year to the sheer power and speed of the K&N…
World Time Attack Challenge 2011 Pro Class Controversies
World Time Attack Challenge 2011 Pro Class Controversies By Eric Hsu The Yokohama World Time Attack Challenge (WTAC) 2011 was a massive success for the promoters, competitors, fans,…
Project S2000 – Part 9 – Oil Cooling
Project S2000 – Oil Cooling by Khiem Dinh Khiem Dinh is an engineer for Honeywell Turbo Technologies at the time of this writing. All statements and opinions expressed by Khiem…
Project Garage Part VI: Air Tools
Project Garage Part VI: Air Tools By Sarah Forst Air tools are not just about busting nuts. Pneumatic tools (pneumatic means containing air) are more efficient than electric tools- they can exert…
Sierra Sierra EVO Pre-WTAC 2011 Update
Back in June, I did an interview with the organizers of the World Time Attack Challenge. The original interview is located here, but the meat of it is below. If…
Project 200SX: Time Trial Bound – Part 1
Project 200SX: Time Trial Bound – Part 1 by Wes Dumalski Track Photos by Tom Hitzeman Let's pretend you spend years of your life, thousands of your hard earned…
WPC Treatment Saved Our Engine!
WPC Treatment Saved Our Engine! By Mike Kojima We had just installed a freshly built SR20DE engine for the Dog Car. This is the B14 Nissan Sentra race car that…
What the Hell Happened to Project Silvia?
What the Hell Happened to Project Silvia? by Dave Coleman Project Silvia was a Krylon superstar. Back in the heady days of Sport Compact Car and paper magazines, it…
Adventures in China & Hong Kong, Part 1
To become a Cosworth E-Pro dealer (no relation to Beck’s CD name), a dealer needs to send their tuner and/or data guy, to our facilities in Torrance, CA for a whole…
The Physics of Tires
The Physics of Tires By Vince Ili In Part I of his Ultimate Guide to Suspension and Handling, Mike Kojima says that one of the biggest ways to improve a…
KW Suspensions New Coil Over System for Nissan’s 300ZX!
KW Suspensions New Coil Over System for Nissan's 300Z By Mike Kojima One of the reasons why we like KW Suspensions so much besides the fact that they make…
Sneak Peek: GM’s ALMS GT Challenger, The Corvette C6.R
Sneak Peek: GM’s ALMS GT Challenger, The Corvette C6.R By Mike Kojima Dave Coleman gave you a sneak look inside GM’s Pratt and Miller built C6.R GT1 cars when he…
Mitsubishi Owners Day 2011
Early in the morning was a parade of Mitsubishi lining up to get in. The MOD staff did an excellent job keeping the lines despite the clusterfcuk of cars piling up…
Introducing Project 240SX- Land Speed Racer
Introducing Project 240SX – Land Speed Racer by Chuck Johnson Around the turn of the millennium, I had a gear head epiphany. I had spent the half-decade prior figuring…
Auto Talent M3 – A Cheetah in Zebra’s Clothing
Auto Talent M3 – A Cheetah In Zebra’s Clothing By Khiem Dinh Khiem Dinh is an engineer for Honeywell Turbo Technologies at the time of this writing. All statements and…
The Kid Rocks! A Look Inside Walker Wilkerson’s Nissan S13
The Kid Rocks! A Look Inside Walker Wilkerson’s Nissan S13 By Mike Kojima Walker Wilkerson has suddenly burst upon the Pro Drift scene. At the Long Beach season opener, the…