A Quick Look at Stephan Verdier’s 2011 Rallycross Subaru STi
A Quick Look at Stephan Verdier’s 2011 Rallycross Subaru STi By Mike Kojima We spend a lot of time at Costa Gialamas’s shop GTI Tech Innovations. Costa is Dai Yoshihara’s…
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Project S2000 Part 7 – Cold (For SoCal) Weather Fun
Project S2000 Part 7 – Cold Weather Fun By Khiem Dinh Khiem Dinh is an engineer for Honeywell Turbo Technologies at the time of this writing. All statements and opinions…
The Three Day Wonder, Building a Nissan VQ35DE in Just 3 Days!
The Three Day Wonder, Building a Turbo Nissan VQ35DE in Just 3 Days! By Costa Gialamas If you have been following our adventures with Dai Yoshihara in the Middle…
Project Honda Civic: Introduction
Introducing Project EJ Honda Civic By Chuck Johnson You're probably wondering what this busted ass Honda Civic is doing on the virtual pages of MotoIQ. I mean, it's…
A Preview of Matt Powers Formula D 2011 Rebuild
A Preview of Matt Powers Formula D 2011 Rebuild By Mike Kojima Our Friend Matt Powers has been rebuilding his S14 Nissan 240SX for the 2011 Formula D season. If…
INDUSTRY NEWS: Fastbrakes 2004-2007 BMW 5 Series Kits
Fastbrake’s New BMW 5 Series Front and Rear Brake Kits Fastbrake Enterprises LLC announces the release of 2 new kits for the 2004-2007 BMW 5 series. The front kit…
Project Toyota Tundra Part 5: Testing TRD’s Warranty Friendly Exhaust System
Project Toyota Tundra Part 5: Testing TRD’s Warranty Friendly Exhaust System By Mike Kojima It’s been a while since we tested our last power adder on Project Tundra, a TRD…
Project Evo IX Part 7: Cosworth Rocks!
Project Evo IX Part 7: Cosworth Rocks! By Mike Kojima When we last left off on Project EVO IX, we had increased the capacity of the fuel system with larger…
The Road To Abu Dhabi Part 3: Disappointment in the Desert
The Road To Abu Dhabi Part 3: Disappointment in the Desert By Mike Kojima After an epic hammerfest to convert Dai Yoshihara’s Time Attack car into a drift car, we…
EVO X Tech Tips – Metal Tensioner Pulley Upgrade
I seem to be constantly around EVOs so I decided to write a series of tech tips for the EVO X and the 4B11T engine. There’s no guarantee of when the next tech tip…
Project Sipster Part 7 – Sipster Indeed!
Project Sipster: Frugal Sipster (is what I was gonna call it) Project Sipster: Sipster Indeed (is how it ended up) by 2009 Dave Coleman with commentary from 2011 Dave Coleman…
The Road to Abu Dhabi Part Two- Getting There is Half the Fun
The Road to Abu Dhabi Part Two- Getting There is Half the Fun By Mike Kojima If you recall, last month, Formula D Team Falken ace Dai Yoshihara got an…
Project Infiniti G35 Part 2: Improving Stopping Power with Brembo, Project Mu and DBA
Project Infiniti G35 Part 2: Improving Stopping Power with Brembo, Project Mu and DBA By Mike Kojima In our last edition of Project G35 we set out to improve our…
Project Lexus IS-F Part 2: We test the PTS – Joe Z Series Exhaust
Project Lexus IS-F Part 2: We test the PTS – Joe Z Series Exhaust By Mike Kojima One of the bad things about having an unusual car like our Lexus IS-F…
CENTERFORCE – S2000 DFX Single Disc Clutch Kit
Centerforce strives to provide top of the line products on today’s market for all performance levels. To do so, Centerforce uses patented processes and constantly tests different materials and…
Project Garage Part V: Air Compressors
Many times I've struggled with stubborn bolts, cursing car manufacturers wth a number of expletives in languages I didn't know I could speak. Stripped, rusted, or fused, these bolts can…
Project Mitsubishi EVO IX Part 6: More power
Project Mitsubishi EVO IX Part 6: More power By Mike Kojima When we had last left Project EVO IX we were in the good hands of Eric Hsu and XS…
VIDEO: DSports First Look at 2012 Nissan GTR
VIDEO: DSports First Look at 2012 Nissan GTR By Jeff Naeyaert Our buddies over at DSport Magazine just released this cool short video reviewing the differences between the 2011 and…
AEM Water Injection Failsafe Device: Part 2 – Catching Our Mistakes and Upgrading Our Water Injection System
AEM Water Injection Failsafe Device: Part 2 – Catching Our Mistakes and Upgrading Our Water Injection System By Mike Kojima Over the past few months in-between other projects we have…
ARK Design – Steel Clutch Alignment Tools
Are you tired of trying to align your dual disc clutch with a flimsy piece of plastic? Get ARK Design’s Steel Alignment Tool and call it a day! ARK…
Project Nissan Sentra Spec-V Part 7: Installing a Turbo System
Project Nissan Sentra Spec-V Part 7: Installing a Turbo System By Mike Kojima Some good news for our project is that Redline Track Events has revamped their rules set so…
No It’s Not an STI: GST Motorsports Mighty Subaru Impreza
No It's Not an STI: GST Motorsports Mighty Subaru Impreza By Mike Kojima We have always been fans of the GST Motorsports 1996 GC8 Subaru Impreza L. The car…
100 MPG Madness: Project Aprilia RS50
100 MPG Madness: Project Aprilia RS50 By Mike Kojima In these days of ever increasing fuel prices, MotoIQ's penchant for quirky small bore two wheel projects strikes again. MotoIQ was conceived…
ACT – SFI Approved Clutch Kits for Honda S2000
CLUTCH KITS FOR THE HONDA S2000 Advanced Clutch Technology (ACT) has released new performance clutch kits and components for the 2000 – 2009 Honda S2000. ACT’s new clutch kit…
PFC – Z-Rated Brakes Kits for the STi & Evo
Z-Rated Brake Kits are now available for the 2004-2010 Subaru WRX STi and Mitsubishi Evo 7-9! These superbly engineered big brake kits will allow drivers to experience more stopping power,…
Project Ducati Hypermotard Part III: Protection
Project Ducati Hypermotard Part III: Protection By Jeff Naeyaert It was bound to happen sooner or later, while riding Project Ducati Hypermotard; we had the unfortunate opportunity to crash the…
Project Sipster Part 6 – Faster Sipster
Project Sipster Part 6 Power to the Peeps by Dave Coleman Ok, Power to the Peeps was my original title, but it got changed to something more meaningful,…
Progress Group: New 370Z & G37 Swaybars!
Progress Group Anti-Sway bars for Nissan 370Z & Infinity G37 The Progress Group, Inc. has developed a new anti-sway bar set for the Nissan 370Z and Infiniti G37. The PROGRESS…
Project Lexus IS-F Part 1: We Test the K&N Typhoon High Flow Air Intake
Project Lexus IS-F Part 1: We Test the K&N Typhoon High Flow Air Intake By Mike Kojima We got an IS-F as one of our daily drivers around the MotoIQ…
INDUSTRY NEWS: Synchronic DV Kit for 2011 Nissan Juke
Synchronic Diverter Valve (DV) – PRESS RELEASE Product Description Synchronic DV is a compact, zero-diaphragm, high-flow Diverter Valve actuating within 25 milliseconds. Push or pull orientation allows re-circulated or vent-to-atmosphere…
Afterhours Automotive’s Carbon BMW 850 Roof!
Afterhours Automotive's Carbon BMW 850 Roof! MotoIQ Staff Report Afterhours Automotive is one of the shops MotoIQ uses when we have a special project. Master fabricator Brian Kono, owner of…
Project Infiniti G35 Sedan: The Poor Man’s M3
Project Infiniti G35 Sedan: The Poor Man's M3 By Mike Kojima Not all of the cars in the MotoIQ stable are cutting edge performance machines. Sometimes we do have to…