Project GD STI, Updating the Telematics with Sony
When Project STI was sitting idle for a few months while we were assembling and installing the new motor our Pioneer double DIN audio system died. When doing research to…
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Project FR-S is for Sale!
So many things good things have to come to an end and for us, we would like to move on to new projects and pass our Project FR-S to a…
Project S2000: Part 34 – Fuel System Install and Dyno Tuning for 500hp
The last major part of the puzzle before getting the car tuned was installing the fuel system components. Smaller bits included wiring in the Hondata boost solenoid and 4-bar MAP…
Project 28′ Enclosed Trailer: Part 1 – Getting Strapped!
Project 28′ Enclosed Trailer: Part 1 – Getting Strapped! by Erik Jacobs If you remember our Winch2Go article or our ultimate open trailer series, you know we are serious about…
Onsite Wheels Fixes Project GD STI’s Wheels
So seconds after lecturing my daughter about curbing wheels I did this… It looks like another job for Onsite Wheels. Onsite Wheels had previously fixed the wheels on our Project…
Titan7 Tacoma AK1 Wheels & Toyo Open Country A/T III Tires
In our research for wheels and tires on our Tacoma Project we tackled two objectives. First, will it fit on the stock suspension, and second focus on the weight of…
ASF Machines Subaru Engine Assembly Tools
If you work on Subaru engines, ASF Machine is producing some cool tools to make your day easier and to help you do a better job! The first tool is…
Project Cappuccino: Clutches, Oil Leaks, and Kei Car Oddities
Last summer we noticed a whining noise coming from Project Cappuccino while sitting at stop lights. The moment we put the clutch in to grab a gear, that noise went…
The Mystery of the Round Subaru Radiator Cap
Having an incorrect radiator cap on a turbo EJ Subaru is a critical mistake that even seasoned Subaru builders, including us have made. In fact, one of our sharp-eyed readers…
Tesla P100D- Getting the Car Lower and Aligned Correctly With Unplugged Performance!
We recently had a Tesla P100D in the MotoIQ garage that needed to be lowered. The owner of the car also wanted to improve tire wear which is horrendous with…
Project GD STI, Dyno Tuning for Big Power with Reliability
Well, it’s finally time to get Project STI started and tuned. As with many of our projects, we enlisted the help of Shawn Church of Church Automotive Testing to get…
Rodger Clark Motorsports Subaru EJ Low Temperature Opening Thermostat
We had noticed that the coolant temperature of Project STI was pretty hot considering that the car had a big CSF radiator and a Greddy oil cooler, in fact, the…
Modernizing the Nissan VG30DETT, Polar Engineering’s Ignition Upgrade
The VG30DETT found in the 300ZX Turbo had a state-of-the-art ignition system back in the early 90’s. It had one of the first direct-fire, coil-on-plug ignition systems on a production…
Nissan VG30 Adjustable Timing Gears by BDE
Until now there have never been any adjustable timing gears for the VG30DETT and VG30DE as found in the 300ZX and the 300ZXTT. Brett Dempsey Engineering or BDE has come…
Project S2000: Part 33 – Turbo Installed (Not Yet Boosting) and Sorting Things Out
I have been driving the car around with the turbo installed to help troubleshoot all the small issues. That, and I just like driving the car because of all the…
Project GD STI, Fixing all the Details!
There are a lot of small details involved with swapping an engine, especially when upgrading all of the system parts for higher performance. These make the difference in the reliability…
Project FD RX7 Restomod: Part 7 -McLeod RST, the Ultimate Streetable Twin Disc?
For Project Restomod RX-7 we are taking a somewhat different approach to modding a car. We are striving to refine and elevate the FD RX-7 in every way to better…
Modernizing the VG30DETT, Fixing the Oil System
The VG30DETT is known to fail the rod bearings. Since the oil pump seems to have decent capacity and the rod bearings have a sufficient surface area, we believe a…
Project Nissan Skyline R33 GT-R – Part 6: Clutch, Diverter valves, catch cans, and Dyno testing. Going from bad..to great..to terrible.
It’s been several months since we’ve updated you on our Project Nissan Skyline R33 GT-R. We battled some gremlins and figured things out along the way, and are finally moving…
WATCH: RB26 Bottom End Build: Rods & Pistons
Our project R33 GTR is making good power, but it recently started to smoke. We tore it down and found detonation damage, so it’s time to rebuild the engine!…
Squirrel Power: Making a Minibear Part 2
Our 1982 Suzuki FA50 is a pretty fun little machine. It turns heads and is a great little around-town runabout, perfect for parts store runs and other short errands. However,…
Modernizing the VG30DETT, Strengthening the Block With Engineered Performance
There has been a resurgence of interest in 90’s Japanese cars as of late and with that a surge in new parts development with specific popular models. In our case,…
Project FD RX7 Restomod: Part 6 – Antigravity and MeleDesign Firm Battery Relocation
There are many reasons why relocating the battery should be one of the first modifications done to an RX-7. First off, electronics hate heat and there aren’t many engine bays…
Victory Functions Functional FR-S Fender Vents
Our friend Cheston is an aerospace engineer during the day, but he also designs and sells functional body kits sold through his company Victory Function when he isn’t working on…
Project Tundra- California Legal High Flow Cats from Magnaflow
Our Project Tundra had had cat problems before. It had a cat function DTC code on bank one at just under 100k miles. The emissions were still under warranty and…
WATCH: The Ultimate Nissan S Chassis REAR Suspension?
We’ve got a new project at MotoIQ and this time it’s a Nissan S13! If you watched our last video you saw why we think GK Tech makes the…
IAG’s New Easy Plug and Play Drive By Wire Big Throttle Body for the EJ257.
We previously had gotten an IAG Performance big throttle body for Project STI, although it was a nice piece it was not exactly user-friendly. You had to get the drive-by-wire…
Project GD STI, Out with the Old and in with the New!
It is time for us to swap out our damaged EJ257 and install our IAG 700 engine. We spent a lot of time waiting on parts to finish the job,…
WATCH: The Ultimate Nissan S Chassis Front Suspension?
We’ve got a new project at MotoIQ and this time it’s a Nissan S13! We’ve had a couple 240sx builds in the past built for drifting or land speed…
The Most Advanced 240SX/ Nissan S Chassis, Z32/300ZX, R32/GT-R Rear Suspension Ever From GKTech!
In our last story about Suspension for our upcoming S13 Project car, we went over what we feel is the ultimate front suspension/angle kit for the S Chassis from GKTech. …
Subaru WRX Econo Suspension! Part 2
We had last left our GD WRX with the front suspension mods from ST Suspension and Whiteline. Now it’s time to finish the installation at the rear suspension and get…
Subaru WRX Econo Suspension! Part 1
A lot of what you see here at MotoIQ are often really high-end mods that many people can just dream about or are so high performance and track level that…