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…
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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 FR-S, Fixing the original tune with Church Automotive Testing
We had been running Project FR-S on the track for a few events. Most of these were at Streets of Willow, a tight course with a lot of turns and…
Project FR-S, Improving the Aero Balance with Verus Engineering and Victory Function
When driving Project FR-S on the track we had noticed that although the car had excellent handling in general, it had understeer in high-speed turns. We also noticed in pictures…
Prevent Recovery Damage with Raceseng (and Mount Your Go Pro)
We have seen cars damaged at races and track days by corner workers and tow truck drivers many times. Often the damage caused by recovering the car is worse than…
Reducing FA20 engine Vibrations and Boosting Power!
When driving our Project FR-S on the track, we noticed that the engine has a pretty noticeable vibration at 6500 rpm. This was especially noticeable in the higher gears where…
The Best of 2021, #3: Resurrecting Project FR-S: Wisefab Track Suspension
Our Project FR-S was already a really good handling car with the stuff we had done to it with parts from KW Suspension, Whiteline and Cusco but we wanted to…
Resurrecting Project FR-S: Greddy Oil Cooler
We had dusted off Project FR-S for an industry track day at Buttonwillow Raceway last month. While we had run the car in the winter on small courses like Streets…
BMW Powered Toyota 86 – Roll Cage, Pedal Box & Fuel Cell
The Toyota 86 (FR-S or BRZ) does everything quite well, right up until the moment you mash the throttle. The chassis would make an amazing race car, but something has…
Dai Yoshihara’s 2018 Formula Drift Rebuild Continued!
Dai Yoshihara's 2018 Formula Drift Rebuild Continued! by Mike Kojima So the rush to freshen Dai's car for 2018 by Eimer Engineering continues. In our last story, the chassis had gotten…
Dai Yoshihara’s 2018 Formula Drift Rebuild
Dai Yoshihara’s 2018 Formula Drift Rebuild by Mike Kojima After 3 years of Formula Drift competition, our team had pretty much developed the BRZ chassis to where we were satisfied with…
Out of the Meat Locker – Cameron Moore’s Formula Drift Scion FR-S
Out of the Meat Locker – Cameron Moore’s Formula Drift Scion FR-S by Andrew Jennings There is nothing easy about being a privateer in any form of motorsport. It is…
Building an FA20 Race Engine for Michele Abbate: Part 2
So when we last left off, we were putting together some awesome parts for Michele’s engine and were about to embark on assembling it. In the interest of long-term durability, we…
Building an FA20 Race Engine for Michele Abbate: Part 1
We have known Michele Abbate ever since she was a college student doing track days with her trusty Mazdaspeed Protege and have followed her career as friends as she has…
Japanese Cars That Don’t Suck!
Japanese Cars That Don't Suck by Mike Kojima I pissed a lot of people off with my Japanese Cars Suck article a few weeks ago, where I expressed dismay…
Daily Driven, HKS Supercharged Scion FR-S Autocross and Track Car
Daily Driven, HKS Supercharged Scion FR-S Autocross and Track Car by Frank Ewald Simon Chan's Scion FR-S attracts attention. Just sitting in a parking lot or driving by on the…
Purple in Motion – Jackson Racing Supercharged Scion FR-S
Purple in Motion – Jackson Racing Supercharged Scion FR-S by Alvin Miles Jr. Car enthusiasts in this generation are always after the newest and hottest automobiles being released. When it…
Building the FR-S FA20 Engine with Stay Crushing, Assembling the Engine!
Building the FR-S FA20 Engine with Stay Crushing, Assembling the Engine! by Mike Kojima In our previous installments of the Stay Crushing FR-S engine build, we have been accumulating the parts…
Building the FR-S FA20 engine with Stay Crushing, Building the Cylinder Heads With Portflow Design
Building the FR-S FA20 engine with Stay Crushing, Prepping the Cylinder Heads With Portflow Design by Mike Kojima In the last installment of our FA20 engine build, we covered the…
Building the FR-S FA20 engine with Stay Crushing!
Building the FR-S FA20 engine with Stay Crushing! by Mike Kojima Our friend Robert Kochis doesn't seem like a typical MotoIQ reader. He is a cool guy, not a nerd. He vapes…
HKS Introduces New V3 Supercharger Kit for FR-S and BRZ
HKS Introduces New V3 Supercharger Kit for FR-S and BRZ HKS, the iconic Japanese performance parts manufacturer, is announcing the introduction of its new V3 Supercharger Kit for the…
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…
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 SEMA Scion Tuner Challenge FR-S, Working on the Cosmetics
Project SEMA Scion Tuner Challenge FR-S, Working on the Cosmetics by Mike Kojima In our previous installments of Project SEMA Scion Tuner Challenge FR-S we have been working on getting the…
Project FR-S: Aero Fender Concept
Project FR-S: Aero Fender Concept by Cheston Chiu Following up on fantastic fabrication of the Project FR-S’s initial aero modifications from the splitter, rear diffuser and rear wing installation there…
Video: Installing 8 Prince Wheel Spacers With Dai Yoshihara
Video: Installing 8 Prince Wheel Spacers With Dai Yoshihara by GTChannel Looking for a reason to install wheel spacers beyond being Hella Flush? Formula Drift Champion Dai Yoshihara talks through…
Project SEMA Scion Tuner Challenge FR-S: Getting More Power with an HKS Supercharger and More Cooling with a CSF Radiator
Project SEMA Scion Tuner Challenge FR-S: Getting More Power with an HKS Supercharger and More Cooling with a CSF Radiator by Mike Kojima Our SEMA Scion Tuner Challenge car's progress…
The CSF Radiator Challenge! CSF vs Masiv
The CSF Radiator Challenge! CSF vs Masiv by Mike Kojima and Khiem Dinh During the summer CSF radiator launched a bold ad campaign with MotoIQ: the CSF Summer Challenge. CSF…
VIDEO: SEMA Tuner Challenge FR-S Ep. 3 – Ganador Exhaust & UR Pulley
VIDEO: SEMA Tuner Challenge FR-S Ep. 3 – Ganador Exhaust & UR Pulley by GT Channel We're stepping back in time a moment to bring you the install of our…
Project SEMA Scion Tuner Challenge FR-S, Getting More Power with a Ganador Exhaust
Project SEMA Scion Tuner Challenge FR-S, Getting More Power with a Ganador Exhaust by Mike Kojima Our first step in extracting more power from our FR-S's FA20 motor was to…
VIDEO: SEMA Tuner Challenge FR-S Ep. 4 – HKS Supercharger & CSF Radiator
VIDEO: SEMA Tuner Challenge FR-S Ep. 4 – HKS Supercharger & CSF Radiator by GTChannel This episode features the installation of an HKS GT Supercharger to really boost the…