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At last! It’s the end to unwanted body roll, understeer and driving an off-roading truck through the esses of Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. We have finally taken the steps to…

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Project Subaru GD STI, Improving The Ignition System!

Posted on September 19, 2019September 24, 2019
byMike Kojima

Nowadays it is hard to improve the ignition on late model cars. New car ignitions, especially ones with coil on plug systems are more powerful from the factory than racing…

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The Dreaded Subaru p0011 and p0021 DTC Codes, Don’t Let Them Wreck Your Turbo!

Posted on August 29, 2019September 3, 2019
byMike Kojima

So DO NOT do what we did when our Project GD STI turned on a p0011 OBD DTC code. What we figured was some sort of sensor issue ended up…

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The Closed Deck Subaru EJ20, Built for Boost!

Posted on April 18, 2019April 22, 2019
byMike Kojima

In our last story, we were assembling the parts for Ian’s long rod stroker EJ205. Now that we had rods and a crankshaft from Eagle and Pistons from JE, it…

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Comparing the Falken RT615 to the RT615K Plus!

Posted on January 22, 2019January 23, 2019
byMike Kojima

The Falken RT615 has always been a good all-around Ultra High Performance dry weather tire with decent durability. Good enough to be daily driven and good enough for the track. The…

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Wheels and Tires for the Subaru GD WRX

Posted on December 19, 2018December 19, 2018
byMike Kojima

It is time to get some new shoes for our Project GD WRX. We wanted an upgrade for the car that would easily fit into the wheel wells and would…

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Stroke to Rod Length Ratios and Building a Long Rod Stroker EJ205

Posted on October 18, 2018October 18, 2018
byMike Kojima

Like resoling your favorite pair of shoes, we are going to refresh the engine of our project WRX. If you have been following our series on the remake of Ian’s…

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WATCH: Stoptech Big Brake Upgrade for Subaru WRX

Posted on October 12, 2018
byJeff Naeyaert

Our latest project car, a 2002 Subaru WRX gets a huge improvement in stopping power thanks to a set of Stoptech big brakes! Hopefully you read the article we…

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Upgrading the WRX brakes with StopTech

Posted on October 7, 2018October 9, 2018
byMike Kojima

After almost a quarter million miles of neglect and abuse on our WRX, it was time we started upgrading the Subaru WRX brakes. The brakes on Ian’s trusty WRX have seen…

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WATCH: ST Suspensions Coilovers and Whiteline Upgrades for Subaru WRX

Posted on October 5, 2018October 5, 2018
byJeff Naeyaert

Our latest project car, a 2002 Subaru WRX gets upgraded ST Suspensions coilovers and Whiteline swaybars, bushings and other chassis components. Hopefully you read the separate ST Suspension and Whiteline…

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Bushings Upgrade For WRX

Posted on September 27, 2018October 9, 2018
byMike Kojima

Every Subaru suspension bushings of our Subaru WRX had two lifetimes of wear and needed replacing, but we don’t just replace parts here at MotoIQ. We will be completing our…

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ST Suspensions Coilover Upgrade for WRX

Posted on September 17, 2018October 9, 2018
byMike Kojima

Today our Subaru Impreza WRX gets a suspension upgrade with the ST Suspensions XTA coilover kit along with Whiteline Sway bars for improved handling and ride quality. ST Suspensions is…

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A Fake Stereo Cover For Your Stereo

Posted on September 14, 2018October 9, 2018
byMike Kojima

While we typically focus on performance products, many of us daily drive our cars and enjoy the everyday essentials like your stereo. Like most essential enhancements, we’ve upgraded our Project Subaru WRX STI stock radio to a Pioneer 7-inch double din display. And with any nice stereo comes with the anxiety of getting your car broken into for stereo theft.

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Dai Yoshihara’s 2018 Formula Drift Rebuild Continued!

Posted on March 21, 2018July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

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…

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Dai Yoshihara’s 2018 Formula Drift Rebuild

Posted on February 6, 2018July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

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…

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Building an FA20 Race Engine for Michele Abbate: Part 2

Posted on January 27, 2018August 9, 2018
byMike Kojima

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…

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Project Unpimp My Ride: Pedders Easyfit Suspension and Swaybars, Street Performance for the Toyota86/BRZ/FR-S

Posted on December 4, 2017July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

Unpimp My Ride: Transforming a Modded BRZ Into a Civilized Daily Driver with Pedders, Verus Engineering and ARK Designs by Mike Kojima Not all of us want a race…

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Building an FA20 Race Engine for Michele Abbate: Part 1

Posted on November 25, 2017August 9, 2018
byMike Kojima

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…

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Project GD STI: Making the Front of the Car Stiffer with Ultra Racing

Posted on August 29, 2017July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

Project GD STI: Making the Front of the Car Stiffer with Ultra Racing by Mike Kojima In the last installment of Project STI, we had greatly increased the chassis…

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Project GD STI: Getting Rid of Chassis Flex with Cusco

Posted on August 25, 2017July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

Project GD STI: Getting Rid of Chassis Flex with Cusco by Mike Kojima The GD STI/WRX had what was considered to be a very stiff chassis when it was first…

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Project Bugeye GDA WRX: Fixing the Clutch with Exedy

Posted on August 23, 2017September 18, 2018
byMike Kojima

Project Bugeye GDA WRX: Fixing the Clutch with Exedy by Mike Kojima photos by Ian Pak Poor Ian, MotoIQ’s FNG’s daily was his trusty Bugeye GDA WRX. The WRX has given many…

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Project GD STI: Making More Power with Cobb Tuning and Precision Turbo Part 2!

Posted on July 31, 2017July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

Project GD STI: Making More Power with Cobb Tuning and Precision Turbo Part 2! by Mike Kojima When we last left off with Project GD STI, we had just…

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Sneak Peek: Killer B Motorsport’s KILRB1

Posted on July 19, 2017June 30, 2018
byKhiem Dinh

Sneak Peek: Killer B Motorsport’s KILRB1 by Khiem Dinh Those who race a Subaru know the name Killer B Motorsport. They likely have a number of Killer B parts on…

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Japanese Cars That Don’t Suck!

Posted on April 21, 2017July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

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…

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Daily Driven, HKS Supercharged Scion FR-S Autocross and Track Car

Posted on April 17, 2017May 23, 2018
byFrank Ewald

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…

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Testing Radium Engineering’s Advanced Self-Draining Catch Can!

Posted on April 5, 2017July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

Testing Radium Engineering's Advanced Self-Draining Catch Can! by Mike Kojima Having proper crankcase ventilation is critical on a performance engine, especially forced induction ones that have more blowby past the rings…

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The Continual Beginner

Posted on March 23, 2017July 12, 2018
byChristyCarlson

PPIHC 2012 – Photo by Eric Gearhart The Continual Beginner by Christy Carlson Repetition leads to boredom. Boredom leads to unrest. Unrest leads to new beginnings. Well, that, and…

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Building the FR-S FA20 Engine with Stay Crushing, Assembling the Engine!

Posted on January 23, 2017July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

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…

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Building the FR-S FA20 engine with Stay Crushing, Building the Cylinder Heads With Portflow Design

Posted on January 1, 2017July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

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…

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Project Autocross BRZ – Dialing in the KW Clubsports

Posted on September 1, 2016June 21, 2018
byColinHolte

Project Autocross BRZ – Dialing in the KW Clubsports by Bart Hockerman It's always funny how things work out when you look back. Dialing in ride heights, alignments and suspension…

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Project Autocross BRZ: Getting a Little Louder with the ARK Design Racing Spec Exhaust

Posted on August 3, 2016July 2, 2018
byColinHolte

Getting a Little Louder with the ARK Design RacingSPEC Exhaust by Bart Hockerman I have been looking for a good single exit exhaust option since I bought the BRZ. I…

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Project Autocross BRZ – Nanny Removal with Beastronix

Posted on July 13, 2016May 23, 2018
byColinHolte

Project Autocross BRZ: Testing the Beastronix 86Nanny by Bart Hockerman Building the MotoIQ Project Subaru BRZ is always an adventure as is with building any car to a specific purpose.…