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WATCH: How We Built Our Project Subaru So it Won’t Blow Up! (AND Drive Great)

  • Posted on January 26, 2024
  • byJeff Naeyaert
  It doesn’t happen a lot around the shop, but today we are officially calling our Project GD Subaru WRX STi… “DONE”! Make yourself comfortable, this is a long one…
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Project GD STI, Our Custom Stoptech Big Rear Brake Kit Comes Together!

  • Posted on July 9, 2023July 11, 2023
  • byMike Kojima
In our last segment, we talked about the lack of rear brake upgrades for the GD and why it was difficult to design one.  We started out with a Stoptech…
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WATCH: Big Power Subaru Parts! Turbo | Exhaust | Fueling

  • Posted on December 23, 2022
  • byJeff Naeyaert
  If you saw our video on how to build an EJ so it won’t blow up (see the link below if not) you’ll definitely want to watch what turbo,…
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Fixing the GD WRX Fuel System with Radium Engineering and DeatschWerks

  • Posted on December 18, 2022December 20, 2022
  • byMike Kojima
On our Project GD STI we upgraded the fuel system using a Radium Engineering fuel hanger and a single large Walbro TIA450 fuel pump.  However, we found that Subaru wiring…
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Project GD STI, Fixing all the Details!

  • Posted on September 25, 2022September 28, 2022
  • byMike Kojima
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…
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Project GD STI, IAG’s new high capacity EJ Oil Pump!

  • Posted on November 28, 2021
  • byMike Kojima
IAG has just dropped their Stage 1 and Stage 2 oil pumps for all EJ engines.  We will be using their Stage 2 pump on our own Project GD STI.…
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The Rest of the Engine for Project WRX

  • Posted on July 25, 2021July 30, 2021
  • byMike Kojima
We have been getting parts to finish off the engine build on Project GD WRX.  If you have been following the project you can check out what we have done…
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WATCH: How to Build a Subaru EJ Engine that won’t BLOW UP!

  • Posted on March 6, 2021
  • byJeff Naeyaert
  Time to dust off Project Bugeye WRX and start putting its new engine together. We’ll show you all the parts that will be going into our EJ20 build, along…
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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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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…
StopTech big brake kit installed on WRX
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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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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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