Never Strip a Stuck Screw Again!
How many of you have stripped out Philips head screws? If you work on stuff at all, then you all have and if you say no, you are lying! Well,…
Building the Nissan R35 GT-R VR38DETT For Safe Bolt On Power!
The R35 GT-R is an exceedingly capable car. With tons of support from the aftermarket and a basically strong platform, it is capable of world-class performance. The VR38DETT is an…
Getting the Most From 91 Octane Pump Gas with a Honda K Motor, Part Three
In the last installment of our pump gas Honda K Motor project, we discussed the engines top end with a Drag Cartel cylinder head which was going to nicely complement…
BEST OF 2019: The New Supra Engine Might Actually be Better than BMW’s M Engine
The new 2020 Toyota Supra gets a lot of internet bashing for “being a BMW.” It’s almost as if people believe Toyota is still good at building sports cars on…
WATCH: Mission Impossible – Building the Nissan VQ37VHR!
You may not know it but MotoIQ was born and bred by a bunch of Nissan dorks.. Bring the best minds we’ve got together with the companies that…
Restoring a Legend, Building a LS3 For Falken’s Championship Winning S13 – Part Three
In the last edition of our engine build, restoring the engine for Dai Yoshihara’s Team Falken S13 we worked on the bottom end fortifying it with parts from JE Pistons,…
Getting the Most From 91 Octane Pump Gas with a Honda K Motor, Part Two
In our last article, we discussed the modifications needed to the bottom end on our super pump gas Honda K series engine to get it up to snuff. Now we…
Installing KW Clubsport Coilovers on my moms C63 AMG
Yeah so, my mom drives a C63 AMG. She recently moved to New York for a year, leaving me to “take care” of her car. So as soon as she…
Getting the Most From 91 Octane Pump Gas with a Honda K Motor, Part One
So the MotoIQ garage is in the process of building a pretty neat car, restoring a well worn DC5 RSX to better than its formal glory. The story starts here…
StopTech/G-Loc Combo for the Devine Force Racing STi
We’ve all been there, that moment coming down a long straightaway, absolutely HAULING FAST as possible, as the unforgiving braking zone approaches. A quick tap to the brake pedal with…
WATCH: How to Get 150hp/liter from your Honda!
Today in the MotoIQ Garage we’re building a hybrid K24 Honda engine for a customer who wants to get the most power out of his daily driven Acura…
The Mazda RX-9 won’t have a rotary engine
Hot off the heels of the Supra revitalization, the web is filled with the next possible RX Mazda sports car. Fanboys won’t be happy though, because what everyone wants is…
Getting More Power From the 4G63 With Link Engine Managment
Photography by Vincent Soto Now that we have accumulated all of the cool parts for our Project Evo IX it is time to start getting it all together to integrate…
Installation and testing of the KW 2-Way Clubsports on the Devine Force Racing Time Attack STi
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…
Restoring a Legend, Building a LS3 For Falken’s Championship Winning S13 – Part Two
In our last segment, we gave you a look at the 415 cubic inch or 6.8 liter Chevy LS drift motor we are building for Falken Tires ex Yoshihara championship-winning…
Porsche Taycan: Changing the EV Performance Durability Standard
Porsche is known for track cars. Tesla made electric vehicles quick, but they had no thermal durability. It’s well documented that the Model S can only handle a lap or…
Nerd’s Eye View: Mercedes AMG M139 Engine
Photos from Mercedes A few months ago, the automotive media went nuts over the M139 engine from Mercedes. It’s the highest horsepower 2.0L engine ever to go into production making…
The Dreaded Subaru p0011 and p0021 DTC Codes, Don’t Let Them Wreck Your Turbo!
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…
An Introduction to Data Systems: Buyer’s Guide
If you’re a racer, a track day junkie, or just love teasing your car’s limits, you’ve probably never said: “I’m fine with not going any faster.” We’re all on a…
Pro Tip! Check Inside Your Oil Filter!
One of the most important things to do when maintaining an engine used in competition or any sort of hard-driving is to constantly monitor its condition and do preemptive service…
Apex Pro: Trust the Lights!
While racing on track for the fastest lap time, it’s extremely helpful to have instant feedback on where one is losing time. The APEX Pro has discovered a way to…
Sneak Peak: Unidentified Garrett Advancing Motion Motorsports Turbo
I was browsing Facebook or LinkedIn and, on my feed, a Garrett article popped up about some e-turbo stuff; I snagged these pictures from the linked article. The Garrett Motorsports…
WATCH: 1000+ Horsepower / ZERO Fuel Starvation! The ULTIMATE FD RX-7 Fuel System Using the Factory Tank!
Anyone who takes their FD RX-7 to the track knows one the most annoying problems is fuel starvation! Take a fast turn with anything less than half a tank…
Testing Garrett Advancing Motion’s Upgraded Intercooler for the Ford Focus ST!
If you own a Focus ST, Garrett Advancing Motion has come out with a new outstanding bolt on performance intercooler upgrade for your car. We obtained a sample of the…
Testing Steeda’s Extreme G-Trac K-Member Brace
After our article reviewing Steeda’s Stop The Hop Package for the S550 Mustang GT, some of our readers asked us for feedback on Steeda’s Extreme G-Trac K-Member Brace. Since our…
Portable Data Acquisition and Logging – AEM Electronics CD-5
The AEM Electronics CD-5 Digital Dash Display is more than just a pretty digital dash for a race car. At MotoIQ we have been using one for all sorts of…
Testing Borla’s S-Type Cat-Back Exhaust for the 2018+ Mustang GT
For the fourth year in a row, the Mustang continues to be the “best-selling sports coupe in the entire world”. The S550 platform that debut in 2015 catapulted the brand…
Restoring a Legend, Building a LS3 For Falken’s Championship Winning S13, Part One
The Discount Tire/Falken S13 that Dai Yoshihara drove to many podiums and a Formula Drift championship now resides with Falken Tire where it does duty as a promotional demo car. …
Rapid Designing and Testing Suspension With 3D Printing Part 2
In our last story, we were redesigning the steering knuckle/upright for the 2019 season on Dai Yoshihara’s Turn 14 Formula Drift BR-Z. Our design goals were to keep the tires…
Watch: LiteBlox Ultralightweight Drop In Battery for the Porsche 911
Want to get rid of 42 pounds of weight from your Porsche 911? LiteBox makes it easy. We show how easy it is to install and what effects it…
King Bearings Long Term Extreme Use Torture Test!
We have been using King Bearings almost exclusively in our engine builds for the past several years and have been getting extremely good results with them. So we wanted to…
Designing Suspension with 3D Printing
Drift cars with their extreme steering angles are pretty difficult to design suspension for. A lot of things must be considered because geometry that works well on a regular car…