Project Bugeye GDA WRX: Fixing the Clutch with Exedy
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…
Building the FR-S FA20 with Stay Crushing: Installing the Engine and Making Big Power!
Building the FR-S FA20 with Stay Crushing: Installing the Engine and Making Big Power! by Mike Kojima If you have been following our story, we are now ready to install the engine…
Project E46 M3, Part 19: Powerflex Bushings and Maintenance
Our Project E46 M3 is chilling in its updated garage. See that X-pipe on the right, leaning against the wall? That's a BimmerWorld unit that will be tested and installed…
Project EP3 Civic Si: Fixing the @$#%! Steering for Good with SHG Motor Works!
Project EP3 Civic Si: Fixing the @$#%! Steering for Good with SHG Motor Works! by Mike Kojima In our last edition of Project EP3 Civic Si, we thought we had…
Top Lube for E85?
Top Lube for E85? by Mike Kojima We had just switched to race E98 fuel in Dai Yoshihara’s Turn 14/Falken Tire BRZ at the start of the 2016 Formula Drift Season. Of…
TESTED: CXC Simulations Motion Pro II Driving Simulator!
TESTED: CXC Simulations Motion Pro II Driving Simulator! by Karla Pestotnik You wouldn’t compete in an Ironman marathon without several months (or years) of dedicated training. You wouldn’t decide randomly that…
The Tech Garage Low Cost Borescope!
The Tech Garage Low Cost Borescope! by Mike Kojima Just a few short years ago having access to a borescope was a luxury that few racers, engine builders, and…
TESTED: BG Syncro Shift II Gear Oil
Changing out the factory transmission fluid for a higher performance oil is a common solution to reduce the notchy-ness and improve shifting feel. This is especially important in the Getrag…
Wrench Tip: How to Do Your Own Alignment!
When most people hear the word alignment, they think of two things– lasers and alignment racks. There is a preconceived notion that in order to achieve an accurate alignment, you…
Project GD STI: Making More Power with Cobb Tuning and Precision Turbo Part 2!
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…
WATCH: MotoIQ Project V8 RX7 Suspension Update
WATCH: MotoIQ Project V8 RX7 Suspension Update From custom fabricated control arms to revalved KW V3 coilovers with HLS, Mike Kojima goes under Project V8 RX7 to explain everything we did…
Project F150: Part Two – Lighting Things Up with LEDs!
Project F150: Part Two – Lighting Things Up with LEDs! by S. Tate In Part One, we started our journey for more power. We saw significant gains with our…
TESTED: Steeda Anti Wheel-Hop Package
First iterations of new technologies are rarely flawless. When the Mustang ditched the solid axle in 2015 in favor of a 21st century Independent Rear Suspension, it transformed into a…
Project Mustang 5.0: Data Logging, Tuning, and More with HP Tuners nGauge
Project Mustang 5.0: Data Logging, Tuning, and More with HP Tuners nGauge by Vince Illi Since OBD-II (On-Board Diagnostics II) became a standard in 1996, vehicle manufacturers have been…
Project AP1 S2000: Installing Hasport AP Differential Mounts
Project AP1 S2000: Installing Hasport AP Differential Mounts by Vincent Soto Our Project AP1 S2000 is a daily workhorse. It’s almost 17 years old and coming up on 140,000…
Tested:Meguiar’s Mirror Bright Vinyl and Rubber Treatment
Tested: Meguiar's Mirror Bright Vinyl and Rubber Treatment by Mike Kojima We usually don't get excited enough about car care products to write about them, but every once and…
Why You Need to Get a 3D Printer!
Why do you need a 3D printer? A better question would be, why haven’t you got one yet? 3D printing has long been hailed as the “next big thing in tech”,…
Can an Oil Change Affect Horsepower?
A lot of people have asked this question before and the jury has been out on whether this is something that is true or not. We have attempted to test to…
AutoX’ing Steed: Gregg Biddlingmeier’s 1988 Ford Mustang
AutoX’ing Steed: Gregg Biddlingmeier’s 1988 Ford Mustang by Justin Banner When Gregg made the move from the Midwest to Arizonain 2010, he knew he had to find another Mustang…
Project AP1 S2000: Installing Forbidden Side Diffusers
Project AP1 S2000: Installing Forbidden Side Diffusers by Karla Pestotnik Project AP1 S2000 has specific plans to be the ultimate, fun street car that can hold its own performance-wise,…
Tested: Rally Ready Driving School!
Tested: Rally Ready Driving School! by Khiem Dinh I started watching WRC around fifteen years ago and more recently rally cross, but I had never learned the skills required…
Wrench Tip: Torquing Unreachable Fasteners
Have you ever looked at your service manual for a torque spec, only to curse, “What the hell were those engineers thinking?” We certainly have, but there is always a way…
Project EP3 Civic Si: Fixing EP3 Bumpsteer with Hardrace
Project EP3 Civic Si: Fixing EP3 Bumpsteer with Hardrace by Mike Kojima In prior editions of Project EP3 Civic Si, we went over the history of the car, the worst…
Event Coverage: 2017 Indianapolis 500 Presented by PennGrade Oil, Part 1
Event Coverage: 2017 Indianapolis 500 Presented by PennGrade Oil, Part 1 by David Zipf There is no place like Indy. You can feel it when you drive up to it…
The Cars of Knox Mountain Hill Climb
The Cars of Knox Mountain Hill Climb by Frank Ewald Photography by Brent Martin, Martin's Action Photography There was something for everyone at Leavitt Machinery's Knox Mountain Hill Climb…
Project EP3 Civic Si: Installing Fortune Auto 510 Coilovers!
Project EP3 Civic Si: Installing Fortune Auto 510 Coilovers! by Mike Kojima Over the past few installments of our EP3 project, we have been working on fixing on what is…
AntiGravity’s XA 4-1 Multi-Function Flashlight!
AntiGravity's XA 4-1 Multi-Function Flashlight! by Mike Kojima A lot of you might be familiar with AntiGravity Batteries as the supplier of ultra light and powerful Lithium Ion batteries used in Motorsports. Their…
Event Coverage: 2017 Indianapolis 500 Qualifying
Event Coverage: 2017 Indianapolis 500 Qualifying by David Zipf Week one of “The Greatest Month in Racing” started with left and right turns, kicking off with the IndyCar Grand Prix…
Tested! NGK’s New BMW 335i Coils and Bosch Plugs
We install set of NGK OE-replacement coils and OEM Bosch plugs that we got from Sparkplugs.com on a BMW 335i running JB4 software. Tested! BMW 335i NGK Coils and Bosch…
DBA Brakes for Mustang S550
DBA Brakes for Mustang S550 DBA USA just announced some exciting new products for the S550 Mustang. Their 5000 series front rotors are now available for the 2015+ Mustang…
Tested: Radium Engineering Coolant Expansion Tank
Tested: Radium Engineering Coolant Expansion Tank by Vince Illi Recently, Radium Engineering began to release vehicle-specific kits for their universal billet aluminum coolant expansion tank. These kits include the expansion…
Project EP3 Si, Going 5 Lug with Wheels from Enkei and Nitto NT05 Tires
Project EP3 Si: Going 5 Lug with Wheels from Enkei and Nitto NT05 Tires by Mike Kojima Now that we converted our EP3 Civic from 4 to 5 lug hubs and added…