Level Motorsports BMW E30: Part 1 – safety, aerodynamics, and grip!
E30 BMW Built by Level Motorsports: Part 1 – Safety, Aerodynamics, and Grip! Italians do it better by Pablo Mazlumian Photos by Martin Gonzales As a MotoIQ reader, I hope…
Project 5.0 Mustang (The White One) Making it Stop with Essex Parts AP Radi-CAL Brake System
Our Project Mustang came stock with pretty decent brakes. From the factory our Ford features 4 piston Brembo calipers with 355x32mm one piece rotors. However, we still wanted to upgrade…
Driving Impressions: The CXC Simulator!
Driving Impressions: The CXC Simulator! by Mike Kojima I am not a gamer, I have never liked video games and never gotten good at them. I have always felt that…
Effort Equals Results: 50 Years of Penske Racing
Effort Equals Results: 50 Years of Penske Racing by David Zipf America is home to the two greatest names in racing: Foyt and Penske. There is nobody who could drive…
Project E46 M3: Part 15 – more exhaust testing and weight reduction
In this installment we test a Scorpion exhaust system from Bavarian Autosport, which is seen here nestled inside the Khoalty carbon fiber rear diffuser. Project M3: Part 15 – More…
Project E46 M3: Part 14 – Short shift kit and lightweight clutch and flywheel testing!!
Project E46 M3: Part 14 – Short Shift Kit and Lightweight Clutch Testing! by Pablo Mazlumian In our last installment we featured the Clutch Masters FX400 single disc clutch with…
Tested: Shoei X-Fourteen Helmet
Tested: Shoei X-Fourteen Helmet by Khiem Dinh A buddy of mine had a brand new Shoei X-Fourteen helmet that he was testing out. He wanted to get a second opinion…
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…
Zestino Gredge 07RS Race Track Tire Test
Zestino Gredge 07RS Race Track Tire Test by Karla Pestotnik It would be pretty comical if we saw Usain Bolt running the 100 meter dash in the Olympics without shoes. He…
The Amazing HKS R35 GT-R
The Amazing HKS R35 GT-R by Mike Kojima Photos by Andrew Perry and Mike Kojima When Motovicity Distribution announced The HKS Speed Ring Time Attack at Cal Speedway, the unique…
Attacking Time with the LYFE Motorsports Nissan R35 GT-R
Attacking Time with the LYFE Motorsports Nissan R35 GT-R by Mike Kojima, action Photos by Andrew Perry, GTA and Snap Studios When Cole Powelson set out to build an R35…
Building the Naturally Aspirated Honda K Engine! Part 1
Building the Naturally Aspirated Honda K Engine! Part 1 by Mike Kojima The Honda K series of engines is one of our favorites and one of the top production inline…
Hypercar Hyper1200 Tri-Turbo McLaren MP4-12C
Hypercar Development’s Hyper1200 Tri-Turbo McLaren MP4-12C by Pablo Mazlumian “So, how do I make my McLaren MP4-12C way faster?” That’s got to be one of the ultimate, first world problems.…
Building a NASA NP01 Prototype the Right Way with Stoptech! Part 2
Building a NASA NP01 Prototype the Right Way with StopTech! Part 2 by Mike Kojima Ever since we laid eyes on the conceptual drawings and parts of the NASA/Elan NP01…
Project G20 Race Car: Building a More Bulletproof SR20DE!
Project G20 Race Car: Building a More Bulletproof SR20DE! by Mike Kojima The good old stock SR20DE in our Project G20 Racecar has been doing yeoman duty, reliably lasting for the last…
Getting Project STurdteen (S13) Running Right with AEM Electronics and Wiring Specialties
Getting Project STurdteen (S13) Running Right with an AEM Infinity PNP EMS and Wiring Specialties Engine Harness by Rathyna Gomer Hopefully, you've been keeping up with the steady progress of…
A Look Inside Alec Hohnadell’s Get Nuts Lab Nissan S14
A Look Inside Alec Hohnadell's Get Nuts Lab Nissan S14 by Mike Kojima Do you want to see a future Formula Drift Champion? Look no further than Alec Hohnadell. At only…
Project MKIV Supra: Part 15 – Preliminary testing of the Precision CEA 6870 Gen2 turbo.
Project Supra is rockin’ a built 3.0-liter using JE Pistons, K1 rods, and ARP studs, and was built by FRP Performance and MKC Performance in Kansas City. The head features…
Tested: Schroth Quick Fit Harnesses
Tested: Schroth Quick-Fit Harnesses by Vince Illi I attended an SCCA autocross school last year, and after about 4 continuous hours of autocrossing, I was feeling sore in extremely weird…
Fixing Fuel Starvation with the Holley Hydramat
Fixing Fuel Starvation with the Holley Hydramat by Mike Kojma Fuel Starvation is almost always an issue when a high performance car is driven on the track, especially on production…
PE Engineering’s Innovative Easy to Install Pedal Box
PE Engineering's Racing Pedal Box: The Easy To Install Pedal Box by Mike Kojima When building a race car, the only way to get true brake proportioning is to install…
Project IS-F: Evaluating the Nitto Motivo Tire
Project IS-F: Evaluating the Nitto Motivo Tire by Mike Kojima Our Project IS-F is still around, it has been quietly and reliably racking up the miles doing daily driving duties…
5 Performance Car Engines That Suck
5 Performance Car Engines That Suck! by Mike Kojima We are going to go out on a limb and make a lot of fanbois angry. They will call BS and…
Nerd’s Eye View: Ducati Panigale 959
Nerd’s Eye View: Ducati Panigale 959 by Khiem Dinh The bigger 1299 Panigale has a price close to $20k, so there are definitely cost cutting measures taken on the smaller…
Evaluating HKS Hipermax SP coilovers on the Mazda ND MX-5
Evaluating HKS Hipermax SP coilovers on the Mazda ND MX-5 by Mike Kojima The Mazda ND MX-5 is the latest evolution of the Miata chassis. We have found it to…
Wrench Tip: How To Fix a Faulty Key Fob
Wrench Tip: How To Fix a Faulty Key Fob by David Zipf If you drive an older car with keyless entry, you will notice over time that the buttons stop working.…
No Rest For the Studious: The Story of the University of Delaware BHR14 (Part 4)
No Rest For the Studious: The Story of the University of Delaware BHR14 (Part 4) by David Zipf In Part 3 of our SAE saga, we finally got our beast…
Squirrel Power: Making our Suzuki FA50 Road Worthy
Squirrel Power: Making our Suzuki FA50 Road Worthy by David Zipf When we picked up our 1982 Suzuki FA50 last winter, we spent all our time and effort making the…
Ghostwalk the Whip: Fixing Subaru bump steer with Whiteline Bushings
by Daniel O’Donnell (With language assistance for Subaru owners in bold) There aren’t many more usable vehicles than a Subaru Outback (Scooby Vapewagon). Mild off-roading to your next rock climbing…
Product Development Testing with KW Suspension
Product Development Testing with KW Suspension by Mike Kojima If you are interested in the way a suspension company does R&D, take a look at how a typical test session…
E46 BMW M3 Turbo: Part 3 – Clutch Master Twin Disc clutch and more MKC cars!
Here is the HPF-turbocharged E46 BMW M3 in the foreground, flanked by our own Project E46 M3 in the background. We hope to have an update on Project E46 M3…
Building the Subaru VA WRX clutch and Flywheel with ACT!
Building the Subaru VA WRX clutch and Flywheel with ACT! by Mike Kojima All wheel drive cars are traditionally hard on clutches. With tons of traction, launches involve a lot…