Wrench Tip: How to Fix a Bumper Cover
Wrench Tip: How to Fix a Bumper Cover by David Zipf Fender benders suck. Even a light knock can craze paint, crack light lenses, and put holes in bumpers. While…
Building a NASA NP01 Prototype the Right Way with Stoptech! Part 1
Building a NASA NP01 Prototype the Right Way with StopTech by Mike Kojima Last November we had the chance to drive and evaluate NASA's NP01 Prototype built by Elan. We…
Improving Towing Capability with Hellwig and Bilstein Part Two
Improving Towing Capability with Hellwig and Bilstein Part Two by Mike Kojima In part one, we installed Hellwig air springs, rear anti sway bar and Bilstein 5100 series shocks on…
Mucking Off with Muck Daddy, Green Style
Mucking Off with Muck Daddy, Green Style by Mike Kojima There is always plenty going on at the palatial MotoIQ HQ. A lot of that involves race cars and high mileage…
Project [Rotary] FD RX-7: Part 6 – V-Mount Cooling System (Overview and Intercooler)
Project [Rotary] FD RX-7: Part 6 – V-Mount Cooling System (Overview and Intercooler) by M-P Spierer The cooling system in the FD RX-7 is widely regarded as its most glaring weakness.…
Project S2000: Part 24 – Bridgestone Potenza RE-71Rs and DIY Brake Ducts
Project S2000: Part 24 – Bridgestone Potenza RE-71Rs and DIY Brake Ducts by Khiem Dinh If we go way back to the very first episode (sorry, been listening to some…
“My Girlfriend’s” Miata: Part 5 – Keeping Cool with Koyo Radiators
“My Girlfriend's” Miata: Part 5 – Keeping Cool with Koyorad Radiators by Daniel O'Donnell I had a dream. In this dream a man would drive a car on the track.…
Event Coverage: 2016 Indianapolis 500 Qualifying
Event Coverage: 2016 Indianapolis 500 Qualifying by David Zipf In case you missed it, the Indianapolis 500 celebrates a milestone this year. While the 100th anniversary of the great race…
Inside the Rahal Letterman Lanigan RLL BMW M6 GTLM
One of our traditions while at the Long Beach Grand Prix, is to get a close look at the latest factory BWM racers with the Rahal Letterman Lanigan team. The…
Improving Towing Capability with Hellwig and Bilstein Part One
Improving Towing Capability with Hellwig and Bilstein Part One by Mike Kojima There has been a war brewing in the past few years, not in the Middle East, but in…
The DeltaWing Revisited
The DeltaWing Revisited by Mike Kojima We first took a look at the famous and controversial Elan Delta Wing a couple of years ago. At the time the car was…
No Rest For the Studious: The Story of the University of Delaware BHR14 (Part 3)
No Rest For the Studious: The Story of the University of Delaware BHR14 (Part 3) by David Zipf In Part 3, we finally get this sucker running! So far in…
Sneak Peek: Porsche’s New Turbo Engines
Sneak Peek: Porsche’s New Turbo Engines by Khiem Dinh The industry push towards smaller displacement turbo engines is in full-swing. Across every make and model, large displacement naturally aspirated engines…
M2K Motorsports 280 mph Ford GT
M2K Motorsports 280 mph Ford GT by Mike Kojima The Ford GT was in our opinion America's first true exotic supercar. Inspired by Ford's GT40 race cars from the 60's,…
Evaluating the ACT Heavy Duty Clutch and XACT Prolite Flywheel for the Honda S2000
Evaluating the ACT Heavy Duty Clutch and XACT Prolite Flywheel for the Honda S2000 by Mike Kojima Vince, our FNG, drives a Honda S2000 that serves as his daily driver.…
“My Girlfriend’s” Miata: Part 4 – Brake Upgrade with Good-Win-Racing and DBA USA
“My Girlfriend's” Miata: Part 4 – Brake Upgrade with Good-Win-Racing and DBA USA by Daniel O'Donnell We’re doing it people. The impossible is becoming possible. We’re taking a car that I…
Project Isuzu VehiCross Part 7: Getting Hitched With Curt Manufacturing
Project Isuzu VehiCross Part 7: Getting Hitched With Curt Manufacturing by David Zipf One of the reasons we bought a VehiCross, on top of its coolness, was the ability to…
Project Evo X GSR, Completing the Suspension with Whiteline
Project Evo X GSR, Completing the Suspension with Whiteline by Mike Kojima It's been a long time between updates on Project Evo X GSR. It hasn't been for lack of…
Turbo Tech: Calculating Compressor Flow
Turbo Tech: Calculating Compressor Flow by Khiem Dinh Turbo Tech: Size Matters gave a quick and easy way to get in the ballpark for picking the right size turbo for…
Project Viper GTS: Part 6 – Corsa Exhaust and Kooks Green Cats
After some impressive gains from intake work in Part 4, we now turn our attention to the opposite side of the engine to improve the evacuation of exhaust gasses as…
Fabricating Turbo Headers and Exhaust Systems with Eimer Engineering and Burns Stainless
Fabricating Turbo Headers and Exhaust Systems with Eimer Engineering and Burns Stainless by Mike Kojima How do you make a good turbo system even better? We did it by enlisting…
“My Girlfriend’s” Miata: Part 3 – Lotus Elise Seats and Flipside Customs Brackets
“My Girlfriend's” Miata: Part 3 – Lotus Elise Seats and Flipside Customs Brackets by Daniel O'Donnell Spring in the midwest is a lovely time of year. A pat on the back…
Tested: Nitto’s new 555 G2 High Performance Tire!
Tested: Nitto's new 555 G2 High Performance Tire! by Mike Kojima It seems like only yesterday but it was actually 20 years ago in 1996 that the Nitto 555 was…
Sneak Peek: The Engines of IMSA Weathertech GTLM
Sneak Peek: The Engines of IMSA Weathertech GTLM by Khiem Dinh The cars in the IMSA Weathertech Sportscar Championship are particularly exciting this year due to very notable newcomers introducing…
Project Isuzu Vehicross: Part 6 – Getting Sprung With Old Man Emu
Project Isuzu VehiCross Part 6: Getting Sprung With Old Man Emu by David Zipf One of the biggest complaints about the Isuzu VehiCross, even when new, is its ride. It…
Tested: Burns Stainless NHB Porsche 987 Cayman and Boxster Exhaust System
Tested: Burns Stainless NHB Porsche 987 Cayman and Boxster Exhaust System by Mike Kojima The Porsche 987 Cayman has long been one of our favorite cars. Built from 2006 to 2012,…
Project STurdteen: Building the Competitive Drift Car from a Pile
Project STurdteen: Building the Competitive Drift Car from a Pile by Mike Kojima Rathyna Gomer is MotoIQ’s sales manager but in her other life she is a Pro-Am drifter. We…
Race Ramps: Portable Pit Stop
Race Ramps: Portable Pit Stop by Jonathan Lawson Every car guy with a garage dreams of owning a lift, but not all of us have the room for one. Sure,…
Project Fiesta ST, Improving the Drivetrain with Mountune USA and SPEC Clutch
Project Fiesta ST, Improving the Drivetrain with mountune USA and SPEC Clutch by Mike Kojima If you have been following our series in the transformation of our Fiesta ST from…
PRI 2015: Part 6
This Nissan GTR was in the Motovicity booth at PRI 2015. It may not look like much but I can assure you it is a total sleeper. In fact, chances…
Nerd’s Eye View: LA Auto Show 2015 – The Engines, Electrons, and Extra Bits
Nerd’s Eye View: LA Auto Show 2015 – The Engines, Electrons, and Extra Bits by Khiem Dinh About all those batteries, the battery in my camera ran out of juice,…
Keeping the BMW E92 M3 Cool With CSF Radiators
Keeping the BMW E92 M3 Cool With CSF Radiators! by Mike Kojima Although the BMW E92 M3 is a fantastic car, one of the best performance sedans made, it does…