PRI 2015: Part 5
Like SEMA in Las Vegas, PRI has a plethora of performance and racing aftermarket representation, but the beauty of PRI is that it’s pretty much all limited to just those…
Demystifying the Camshaft: Part 2 – Terminology
Demystifying the Camshaft: Part 2 – Terminology by Jonathan Spiegel In the first installment of this series, we took a fairly in-depth look at valve events, which, simply put, are…
PRI 2015: Part 4
There is more info on this twin-turbo V8 racer destined for Pike’s Peak later in this article! Performance Racing Industry: Part 4 by Pablo Mazlumian And so, the PRI saga…
Wrench Tip: Get a Jewelry Cleaner
Wrench Tip: Get a Jewelry Cleaner by David Zipf Cleaning small parts can be a real hassle. If you’re rebuilding, say, a carburetor, with lots of little jets, needles, and…
Squirrel Power: Saving a Suzuki FA50
Squirrel Power: Saving a Suzuki FA50 by David Zipf You may remember when we were battling the power steering in our Project VehiCross, that the biggest reason we got so…
PRI 2015: Part 3
Performance Racing Industry: Part 3 by Pablo Mazlumian Let's continue our journey through the PRI 2015 show in Indianapolis, Indiana. If you love modified street and racing cars, there’s no…
Wrench Tip: Alternate Bushing Press
Wrench Tip: Alternate Bushing Press by David Zipf I figured this trick out some years ago helping my friend fix his old Fox Body Mustang. It was his first car…
Testing Competition Clutch’s Stage III Clutch and Lightweight Flywheel
Testing Competition Clutch’s Stage III Clutch and Lightweight Flywheel by Mike Kojima Of the cars we have around the palatial MotoIQ Megashop one of our daily drivers was in need of…
Testing the AEM Electronics X Series Air Fuel Ratio Gauge: Part 1
Testing the AEM Electronics X Series Air Fuel Ratio Gauge: Part 1 by Mike Kojima How do you make a really good air fuel ratio gauge even better? Well that's…
Snowpocalypse: Winterizing Your Car the Right Way
Snowpocalypse: Winterizing Your Car the Right Way by David Zipf As the holiday music fills the air on every freakin' street corner in the United States, the weather begins to turn…
Project VA WRX: Finishing the Suspension With Superpro
Project VA WRX: Finishing the Suspension With Superpro by Mike Kojima We have been putting together the Suspension on Project VA WRX over the last few months with some top…
Project VA WRX: Enhancing Grip with ARK Design R5 Wheels and Nitto NT05 Tires
Project VA WRX: Enhancing Grip with ARK Design R5 Wheels and Nitto NT05 Tires by Mike Kojima Our VA WRX is becoming quite impressive thanks to the gains we have…
Project VA WRX: Improving the Suspension With Tein Flex-Z Coilovers
Project VA WRX: Improving the Suspension With Tein Flex-Z Coilovers by Mike Kojima Many of our MotoIQ Project Cars feature top of the line or even exotic suspension parts, exactly…
Project Isuzu VehiCross: Part 5 – Bodywork Round 1
Project Isuzu VehiCross: Part 5, Bodywork Round 1 by David Zipf With four project installments of our Project VehiCross, you would expect we would have done something insane to it. After…
A SEMA Newb’s Perspective
A SEMA Newb's Perspective by Connor Harrison Before this year, I had never been to SEMA (or Vegas for that matter). Well, the stars aligned with my calendar and wallet, so…
Nerd’s Eye View: SEMA 2015 – Part 2
Nerd’s Eye View: SEMA 2015 – Part 2 by Khiem Dinh Khiem Dinh is an engineer for Honeywell Turbo Technologies at the time of this writing. All statements and opinions…
TEIN EDFC ACTIVE Controller: Suspension tuning at its best
With wireless and GPS technology, The TEIN EDFC ACTIVE and ACTIVE PRO systems allow for velocity- and G-Force-based (in all directions!) tuning. Unlike the ACTIVE, the ACTIVE PRO also programs…
Wrench Tip: How To Remove a Bolt From Plastic
Wrench Tip: How To Remove a Bolt From Plastic by David Zipf I had the recent displeasure of being rear-ended in the Vehicross. Luckily, the accident wasn't too bad (and we…
Nerd’s Eye View: SEMA 2015 Part I
Nerd’s Eye View: SEMA 2015 – Part I by Khiem Dinh Khiem Dinh is an engineer for Honeywell Turbo Technologies at the time of this writing. All statements and opinions…
Project GD STI: Getting More Power with Precision Turbo and Cobb Tuning! – Part 1
Project GD STI: Getting More Power with Precision Turbo and Cobb Tuning! – Part 1 by Mike Kojima Our STI has been driving around as a daily for two years…
Analyzing and Driving the NASA/Elan NP01: The Ultimate Affordable Prototype
Analyzing and Driving the NASA/Elan NP01: The Ultimate Affordable Prototype by Mike Kojima When you talk about prototype racing, images come to mind of the exotic, fast and unaffordable P class…
SEMA Show 2015: Top 13 Tuner Cars
SEMA Show 2015: Top 13 Tuner Cars by GTChannel GTChannel compiled a list of our Top 13 Tuner Cars from the 2015 SEMA Show. SEMA Show is the largest aftermarket…
Project Bucket: EP3 Honda Civic Si
Project Bucket: EP3 Honda Civic Si by Mike Kojima What, I said, your brother in law wants to sell his Civic Si for $500? I was speaking to one of…
No Rest For the Studious: The Story of the University of Delaware BHR14 (Part 2)
No Rest For the Studious: The Story of the University of Delaware BHR14 (Part 2) by David Zipf A few months ago, we shared the first part of the tale…
Chasing the F-Wing: How Spoon Sports USA Beat the FWD Unlimited Record
Chasing the F-Wing: How Spoon Sports USA Beat the FWD Unlimited Record by Mike Kojima Last week at the annual 2015 GTA Super Lap Battle at Buttonwillow Raceway, Chris Rado's…
2015 SEMA: Wrapup
SEMA crowds may not compete with the Consumer Electronics Show but navigating crowded halls around cars versus some little Apple product turns SEMA into a way too crowded go-cart track. SEMA…
Road Racing Tire Setup Part 1: Compound Selection & Sizing
Road Racing Tire Setup Part 1: Compound Selection & Sizing by Steve Rockwood Tires. Every road racer has them on his or her mind. If things are going well,…
The PTP Lava Turbo Blanket Literally Rocks!
This is the PTP Lava Turbo Blanket installed on a Precision Turbo and Engine CEA 6766 turbocharger, which powers our Project MKIV Supra. PTP Lava Turbo Blanket literally rocks! Sometimes…
Extreme Engine Tech, Building a High Boost 2JZ with Brian Crower and JE Pistons-Part 1
Extreme Engine Tech, Building a High Boost 2JZ-GTE with Brian Crower and JE Pistons-Part 1 by Mike Kojima Building a 2JZ-GTE is not new on the pages of MotoIQ. Pablo…
Project Toyota Supra Mark IV: Part 13 – Nardi steering wheel plus more Stu Hagen and Speedhut gauges!
Check out our interior tidbits, which bring this 20-year-old interior more up to date. We’re very pleased with how things are coming along. Project MKIV Supra: Part 13 – Nardi…
Project 5.0 Mustang: Getting More Power and Durability with Ford Racing
We have just about maximized the bolt on potential of Project 5.0 Mustang in our last installment with the addition of the Ford Racing Cobra Jet intake manifold. Now, in…
Pocket Size Terror – Building a CRG ICC Shifter Kart
Pocket Size Terror – Building a CRG ICC Shifter Kart by Mike Kojima If you are a long term reader of MotoIQ you have probably seen some of our stories…