Project Tundra: Fixing the Brakes with Stoptech
Project Tundra: Fixing the Brakes with Stoptech by Mike Kojima So as we alluded to in our last article, our powerful supercharged Tundra without a limited slip was continually activating…
Project Fiesta ST – Improving the Brakes with a Gold Coast Automotive Big Brake Kit and a Ford Racing Brake Controller
Project Fiesta ST – Improving the Brakes with a Gold Coast Automotive Big Brake Kit and a Ford Racing Brake Controller by Mike Kojima When we last left off, our…
Project Tundra, Getting More Grip with an Auburn Gear HP Limited Slip Differential
Project Tundra: Getting More Grip with an Auburn Gear HP Limited Slip Differential by Mike Kojima Supercharging Project Tundra is one of the best things we have ever done to…
Lessons in Turbo Technology with Garrett! Lesson 1 – The Compressor Wheel
Lessons in Turbo Technology with Garrett! Lesson 1 – The Compressor Wheel by Mike Kojima Recently we were privileged to be able to take a look behind the walls of…
Wrench Tip: Creative Spark Plug Removal
Wrench Tip: Creative Spark Plug Removal by David Zipf When we picked up our Isuzu Vehicross, we knew that mechanically it was in good shape. However we also knew that the…
Project MKIV Supra: Part 10 – Dyno testing – We Hit 800 WHP!
Project Supra on Modified By KC’s Dynojet 424x, ready to spin some madness. Project Supra: Part 10 – Dyno testing – we hit 800 WHP! by Pablo Mazlumian I know…
Tested: Mother’s NuLens Headlight Restoration Kit
Tested: Mother's NuLens Headlight Restoration Kit by David Zipf Two things happened to me in the span of a few months. The first was years of slowly killing myself in College…
Nerd’s Eye View: LA Auto Show 2014: Part 2 – Race Cars and Engines
Nerd’s Eye View: LA Auto Show 2014: Part 2 – Race Cars and Engines by Khiem Dinh Khiem Dinh is an engineer for Honeywell Turbo Technologies at the time of…
Project SEMA Scion Tuner Challenge FR-S: Getting More Power with an HKS Supercharger and More Cooling with a CSF Radiator
Project SEMA Scion Tuner Challenge FR-S: Getting More Power with an HKS Supercharger and More Cooling with a CSF Radiator by Mike Kojima Our SEMA Scion Tuner Challenge car's progress…
Project White 5.0 Liter Mustang – Bolting on More Power with Borla Long Tube Headers
Project White 5.0 Liter Mustang – Bolting on More Power with Borla Long Tube Headers by Mike Kojima In our last edition of Project 5.0 Mustang, we added some basic…
Nerd’s Eye View: LA Auto Show 2014: Part 1 – Street Cars and Show Stuffings
Nerd’s Eye View: LA Auto Show 2014: Part 1 – Street Cars and Show Stuffings by Khiem Dinh Khiem Dinh is an engineer for Honeywell Turbo Technologies at the time…
The CSF Radiator Challenge! CSF vs Masiv
The CSF Radiator Challenge! CSF vs Masiv by Mike Kojima and Khiem Dinh During the summer CSF radiator launched a bold ad campaign with MotoIQ: the CSF Summer Challenge. CSF…
Performance Racing Industry 2014: PART 3
The Chevrolet Performance booth was probably one of the most impressive to walk through at PRI 2014, with a few cars and several crate motors to check out. We've got…
Industry Insider: Tein’s Shock Service
Industry Insider: Tein's shock service by Mike Kojima One of the markings of a better shock company is if the company can service their product by offering rebuilding and revalving…
Performance Racing Industry 2014: PART 2
When you see these colors, there’s no mistaking which suspension company’s products you’re looking at. KW Suspension’s setups come in three different flavors, which feature height-only adjustable (Variant 1), single-adjustable…
Keep It Simple – Go Tuning’s Spoon Sports Civic
Keep It Simple – Go Tuning's Spoon Sports Civic by Mike Kojima What's the best thing to do to re launch a performance brand in the USA? Go racing. That is…
Performance Racing Industry 2014: Part 1
We’ll be talking about Garrett Turbochargers in a subsequent part, but this Pro Mod dragster running twin Garrett GTX4718 snails reminded me of a Stars Wars storm trooper. PRI 2014:…
No Rest For the Studious: The Story of the University of Delaware BHR14 (Part 1)
No Rest For the Studious: The Story of the University of Delaware BHR14 – Part 1 by David Zipf If you've been a longtime reader of MotoIQ, you may remember in…
Polystrand GT-Lite CRX – Part 2
Polystrand GT-Lite CRX: Part 2 – Designing an Independent Rear Suspension From Scratch & A Composites Primer by Jonathan Spiegel When we last left off, the GT-Lite Project CRX was…
Project SEMA Scion Tuner Challenge FR-S, Getting More Power with a Ganador Exhaust
Project SEMA Scion Tuner Challenge FR-S, Getting More Power with a Ganador Exhaust by Mike Kojima Our first step in extracting more power from our FR-S's FA20 motor was to…
Nerd’s Eye View: SEMA 2014 Part II
Nerd’s Eye View: SEMA 2014 – Part 2 by Khiem Dinh Khiem Dinh is an engineer for Honeywell Turbo Technologies at the time of this writing. All statements and opinions…
Project White 5.0 Liter Mustang – Bolting on Power with a Borla ATAK Exhaust
Project White 5.0 Liter Mustang – Bolting on Power with a Borla ATAK Exhaust by Mike Kojima In the last installment of Project Mustang, we freed up the engine's breathing…
Project MKIV Supra: Part 9 – The 2JZ’s running! Plus more fuel, new suspension, tires, dyno runs, and more!
Along a private frontage road in the middle of nowhere, Kansas, our 2JZ is getting some miles put on it. It’s a beautiful day and the top is off—it almost…
Project White 5.0 Liter Mustang- Getting More Easy Power with an AEM Intake!
Our Project Mustang has been doing just fine with its new suspension and tires which have drastically improved the car’s handling. With the chassis doing a lot better and with the…
Project SEMA Scion Tuner Challenge FR-S: Easy Power with an Unorthodox Racing Pulley
Project SEMA Scion Tuner Challenge FR-S: Easy Power with an Unorthodox Racing Pulley by Mike Kojima In previous installments of Project SEMA Scion Tuner Challenge FR-S, we’ve worked on improving the…
Project E46 M3: Part 9 – Interior Upgrades Kept Simple
Upgrades from Coby Wheel, Wet Okole and Sparkplugs.com! Project M3: Part 9 – Interior upgrades kept simple Enhancing the overall driving experiece in one afternoon. by Pablo Mazlumian If you’re…
DRIVER DEVELOPMENT: Learning Processes
DRIVER DEVELOPMENT: Learning Processes by Billy Johnson How do we become better at driving? Practice makes perfect, right? Well not necessarily. Without feedback and direction, additional practice won’t always improve…
Global Rally Cross, Vegas Style
Event Coverage: 2014 Global Rallycross Vegas Style by Sarah Forst The 2014 Global Rallycross season wrapped up for the 3rd consecutive year in Las Vegas, but at the Linq Hotel…
SEMA: 2014 Wrapup
“It's the most wonderful time of the year…” SEMA 2014 Wrapup by Sarah Forst A pass to SEMA is akin to an invite to the Playboy Mansion for most nerdy…
Project E46 M3: Part 8 – The dreaded EML Light
Today, the car is running great. But let us update you regarding a little issue we've been battling over the past year-and-a-half, and thankfully got resolved. Project M3, Part 8:…
Project SEMA Scion Tuner Challenge FR-S
Project SEMA Scion Tuner Challenge FR-S by Mike Kojima MotoIQ is teaming up with the good folks at The GTChannel to produce a Scion FR-S for the SEMA Scion FR-S…
Project Fiesta ST – Improving the Brakes with mountune USA
Project Fiesta ST-Improving the Brakes with mountune USA by Mike Kojima So far we have improved the handling and shifting on our Project Ford Fiesta ST with some stuff from…