The Great ARK Design FR-S / BRZ Exhaust Shootout
The Great ARK Design FR-S / BRZ Super Exhaust Shootout, Part 1 by Mike Kojima The FR-S/BRZ twins are proving to be somewhat difficult cars to tune. The FA20 engine…
Project FR-S: Interim Progress Report
Project FR-S: Interim Progress Report by Mike Kojima If you have been following the build up of our our Project FR-S and the Ticket to Ride FR-S you might have…
Wrench Tip – Gapping Piston Rings
MotoIQ Wrench Tip – How to Gap Piston Rings by Mike Kojima Setting the gap on your piston rings is an important step to building an engine that performs at…
Sneak Peek: The Engines of Formula Drift 2014
Sneak Peek: The Engines of Formula Drift 2014 by Khiem Dinh Khiem Dinh is an engineer for Honeywell Turbo Technologies at the time of this writing. All statements and opinions…
Motovicity Ticket to Ride- On Track Shootout!
Motovicity Ticket to Ride – On Track Shootout! by Mike Kojima For those of you that have been following the build ups of the Motovicity Ticket to Ride Ford Mustang…
TESTED: OPTIMA Digital 1200 Battery Charger
The OPTIMA Digital 1200 battery charger – not intended for children under the age of 16. And no animals were harmed during the making of this article. Having used…
A Tour Through Aeromotive Fuel Systems
Industry Insider: A Tour Through Aeromotive Fuel Systems We take a look at their assembly process and even some of their racecars! by Pablo Mazlumian When building a high-powered street or racecar, upgrading…
Motovicity Ticket to Ride – Scion FR-S Build Part 2
Motovicity Ticket to Ride – Scion FR-S Build Part 2 by Martin Gonzales With a more responsive suspension and more aggressive brake and pad set-up, it was now time to set the team…
Motovicity Ticket to Ride – Scion FR-S Build Part 1
Motovicity Ticket to Ride – Scion FR-S Build Part 1 by Martin Gonzales We are now nearing the end of our coverage of the Motovicity Ticket to Ride builds,…
TESTED: Crawford Performance FR-S/BRZ Power Blocks Intake Manifold Spacers
TESTED: Crawford Performance FR-S/BRZ Power Blocks Intake Manifold Spacers by Mike Kojima Last week we got a text message from Subaru tuner extraordinaire Quirt Crawford. Quirt was pretty excited about…
Motovicity Ticket to Ride – Ford Mustang Build Part 2
Motovicity Ticket to Ride – Ford Mustang Build Part 2 by Mike Kojima With a few more ponies under the hood and increased braking performance, it is now time for…
Nitto Dura Grappler Review
TESTED: Nitto Dura Grappler by Steve Rockwood Tires on a truck are often ho-hum items. Most truck owners aren’t interested in shaving tenths off of lap times, nor are they…
Project 350Z: Testing the MotorDyne Engineering MREV 2 Intake Manifold
Project 350Z: Testing the MotorDyne Engineering MREV 2 Intake Manifold by Mike Kojima We are reaching the limit of easy bolt on performance gains with Project 350Z. In looking over…
Project 350Z: Testing the AEM Cold Air Intake
Project 350Z- Testing the AEM Induction Cold Air Intake by Mike Kojima In our last trip to the dyno, we tested AEM's Short Ram intake on our 350Z. We were…
5 Trick Fixes for High Mileage Cars: Get Better Power, Fuel Economy and Engine Longevity
Everything featured today was tested on Modified by KC’s Dynojet 424x. You may recognize this minivan because we used it in our Michelin’s X-Ice Xi3 winter tire test, running it…
TESTED: Laptimizer Race Data Management iPad App
TESTED: Laptimizer Race Data Management iPad App by Dave Pratte If you’ve been hooked on the go-fast crackpipe long enough, you probably have a binder full of old race notes…
Project FR-S: More Rear Suspension with Cusco and Whiteline
Project FR-S: More Rear Suspension with Cusco and Whiteline by Mike Kojima In our last segment we brought the front suspension of our FR-S up to the latest top standards…
Project 350Z – Testing AEM’s Short Ram Air Intake
Project 350Z – Testing AEM's Short Ram Air Intake by Mike Kojima When we first got Project 350Z as a well used and beat up car, one of the mods…
Project 350Z- Increasing Oil Capcity with Jim Wolf Technology
Project 350Z- Increasing Oil Capacity with Jim Wolf Technology by Mike Kojima We have been working on getting more power out of Project 350Z's VQ35DE engine in our latest series…
Project FR-S: Getting More Out of Our Front Suspension With Whiteline and Turn In Concepts!
Project FR-S: Getting More Out of Our Front Suspension With Whiteline and Turn In Concepts! by Mike Kojima The suspension on our FR-S was originally done over a year ago…
Project 350Z- Testing Jim Wolf Technology C2 Camshafts
Project 350Z – Testing Jim Wolf Technology C2 Camshafts by Mike Kojima So far we have tried some easy bolt ons like a manifold spacer, headers, high flow cats and…
Wrench Tips #33: Old Tires Suck
Wrench Tips #33: Old Tires Suck! by Dave Coleman There are a lot of goofy, semi-nonsensical numbers in the tire business, but if you're a tire-scrounging cheapass like me, this one…
Project E46 M3: Part 7 – Magnaflow vs Corsa Cat-Back Exhausts!
Project E46 M3 seems to live on MKC’s dyno. I have owned it 1.5 years and it’s already seen 164 pulls. Five of our seven featured articles include dyno testing,…
Project Grey Mustang 5.0: Part 4 – Improving Drivability and Reliability
Project Grey Mustang 5.0: Part 4 – Improving Drivability and Reliability by Vince Illi The Grey Project Mustang 5.0 is still alive and kicking. Over the past year, it’s had…
Project Toyota Supra MKIV: Part 8 – Fuel and Engine breather systems
Our little 2JZ “engine that could” is coming right along. Just an intake pipe and a couple of small engine dress-up details are all that's left! Project Supra MKIV: Part 8…
TESTED: Royal Purple Max Boost Octane Booster
TESTED: Royal Purple Max Boost Octane Booster by Mike Kojima To be honest we were not big fans of octane boosters. In the past, we have not been able to…
Kooks Custom Headers
Kook’s Custom Headers, Get Kookin’ with Kooks By Billy Johnson, photos by Brian Humphries Kook’s Custom Headers might not be a household name in the tuner market, but they pride…
Project 5.0 Mustang – Building the Perfect Wheel Set with HRE and Nitto Tires!
Project 5.0 Mustang – Building the Perfect Wheel Set with HRE and Nitto Tire! by Mike Kojima Last time we saw Project Mustang, it was off getting some new suspension. …
Project 350Z – Finding More Power with MotorDyne Engineering
Project 350Z – Finding More Power with MotorDyne Engineering by Mike Kojima In looking for more low hanging horsepower fruit for Project 350Z, we decided to try an intake manifold…
Project Toyota Supra MKIV: Part 7 – Choosing the right intercooler
Project Supra gets an ETS intercooler upgrade, which should provide the best of both worlds in flow and cooling efficiency. Project Supra MKIV Part 7: Intercooling More than just “bigger…
Project [Rotary] FD RX-7: Part 4 – Turbo System
Project [Rotary] FD RX-7: Part 4 – Turbo System by M-P Spierer Designing and installing the turbo setup is one of the most enjoyable aspects of any build. There are many…
Project E46 M3: Part 6 – AEM Infinity Plug and Play EMS
Project E46 M3: Part 6 – AEM Infinity Plug-and-Play EMS Power with benefits by Pablo Mazlumian Our E46 BMW M3 is back. If you’ve missed any of the project you…