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Nerd's Eye View: Inside Fredric Aasbo/Papadakis Racing's Amazing V8 eating 2AR Toyota Engine By Mike Kojima A couple of years ago, a lot of knowledgeable people, myself included declared that…

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Project E36 323is: Building the Poor Man’s M3, Part 3 – Brakes, Wheels, Tires

JonathanLawson

Project E36 323is: Building the Poor Man's M3, Part 3 – Brakes, Wheels, Tires By Jonathan Lawson Next up on our Project E36 323is is giving it more grip…

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Motovicity’s Ticket To Ride Scion FR-S Update- Eibach Pro Street-S Coilovers

Mike Kojima

Motovicity's Ticket To Ride Scion FR-S Update- Eibach Pro Street-S Coilovers By Mike Kojima When we last left off, we had just gotten a load of AEM stuff for…

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TESTED: Achilles GS-328 Race Tire

Steve Rockwood

TESTED: Achilles GS-328 Race Tire by Steve Rockwood I've driven on a lot of tires, some of them horrible, some of them great. All of them have been DOT legal.…

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Turbo Tech: Intercooler Testing

Khiem Dinh

Turbo Tech: Intercooler Testing (with a dash of thermo and a pinch of heat transfer) by Khiem Dinh Khiem Dinh is an engineer for Honeywell Turbo Technologies at the time…

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Nerd’s Eye View: ScienceofSpeed S2000

Sarah Forst

Nerd's Eye View: Science of Speed S2000 By: Sarah Forst Images by Sarah Forst and Wes Dumalski Back in March while covering the Modified Streetcar Shootout, this S2000 was tearing…

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The Rest of the Story: Tony Angelo’s Scion FR-S Feature

JustinBanner

The Rest of the Story: Tony Angelo's Scion FR-S Feature By Justin Banner Finally, after several months of hard work, building, testing, and rebuilding Tony Angelo and his team have finished their…

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Nerd’s Eye View: The Dyson Mazda ALMS P1 Prototype

Mike Kojima

Nerd's Eye View: The Dyson Mazda ALMS P1 Prototype by Mike Kojima I am old enough to have been around during what I consider to be the golden era of…

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Motovicity Ticket To Ride Spotlight: KW Suspension 2013 Mustang Variant III Coilovers

Mike Kojima

Motovicity Ticket To Ride Spotlight: KW Suspension 2013 Mustang Variant III Coilovers By Mike Kojima As we collect parts for our Ticket To Ride 2013 Ford Mustang, our focus…

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Nerd’s Eye View: UMS Time Attack Evo

WesDumalski

Nerd's Eye View: UMS Time Attack Evo By Wes Dumalski Like all car stories this one starts as a tale of insanity… The 2003 Mistubishi Lancer Evolution VIII you see…

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Project EVO MR – Engine Bolt Ons Part 2

Mike Kojima

Project EVO MR – Engine Bolt Ons Part 2 By Cheston Chiu In the last edition of Project EVO MR, we were at Cobb Tuning SoCal in the middle of…

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What’s In My Pack?

Mike Kojima

What's In My Pack? By Mike Kojima Dora the Explorer has a magic back pack that holds just about anything she might need. I have a back pack too, except…

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Project E36 323is: Building the Poor Man’s M3, Part 2 – Suspension Overhaul Completion

JonathanLawson

Project E36 323is: Building the Poor Man's M3, Part 2 -Suspension Overhaul Completion By Jonathan Lawson The next stage of our suspension overhaul—replacing dampers and springs—is where most…

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The Assembly: Tony Angelo’s Scion FR-S

JustinBanner

The Assembly: Tony Angelo's Scion FR-S By Justin Banner, Photos by TAngelo Racing Man, talk about coming down to the last minute! Lets look at where we have been to…

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Tested: TIC WRX Suspension Components

WesDumalski

Tested: TiC WRX Suspension Components MotoIQ Staff Reportt Here at MotoIQ we really love our jobs; despite the pay or lack thereof we get the chance to play with…

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Project Evo X MR is Back!

ColinHolte

The Project Evo X MR is back! By Cheston Chiu Just when you thought all was lost, the MotoIQ Project Evo X MR is back on track. As previously stated…

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Quenching and Tempering: Tony Angelo’s Scion FR-S – Part 3

JustinBanner

Quenching and Tempering: Tony Angelo's Scion FR-S – Part 3 By Justin Banner My, how time flies by when you have to have a car ready before Formula Drift's Round 1…

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Project Toyota Supra MKIV, Part 5: Thermal coating and wrapping, and engine assembly

PabloMazlumian

Project Supra, Part 5: Thermal Coating, Wrapping, and Engine assembly. Keeping Cool Under Pressure by Pablo Mazlumian A notable tradeoff to turbocharged power is the potential for more heat…

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The Slasher: Traxxas Slash 2WD Short Course Racer

JustinBanner

The Slasher: Traxxas Slash 2WD Short Course Racer By Justin Banner About 12 years ago, my family bought me something I would quickly become addicted to. They knew how much of…

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TESTED: KW Dynamic Damping Control – DDC

Martin Gonzales

TESTED: KW Dynamic Damping Control – DDC by Martin Gonzales There comes a time in every gear heads life when he/she must ask themselves, “Why in St. Kojima's name am I…

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Making the Fast Car Faster with a Wilwood Big Brake System!

Mike Kojima

Making the Fast Car Faster with a Wilwood Big Brake System! By Mike Kojima Edik Stepanyan's Integra was already one of the fastest cars in the MPTCC series. To make…

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Project Gen 3 STi – Impressions of the Turbosmart IWG75 and BPV

WesDumalski

Project Gen 3 STi – Impressions of the Turbosmart IWG75 and BPV By Wes Dumalski (for this installment should be DumbASSki) “Hey Bro, do you want to test some…

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Project Honda Civic EJ: Building the B18C1 Part V

ChuckJohnson

Project Honda Civic EJ: Building the B18C1 Part V By Chuck Johnson Photos By Joe Lu In our last installment of Project Honda Civic…

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DIY Tech

Jeff Naeyaert

DIY Tech: A Guide For The Rest Of Us: KW Variant 3 Installation By Tatsu Tsuchida When Mike Kojima extols the virtues of a particular coil-over kit, or discusses what…

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Project Toyota Supra MKIV, Part 4: Turbo components

PabloMazlumian

We’re excited to share with you our turbo, exhaust manifold, intake manifold and wastegates selections! Project Toyota Supra MKIV, Part 4: Turbo components Let's flow some air! by Pablo…

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Project Honda EJ Civic: Building the B18C1 Part IV

ChuckJohnson

Project Honda EJ Civic: Building the B18C1 Part IV By Chuck Johnson Photos by Joe Lu Admittedly, Project Honda Civic EJ has taken the proverbial backseat…

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Project E46 M3, Part 1: Dyno and acceleration testing

PabloMazlumian

Project E46 M3: Part 1 – Dyno and Acceleration Testing – Can We Hit 300 WHP? by Pablo Mazlumian The E46 M3 is a dream car for many enthusiasts. It's fast, has…

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Project BMW E36 323is, Building the Poor Man’s M3 Part 1

JonathanLawson

Project E36 323is: Part 1, Building the Poor Man's M3 Part 1 – Suspension Overhaul Basics By Jonathan Lawson The BMW 3-series has been widely accepted as one of…

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Project 370Z- Improving Grip by Tuning a Cusco RS LSD!

Mike Kojima

Project 370Z – Improving Grip by Tuning a Cusco RS LSD! By Mike Kojima So far with our Project 370Z we have been focused on dialing in the chassis. After…

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The Eliminator: Brian Fitzpatrick’s Lucas Oil Competition Eliminator Rail

JustinBanner

The Eliminator: Brian Fitzpatrick's Lucas Oil Competition Eliminator Rail By Justin Banner When I went to the Winternationals, this was the original reason. To know that there was a…

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Project GD STI – Checking Out The Development of KW’s New 3-Way Adjustable Clubsport Coilovers

Mike Kojima

Project GD STI- Checking Out The Development of KW's New 3-Way Adjustable Clubsport Coilovers By Mike Kojima A few months ago we visited KW Suspensions' factory in Germany to…

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Project Toyota Supra MKIV, Part 3: The Cylinder Head

PabloMazlumian

The car's been sitting at Modified by KC since May of 2012, when the engine mishap happened. It's really dirty. Project Supra, Part 3 Extreme Engine Tech—The Cylinder Head By…