Suck Squish Bang Blow- All You Wanted to Know About How Headers Work-Part 1
Suck Squish Bang Blow: All You Wanted to Know About How Headers Work (Part 1) by Mike Kojima Headers are one of the most common and basic of your bolt…
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Suck Squish Bang Blow part 5 Avoidance of Detonation
Suck Squish Bang Blow part 5: Avoidance of Detonation By Mike Kojima Detonation is perhaps the deadliest sin you can inflict upon your motor. It is usually caused by gluttony,…
Suck Squish Bang Blow part 2- The Four Stroke Cycle
Suck Squish Bang Blow part 2- The Four Stroke Cycle By Mike Kojima Now that you know what all of the basic parts of an engine are and what they do,…
Suck, Squish, Bang, Blow Part Six: Ignition Timing Basics
Suck, Squish, Bang, Blow Part Six: Ignition Timing Basics By Mike Kojima Ignition Timing is expressed as the number of degrees of crankshaft rotation in advance of Top Dead Center…
Suck, Squish, Bang, Blow part 4- The Five Deadly Sins of the Beginner
Suck, Squish, Bang, Blow part 4- The Five Deadly Sins of the Beginner By Mike Kojima We all make mistakes, especially when we are starting out as beginner enthusiasts. Cars…
Suck, Squish, Bang, Blow part 3- Compression Ratio and Air Fuel Ratio
Suck, Squish, Bang, Blow part 3- Compression Ratio and Air Fuel Ratio By Mike Kojima In our last edition of our ongoing series on engine tuning and theory, we explained…
Suck, Squish, Bang, Blow Part 1
Suck, Squish, Bang, Blow – Part 1: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Engines (But Were Afraid To Ask) By Mike Kojima Have you ever gotten soundly beaten…
Compression Ratio – The Squish
Compression Ratio – A Look From The Thermo Side By Khiem Dinh Khiem Dinh is an engineer for Honeywell Turbo Technologies at the time of this writing. All statements and…
Squirrel Power: Making a Minibear Part 2
Our 1982 Suzuki FA50 is a pretty fun little machine. It turns heads and is a great little around-town runabout, perfect for parts store runs and other short errands. However,…
Dedicated Motorsports’ 255MPH GT-R
Dedicated Motorsports' 255MPH GT-R by Erik Jacobs There was a time in the import world when a 10-second car was considered blazing fast. The Nissan GT-R was always a little…
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…
Ask Sarah: O-ring a block, AEM water/methanol kit, importing a Tsuru
AEM water / methanol injection Hi Sarah, I have a one gallon AEM water/meth injection kit. I was wondering about the mixture. When referring to a 50/50 mix for water/meth…
Who is Mike Kojima?
Who is Mike Kojima? By Wes Dumalski Photos as credited I am likely not qualified to write this piece on one of the major brains behind MotoIQ. There…
Ask Sarah: Is the pressure making you hot?
I am wondering about gauges and their importance; specifically, oil temperature versus oil pressure. If you had to choose between the two, which one would you pick? And does it…
Project Racer Part 8: Nissan SR20DE S4 Cams from Jim Wolf Technology
Project Racer Part 8: Nissan SR20DE S4 Cams from Jim Wolf Technology By Annie Sam Read More Racing Tips From Annie! As mentioned in the last installment of Project…
On the 8th Day – Falken Tires S13
And on the 8th Day… Falken Tire's S13 Drift Monster By Mike Kojima, photos by Jeff Naeyaert In the Bible God created the world in 6 days then got to rest. …