Project F82 M4: Part 1 – M for Midlife Crisis?
After nearly a decade of responsible financial choices and reliable cars, I did what any car guy would do … I bought a used, modded BMW to replace my perfectly…
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Project E39 M5, Fixing Broken Sway Bar Brackets For Good!
For the E39 model, BMW made the mistake of making the antisway bar to frame brackets out of thin gauge aluminum to save a few grams per car. These break…
Testing the CSF BMW S58 G8X Intake Manifold
The BMW S58 engine is pretty impressive, directly based on BMW’s sturdy diesel engines, it is capable of producing over 1000 hp with just bolt-on mods. One of the bolt-on…
WATCH: McLeod’s NEW Mag Force SE Clutch Test Driven!
Last year we installed McLeod’s Mag Force SE clutch into our buddy Beau’s E46 M3. Touted as a “race clutch for the street” Beau really liked the way it…
Adding an Easy to Install Heavy Duty Power Steering Cooler to the E39 BMW M5
When changing the radiator on Project E39 M5 to a CSF Racing performance part, we noticed that our power steering system was suffering from age-deteriorated lines and was leaking fluid. …
Project E39 M5, Improving Cooling With CSF
Even though our E39 M5 has been well maintained and is in excellent shape, it is still a 20-year-old car and some components were starting to show their age. In…
Fix Your BMW Power Mirrors For Cheap!
Have your BMW power folding mirrors stopped working? We’re going to show you how to repair them with some readily available parts. If you have an older BMW with vertical…
Project E39 M5, Installing the Dinan Cold Air Intake
The BMW E39 M5 is one of the funnest most rewarding cars to drive. It is also a car without much aftermarket parts support. Previously we had gotten more power…
Refreshing a BMW E46 M3 for Street Performance with KW V2 Suspension
The MotoIQ garage often does a lot of high-end work with pretty much state of the art components but sometimes we also do work for customers that want high-quality stuff…
ST Suspension’s 3-Way Adjustable XTA Plus 3 Coilovers for the E92 BMW M3
ST Suspension has released an exciting new product that we think will set the suspension market on edge, the affordable 3-way adjustable coilover! Previously having 3-way damping adjustment was something…
WATCH: BimmerWorld OPTIMA Batteries E36 Hill Climb Car!
We took a break from isolation to make the trip out to Austin, Texas for Optima Batteries’ Hi-Performance Expo at the Circuit of the Americas last November (2020). We’ll…
WATCH: BMW E46 330ci Gets a CSF Radiator Upgrade!
Friend of MotoIQ Rachard Johnson, of FrshMedia, came by the shop to continue the restoration of his BMW E46 330ci. This time we get rid of the old plastic…
McLeod Mag Force Twin Disc for the E46 – The Clutch of All Trades?
It’s easy to overdo a clutch. We’ve probably all been there – your clutch is slipping, maybe you did a few too many launches, or maybe you’re pegging your boost…
WATCH: McLeod Mag Force BMW E46 M3 Twin Disk Clutch Review!
Our buddy Beau from BBR Tuning stopped by MotoIQ Garage to get McLeod’s Mag Force Twin Disk clutch installed in his beautiful BMW E46 M3! Beau’s M3 sees…
Putting CSF’s E46 M3 Oil Cooler Kit to the Test With Data!
It’s certainly no secret that the BMW S54 engine in the E46 M3 is special. For its time, it achieved a very high specific power output (105-110HP/L depending on model)…
BEST OF 2019: The New Supra Engine Might Actually be Better than BMW’s M Engine
The new 2020 Toyota Supra gets a lot of internet bashing for “being a BMW.” It’s almost as if people believe Toyota is still good at building sports cars on…
WATCH: Pikes Peak Hillclimb BMW M2 in Our Alley!
Tyler Pappas, owner of Tyspeed Automotive in New Jersey stopped by our shop on his way to SuperLap Battle 2019 so we could take a look at his…
The Mazda RX-9 won’t have a rotary engine
Hot off the heels of the Supra revitalization, the web is filled with the next possible RX Mazda sports car. Fanboys won’t be happy though, because what everyone wants is…
WATCH: F80 Powered E30 M3 is Pretty Nifty
We take a close look at the Honest Assembly S55 powered E30 M3. This beautiful E30 M3 is powered by the same power plant in the F80 M3. Classic…
Project SR E30: Part 7 – Wiring and First Startup!
Hello! Welcome to the 7th installment in our hardheaded adventure of SR swapping a BMW E30. As you may recall, in part 6, we finished up some plumbing and installed…
BMW E39 M5 Fuel Pump Repair With DeatschWerks
The E39 M5 has a fuel pump that tends to fail at the most inopportune moments, usually with no warning. This fuel pump issue is something that requires particularly closer…
Tribute to Georg Plasa and his BMW 320 JUDD V8
For the best part of two decades, there was hardly a more recognizable name in European hill climbing than Georg Plasa. He essentially defined the entire sport on the…
BMW Powered Toyota 86 – Roll Cage, Pedal Box & Fuel Cell
The Toyota 86 (FR-S or BRZ) does everything quite well, right up until the moment you mash the throttle. The chassis would make an amazing race car, but something has…
Project V8 E46 M3 Racecar: Adding KW Motorsport Suspension and StopTech Trophy Big Brakes!
Project V8 E46 M3 Racecar: Adding KW Motorsport Suspension and StopTech Trophy Big Brakes! by Mike Kojima When we last left our E46 M3 Project, it was a body in white…
We Test the BimmerWorld Exhaust and Epic Tune for S65 V8 M3
For this test we used the same 2008 E90 M3 tested against our own Project E46 M3 last year. We Test the BimmerWorld Exhaust and Epic Motorsports ECU Tune for…
Project E39 M5: Yokohama Advan GT Wheels & Nitto Invo Tires
Project E39 M5: Yokohama Advan GT Wheels & Nitto Invo Tires By Martin Gonzales After installing the StopTech Trophy Brake System on our Project BMW E39 M5 we unfortunately, or fortunately depending on…
LA Auto Show 2017: Nerd’s Eye View – BMW
LA Auto Show 2017: Nerd’s Eye View – BMW by Khiem Dinh So, what was going on in the BMW booth? A lot of electric stuff. A lot…
Project E46 M3, Part 17: Preferred exhaust, MKC/AEM tune
Here is Project M3 sporting a Khoalty rear diffuser and Scorpion exhaust from Bavarian Autosport. Finding the exhaust combo to work with the VAC/Fabspeed header setup has been a real…
Project E90 M3: Head to Head with 2016 Mustang GT
Packing more than 50whp over stock, our Project E90 M3 took to the track at Palm Beach International Raceway (ROAD COURSE) to see how it stacks up against a 2016…
Project E46 M3: Part 14 – Short shift kit and lightweight clutch and flywheel testing!!
Project E46 M3: Part 14 – Short Shift Kit and Lightweight Clutch Testing! by Pablo Mazlumian In our last installment we featured the Clutch Masters FX400 single disc clutch with…
Project E90 M3: Part 5 – K&N Filter
We gave our M3 a quick and easy bump in power by swapping out the factory air filter for the industry-leading High Performance K&N air filter. We have seen some…
E46 BMW M3 Turbo: Part 3 – Clutch Master Twin Disc clutch and more MKC cars!
Here is the HPF-turbocharged E46 BMW M3 in the foreground, flanked by our own Project E46 M3 in the background. We hope to have an update on Project E46 M3…