Project 987.2 Cayman S, Cup Car Suspension for the Street!
The Porsche Cayman has always had a dear spot in our hearts. In another life, I was an engineer at a large OEM and we were doing benchmarking testing for…
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The Best of 2018- Project EP3 Civic Si: Why the Suspension Sucks and How to Fix It!
The Best of 2018- Project EP3 Civic Si: Why the Suspension Sucks and How to Fix It! For the Holidays, we take a look back at some of our most…
How to Make Crappy Cars Handle Well!
Handling is a difficult subject for many people to wrap their heads around. Many cars, especially lower end sport compacts have a reputation for awful handling that can’t be fixed or for…
WATCH: ST Suspensions Coilovers and Whiteline Upgrades for Subaru WRX
Our latest project car, a 2002 Subaru WRX gets upgraded ST Suspensions coilovers and Whiteline swaybars, bushings and other chassis components. Hopefully you read the separate ST Suspension and Whiteline…
Bushings Upgrade For WRX
Every Subaru suspension bushings of our Subaru WRX had two lifetimes of wear and needed replacing, but we don’t just replace parts here at MotoIQ. We will be completing our…
WATCH: Project DC2 Integra Goes Faster at Buttonwillow Raceway!
We’re back at Buttonwillow Raceway with our 1996 Acura Integra GSR and even with the hotter temps that were holding Project C7 Corvette from going faster our…
WATCH: Project C7 Corvette RETURNS to Buttonwillow Raceway!
WATCH: Project C7 Corvette RETURNS to Buttonwillow Raceway! We’re back at Buttonwillow Raceway with our Project C7 Corvette Stingray and a bunch of new upgrade parts from Chevrolet…
Project DBA R35 GT-R, Putting the Suspension All Together With SPL Parts and Whiteline
Project DBA R35 GT-R: Putting the Suspension All Together With SPL Parts and Whiteline by Mike Kojima Now we are in the home stretch for upgrading our GT-R’s underpinnings with our…
Project DC2 Integra: Truing up the Suspension with Whiteline
In the last edition of Project DC2, we greatly improved our car’s suspension by replacing the ancient worn out Koni Yellow shocks with some state of the art street KW Suspension Double…
Project EP3 Civic Si: Fixing the @$#%! Steering for Good with SHG Motor Works!
Project EP3 Civic Si: Fixing the @$#%! Steering for Good with SHG Motor Works! by Mike Kojima In our last edition of Project EP3 Civic Si, we thought we had…
WATCH: MotoIQ Project V8 RX7 Suspension Update
WATCH: MotoIQ Project V8 RX7 Suspension Update From custom fabricated control arms to revalved KW V3 coilovers with HLS, Mike Kojima goes under Project V8 RX7 to explain everything we did…
TESTED: Steeda Anti Wheel-Hop Package
First iterations of new technologies are rarely flawless. When the Mustang ditched the solid axle in 2015 in favor of a 21st century Independent Rear Suspension, it transformed into a…
Project EP3 Civic Si: Suspension Upgrades with Whiteline!
So everyone into Hondas just about universally ignores or even hates the dumpy EP3 Civic. The EP3 represents, to most Honda fans, the generation of Civic where Honda lost their…
Project Evo X GSR, Completing the Suspension with Whiteline
Project Evo X GSR, Completing the Suspension with Whiteline by Mike Kojima It's been a long time between updates on Project Evo X GSR. It hasn't been for lack of…
Project VA WRX: Finishing the Suspension With Superpro
Project VA WRX: Finishing the Suspension With Superpro by Mike Kojima We have been putting together the Suspension on Project VA WRX over the last few months with some top…
Project Mustang 5.0 (White)-Reducing Understeer with Ford Racing
Project Mustang 5.0 (White)- Reducing Understeer with Ford Racing by Mike Kojima The McPherson strut suspension found in our Mustang has some good and bad points. The good points are…
Project VA WRX: Upgrading the bushings and swaybars with Superpro Part 1
Project VA WRX, Upgrading the Bushings and Swaybars with Superpro Part 1 by Mike Kojima We decided to be different and tackle the Subaru WRX as our latest Project Car because it's…
Project S2000: Part 21 – Getting Rid of Squish
Project S2000: Part 21 – Getting Rid of Squish by Khiem Dinh Khiem Dinh is an engineer for Honeywell Turbo Technologies at the time of this writing. All statements and…
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 V8 RX-7: Part 15 – Major Suspension Overhaul with KW Suspension, SuperPro and Improved Racing Components
Project V8 RX-7: Part 15 – Major Suspension Overhaul by Jeff Naeyaert A couple of annoying sharp eyes on our last update a few weeks ago revealed that we had some…
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…
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 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 NSX: Part 4 – We track test KW Suspension, Volk Wheels and Nitto Tires in Pursuit of a Track Record
With almost 5 years of downtime, Project NSX has been on hiatus for way too long. Between FXMD moving from Las Vegas to California, the motor traveling from Vegas to NorCal…
Project FR-S: Getting More Grip with Whiteline, Cusco, Rays Wheels and Achilles 123S Tires!
Project FR-S: Getting More Grip with Whiteline, Cusco, Rays Wheels and Achilles 123S Tires! by Mike Kojima In our last suspension installment of Project FR-S we were rushing to get…
Motovicity’s Ticket To Ride FR-S Update- Energy Suspension Bushings
Motovicity's Ticket To Ride FR-S Update- Energy Suspension Bushings By Mike Kojima A big part of making any car handle well is reducing bushing compliance. On most cars the…
Project GD Subaru STI Part One- Rebuilding the Suspension
Project GD Subaru STI Part One- Rebuilding the Suspension By Mike Kojima The GD Subaru STI is an iconic tuner car. The platform is highly developed and can easily generate…
Project Nissan 350Z- Making the Chassis fully Adjustable and Getting Rid of Flex with SPL and Whiteline
Project Nissan 350Z- Making the Chassis fully Adjustable and Getting Rid of Flex with SPL and Whiteline By Mike Kojima We had last left our Project 350Z with much improved…
Project Subaru WRX STi Part 3: Streetable Track Worthy Suspension
Project Subaru WRX STi Part 3: Streetable Track Worthy Suspension By Mike Kojima In our last segment of Project Subaru WRX STi we tackled the car’s weakest area, its handling,…
Project Scion TC Part 4: Suspension and Brakes
Project Scion TC Part 4: Suspension and Brakes By Mike Kojima With our cage and safety equipment done, its time to do stuff to increase performance! The suspension on a…
Project EVO VIII part 4, Getting More Trackside Grip, Killing Some Slip
Project EVO VIII part 4, Getting More Trackside Grip, Killing Some Slip By Mike Kojima After enjoying driving our much-improved EVO VIII for a few months we were again motivated…
Dai Yoshihara’s Two Week Wonder, GT Channel’s Time Attack 350Z
Dai Yoshihara’s Two Week Wonder, GT Channel’s Time Attack Nissan 350Z By Mike Kojima Pro Drifter and Formula D ace Dai Yoshihara is used to working on tight deadlines. Perhaps…