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Project Do It All S13, Assembling the Bulletproof SR20DET Cylinder Head!

  • Posted on June 16, 2024
  • byMike Kojima
In our last edition of Project Do it All S13, were covered the build of our 2.2 liter bottom end.  Now we are going to turn our attention to the…
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WATCH: Building the Toyota 4AG-GE!

  • Posted on February 17, 2023February 17, 2023
  • byJeff Naeyaert
  In today’s video we’re taking a look at a customer’s Toyota 4AG engine we’re building. This particular engine isn’t an all out crazy build, but we’ll touch on some…
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WATCH: How Much Does an LS Engine Build Cost?

  • Posted on February 3, 2023
  • byJeff Naeyaert
  Let’s go over the costs of building an LS engine… the MotoIQ way! Mike and Martin go over the costs of a budget oriented build as well as some…
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WATCH: Honda K-Series Cylinder Head Tech

  • Posted on January 20, 2023February 1, 2023
  • byJeff Naeyaert
  By popular demand, after watching our Short Block Guide video many of you asked for a video on the k-series head–so here you go! If you liked the video,…
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Nissan VG30 Adjustable Timing Gears by BDE

  • Posted on October 9, 2022October 9, 2022
  • byMike Kojima
Until now there have never been any adjustable timing gears for the VG30DETT and VG30DE as found in the 300ZX and the 300ZXTT.  Brett Dempsey Engineering or BDE has come…
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WATCH: K-series Short Block Guide

  • Posted on October 8, 2022
  • byJeff Naeyaert
  Today we’ll show you how to properly build your Honda K-series short block. We’ll go over how to choose pistons for your specific application, block limits, processes available and…
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The Rest of the Engine for Project WRX

  • Posted on July 25, 2021July 30, 2021
  • byMike Kojima
We have been getting parts to finish off the engine build on Project GD WRX.  If you have been following the project you can check out what we have done…
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Project GD Subaru STI: Building the Engine Part Three, Cylinder Head Technology With IAG Performance.

  • Posted on May 23, 2021June 9, 2021
  • byMike Kojima
The cylinder head is one of the most important parts when it comes to making power in an engine.  Although headwork is less critical in a turbo engine than a…
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WATCH: How to Build a Subaru EJ Engine that won’t BLOW UP!

  • Posted on March 6, 2021
  • byJeff Naeyaert
  Time to dust off Project Bugeye WRX and start putting its new engine together. We’ll show you all the parts that will be going into our EJ20 build, along…
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Building the Nissan VQ37VHR part 3

  • Posted on July 5, 2020July 30, 2020
  • byMike Kojima
In our last segment of building the ultimate NA VQ37VHR, we assembled the long block of our engine.  Now its ready to drop into the 370Z chassis.  We had a…
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What is WPC Treatment and Why Do We Use it?

  • Posted on July 2, 2020July 2, 2020
  • byMike Kojima
  Wonder why we use this mysterious WPC Treatment on so many of our engine builds? Let us explain what WPC is and how it works. It’s an inexpensive…
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Building the Nissan VQ37VHR part 2

  • Posted on July 1, 2020July 30, 2020
  • byMike Kojima
In our last story, we gave you a sneak peek and a technical overview of the parts we were going to use on our naturally aspirated VQ37VHR engine with some…
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Building the Nissan VQ37VHR!

  • Posted on May 10, 2020July 30, 2020
  • byMike Kojima
The Nissan VQ37VHR is a notoriously difficult engine to modify in naturally aspirated form.  This is due to its VVEL continual variable cam timing system on the intake side of…
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WATCH: How to build a RELIABLE 1,400 Horsepower LS Engine!

  • Posted on May 7, 2020
  • byJeff Naeyaert
  Today in the MotoIQ Garage we’re building a 1,400 horsepower LS based engine that will be powering Dai Yoshihara’s Formula Drift BRZ but could be used for any…
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The CSF Evo X, Building a Time Attack Worthy 4B11 Engine Part 1

  • Posted on April 12, 2020April 12, 2020
  • byMike Kojima
We are tackling the building of a 4B11 engine for the Time Attack Evo X built by CSF Cooling.  The car was previously a big hit on the SEMA/Show circuit…
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The Car Lovers Guide to Japan, Tomei

  • Posted on April 7, 2020
  • byMike Kojima
As a treat, we got to visit Tomei’s facility located in Machida City, a suburb in Western Tokyo.  Most of you know of Tomei as the supplier of top quality…
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Building a 650 hp Naturally Aspirated Drift Spec LS3 Part 2

  • Posted on March 22, 2020March 23, 2020
  • byMike Kojima
In the first installment of our drift spec LS3 build, we discussed our parts selection and listed the part numbers for building a 650 whp NA monster with parts from…
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WATCH: 650whp “Moderate” Naturally Aspirated LS Build!

  • Posted on February 20, 2020
  • byJeff Naeyaert
  Today in the MotoIQ Garage we’re building a Chevrolet LS3 engine for a customer’s drift car but this particular build could be easily tweaked for road racing or…
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Getting the Most From 91 Octane Pump Gas with a Honda K Motor, Part Four

  • Posted on February 4, 2020November 10, 2020
  • byMike Kojima
In our last articles, we gathered the parts and assembled out low octane Honda K motors for our sleeper DC5 RSX Type S project car.  Our engine was intended to…
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Building a Drift Spec LS3

  • Posted on January 29, 2020February 3, 2020
  • byMike Kojima
There is a lot of interest in the LS world nowadays.  The LS is rapidly becoming the king of motors, surpassing the Honda B and K series or the 2JZ…
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Getting the Most From 91 Octane Pump Gas with a Honda K Motor, Part Three

  • Posted on January 5, 2020November 10, 2020
  • byMike Kojima
In the last installment of our pump gas Honda K Motor project, we discussed the engines top end with a Drag Cartel cylinder head which was going to nicely complement…
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WATCH: Mission Impossible – Building the Nissan VQ37VHR!

  • Posted on December 20, 2019December 20, 2019
  • byJeff Naeyaert
  You may not know it but MotoIQ was born and bred by a bunch of Nissan dorks.. Bring the best minds we’ve got together with the companies that…
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Getting the Most From 91 Octane Pump Gas with a Honda K Motor, Part Two

  • Posted on November 24, 2019November 10, 2020
  • byMike Kojima
In our last article, we discussed the modifications needed to the bottom end on our super pump gas Honda K series engine to get it up to snuff. Now we…
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WATCH: How to Get 150hp/liter from your Honda!

  • Posted on October 24, 2019December 26, 2019
  • byJeff Naeyaert
  Today in the MotoIQ Garage we’re building a hybrid K24 Honda engine for a customer who wants to get the most power out of his daily driven Acura…
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Restoring a Legend, Building a LS3 For Falken’s Championship Winning S13, Part One

  • Posted on May 5, 2019October 3, 2019
  • byMike Kojima
The Discount Tire/Falken S13 that Dai Yoshihara drove to many podiums and a Formula Drift championship now resides with Falken Tire where it does duty as a promotional demo car. …
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Project STurdteen: Building the SR20DET Engine

  • Posted on March 31, 2019April 9, 2019
  • byMike Kojima
Rathyna’s S13 drift car’s engine was thoroughly hammered with little compression.  In our last article, we rebuilt her cylinder head with Portflow Design replacing her worn valve guides and eroded…
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Building the 1.6 liter Ecoboost Engine with mountune Part 1-Project Ford Fiesta ST Race Car

  • Posted on August 26, 2018August 27, 2018
  • byMike Kojima
Its been awhile since we did an update on Project Ford Fiesta ST Racecar. Until now we have been working on the chassis but now its time to go through…
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Giving the LS3 More Power With Comp Cams and FAST!

  • Posted on July 30, 2018July 31, 2018
  • byMike Kojima
If you have been a long time reader of MotoIQ, you probably know of our Social Media Manager, Rathyna Gomer’s LS-powered 350Z drift car.  Rathyna is known around here to…
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Inside the 1000 hp LS, Dai Yoshihara’s Formula Drift Powerplant

  • Posted on May 14, 2018July 2, 2018
  • byMike Kojima
Inside the 1000 hp LS, Dai Yoshihara’s Formula Drift Powerplant By Mike Kojima MotoIQ Garage has taken over the development of Dai Yoshihara’s engine program for the last two years…
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Building an FA20 Race Engine for Michele Abbate: Part 2

  • Posted on January 27, 2018August 9, 2018
  • byMike Kojima
So when we last left off, we were putting together some awesome parts for Michele’s engine and were about to embark on assembling it. In the interest of long-term durability, we…
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Building an FA20 Race Engine for Michele Abbate: Part 1

  • Posted on November 25, 2017August 9, 2018
  • byMike Kojima
We have known Michele Abbate ever since she was a college student doing track days with her trusty Mazdaspeed Protege and have followed her career as friends as she has…
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Building the Naturally Aspirated Honda K Engine Part 3, Assembling the Engine

  • Posted on January 4, 2017July 2, 2018
  • byMike Kojima
Building the Naturally Aspirated Honda K Engine Part 3, Assembling the Engine By Mike Kojima In the previous two installments of our engine build, you were able to take a look…

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