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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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Building the Naturally Aspirated Honda K Engine with Drag Cartel! Part 2

Posted on November 29, 2016July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

Building the Naturally Aspirated Honda K Engine with Drag Cartel! Part 2 by Mike Kojima In the last edition of building the naturally aspirated K24, we were showing some of…

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Building the Naturally Aspirated Honda K Engine! Part 1

Posted on August 31, 2016July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

Building the Naturally Aspirated Honda K Engine! Part 1 by Mike Kojima The Honda K series of engines is one of our favorites and one of the top production inline…

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Demystifying the Camshaft: Part 2 – Terminology

Posted on February 8, 2016July 12, 2018
byJonathanSpiegel

Demystifying the Camshaft: Part 2 – Terminology by Jonathan Spiegel In the first installment of this series, we took a fairly in-depth look at valve events, which, simply put, are…

Project 5.0 Mustang: Getting More Power and Durability with Ford Racing

Posted on October 29, 2015July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

Project 5.0 Mustang: Getting More Power and Durability with Ford Racing by Mike Kojima We have just about maximized the bolt on potential of Project 5.0 Mustang in our last…

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Matt Powers and the AEM Infinity 58X LS Plug and Play System

Posted on September 9, 2015July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

Matt Powers and the AEM Infinity 58X LS Plug and Play System by Mike Kojima It's been a long time coming and we have been eagerly anticipating it, but now…

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Project 350Z- Building a New Engine Part 3

Posted on August 24, 2015July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

Project 350Z: Building a New Engine Part 3 by Mike Kojima In our last edition of Project 350Z we started to assemble our VQ35DE and got the bottom end pretty…

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Extreme Engine Tech: Building the Ultimate K24 Part 3- The Finished Goods!

Posted on June 9, 2015July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

Extreme Engine Tech: Building the Ultimate K24 Part 3 – The Finished Goods! by Mike Kojima We have been working with Motovicity for the last few weeks to demonstrate the building…

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Demystifying the Camshaft: Part 1 – Valve Events

Posted on June 8, 2015July 2, 2018
byColinHolte

Demystifying the Camshaft: Part 1 – Valve Events by Jonathan Spiegel As we all know, the key to making power is to create pressure in the combustion chamber – and…

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Extreme Engine Tech: Building the Ultimate K24 Part 2 The Bottom End!

Posted on May 27, 2015July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

an Extreme Engine Tech, Building the Ultimate K24 Part 2 The Bottom End! By Mike Kojima In the last edition of our series, building the ultimate streetable late model K24,…

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Extreme Engine Tech: Building the Ultimate K24 Part 1 The Cylinder Head!

Posted on May 20, 2015July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

Extreme Engine Tech: Building the Ultimate K24 Part 1 The Cylinder Head! by Mike Kojima Modding late model Honda/Acura engines is somewhat problematic lately. Take for instance the late model…

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Building the Ultimate Turbo Small Block Chevy Part 2, The Making of 1100 Hp!

Posted on June 25, 2014July 3, 2018
byMike Kojima

Building the Ultimate Turbo Small Block Chevy Part 2, The Making of 1100 Hp! by Mike Kojima When deciding the best way to power Daren McNamara’s Formula D S14, Team…

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Building the Ultimate Turbo Small Block Chevy Part 1

Posted on June 6, 2014July 3, 2018
byMike Kojima

Building the Ultimate Turbo Small Block Chevy-Part 1 by Mike Kojima The Small Block Chevy is a dead outdated hunk of iron that is best left to old guys puttering…

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Project 350Z- Testing Jim Wolf Technology C2 Camshafts

Posted on February 26, 2014July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

Project 350Z – Testing Jim Wolf Technology C2 Camshafts by Mike Kojima So far we have tried some easy bolt ons like a manifold spacer, headers, high flow cats and…

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Tested: S52 vs. M50 Manifold and the TMS Stage 2 & 3 Packages for the BMW E36 M3

Posted on January 8, 2014May 20, 2019
byBilly Johnson

Tested: S52 vs. M50 Manifold and the TMS Stage 2 & 3 Packages for the BMW E36 M3 by Billy Johnson M3’s have always been fantastic handling cars but let’s…

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Project EVO X GSR- More power with Garrett, Full Race and Cosworth

Posted on February 5, 2013July 3, 2018
byMike Kojima

Project EVO X GSR- More power with Garrett, Full Race and Cosworth By Mike Kojima In the last edition of Project EVO X, we upgraded the fuel system in anticipation…

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Inside the Cosworth VQ35DE Rev-Up! Part 1

Posted on May 22, 2012July 3, 2018
byMike Kojima

Extreme Engine Tech: Inside the Cosworth VQ35DE Rev-Up! (Part 1) By Mike Kojima No, this is not the engine for the Team America BNR32 GT-R Time Attack killer. That engine…

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The Three Day Wonder, Building a Nissan VQ35DE in Just 3 Days!

Posted on March 21, 2011July 3, 2018
byMike Kojima

The Three Day Wonder, Building a Turbo Nissan VQ35DE in Just 3 Days! By Costa Gialamas If you have been following our adventures with Dai Yoshihara in the Middle…

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Project Evo IX Part 7: Cosworth Rocks!

Posted on March 2, 2011July 3, 2018
byMike Kojima

Project Evo IX Part 7: Cosworth Rocks! By Mike Kojima When we last left off on Project EVO IX, we had increased the capacity of the fuel system with larger…

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Engine Tech, Building the Nissan VG30DETT part 2

Posted on August 10, 2010July 3, 2018
byMike Kojima

Engine Tech, Building the Nissan VG30DETT part 2 By Mike Kojima In the last installment of our build, we delved into building the bottom end of our VG30DETT engine for the…

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Extreme Engine Tech: Jim Wolf Technology’s Turbo Nissan QR25DE Powerhouse Part 2

Posted on July 27, 2010July 3, 2018
byMike Kojima

Extreme Engine Tech: Jim Wolf Technology’s Turbo Nissan QR25DE Powerhouse Part 2 By Mike Kojima When we last left off on our QR25DE project, Jim Wolf Technology was well on…

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Extreme Engine Tech, Technosquare’s Monster Naturally Aspirated Toyota 4AG part 2

Posted on October 28, 2009July 4, 2018
byMike Kojima

Extreme Engine Tech: Technosquare’s Monster Naturally Aspirated Toyota 4AG – Part 2 by Mike Kojima In our last edition of the building of Technosquare’s monster Toyota 4AG, we mainly looked…

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Project EVO VIII part 3, Into the Engine, Basic Bolt Ons

Posted on September 8, 2009May 20, 2019
byMike Kojima

Project EVO VIII part 3, Into the Engine, Basic Bolt Ons By Mike Kojima I hate California 91 octane premium fuel. Apparently so does Project EVO. California gas is to…

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Project Pathfinder Part 9, Headwork

Posted on July 29, 2009July 4, 2018
byMari Umekubo

Project Pathfinder Part 9, Headwork As we have reached the limit in bolt on potential for Project Pathfinder we now delve into building the ultimate tow…

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Project Pathfinder Part 8, Cams ECU Headers

Posted on July 14, 2009July 4, 2018
byMari Umekubo

Project Pathfinder Part 8, Cams ECU Headers In our last edition we added some mods to help our weak legged Pathfinder with a much needed shot of power. This month…