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In the last edition of our engine build, restoring the engine for Dai Yoshihara’s Team Falken S13 we worked on the bottom end fortifying it with parts from JE Pistons,…

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Restoring a Legend, Building a LS3 For Falken’s Championship Winning S13 – Part Two

Posted on October 6, 2019November 20, 2019
byMike Kojima

In our last segment, we gave you a look at the 415 cubic inch or 6.8 liter Chevy LS drift motor we are building for Falken Tires ex Yoshihara championship-winning…

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Trans Am Racing with Burtin Racing

Posted on May 27, 2019May 28, 2019
byKhiem Dinh

I remember watching Trans Am back in the day when Tommy Kendall was dominating. In 2019, Lawrence Loshak won the first two races in the Burtin Racing Camaro. Teammate Tomy…

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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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King Bearings Long Term Extreme Use Torture Test!

Posted on March 20, 2019March 21, 2019
byMike Kojima

We have been using King Bearings almost exclusively in our engine builds for the past several years and have been getting extremely good results with them. So we wanted 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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Improving Dai Yoshihara’s Formula Drift Engine Wear With WPC Treatment!

Posted on February 21, 2018July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

Improving Dai Yoshihara’s Formula Drift Engine Wear With WPC Treatment! by Mike Kojima The world of Pro Drifting is a brutal place for machinery. Since I started my involvement with…

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Project C7 Corvette Stingray: Introduction Part 2, A Closer Look at the LT1 Engine

Posted on June 12, 2017July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

Project C7 Corvette Stingray: Introduction Part 2, A Closer Look at the LT1 Engine by Mike Kojima In the last edition of Project C7 Corvette Stingray, we were doing…

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Improving Towing Capability with Hellwig and Bilstein Part Two

Posted on June 9, 2016July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

Improving Towing Capability with Hellwig and Bilstein Part Two by Mike Kojima In part one, we installed Hellwig air springs, rear anti sway bar and Bilstein 5100 series shocks on…

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Improving Towing Capability with Hellwig and Bilstein Part One

Posted on May 23, 2016July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

Improving Towing Capability with Hellwig and Bilstein Part One by Mike Kojima There has been a war brewing in the past few years, not in the Middle East, but in…

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Spotted: The New 2016 Sixth Generation Chevy Camaro!

Posted on March 28, 2015July 3, 2018
byMike Kojima

Spotted: The New 2016 Sixth Generation Chevy Camaro! by Mike Kojima Our government connection West Virginia Legislator Delegate Gary Howell sent us these pictures today. Apparently Gary was eating at a…

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Project V8 RX-7: Part 3 – Inside the GM LS3 Cylinder Head

Posted on April 24, 2011July 3, 2018
byMike Kojima

Project V8 RX-7: Part 3 – Inside the GM LS3 Cylinder Head By Mike Kojima In the last edition of Project V8 RX-7 we looked into the bottom end of…

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Project V8 RX-7: Part 2 – Inside the GM LS3 E-ROD Crate Engine

Posted on October 6, 2010July 3, 2018
byMike Kojima

Project V8 RX-7: Part 2 – Inside the GM LS3 E-ROD Crate Engine By Mike Kojima Hybrid, noun- the offspring of two animals or plants of different breeds, varieties, species, or genera,…