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Evaluating the ACT Heavy Duty Clutch and XACT Prolite Flywheel for the Honda S2000 by Mike Kojima Vince, our FNG, drives a Honda S2000 that serves as his daily driver.…

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Project Fiesta ST, Improving the Drivetrain with Mountune USA and SPEC Clutch

Mike Kojima

Project Fiesta ST, Improving the Drivetrain with mountune USA and SPEC Clutch by Mike Kojima If you have been following our series in the transformation of our Fiesta ST from…

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Testing Competition Clutch’s Stage III Clutch and Lightweight Flywheel

Mike Kojima

Testing Competition Clutch’s Stage III Clutch and Lightweight Flywheel by Mike Kojima Of the cars we have around the palatial MotoIQ Megashop one of our daily drivers was in need of…

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Project 350Z: Building a New Engine – Part 1

Mike Kojima

Project 350Z: Building a New Engine – Part 1 by Mike Kojima Our Project Z was a pretty good example of what a naturally aspirated VQ35DE could do. However, our …

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Motovicity Ticket to Ride – Ford Mustang Build Part 2

Mike Kojima

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…

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Motovicity’s Ticket To Ride FR-S Update- Exedy Stage 2 Clutch

Mike Kojima

Motovicity's Ticket To Ride FR-S Update- Exedy Stage 2 Clutch By Mike Kojima In anticipation of more added power to the Motovicity Ticket to Ride FR-S from the HKS Supercharger it…

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Project EJ Civic, Building the Drivetrain

Mike Kojima

Project EJ Civic, Building the Drivetrain By Mike Kojima Annie’s Civic had seen tons of street and track miles, over 200,000 miles since she had completed her B series swap…

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Project Nissan 350Z Part One: Installing an ACT Clutch and a Nismo LSD

Mike Kojima

Project Nissan 350Z Part One: Installing an ACT Clutch and a Nismo LSD By Mike Kojima Our friend Sera is a stuntwoman by trade who does a lot of driving…

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Industry Insider: A Look Inside ACT clutches

Mike Kojima

Industry Insider: Inside ACT clutches By Mike Kojima, photos by Jeff Naeyaert We have been familiar with the ACT clutch line for many years. One of the race cars…

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Clutch Tech Part 4, Exotic Clutches, Flywheels and Trouble Shooting

Mike Kojima

Clutch Tech Part 4, Exotic Clutches, Flywheels and Trouble Shooting By Mike Kojima In parts one, two and three of our series of the inner workings of clutches, we…

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Project EVO VIII part 4, Getting More Trackside Grip, Killing Some Slip

Mike Kojima

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…

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Clutch Technology Part 3, Clutch Disc Construction

Mike Kojima

Clutch Technology Part 3, Clutch Disc Construction By Mike Kojima Read Part 1 about how the clutch pressure plate works here! Read Part 2 about clutch disc friction material here!…

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Clutch Technology Part Two, The Clutch Disc Friction Material

Mike Kojima

Clutch Technology Part Two, The Clutch Disc Friction Material By Mike Kojima In our first segment on clutch technology we discussed the pressure plate and how it works. However the…

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Clutch Tech Part One: The Pressure Plate, Get a Grip!

Mike Kojima

Clutch Tech Part One: The Pressure Plate, Get a Grip! By Mike Kojima Drifting heaps brutal abuse on the clutch like no other motorsport. Powerful…

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Dai Yoshihara’s Two Week Wonder, GT Channel’s Time Attack 350Z

Mike Kojima

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…

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Testing JWT’s Nissan 370Z Ultra Light Flywheel

Mike Kojima