Monitoring the S2000’s F20C Engine with Autometer!
When we last left our AP1 S2000, we had just installed a Canton Racing Products baffled high capacity oil pan to help assure that our F20C engine would always have a…
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Save 42 Pounds off of your car with Lite Blox Batteries!
The Porsche GT3 RS is a car that uses a lot of exotic materials to try to reduce its weight. Much of the car is made out of lightweight materials…
Ultimate SR20 Rebuild Guide: Part 2 – Selecting Your Engine Management
In the last installment we disassembled our SR20 in preparation for machining. Now comes the fun part where we get to pick all the parts for the new build! We’re…
How To Build A Backup Battery System
Power to go! There are times when all of us want electricity when we are miles from the nearest electrical outlet. Two key components to having power on the go…
Ignition system upgrade for the Mitsubishi EVO 8 / 9 – 4G63 engine.
We’re upgrading our Project Evo IX 4G63 motor with high-performance Ignition Projects – ignition coil IP-A133201 which features a high-power built-in spark amplifier, producing 4 times the spark energy and…
Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 17 – Get out there! Or not…
With the car idling and most of the core sensors configured, we needed to keep moving forward in our electronics configuration in order to get to a point where we…
Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 16 – We have ignition!
In the last segment, we said that we had finished wiring everything, but that’s not quite true. There were just a couple of finishing touches to sort through and then…
Team America BNR32 GT-R First Update in a Long Time!
Team America BNR32 GT-R First Update in a Long Time! by Mike Kojima So most of you probably thought that the Team America GT-R was dead, long abandoned to…
Tested! Weego’s Lunch Box Automotive Power Source
Tested! Weego's Lunch Box Automotive Power Source By Mike Kojima We get all sorts of cool stuff in the mail at MotoIQ's palatial mega-garage. Manufacturers send us stuff in hopes that…
Testing the AEM Electronics X Series Air Fuel Ratio Gauge: Part 1
Testing the AEM Electronics X Series Air Fuel Ratio Gauge: Part 1 by Mike Kojima How do you make a really good air fuel ratio gauge even better? Well that's…
Project E90 M3: Part 3 – LED Angel Eyes
Our E90 M3 is starting to look a bit dated now that its twin turbo successor is on the streets. We turned to our friends at European Auto Source to…
Saving (Lots) of Weight with a Pegasus Racing Ballistic Battery
Saving (Lots) of Weight with a Pegasus Racing Ballistic Battery by Mike Kojima “No way is this thing gonna start the car” is the first thing we said when we…
Project E36 M3 (Silver): Part 5 – Updating the Headlights With HID Euro Ellipsoids
The US-spec E36 M3 not only falls short in the powertrain department to its 321hp European counterpart, but also in terms of its headlight output, looks, and quality. We replace…
ARK Design Team America BNR32 GT-R Update
The Andrew Brilliant designed splitter is amazing and somewhat agricultural in appearance. Given the team’s budget and time constraints, Andrew was not commissioned to make it look beautiful; only functional. I can…
ARK Design Team America BNR32 GT-R Update
The Andrew Brilliant designed splitter is amazing and somewhat agricultural in appearance. Given the team’s budget and time constraints, Andrew was not commissioned to make it look beautiful; only functional. I can…
ARK Design Team America BNR32 GT-R Update
ARK Design Team America BNR32 GT-R Update by Mike Kojima and Eric Hsu The Team America crew has been busy and the car has really come together in the past…
ARK Team America BNR32 GT-R Update Teaser
ARK Team America BNR32 GT-R Update Teaser by Mike Kojima An update has been a long time in coming but it is true, the ARK Team America BNR32 has not…
AEM Infinity Plug and Play Badness for the BMW S54 (E46 M3) Engine!
AEM Infinity Plug and Play Badness for the BMW S54 (E46 M3) Engine! by Mike Kojima Engine swaps have been a staple of building cars as long as there have…
Motovicity’s Ticket To Ride Mustang Update- Stack Pro-Control Gauges
Motovicity's Ticket To Ride Mustang Update- Stack Pro-Control Gauges By Mike Kojima Having a lot of trick parts on your car means nothing if you blow it up because…
Motovicity’s Ticket To Ride Scion FR-S Update- AEM Electronics Gauges, AQ-1 Datalogger and High Performance Fuel Pump!
Motovicity's Ticket To Ride Scion FR-S Update- AEM Electronics Gages, AQ-1 Datalogger and High Performance Fuel Pump! By Mike Kojima In our last update for the Motovicity Ticket To…
Team America World Time Attack – ARK Design’s BNR32 Skyline GT-R Part 9
Team America WTAC – ARK Design's BNR32 Skyline GT-R Part 9 by Eric Hsu I realize it's been a long ass time since the last update, but they'll start rolling…
Team America World Time Attack – ARK Design’s BNR32 Skyline GT-R Part 9
Team America WTAC – ARK Design's BNR32 Skyline GT-R Part 9 by Eric Hsu I realize it's been a long ass time since the last update, but they'll start rolling…
Team America World Time Attack – ARK Design’s BNR32 Skyline GT-R Part 8
Team America World Time Attack – ARK Design's BNR32 Skyline GT-R Part 8 By Eric Hsu Mike did a great job covering the build while I was unable to write…
Team America World Time Attack – ARK Design’s BNR32 Skyline GT-R Part 8
Team America World Time Attack – ARK Design's BNR32 Skyline GT-R Part 8 By Eric Hsu Mike did a great job covering the build while I was unable to write…
Team America World Time Attack – ARK Design’s BNR32 Skyline GT-R Part 7
Team America World Time Attack – ARK Design's BNR32 Skyline GT-R Part 7 By Mike Kojima and Eric Hsu The clock is tearing itself through the calendar and there is…
Team America World Time Attack – ARK Design’s BNR32 Skyline GT-R Part 7
Team America World Time Attack – ARK Design's BNR32 Skyline GT-R Part 7 By Mike Kojima and Eric Hsu The clock is tearing itself through the calendar and there is…
Team America World Time Attack – ARK Design’s BNR32 Skyline GT-R Part 6
As our wing is going to be making a few hundred pounds of downforce, it is important that we have sturdy wing mounts. Just bolting it to the trunk lid…
Team America World Time Attack – ARK Design’s BNR32 Skyline GT-R Part 6
Team America World Time Attack – ARK Design's BNR32 Skyline GT-R Part 6 By Mike Kojima and Eric Hsu So much has happened on the car that it was a…
Team America World Time Attack – ARK Design’s BNR32 Skyline GT-R Part 5
Team America World Time Attack – ARK Design's BNR32 Skyline GT-R Part 5 Supposed to be by Eric Hsu but really again by Mike Kojima Well it's getting closer…
Team America World Time Attack – ARK Design’s BNR32 Skyline GT-R Part 5
Believe it or not the saddle is secured with quick release T-Bolt type clamps. Although this might sound woefully inadequate, please note that Top Fuel cars use this type of…
Team America World Time Attack – ARK Design’s BNR32 Skyline GT-R Part 4
Team America World Time Attack – ARK Design's BNR32 Skyline GT-R Part 4 Supposed to be by Eric Hsu, Really by Mike Kojima In the last segment, Gary Castillo…
Team America World Time Attack – ARK Design’s BNR32 Skyline GT-R Part 4
Team America World Time Attack – ARK Design's BNR32 Skyline GT-R Part 4 Supposed to be by Eric Hsu, Really by Mike Kojima In the last segment, Gary Castillo…