Hypertech REACT Revisited
It is not often that I feel compelled to revisit a product in a positive way but I am so in love with Hypertech’s REACT drive-by-wire throttle controller that I…
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Hypertech REACT Eliminates the Annoying Toyota Tundra Overly Sensitive Throttle
One of the things that really annoyed us about Project Tundra was the exaggerated throttle swell programmed into the drive-by-wire throttle. Toyota seemingly did this to make Tundra owners think…
Modernizing the Nissan VG30DETT, Polar Engineering’s Ignition Upgrade
The VG30DETT found in the 300ZX Turbo had a state-of-the-art ignition system back in the early 90’s. It had one of the first direct-fire, coil-on-plug ignition systems on a production…
rusEFI – DIY Open Source Engine Management For Your Car?!
There is no doubt that Linux and open-source software has changed humanity for the better. What started out as various side projects have turned into a framework which runs much…
Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 34 – Cameras are rolling, copy that.
Life has gotten complicated, and, unfortunately, that has meant that Project SC300 has been sitting around for nearly a year. I reached a point, though, where I couldn’t take it…
Project DBA R35 Nissan GT-R, Helping the Breathing
The CBA R35 GT-R which was made from 2009 to 2011 was held back significantly by a restrictive air intake. This was improved in 2012 in the more powerful DBA…
Project EVO IX, Getting Lots of Power From the 4G63 With Link Engine Management Part 2
When we last left of, we had tuned our Project Evo IX to run on a Link Plug and Play stand alone ECU and had done some preliminary dyno work…
Project Ford E350 Tow Rig: Part 4 – Calling for backup!
Project Ford E350 Tow Rig: Part 4 – Calling for backup! by Erik Jacobs It’s been a minute since we’ve last seen Project E350, but it’s still very much around,…
Project Ford E350 Tow Rig: Part 3 – Step into the light…
Thanks to our awesome Edge CTS dash we could see what was going on with our drivetrain. But what we couldn’t see was where we were going. Project E350 is…
BEST OF 2019: Project 987.2 Cayman S: Getting More Out of the Engine to Chase the GT4 Part 1
Previously we have been working on Project 987.2 Caymans Suspension and Brakes to get them up to Cup Car standards. With that work being completed we are now going to…
Project Ford E350 Tow Rig: Part 2 – You only need the Edge!
When you’re towing, keeping tabs on what’s going on is pretty important. Many of the older diesel trucks (or vans, in my case!) did not have great gauge packages from…
Getting More Power From the 4G63 With Link Engine Managment
Photography by Vincent Soto Now that we have accumulated all of the cool parts for our Project Evo IX it is time to start getting it all together to integrate…
Project Subaru GD STI, Improving The Ignition System!
Nowadays it is hard to improve the ignition on late model cars. New car ignitions, especially ones with coil on plug systems are more powerful from the factory than racing…
Portable Data Acquisition and Logging – AEM Electronics CD-5
The AEM Electronics CD-5 Digital Dash Display is more than just a pretty digital dash for a race car. At MotoIQ we have been using one for all sorts of…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
AEM Water Injection Failsafe Device: Part 2 – Catching Our Mistakes and Upgrading Our Water Injection System
AEM Water Injection Failsafe Device: Part 2 – Catching Our Mistakes and Upgrading Our Water Injection System By Mike Kojima Over the past few months in-between other projects we have…
AEM Water/Methanol Failsafe Device Evaluation
AEM Water/Methanol Failsafe Device Evaluation By Mike Kojima We are very familiar with water and water/methanol injection; many years ago, we were one of the first to tune with modern…
Project EVO IX Part 5: ARK Designs and Mitsubishi Products
Over the past few months we have been busy tuning Project EVO’s Engine, Brakes and Suspension. This month we focused on some of the minor but important details that every…
Project Pathfinder Part 6, For Safety Sake
Project Pathfinder Part 6, For Safety sake Project Pathfinder was not cut out to be a heavy duty tow rig but in this edition we add some important parts to…