Project FD RX7 Restomod: Part 24 – Engine and Transmission Install
After 2 years, we finally install our built 13B REW engine and Nissan CD009 transmission with the Fisch Racing Tech transmission adapter system. This has been a long time coming…
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Fixing Mazda B6ZE Vibrations With Fluidampr
We have been wanting to test Fluidampr’s harmonic balancer that was released a few years back for Mazda’s popular B series engines for a while now and we are finally…
Fixing FL5 Civic Type R Limp Mode with a CSF Radiator!
If you own an FL5 Civic Type R and do track days, you know of its tendency to run hot. On hot days it is relatively easy to get it…
Project Do It All S13, Assembling the Bulletproof SR20DET Cylinder Head!
In our last edition of Project Do it All S13, were covered the build of our 2.2 liter bottom end. Now we are going to turn our attention to the…
Project FD RX7 Restomod: Part 19 – Assembling the 13B REW
Our 13B REW is finally ready for assembly, now that our rotors are lightened, irons are bridge ported and semi peripheral ported, and we WPC Treated and CTP Cryo treated…
Project Do It All S13, Assembling the Bulletproof SR20DET Bottom End!
We are starting to put together the SR20DET for our car. Our goals are to have a wide powerband and lots of torque while limiting the revs to the stock…
Project FD RX7 Restomod: Part 13 – Porting the 13B REW
Increasing airflow and power can be achieved through different types of porting on a rotary engine. Each type has their own benefits and drawbacks, but there is a lot of…
CSF Releases Porsche 911/930 Performance Retromod OEM Oil Cooler Replacement
If you have a classic air-cooled Porsche 911/930 made from 1965 to 1989, CSF Cooling has THE oil cooler for you! With the current popularity of restoring and modifying these…
Project FD RX7 Restomod: Part 12 – Rotor Lightening, WPC and CTP Cryo Treatment
To kick off our engine build, we CNC-lightened the rotors of our 13B REW before shipping them off to be cryogenically frozen by CTP Cryogenics to improve strength and durability…
Turbocharging the Nissan MR20DD Engine, Part 5, Putting It All Together!
So if you have been following our series on building the Turbo Nissan MR20DD engine, you can read about our analysis of the engine in the first chapter, the engine internals…
Turbocharging the Nissan MR20DD Engine, Part 4, The Turbo System
If you have been following our series on building the Turbo Nissan MR20DD engine, you can read about our analysis of the engine in the first chapter, the engine internals…
Turbocharging the Nissan MR20DD, Fortifying the Engines Internals!
If you have been following our build-up of the Nissan MR20DDT, We have been examining the suitability of this engine to be converted to turbocharging. We were able to identify…
Turbocharging the Nissan MR20DD Engine! Part Two, the Internal MR20DD Architecture
In our last story of our saga of turbocharging the MR20DD, we looked at the engine’s external features to see how they would be would be suitable for building a…
The Full Bolt on SR20 Engine, Part One, The Basics
Check out the entire project to date! For MotoIQ Merch and Parts Check out our Store! With our do-it-all all S-Chassis suspension and brakes nearly done, it is time to…
Turbocharging the Nissan MR20DD Engine! Part one, the External MR20DD Architecture
Our latest endeavor in the field of modding cars has been to revisit what was one of our favorite cars of all time, the Nissan Sentra. If it was not…
Project FD RX7 Restomod: Part 11 – Engine Disassembly
We decided to tear down a 2,000-mile brand-new Mazda crate engine to turn it into one of the most highly-modified 13B REW engines on the planet. We started by removing…
Project GD STI, Adding an Intercooler Sprayer to a Front Mount Intercooler
Subaru STIs have a water intercooler sprayer as factory equipment. There is an intercooler spray button on the dash with a large water reservoir in the truck with a pump. …
Project FD RX7 Restomod: Part 10 – Engine Fire Update
Owning an RX-7 is like riding a motorcycle. It’s not a matter of “IF” (the car catches fire) but rather “WHEN, and how bad?”. A small engine fire changed the…
Project GD STI We Don’t Need a Damn Rotated Mount Turbo
So with our last go around of Project GD STI we had reached our goal of 500 wheel hp but we were not entirely pleased with our powerband. Our power…
Project GD STI, Installing an Upgraded Precision Ball Bearing Drop In Turbo and Larger Injector Dynamics Injectors
In our previous article, we had gotten a new Precision Turbo ball bearing center section drop in factory replacement turbo to replace our previous turbo that was choking our engine…
Testing the CSF BMW S58 G8X Intake Manifold
The BMW S58 engine is pretty impressive, directly based on BMW’s sturdy diesel engines, it is capable of producing over 1000 hp with just bolt-on mods. One of the bolt-on…
E85 Can Mess Up Your Engine!
Although E85 is an awesome fuel, high octane, cheap, cool burning, it can cause a lot of harm under certain operating conditions. This is an EJ257 that failed in my…
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…
Project E39 M5, Improving Cooling With CSF
Even though our E39 M5 has been well maintained and is in excellent shape, it is still a 20-year-old car and some components were starting to show their age. In…
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…
Project E39 M5, Installing the Dinan Cold Air Intake
The BMW E39 M5 is one of the funnest most rewarding cars to drive. It is also a car without much aftermarket parts support. Previously we had gotten more power…
Project GD STI, Improving the Powerband with Precision Turbo and Injector Dynamics
Previously we had dyno tested and tuned Project STI at Church Automotive testing. Although our car made a pretty impressive 501 whp and 487 lb/ft of torque our power peaked…
Modernizing the 300ZX and the VG30DETT, Fixing Spark Scatter with EPR Engineered Performance
One of the VG30DE and DETT’s weak points is the belt drive of its valvetrain. Belts were the main way to drive camshafts in the 80’s when the engine was…
ASF Machines Subaru Engine Assembly Tools
If you work on Subaru engines, ASF Machine is producing some cool tools to make your day easier and to help you do a better job! The first tool is…
The Mystery of the Round Subaru Radiator Cap
Having an incorrect radiator cap on a turbo EJ Subaru is a critical mistake that even seasoned Subaru builders, including us have made. In fact, one of our sharp-eyed readers…
Introducing Garrett Motions New GVW Series Wastegates
Garrett Advancing Motion has just released their new line of external wastegates for controlling turbo boost! The wastegates are available in three sizes, the GVW40 with a 40mm valve, the…
Project GD STI, Dyno Tuning for Big Power with Reliability
Well, it’s finally time to get Project STI started and tuned. As with many of our projects, we enlisted the help of Shawn Church of Church Automotive Testing to get…