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When building a bike, or anything for that matter, have a plan. ‘While you’re in there’ becomes a very slippery slope. ‘Future-proofing’ always ends up costing ten times more than…

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Nerd’s Eye View: Mercedes AMG M139 Engine

Posted on September 9, 2019
byKhiem Dinh

Photos from Mercedes A few months ago, the automotive media went nuts over the M139 engine from Mercedes. It’s the highest horsepower 2.0L engine ever to go into production making…

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The Dreaded Subaru p0011 and p0021 DTC Codes, Don’t Let Them Wreck Your Turbo!

Posted on August 29, 2019September 3, 2019
byMike Kojima

So DO NOT do what we did when our Project GD STI turned on a p0011 OBD DTC code. What we figured was some sort of sensor issue ended up…

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The New Supra Engine Might Actually be Better than BMW’s M Engine

Posted on August 27, 2019September 4, 2019
byRob Evans

The new 2020 Toyota Supra gets a lot of internet bashing for “being a BMW.” It’s almost as if people believe Toyota is still good at building sports cars on…

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Pro Tip! Check Inside Your Oil Filter!

Posted on August 5, 2019
byMike Kojima

One of the most important things to do when maintaining an engine used in competition or any sort of hard-driving is to constantly monitor its condition and do preemptive service…

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Project Ducati 998 Superbike Part 1: Getting a Basket Case Running With a 999 Engine Swap!

Posted on August 1, 2019August 1, 2019
byRob Evans

I stupidly picked up this dilapidated Ducati 998 Superbike as a birthday gift to myself in October of 2017. My wife said it was stupid to buy another motorcycle a…

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Project Porsche 991 GT3 RS, Shedding a Little Weight With Dundon Motorsports!

Posted on July 29, 2019August 6, 2019
byMike Kojima

So I have been pestering the guys at Dundon Motorsports, the maker of our Porsche GT3 RS project car’s awesome set of headers and exhaust system, telling them that they…

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Testing Garrett Advancing Motion’s Upgraded Intercooler for the Ford Focus ST!

Posted on July 11, 2019July 11, 2019
byMike Kojima

If you own a Focus ST, Garrett Advancing Motion has come out with a new outstanding bolt on performance intercooler upgrade for your car. We obtained a sample of the…

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Testing Borla’s S-Type Cat-Back Exhaust for the 2018+ Mustang GT

Posted on June 3, 2019
byBilly Johnson

For the fourth year in a row, the Mustang continues to be the “best-selling sports coupe in the entire world”. The S550 platform that debut in 2015 catapulted the brand…

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Project SR E30: Part 7 – Wiring and First Startup!

Posted on May 19, 2019
byNikita Rushmanov

Hello! Welcome to the 7th installment in our hardheaded adventure of SR swapping a BMW E30. As you may recall, in part 6, we finished up some plumbing and installed…

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

Posted on May 5, 2019May 9, 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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Project STurdteen, Plumbing the Motor and Getting Her Ready to Run!

Posted on April 28, 2019April 29, 2019
byMike Kojima

So we have rebuilt the engine and the transmission for Rathyna’s Turd. Now came the job of putting the engine back in the car and undoing the clusterfuck of plumbing…

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The Closed Deck Subaru EJ20, Built for Boost!

Posted on April 18, 2019April 22, 2019
byMike Kojima

In our last story, we were assembling the parts for Ian’s long rod stroker EJ205. Now that we had rods and a crankshaft from Eagle and Pistons from JE, it…

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WPC Wants You!

Posted on April 4, 2019April 9, 2019
byMike Kojima

WPC Treatment is looking for potential employees. If you are a long time reader of MotoIQ you know that we use WPC treatment on a lot of our projects to…

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Project STurdteen: Building the SR20DET Engine

Posted on March 31, 2019April 9, 2019
byMike Kojima

Rathyna’s S13 drift car’s engine was thoroughly hammered with little compression. In our last article, we rebuilt her cylinder head with Portflow Design replacing her worn valve guides and eroded…

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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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Testing the Fluidampr Viscous Harmonic Balancer on the B18C Engine

Posted on March 13, 2019
byMike Kojima

In laying down the base for some serious B series power that we have planned later, we decided to test out Fluidampr’s viscous harmonic balancer on our Project DC2 Integra’s…

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Project SR E30: Part 6 – Catch Can, Plumbing and Throttle Cable

Posted on March 6, 2019
byNikita Rushmanov

We’re back! After a short break, the SR E30 saga continues! In the last episode, we painted the engine bay and installed the SR20 back into the car… through the…

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Preventing S2000 Oiling Issues with Canton

Posted on February 22, 2019February 22, 2019
byMike Kojima

The Honda S2000 is an awesome car. With mild suspension modifications, it handles like a dream and can turn some impressive lap times. With RWD, an engine that is set…

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Getting More From the 4G63, Project Evo IX

Posted on January 30, 2019January 30, 2019
byMike Kojima

After sitting for several years, we are getting off of our asses and are working on getting a decent bump in power on Project Mitsubishi Evo IX. In our last…

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WATCH: Porsche GT3 RS Headers GUARANTEE Eargasm!

Posted on December 21, 2018December 28, 2018
byJeff Naeyaert

If you haven’t already read our article on the Dundon Motorsports headers and exhaust we installed on our Project Porsche GT3 RS click on that link and do it! …

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Modernizing the Evo IX Engine Control

Posted on November 13, 2018
byMike Kojima

We are finally going to a stand-alone ECU in our Project Evo IX with Link Engine Managment! Since the beginning, our car has been tuned with ECU flash, an open…

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Ultimate SR20 Rebuild Guide: Part 2 – Selecting Your Engine Management

Posted on October 29, 2018
byNikita Rushmanov

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…

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Stroke to Rod Length Ratios and Building a Long Rod Stroker EJ205

Posted on October 18, 2018October 18, 2018
byMike Kojima

Like resoling your favorite pair of shoes, we are going to refresh the engine of our project WRX. If you have been following our series on the remake of Ian’s…

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Building the 1.6 liter Ecoboost Engine with mountune Part 1-Project Ford Fiesta ST Race Car

Posted on August 26, 2018August 27, 2018
byMike Kojima

Its been awhile since we did an update on Project Ford Fiesta ST Racecar. Until now we have been working on the chassis but now its time to go through…

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APR and COBB Tuning upgrades for the VW Golf R (MK7)

Posted on August 14, 2018August 23, 2018
byIsaac Sandoval

Today we’re going to be upgrading our Project Golf R MK7 with the APR intercooler for enhanced cooling, a COBB GESI catted 3″ downpipe for maximum exhaust flow, and efficiently…

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Porsche 911 GT3 RS tuning for 500 WHP

Posted on August 13, 2018July 3, 2019
byMike Kojima

So in our last segment of Project Porsche 911 GT3RS, we installed Dundon Motorsports long tube headers and exhaust and picked up 16 wheel hp and 7 lb/ft of torque…

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Ignition system upgrade for the Mitsubishi EVO 8 / 9 – 4G63 engine.

Posted on August 7, 2018August 23, 2018
byMike Kojima

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…

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Giving the LS3 More Power With Comp Cams and FAST!

Posted on July 30, 2018July 31, 2018
byMike Kojima

If you have been a long time reader of MotoIQ, you probably know of our Social Media Manager, Rathyna Gomer’s LS-powered 350Z drift car. Rathyna is known around here to…

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Project R35 GT-R, Saving Weight With a Greddy Titanium Exhaust System!

Posted on July 23, 2018July 24, 2018
byMike Kojima

As we have complained about before, the R35 GT-R is a big heavy beast. In our previous segments of Project GT-R, we were able to carve off about 60 lbs…

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Testing Vektor Performance Headers for the 991.2 Porsche 911 Carrera!

Posted on July 15, 2018July 16, 2018
byMike Kojima

The introduction 991.2 version of Porsche’s venerable 911 Carrera was somewhat controversial for the Porsche connoisseur. Previous versions of the Carrera were traditionally naturally aspirated with the 991.1 model having…

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We Check Out AMS Performance’s Turbo Test Rig

Posted on June 29, 2018July 2, 2018
byKhiem Dinh

We Check Out AMS Performance’s Turbo Test Rig By Khiem Dinh A couple years ago, AMS Performance became a Garrett turbo distributor. In order to best serve their customers, they…