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Strengthening and Improving the Geometry of the S13 Subframe With GKTech and ZSM Custom

  • Posted on December 11, 2022December 11, 2022
  • byMike Kojima
Since were are building the ultimate suspension system for our S13 with GKTech, we also got some of their parts to beef up the often ignored rear subframe. With stronger…
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Project C8 Corvette, Getting Track Safe with Peitz Performance and Simpson Safety

  • Posted on October 10, 2021
  • byMike Kojima
Since we have upgraded our C8’s wheels, tires, brakes, and suspension, the car is starting to turn some seriously fast lap times (1:52’s at Buttonwillow CW 13). We found that…
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Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 33 – A quick, dry break with Radium Engineering

  • Posted on January 25, 2021September 12, 2021
  • byErik Jacobs
While you haven’t heard from Project SC300 in a minute, it hasn’t been entirely idle. We took the car out to Carolina Motorsports Park last November for some additional testing…
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Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 28 – Getting Safer with Sabelt

  • Posted on January 12, 2020December 26, 2021
  • byErik Jacobs
Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 28 – Getting Safer with Sabelt by Erik Jacobs Earlier in the year I had gotten all new safety equipment and detailed the journey to…
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Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 23 – Wider is better! Getting Clearance with a Wide Body Kit.

  • Posted on September 9, 2019
  • byErik Jacobs
Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 23 – Wider is better! by Erik Jacobs We had brakes, we had suspension, we had refreshed hubs, and we had a scary, twitchy car…
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Project SR E30: Part 8 – Fabricating a Custom Stainless Steel Oval Exhaust

  • Posted on June 9, 2019
  • byNikita Rushmanov
Part 8??? Wow, we are getting close to the end now! Can we make it a 10 part series?  If we had to pick one thing on this car that…
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Project STurdteen, Plumbing the Motor and Getting Her Ready to Run!

  • Posted on April 28, 2019September 24, 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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Project S2000: Part 26 – Air to Water Intercooler Setup

  • Posted on March 25, 2019March 31, 2019
  • byKhiem Dinh
For my low-speed/max-response turbo S2000 project, I decided to go with an air-to-water setup. Auto-x is the environment I’m designing for where you’re sitting idling for long periods of time…
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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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Update: The Team America BNR32 Is On Its Wheels Again!

  • Posted on January 16, 2019January 16, 2019
  • byMike Kojima
If you have been following the saga of the Team America BNR32 you know it has been in hiatus for quite a while. Brian Kono of Afterhours Automotive has been…
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BMW Powered Toyota 86 – Roll Cage, Pedal Box & Fuel Cell

  • Posted on September 11, 2018September 27, 2018
  • byMike Kojima
The Toyota 86 (FR-S or BRZ) does everything quite well, right up until the moment you mash the throttle. The chassis would make an amazing race car, but something has…
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A Proper Primer on Personal Protection

  • Posted on June 29, 2018July 9, 2018
  • byErik Jacobs
A Proper Primer on Personal Protection by Erik Jacobs In the time between the SC300 getting dyno tuned and our first track day (complete with transmission soup), I had some…
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Dai Yoshihara’s 2018 Formula Drift Rebuild Conclusion

  • Posted on April 9, 2018July 2, 2018
  • byMike Kojima
Dai Yoshihara's 2018 Formula Drift Rebuild Conclusion by Mike Kojima   So if you have been following along with our mini-series on what an end of season refresh on Pro…
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Dai Yoshihara’s 2018 Formula Drift Rebuild Continued!

  • Posted on March 21, 2018July 2, 2018
  • byMike Kojima
Dai Yoshihara's 2018 Formula Drift Rebuild Continued! by Mike Kojima   So the rush to freshen Dai's car for 2018 by Eimer Engineering continues. In our last story, the chassis had gotten…
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Team America BNR32 GT-R First Update in a Long Time!

  • Posted on March 19, 2018July 3, 2018
  • byMike Kojima
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…
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Dai Yoshihara’s 2018 Formula Drift Rebuild

  • Posted on February 6, 2018July 2, 2018
  • byMike Kojima
Dai Yoshihara’s 2018 Formula Drift Rebuild by Mike Kojima After 3 years of Formula Drift competition, our team had pretty much developed the BRZ chassis to where we were satisfied with…
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Project SR E30: Part 2 – Making Custom Motor Mounts

  • Posted on December 14, 2017July 25, 2018
  • byNikita Rushmanov
In the last episode, we managed to make an SR20DET fit inside an E30. Now it’s time to actually make it stay there. In this installment, we will be fabricating…
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Fabricating Turbo Headers and Exhaust Systems with Eimer Engineering and Burns Stainless

  • Posted on March 28, 2016July 2, 2018
  • byMike Kojima
Fabricating Turbo Headers and Exhaust Systems with Eimer Engineering and Burns Stainless by Mike Kojima How do you make a good turbo system even better?  We did it by enlisting…
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Project Pure Performance E46 Time Attack

  • Posted on January 26, 2016February 26, 2019
  • byMike Kojima
Project Pure Performance E46 Time Attack by Mike Kojima In the pages of MotoIQ, we have partnered with Pure Performance in Laguna Hills California for many of our BMW projects.…
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Project V8 RX-7: Part 17 – Eimer Engineering Arms, Wheel Spacers and the Hunt for Perfect Stance

  • Posted on August 12, 2015July 1, 2018
  • byMike Kojima
Project V8 RX-7: Part 17 – Eimer Engineering Arms, Wheel Spacers and the Hunt for Perfect Stance by Mike Kojima In our last Project V8 RX-7 article, we left you with photos…
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Project Ford Fiesta ST- Making the Jump to a Race Car with SPD Motorsports Part 2!

  • Posted on April 14, 2015July 3, 2018
  • byMike Kojima
Project Ford Fiesta ST- Making the Jump to a Race Car with SPD Motorsports Part 2! by Mike Kojima When we last left our Project Ford Fiesta ST it was…
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Project Ford Fiesta ST- Making the Jump to a Race Car with SPD Motorsports!

  • Posted on March 6, 2015July 3, 2018
  • byMike Kojima
Project Ford Fiesta ST- Making the Jump to a Race Car With SPD Motorsports! by Mike Kojima Project Fiesta ST’s owner started to really get the track day bug after…
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ARK Design Team America BNR32 GT-R Update

  • Posted on September 9, 2014July 3, 2018
  • byMike Kojima
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…
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ARK Design Team America BNR32 GT-R Update

  • Posted on September 9, 2014July 3, 2018
  • byMike Kojima
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…
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ARK Design Team America BNR32 GT-R Update

  • Posted on August 16, 2014August 14, 2018
  • byMike Kojima
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…
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ARK Team America BNR32 GT-R Update Teaser

  • Posted on July 31, 2014July 3, 2018
  • byMike Kojima
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…
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Project LS S13: Part 1 – Getting the Chassis Ready

  • Posted on February 4, 2013May 20, 2020
  • byMike Kojima
Our latest project started as an accident.  The S13 that we are using started off as Chuck Johnson’s, one of our writers, daily driver.  It was a really nice S13…
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Team America World Time Attack – ARK Design’s BNR32 Skyline GT-R Part 9

  • Posted on December 1, 2012July 3, 2018
  • byEric Hsu
 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…
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Team America World Time Attack – ARK Design’s BNR32 Skyline GT-R Part 9

  • Posted on December 1, 2012August 14, 2018
  • byEric Hsu
 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…
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Team America World Time Attack – ARK Design’s BNR32 Skyline GT-R Part 8

  • Posted on July 29, 2012July 3, 2018
  • byEric Hsu
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…
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Team America World Time Attack – ARK Design’s BNR32 Skyline GT-R Part 8

  • Posted on July 29, 2012August 14, 2018
  • byEric Hsu
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…
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Matt Powers 2012 Formula D ride Part 4

  • Posted on July 2, 2012July 3, 2018
  • byMike Kojima
Matt Powers’ 2012 Formula D ride Part 4 By Mike Kojima When we last left off Costa Gialamas and his crew were pounding away to get Matt’s car done by…

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