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The stock block F20c/F22c is well-known for being very stout. Many S2000s have been turbocharged to over 600whp without ever being opened up. However, our base target is 500 crank…

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Building a 650 hp Naturally Aspirated Drift Spec LS3 Part 2

Posted on March 22, 2020March 23, 2020
byMike Kojima

In the first installment of our drift spec LS3 build, we discussed our parts selection and listed the part numbers for building a 650 whp NA monster with parts from…

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Getting the Most From 91 Octane Pump Gas with a Honda K Motor, Part Four

Posted on February 4, 2020November 10, 2020
byMike Kojima

In our last articles, we gathered the parts and assembled out low octane Honda K motors for our sleeper DC5 RSX Type S project car. Our engine was intended to…

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Building a Drift Spec LS3

Posted on January 29, 2020February 3, 2020
byMike Kojima

There is a lot of interest in the LS world nowadays. The LS is rapidly becoming the king of motors, surpassing the Honda B and K series or the 2JZ…

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Getting the Most From 91 Octane Pump Gas with a Honda K Motor, Part One

Posted on November 4, 2019November 10, 2020
byMike Kojima

So the MotoIQ garage is in the process of building a pretty neat car, restoring a well worn DC5 RSX to better than its formal glory. The story starts here…

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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 DC2 Integra, Testing the Fluidampr Crank Pulley

Posted on June 29, 2018July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

Project DC2 Integra, Testing the Fluidampr Crank Pulley By Mike Kojima We have big plans for Project Integra B18C engine. Instead of swapping to a K Series engine to make easy…

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Building the FR-S FA20 Engine with Stay Crushing, Assembling the Engine!

Posted on January 23, 2017July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

Building the FR-S FA20 Engine with Stay Crushing, Assembling the Engine! by Mike Kojima In our previous installments of the Stay Crushing FR-S engine build, we have been accumulating the parts…

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Building the Naturally Aspirated Honda K Engine Part 3, Assembling the Engine

Posted on January 4, 2017July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

Building the Naturally Aspirated Honda K Engine Part 3, Assembling the Engine By Mike Kojima In the previous two installments of our engine build, you were able to take a look…

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Building the Naturally Aspirated Honda K Engine with Drag Cartel! Part 2

Posted on November 29, 2016July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

Building the Naturally Aspirated Honda K Engine with Drag Cartel! Part 2 by Mike Kojima In the last edition of building the naturally aspirated K24, we were showing some of…

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Building the Naturally Aspirated Honda K Engine! Part 1

Posted on August 31, 2016July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

Building the Naturally Aspirated Honda K Engine! Part 1 by Mike Kojima The Honda K series of engines is one of our favorites and one of the top production inline…

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Project 350Z- Building a New Engine Part 2

Posted on August 9, 2015July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

Project 350Z: Buidling a New Engine – Part 2 by Mike Kojima When we last left off on Project 350Z, we were in the process of assembling a group of…

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Building the Ultimate Turbo Small Block Chevy Part 2, The Making of 1100 Hp!

Posted on June 25, 2014July 3, 2018
byMike Kojima

Building the Ultimate Turbo Small Block Chevy Part 2, The Making of 1100 Hp! by Mike Kojima When deciding the best way to power Daren McNamara’s Formula D S14, Team…

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Building the Ultimate Turbo Small Block Chevy Part 1

Posted on June 6, 2014July 3, 2018
byMike Kojima

Building the Ultimate Turbo Small Block Chevy-Part 1 by Mike Kojima The Small Block Chevy is a dead outdated hunk of iron that is best left to old guys puttering…

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Project GD STI – Improving the Fuel System with Injector Dynamics and Other Details

Posted on December 9, 2012May 20, 2019
byMike Kojima

Project GD STI – Improving the Fuel System with Injector Dynamics and Other Details By Mike Kojima When we had last left off on Project STI’s engine, we had just…