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Project GD STI, Installing an Upgraded Precision Ball Bearing Drop In Turbo and Larger Injector Dynamics Injectors

Posted on June 4, 2023June 4, 2023
byMike Kojima

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…

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E85 Can Mess Up Your Engine!

Posted on March 26, 2023
byMike Kojima

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…

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Project S2000: Part 35 –Dyno Tuning, Finding Problems, Retuning, and Math

Posted on January 22, 2023March 20, 2023
byKhiem Dinh

If you have been following the progress of Project AP2 S2000, to prove my motor and turbo combination, I drove the car around for a while avoiding boost to test…

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WATCH: Project Jeep Update! Stretched | Tons | 40’s | Atlas Transfer Case | Suspension | Armor & More

Posted on January 6, 2023
byJeff Naeyaert

We know this is kinda the opposite of what you normally see around here, but we have “off pavement” interests here too! It’s been a long time since the…

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Project GD STI, Improving the Powerband with Precision Turbo and Injector Dynamics

Posted on January 2, 2023February 9, 2023
byMike Kojima

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…

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WATCH: Big Power Subaru Parts! Turbo | Exhaust | Fueling

Posted on December 23, 2022
byJeff Naeyaert

If you saw our video on how to build an EJ so it won’t blow up (see the link below if not) you’ll definitely want to watch what turbo,…

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Fixing the GD WRX Fuel System with Radium Engineering and DeatschWerks

Posted on December 18, 2022December 20, 2022
byMike Kojima

On our Project GD STI we upgraded the fuel system using a Radium Engineering fuel hanger and a single large Walbro TIA450 fuel pump. However, we found that Subaru wiring…

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Modernizing the Nissan 300ZXTT (Z32) Fuel System with Polar Engineering, BDE Engineering and DeatschWerks

Posted on December 13, 2022December 19, 2022
byMike Kojima

There have been a lot of developments for the Z32 and VG30 family engines over the last several years and as we accumulate parts to bring our 300ZXTT project back…

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Project GD STI, Fixing all the Details!

Posted on September 25, 2022September 28, 2022
byMike Kojima

There are a lot of small details involved with swapping an engine, especially when upgrading all of the system parts for higher performance. These make the difference in the reliability…

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Project Nissan Skyline R33 GT-R – Part 6: Clutch, Diverter valves, catch cans, and Dyno testing. Going from bad..to great..to terrible.

Posted on September 11, 2022
byPabloMazlumian

It’s been several months since we’ve updated you on our Project Nissan Skyline R33 GT-R. We battled some gremlins and figured things out along the way, and are finally moving…

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Project GD STI, Getting Ready For the Engine Swap

Posted on January 30, 2022
byMike Kojima

In our previous articles, we covered the build-up of our EJ257 engine collaboration with IAG Performance. Now we have been collecting a bunch of parts to make our installation go…

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WATCH: Want to Run E85 in Your GT-R? WATCH THIS FIRST!!

Posted on January 21, 2022January 24, 2022
byJeff Naeyaert

Flex-fuel is like crack for your turbocharged car but if your stock fuel system isn’t set up for it you could be in for big problems! In this video,…

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WATCH: How to Solve Your Subaru Fueling Problems. The Right Way!

Posted on November 19, 2021
byJeff Naeyaert

In this video Mike explains the shortcomings of the stock Subaru fuel system and how to fix it the right way. This fuel system is capable of supporting up…

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Project GD Subaru STI, High Power Fuel System Upgrades!

Posted on October 3, 2021
byMike Kojima

When last tuning our STI with Cobb’s flex-fuel system, we had maxed out our Mass Air Flow Meter, fuel pump and had our injectors going at the maximum duty cycle…

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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 DBA R35 Nissan GT-R Bolt On Power Mods Part 2, Fueling for 1000 Hp

Posted on October 14, 2020
byMike Kojima

The stock fuel system of the R35 GT-R is not adequate for anything much more involved than a mild reflash. The stock fuel pump and injectors do not have much…

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Project DBA R35 Nissan GT-R, Bolt On Power Mods Part 1

Posted on August 23, 2020September 22, 2020
byMike Kojima

Our last work on our project R35 GT-R was to do the suspension and brakes to bring them up to a high level and address some of the R35’s shortcomings…

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Building the Nissan VQ37VHR part 3

Posted on July 5, 2020July 30, 2020
byMike Kojima

In our last segment of building the ultimate NA VQ37VHR, we assembled the long block of our engine. Now its ready to drop into the 370Z chassis. We had a…

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Getting More Power From the 4G63 With Link Engine Managment

Posted on October 13, 2019December 9, 2019
byMike Kojima

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…

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WATCH: 1000+ Horsepower / ZERO Fuel Starvation! The ULTIMATE FD RX-7 Fuel System Using the Factory Tank!

Posted on July 11, 2019
byJeff Naeyaert

Anyone who takes their FD RX-7 to the track knows one the most annoying problems is fuel starvation! Take a fast turn with anything less than half a tank…

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

Posted on May 5, 2019October 3, 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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BMW E39 M5 Fuel Pump Repair With DeatschWerks

Posted on February 7, 2019February 7, 2019
byMartin Gonzales

The E39 M5 has a fuel pump that tends to fail at the most inopportune moments, usually with no warning. This fuel pump issue is something that requires particularly closer…

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Getting More From the 4G63, Project Evo IX

Posted on January 30, 2019October 10, 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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Project SR E30: Part 4 – Driveshaft, Fuel System and Paint

Posted on March 26, 2018July 25, 2018
byNikita Rushmanov

In the last installment of the E30 chronicles, we finished up the intercooler system. In this chapter, we will be addressing the driveshaft and the fuel system. By the end…

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Building the FR-S FA20 with Stay Crushing: Installing the Engine and Making Big Power!

Posted on August 17, 2017July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

Building the FR-S FA20 with Stay Crushing: Installing the Engine and Making Big Power! by Mike Kojima If you have been following our story, we are now ready to install the engine…

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Building the FR-S FA20 engine with Stay Crushing!

Posted on October 4, 2016July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

Building the FR-S FA20 engine with Stay Crushing! by Mike Kojima Our friend Robert Kochis doesn't seem like a typical MotoIQ reader. He is a cool guy, not a nerd. He vapes…

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Fixing Fuel Starvation with the Holley Hydramat

Posted on July 28, 2016July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

Fixing Fuel Starvation with the Holley Hydramat by Mike Kojma Fuel Starvation is almost always an issue when a high performance car is driven on the track, especially on production…

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Project STurdteen: Building the Competitive Drift Car from a Pile

Posted on March 2, 2016July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

Project STurdteen: Building the Competitive Drift Car from a Pile by Mike Kojima Rathyna Gomer is MotoIQ’s sales manager but in her other life she is a Pro-Am drifter. We…

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Supercharging the Nissan VQ35DE with Vortech!

Posted on September 15, 2015July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

Supercharging the Nissan VQ35DE with Vortech! by Mike Kojima The Nissan VQ35DE in all of its variations is one of the best six cylinders on the market, light compact and…

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Project NSX: Part 6 – Building The Ultimate Fuel Pump Assembly

Posted on August 29, 2014August 15, 2020
byBilly Johnson

The NSX’s stock 155lph fuel pump reportedly maxes out around 400whp which will not suffice for our turbocharged 500whp+ goal. We upgrade the factory pump with the new Walbro 416…

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Tested: S52 vs. M50 Manifold and the TMS Stage 2 & 3 Packages for the BMW E36 M3

Posted on January 8, 2014August 15, 2020
byBilly Johnson

M3’s have always been fantastic handling cars but let’s face it; the US-spec E36 M3 is the only generation M3 that did not receive the same engine as its European…

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Motovicity’s Ticket To Ride Scion FR-S Update- AEM Electronics Gauges, AQ-1 Datalogger and High Performance Fuel Pump!

Posted on May 17, 2013July 3, 2018
byMike Kojima

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…