WATCH: Building the Toyota 4AG-GE!
In today’s video we’re taking a look at a customer’s Toyota 4AG engine we’re building. This particular engine isn’t an all out crazy build, but we’ll touch on some…
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WATCH: How Much Does an LS Engine Build Cost?
Let’s go over the costs of building an LS engine… the MotoIQ way! Mike and Martin go over the costs of a budget oriented build as well as some…
WATCH: Honda K-Series Cylinder Head Tech
By popular demand, after watching our Short Block Guide video many of you asked for a video on the k-series head–so here you go! If you liked the video,…
WATCH: K-series Short Block Guide
Today we’ll show you how to properly build your Honda K-series short block. We’ll go over how to choose pistons for your specific application, block limits, processes available and…
WATCH: How to Build a Turbo Ford Duratec V6
We build a lot of different engines here at MotoIQ. We also have exclusive engine programs for a number of high performance companies such as Raiden Performance who we…
The Rest of the Engine for Project WRX
We have been getting parts to finish off the engine build on Project GD WRX. If you have been following the project you can check out what we have done…
Project GD Subaru STI: Building the Engine Part Three, Cylinder Head Technology With IAG Performance.
The cylinder head is one of the most important parts when it comes to making power in an engine. Although headwork is less critical in a turbo engine than a…
You Get What You Pay For But Sometimes You Don’t Get What You Need
Back in the annals of time, 2002 to be exact, a local Import car enthusiast purchased a High Performance SOHC Honda cylinder head from a nationally known High-Performance Import company.…
WATCH: How to build a RELIABLE 1,400 Horsepower LS Engine!
Today in the MotoIQ Garage we’re building a 1,400 horsepower LS based engine that will be powering Dai Yoshihara’s Formula Drift BRZ but could be used for any…
Modding the BMW 2002 Head Part 1 Beyond Porting
BMW 2002-cylinder heads are not the worst cylinder heads ever made to try and improve but they are definitely in the running. The 2002 port runners are short and the…
The Car Lovers Guide to Japan, Tomei
As a treat, we got to visit Tomei’s facility located in Machida City, a suburb in Western Tokyo. Most of you know of Tomei as the supplier of top quality…
WATCH: 650whp “Moderate” Naturally Aspirated LS Build!
Today in the MotoIQ Garage we’re building a Chevrolet LS3 engine for a customer’s drift car but this particular build could be easily tweaked for road racing or…
Getting the Most From 91 Octane Pump Gas with a Honda K Motor, Part Four
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…
Building a Drift Spec LS3
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…
Getting the Most From 91 Octane Pump Gas with a Honda K Motor, Part Three
In the last installment of our pump gas Honda K Motor project, we discussed the engines top end with a Drag Cartel cylinder head which was going to nicely complement…
Getting the Most From 91 Octane Pump Gas with a Honda K Motor, Part Two
In our last article, we discussed the modifications needed to the bottom end on our super pump gas Honda K series engine to get it up to snuff. Now we…
Project STurdteen: Building the SR20DET Engine
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…
Giving the LS3 More Power With Comp Cams and FAST!
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…
Project NSX: Part 3 – Building a Race Proven C32 Engine
At MotoIQ we have always contended that it is a much larger challenge to build an engine to hold up to the stress of road racing than nearly any other…