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Project Do It All S13, Assembling the Bulletproof SR20DET Bottom End!

  • Posted on May 26, 2024
  • byMike Kojima
We are starting to put together the SR20DET for our car.  Our goals are to have a wide powerband and lots of torque while limiting the revs to the stock…
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Turbocharging the Nissan MR20DD Engine, Part 5, Putting It All Together!

  • Posted on November 6, 2023
  • byMike Kojima
So if you have been following our series on building the Turbo Nissan MR20DD engine, you can read about our analysis of the engine in the first chapter, the engine internals…
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Turbocharging the Nissan MR20DD, Fortifying the Engines Internals!

  • Posted on October 23, 2023November 6, 2023
  • byMike Kojima
If you have been following our build-up of the Nissan MR20DDT, We have been examining the suitability of this engine to be converted to turbocharging.  We were able to identify…
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WATCH: K-series Short Block Guide

  • Posted on October 8, 2022
  • byJeff Naeyaert
  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…
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WATCH: Solid Nissan KA24DE Budget Build!

  • Posted on August 26, 2022
  • byJeff Naeyaert
  This week Mike takes a look at the often overlooked Nissan KA24DE engine and shows us why it may deserve a second look before tossing it in the trash…
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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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Building the Nissan VQ37VHR part 2

  • Posted on July 1, 2020July 30, 2020
  • byMike Kojima
In our last story, we gave you a sneak peek and a technical overview of the parts we were going to use on our naturally aspirated VQ37VHR engine with some…
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Building the Nissan VQ37VHR!

  • Posted on May 10, 2020July 30, 2020
  • byMike Kojima
The Nissan VQ37VHR is a notoriously difficult engine to modify in naturally aspirated form.  This is due to its VVEL continual variable cam timing system on the intake side of…
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Project S2000: Part 27 – Building the F22c for Turbo Boost and Manifold Test Fit

  • Posted on April 28, 2020November 11, 2020
  • byKhiem Dinh
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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The CSF Evo X, Building a Time Attack Worthy 4B11 Engine Part 1

  • Posted on April 12, 2020April 12, 2020
  • byMike Kojima
We are tackling the building of a 4B11 engine for the Time Attack Evo X built by CSF Cooling.  The car was previously a big hit on the SEMA/Show circuit…
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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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Getting the Most From 91 Octane Pump Gas with a Honda K Motor, Part Three

  • Posted on January 5, 2020November 10, 2020
  • byMike Kojima
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…
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Restoring a Legend, Building a LS3 For Falken’s Championship Winning S13 – Part Three

  • Posted on December 16, 2019
  • byMike Kojima
In the last edition of our engine build, restoring the engine for Dai Yoshihara’s Team Falken S13 we worked on the bottom end fortifying it with parts from JE Pistons,…
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MotoIQ’s Mike Kojima to be a Judge for JE Piston’s Masters of Motors Competition at the 2019 PRI Show

  • Posted on December 9, 2019December 10, 2019
  • byMark Gearhart
  JE Pistons is proud to announce the Masters of Motors competition will return to the PRI show in 2019 and registration is officially open! The first of its kind,…
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Getting the Most From 91 Octane Pump Gas with a Honda K Motor, Part Two

  • Posted on November 24, 2019November 10, 2020
  • byMike Kojima
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…
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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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MotoIQ’s Mike Kojima to be a Judge for JE Piston’s Masters of Motors Competition at the 2019 SEMA Show

  • Posted on October 31, 2019October 31, 2019
  • byMark Gearhart
JE Pistons is proud to announce the Masters of Motors competition will return to the SEMA and PRI shows in 2019 and registration is officially open! The first of its…
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Restoring a Legend, Building a LS3 For Falken’s Championship Winning S13 – Part Two

  • Posted on October 6, 2019November 20, 2019
  • byMike Kojima
In our last segment, we gave you a look at the 415 cubic inch or 6.8 liter Chevy LS drift motor we are building for Falken Tires ex Yoshihara championship-winning…
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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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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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Master of Motors: The PRI Edition!

  • Posted on February 8, 2019
  • byMike Kojima
Check it out as Industry Illuminaries Brian Lohnes, Jeff Smith, David Freiburger, and our own Mike Kojima duke it out and pick out winners in Race Winning Brands Master of…
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Masters Of Motors Episode 1, The SEMA Edition

  • Posted on January 25, 2019
  • byMike Kojima
Check it out as Industry Illuminaries Brian Lohnes, Steve Brule, David Freiburger, and our own Mike Kojima duke it out and pick out winners in JE Pistons and Race Winning…
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Mike Kojima in Masters of Motors SEMA Video!

  • Posted on December 7, 2018December 1, 2019
  • byMotoIQ Staff
By Shelby Crackston JE Pistons Continues Masters of Motors Competition at PRI 2018 Beginning at the 2018 SEMA show and continuing on to the PRI show, JE Pistons will once…
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MotoIQ’s Mike Kojima To Judge JE Pistons Master of Motors Competition at SEMA and PRI

  • Posted on October 19, 2018June 10, 2019
  • bySarah Forst
JE Pistons Unveils Masters of Motors Competition at SEMA and PRI 2018 Beginning at the 2018 SEMA and PRI shows, JE Pistons will be recognizing engine builders’ hard work, creativity,…
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Inside the 1000 hp LS, Dai Yoshihara’s Formula Drift Powerplant

  • Posted on May 14, 2018July 2, 2018
  • byMike Kojima
Inside the 1000 hp LS, Dai Yoshihara’s Formula Drift Powerplant By Mike Kojima MotoIQ Garage has taken over the development of Dai Yoshihara’s engine program for the last two years…
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Building an FA20 Race Engine for Michele Abbate: Part 2

  • Posted on January 27, 2018August 9, 2018
  • byMike Kojima
So when we last left off, we were putting together some awesome parts for Michele’s engine and were about to embark on assembling it. In the interest of long-term durability, we…
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Building an FA20 Race Engine for Michele Abbate: Part 1

  • Posted on November 25, 2017August 9, 2018
  • byMike Kojima
We have known Michele Abbate ever since she was a college student doing track days with her trusty Mazdaspeed Protege and have followed her career as friends as she has…
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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, 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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Project 5.0 Mustang (The White One) Building the 302 Coyote Engine!

  • Posted on January 12, 2017May 9, 2021
  • byMike Kojima
We have been accumulating parts to build the Coyote 302 engine in our Mustang for awhile. Scheduling demands from the owner of the car have kept us from getting to taking…
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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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