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The stock suspension of the 718 Cayman does not have enough adjustment range for serious road course track work. You can’t get enough negative camber in order to prevent destroying…

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Cayman T

Project 718 Cayman T: Part 10 – RaggDoll Motorsport RENNEN Turbo Upgrade and Compressor Inlet

Posted on October 20, 2024December 7, 2024
byKhiem Dinh

The 4-banger turbo 718s haven’t gotten much love from the aftermarket because they are just the lowly 4-cylinder engines instead of the all-mighty 6-cylinders in the Porsche lineup. Those of…

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Cayman T

Project 718 Cayman T: Part 5 – AP Racing by Essex Big Brake Kits

Posted on March 4, 2024
byKhiem Dinh

The stock 718 Cayman T brakes with Brembo calipers are the best stock brakes I’ve felt on any stock car that I have driven. However, they are not sized big…

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Cayman T

Project 718 Cayman T: Part 3 – Custom X-Pipe and Liftbars

Posted on January 21, 2024June 11, 2024
byKhiem Dinh

The 4-cylinder turbo engines in the 718 Cayman and Boxster are not that high strung, only pushing out between 300hp-365hp. So, Porsche did not have to optimize the exhaust tip…

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Low Buck WRX Brake Upgrade

Posted on October 31, 2021
byMike Kojima

If you own a GD WRX (2002-2007), your car is probably getting up there in miles and if you need to go through your brakes, there is a nice low…

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Project Cappuccino: Better Braking with Project Mu

Posted on April 30, 2021April 30, 2021
byDave Zipf

One of the biggest goals with our 1992 Suzuki Cappuccino is to improve on the fun factor of our tiny little Kei roadster: preserving a balance of stopping, handling, and…

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Project Subaru WRX STi Part 4: Brake System Upgrades

Posted on October 20, 2010July 3, 2018
byMike Kojima

Project Subaru WRX STi Part 4: Brake System Upgrades By Mike Kojima The old engineers joke that “speed doesn’t kill, rapid deceleration does” applies to all vehicles capable of attaining dangerous velocities. …

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Project S2000 Part 4- Taking it to the Track!

Posted on August 12, 2010February 26, 2019
byKhiem Dinh

Project S2000 Part 4- Taking it to the Track! By Khiem Dinh Khiem Dinh is an engineer for Honeywell Turbo Technologies at the time of this writing. All statements and…

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Project Pathfinder Part 1

Posted on July 15, 2009July 4, 2018
byMari Umekubo

Project Pathfinder Part 1 Project Pathfinder started out as a necessity, not because we are into SUV’s or off road but because of a need. For the last two years…

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Project EVO VIII Improving Braking and Cornering

Posted on June 26, 2009July 4, 2018
byMike Kojima

Project EVO VIII Part Two, Improving Braking and Handling By Mike Kojima At MotoIQ headquarters, it’s no secret that we love the EVO VIII. To us it’s one of the best-balanced…