Porsche’s T-Hybrid System: Formula 1 Technology for the Street
All images from Porsche. “Hybrid is the devil!” Waterboy voice. “Not so fast my friends!” Lee Corso voice. I think most people associate the concept of a hybrid car with…
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Project 718 Cayman T: Part 9 – GT4 Undertray Vanes and Water Pump Mod
It was time to dig into the low-cost OEM+ upgrade goody bag again. Aerodynamics has become increasingly prevalent on cars straight off the showroom floor. Everyone can see the front…
Project 718 Cayman T: Part 8 – BMC Air Filter
I only have a bit over 3000 miles on the car, but I had some free time, so I figured I would go ahead and install the BMC air filter…
Project 718 Cayman T: Part 6 – Third Radiator, Center Grill, and GT3 Vent Installation
I did say I was going to tackle the suspension next in order to optimize tire usage, but life threw me a bit of a curveball. So, I decided to…
Project 718 Cayman T: Part 3 – Custom X-Pipe and Liftbars
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…
CSF Releases Porsche 911/930 Performance Retromod OEM Oil Cooler Replacement
If you have a classic air-cooled Porsche 911/930 made from 1965 to 1989, CSF Cooling has THE oil cooler for you! With the current popularity of restoring and modifying these…
Project 718 Cayman T: Part 2 – Oil Change Mod, GT4 Scoop Install, and Increased Octane
The 718 Cayman T is not the easiest car to do an oil change on. I did one modification to make doing an oil change quicker at least. The first…
Project Cayman T: Part 1 – Intro and Must-Do Mods
For all of those wondering why I sold Project S2000 shortly after I FINALLY got the turbo installed and running well, this is it: a 2023 718 Cayman T. The…
What is E-Fuel and Can it Save the Internal Combustion Engine?
Political beliefs aside, we are pretty sick of our mindless politicians mandating stupid green policies without any thought of their economic impact and how to successfully implement them. Take for…
Porsche 992 GT3 Undercar Overview
Porsche is a very conservative company, much of the Porsche development on legacy models like the 911 is incremental. Even the latest models have cues dating back to the original. …
The CFD Development of Ken Block’s Hoonipigasus Porsche
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a story about the aerodynamics of Ken Blocks Hoonipigasus Porsche 911. I was wondering how close I was to being right so I…
Ken Block’s Killer Pikes Peak 911!
We got to get an early look at Ken Blocks super awesome 1400 hp, mid-engine, tube frame, unequal length A-arm suspension, AWD, Porsche 911 this week and boy are we…
WATCH: HANDCRAFTED 400+ Horsepower 1982 Porsche 911 Restomod!
In this video Ravi Dalwani from CSF Radiators drops by to show us his latest build, a 1982 Porsche 911 SC that’s been COMPLETELY redone! Not even a bolt…
The CSF Porsche 911, a Retromodern Rocket
When you have been in the industry as long as we have, frankly it’s pretty hard to impress us. However Ravi Dolwani the head honcho at CSF Radiators has done…
The Best of 2021, #2: Project 987.2 Cayman S, Aero Install With Verus Engineering
In our last edition of Project 987.2 Porsche Cayman S, we discussed the components from Verus Engineering that we would be using to get an honest 1000 lbs of downforce at…
Project 987.2 Porsche Cayman S, Getting 1000 lbs of Downforce with Verus Engineering!
If you have been following our Porsche Cayman project, you know we have meticulously built the car with some of the best parts to make a great track machine. The…
Project 987.2 Porsche Cayman S, More Butt Kicking Power than the GT4!
If you have been following Project Porsche 987 Cayman S, you have been seeing the engine power parts we have installed as well as the mods to improve cooling and…
Project 987.2 Cayman S: Cooling for the Track Part I with CSF Radiators
The 987 Porsche is known to have heating problems when driven on the track hard, especially ones that have the PDK transmission. PDK equipped cars can go into limp mode…
Project 987.2 Cayman S: Getting More Out of the Engine to Chase the GT4 Part 3
In our last article we focused on freeing up the exhaust side of our 9A1 engine. Now we are working on freeing up the intake side of the engine for…
Inside CSF Cooling’s 1,000 Horsepower Porsche 991 Turbo S!
We take a look inside CSF coolings 1000 horsepower Shift Sector winning Porsche 991 Turbo S. This is an interesting well integrated sleeper build close to our hearts. This car…
Project 987.2 Cayman S: Getting More Out of the Engine to Chase the GT4 Part 2
In previous segments of Project 987.2 Cayman we worked on our suspension and brakes to prepare our chassis for more power. Now it’s time to attack our 9A1 engine to…
Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds, BBi Autosport’s Pikes Peak Porsche 911 Turbo
If you are a MotoIQ fan you probably have read about our adventures at Pikes Peak with the Evasive Motorsports/Eneos Oil Toyota 86. So what better car to feature than…
BEST OF 2019: Project 987.2 Cayman S: Getting More Out of the Engine to Chase the GT4 Part 1
Previously we have been working on Project 987.2 Caymans Suspension and Brakes to get them up to Cup Car standards. With that work being completed we are now going to…
MotoIQ’s Project 987.2 Cayman S Featured in Automobile Magazine!
Jeany Zhao, the owner of our Project 987.2 Cayman S was featured in Automobile magazine along with Project Cayman and a plug for MotoIQ! Click on the link below to…
Porsche Taycan: Changing the EV Performance Durability Standard
Porsche is known for track cars. Tesla made electric vehicles quick, but they had no thermal durability. It’s well documented that the Model S can only handle a lap or…
Project Porsche 987.2 Cayman S: Making Awesome Brakes More Awesome with Stoptech!
The 987.2 Cayman S has pretty decent brakes in stock condition. It comes from the factory with Brembo 4 piston calipers with 318x28mm front rotors and 299x24mm rear rotors. However,…
Project Porsche 987.2 Cayman S: Getting the Suspension Together! Part 2
In our last article, we got most of of the suspension for Project 987.2 Porsche Cayman in place. Now we have to finish the job installing the parts from KW…
Project Porsche 987.2 Cayman S: Getting the Suspension Together! Part 1
In our last edition of Project 987 Cayman, we discussed some of the parts we would be installing on our street going track car project. Now it is time to…
Project Porsche 991 GT3 RS, Shedding a Little Weight With Dundon Motorsports!
So I have been pestering the guys at Dundon Motorsports, the maker of our Porsche GT3 RS project car’s awesome set of headers and exhaust system, telling them that they…
SlipAngle Podcast /// Renowned Porsche Engine Builder Blake Meredith
Episode 266 – Late at night during #GRIDLIFE Round 4 at Autobahn Country Club, Adam Derek and Abe get Blake Meredith onto the mic to talk about building Porsche engines,…
Project 987.2 Cayman S, Cup Car Suspension for the Street!
The Porsche Cayman has always had a dear spot in our hearts. In another life, I was an engineer at a large OEM and we were doing benchmarking testing for…
Watch: LiteBlox Ultralightweight Drop In Battery for the Porsche 911
Want to get rid of 42 pounds of weight from your Porsche 911? LiteBox makes it easy. We show how easy it is to install and what effects it…