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What is E-Fuel and Can it Save the Internal Combustion Engine?

Posted on July 26, 2022July 29, 2022
byMike Kojima

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…

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Porsche 992 GT3 Undercar Overview

Posted on July 17, 2022July 17, 2022
byMike Kojima

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. …

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The CFD Development of Ken Block’s Hoonipigasus Porsche

Posted on June 21, 2022June 16, 2022
byMike Kojima

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…

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Ken Block’s Killer Pikes Peak 911!

Posted on May 18, 2022
byMike Kojima

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…

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WATCH: HANDCRAFTED 400+ Horsepower 1982 Porsche 911 Restomod!

Posted on March 22, 2022March 22, 2022
byJeff Naeyaert

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…

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The CSF Porsche 911, a Retromodern Rocket

Posted on February 20, 2022February 21, 2022
byMike Kojima

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…

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The Best of 2021, #2: Project 987.2 Cayman S, Aero Install With Verus Engineering

Posted on December 30, 2021December 30, 2021
byMike Kojima

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…

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Project 987.2 Porsche Cayman S, Getting 1000 lbs of Downforce with Verus Engineering!

Posted on December 14, 2020January 3, 2021
byMike Kojima

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…

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Project 987.2 Porsche Cayman S, More Butt Kicking Power than the GT4!

Posted on November 22, 2020November 24, 2020
byMike Kojima

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…

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Project 987.2 Cayman S: Cooling for the Track Part I with CSF Radiators

Posted on November 1, 2020October 29, 2020
byMike Kojima

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…

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Project 987.2 Cayman S: Getting More Out of the Engine to Chase the GT4 Part 3

Posted on October 18, 2020October 19, 2020
byMike Kojima

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…

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Inside CSF Cooling’s 1,000 Horsepower Porsche 991 Turbo S!

Posted on October 7, 2020
byMike Kojima

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…

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Project 987.2 Cayman S: Getting More Out of the Engine to Chase the GT4 Part 2

Posted on October 4, 2020
byMike Kojima

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…

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Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds, BBi Autosport’s Pikes Peak Porsche 911 Turbo

Posted on March 10, 2020March 18, 2020
byMike Kojima

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…

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BEST OF 2019: Project 987.2 Cayman S: Getting More Out of the Engine to Chase the GT4 Part 1

Posted on December 27, 2019December 27, 2019
byMike Kojima

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…

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MotoIQ’s Project 987.2 Cayman S Featured in Automobile Magazine!

Posted on October 17, 2019October 17, 2019
byMike Kojima

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…

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Tech

Porsche Taycan: Changing the EV Performance Durability Standard

Posted on September 18, 2019
byKhiem Dinh

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…

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Project Porsche 987.2 Cayman S: Making Awesome Brakes More Awesome with Stoptech!

Posted on September 16, 2019
byMike Kojima

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,…

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Project Porsche 987.2 Cayman S: Getting the Suspension Together! Part 2

Posted on September 2, 2019September 5, 2019
byMike Kojima

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…

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Project Porsche 987.2 Cayman S: Getting the Suspension Together! Part 1

Posted on August 21, 2019August 30, 2019
byMike Kojima

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…

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Project Porsche 991 GT3 RS, Shedding a Little Weight With Dundon Motorsports!

Posted on July 29, 2019August 6, 2019
byMike Kojima

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…

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SlipAngle Podcast /// Renowned Porsche Engine Builder Blake Meredith

Posted on July 9, 2019March 24, 2021
byAbrin Schmucker

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,…

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Project 987.2 Cayman S, Cup Car Suspension for the Street!

Posted on May 22, 2019August 20, 2019
byMike Kojima

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…

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Watch: LiteBlox Ultralightweight Drop In Battery for the Porsche 911

Posted on April 12, 2019
byMike Kojima

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…

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BBi Autosport’s Ultimate Porsche 993, Modding the Last of the Air Cooled Era Porsches

Posted on January 2, 2019January 10, 2019
byMike Kojima

The Porsche 993 variant of the iconic 911 is perhaps one of the most significant of all the 911 models. It was in many ways a game-changing model that incorporated…

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WATCH: Porsche GT3 RS Headers GUARANTEE Eargasm!

Posted on December 21, 2018December 28, 2018
byJeff Naeyaert

If you haven’t already read our article on the Dundon Motorsports headers and exhaust we installed on our Project Porsche GT3 RS click on that link and do it! …

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LA Auto Show 2018: Nerd’s Eye View – Porsche

Posted on December 4, 2018December 5, 2018
byKhiem Dinh

The eye-candy this year was the 911 GT2 RS Clubsport which is the track version of the GT2 RS Porsche brought last year. The huge reveal for Porsche this year…

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Save 42 Pounds off of your car with Lite Blox Batteries!

Posted on November 28, 2018November 29, 2018
byMike Kojima

The Porsche GT3 RS is a car that uses a lot of exotic materials to try to reduce its weight. Much of the car is made out of lightweight materials…

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Porsche Rennsport Reunion Event Coverage

Posted on October 11, 2018October 11, 2018
byBrian Jang

Get ready for Porsche car porn because we’re about to take you through the Porsche Rennsport Reunion. Hosted by Porsche Cars North America (PCNA), this is one of the largest…

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The New Porsche 935 Spotted

Posted on October 3, 2018October 9, 2018
byBrian Jang

Over the weekend, MotoIQ had a chance to check out the annual Porsche Rennsport Reunion hosted at Laguna Seca Raceway. With over a thousand Porsche cars on display, we spotted…

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Does Wheel Stiffness Affect Performance? We test Carbon Revolution’s Carbon Fiber Wheels

Posted on September 10, 2018June 8, 2020
byBilly Johnson

10 There is a lot more to Carbon Fiber wheels than just cool looks and lightweight. We met up with Carbon Revolution at Las Vegas Motor Speedway to learn about…

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Porsche 911 GT3 RS tuning for 500 WHP

Posted on August 13, 2018July 3, 2019
byMike Kojima

So in our last segment of Project Porsche 911 GT3RS, we installed Dundon Motorsports long tube headers and exhaust and picked up 16 wheel hp and 7 lb/ft of torque…