Building the Nissan VQ37VHR part 3
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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What is WPC Treatment and Why Do We Use it?
Wonder why we use this mysterious WPC Treatment on so many of our engine builds? Let us explain what WPC is and how it works. It’s an inexpensive…
Building the Nissan VQ37VHR part 2
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…
Building the Nissan VQ37VHR!
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…
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…
The CSF Evo X, Building a Time Attack Worthy 4B11 Engine Part 1
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…
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…
Building a 650 hp Naturally Aspirated Drift Spec LS3 Part 2
In the first installment of our drift spec LS3 build, we discussed our parts selection and listed the part numbers for building a 650 whp NA monster with parts from…
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…
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…
Building the Nissan R35 GT-R VR38DETT For Safe Bolt On Power!
The R35 GT-R is an exceedingly capable car. With tons of support from the aftermarket and a basically strong platform, it is capable of world-class performance. The VR38DETT is an…
WATCH: Mission Impossible – Building the Nissan VQ37VHR!
You may not know it but MotoIQ was born and bred by a bunch of Nissan dorks.. Bring the best minds we’ve got together with the companies that…
Restoring a Legend, Building a LS3 For Falken’s Championship Winning S13 – Part Three
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,…
Getting the Most From 91 Octane Pump Gas with a Honda K Motor, Part One
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…
WATCH: How to Get 150hp/liter from your Honda!
Today in the MotoIQ Garage we’re building a hybrid K24 Honda engine for a customer who wants to get the most power out of his daily driven Acura…
Restoring a Legend, Building a LS3 For Falken’s Championship Winning S13 – Part Two
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…
Restoring a Legend, Building a LS3 For Falken’s Championship Winning S13, Part One
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. …
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…
Stroke to Rod Length Ratios and Building a Long Rod Stroker EJ205
Like resoling your favorite pair of shoes, we are going to refresh the engine of our project WRX. If you have been following our series on the remake of Ian’s…
Building the 1.6 liter Ecoboost Engine with mountune Part 1-Project Ford Fiesta ST Race Car
Its been awhile since we did an update on Project Ford Fiesta ST Racecar. Until now we have been working on the chassis but now its time to go through…
Ultimate SR20 Rebuild Guide: Part 1 – The Teardown
Hello and welcome to the Ultimate SR20DET Rebuild Guide! In this series we will be covering the disassembly, blueprinting and reassembly of a S13 SR20DET engine in extreme detail. We…
Inside the 1000 hp LS, Dai Yoshihara’s Formula Drift Powerplant
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…
Improving Dai Yoshihara’s Formula Drift Engine Wear With WPC Treatment!
Improving Dai Yoshihara’s Formula Drift Engine Wear With WPC Treatment! by Mike Kojima The world of Pro Drifting is a brutal place for machinery. Since I started my involvement with…
Building an FA20 Race Engine for Michele Abbate: Part 2
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…
Building an FA20 Race Engine for Michele Abbate: Part 1
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…
Building the FR-S FA20 with Stay Crushing: Installing the Engine and Making Big Power!
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…
Building the FR-S FA20 Engine with Stay Crushing, Assembling the Engine!
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…
Building the Naturally Aspirated Honda K Engine Part 3, Assembling the Engine
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…
Building the Naturally Aspirated Honda K Engine with Drag Cartel! Part 2
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…
Building the FR-S FA20 engine with Stay Crushing!
Building the FR-S FA20 engine with Stay Crushing! by Mike Kojima Our friend Robert Kochis doesn't seem like a typical MotoIQ reader. He is a cool guy, not a nerd. He vapes…
Building the Naturally Aspirated Honda K Engine! Part 1
Building the Naturally Aspirated Honda K Engine! Part 1 by Mike Kojima The Honda K series of engines is one of our favorites and one of the top production inline…
Project G20 Race Car: Building a More Bulletproof SR20DE!
Project G20 Race Car: Building a More Bulletproof SR20DE! by Mike Kojima The good old stock SR20DE in our Project G20 Racecar has been doing yeoman duty, reliably lasting for the last…