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We addressed a surprisingly long pedal from boiling the brake fluid during spirited driving with stainless steel brake lines from Stoptech and new Castrol SRF fluid. Now that the steering…

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Project Viper: Part 15 – Fixing the Factory Brake Bias

Posted on December 22, 2021
byBilly Johnson

Non-ABS equipped Gen-2 Vipers have terrible brake bias. We install new rear calipers with larger pistons to improve the brake bias and stopping performance of our Viper. We also upgrade…

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Devin’s Time Attack S2000: Continuous Improvement

Posted on April 5, 2020April 5, 2020
byKhiem Dinh

Photos provided by Devin Stiglitz Giles Our buddy Devin has been busy reinventing his time attack S2000 in his garage. Aside from changing the color scheme on the car from…

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NC HAMR – One Extremely Fast Time Attack Miata

Posted on March 3, 2020March 4, 2020
byKhiem Dinh

Photos provided by Jenson Little A year ago, we came across this cute little 2008 NC Miata at the 2019 Super Lap Battle USA at the Circuit of the Americas…

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Project Acura RSX, Improving the Stopping Power!

Posted on February 23, 2020
byMike Kojima

You might have been following the progress on our 300 whp pump gas K engine over the past few weeks which went onto a 2005 DC5Acura RSX Type S. With…

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WATCH: Make Your Porsche Cayman Handle and Brake Like a Racecar!

Posted on November 8, 2019
byJeff Naeyaert

A friend and customer of MotoIQ recently asked us if we could turn her once beloved daily driver Porsche Cayman into a racecar she could drive to and…

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StopTech/G-Loc Combo for the Devine Force Racing STi

Posted on November 3, 2019November 3, 2019
byDevin Hofmann

We’ve all been there, that moment coming down a long straightaway, absolutely HAULING FAST as possible, as the unforgiving braking zone approaches. A quick tap to the brake pedal with…

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WATCH: Project DC2 Integra back at Buttonwillow!

Posted on August 8, 2019August 13, 2019
byJeff Naeyaert

Last time we were at Buttonwillow Raceway to test out the new Stoptech big brakes and sticky new Nitto NT01 tires on our DC2 Integra we had a…

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Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 22 – I Missed Winter…

Posted on August 6, 2019
byErik Jacobs

When we last left Project SC300 things had gone totally sideways and now the entire suspension of the car was all apart. With a box of Toyota/Lexus OEM replacement components…

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WATCH: Fixing Brake Knock-Back & Laguna Seca Fail!

Posted on July 19, 2019July 19, 2019
byJeff Naeyaert

MotoIQ Project Infiniti G20 Racecar has been experiencing some braking issues and we try to resolve them before Martin takes it for its first trip to world renowned Laguna…

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Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 21 – Winter is Coming

Posted on July 8, 2019
byErik Jacobs

When we last left Project SC300 we had just installed our Grannas Racing T56 transmission swap kit and had gotten back out on track. With a solid drivetrain, it was…

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Upgrading the WRX brakes with StopTech

Posted on October 7, 2018October 9, 2018
byMike Kojima

After almost a quarter million miles of neglect and abuse on our WRX, it was time we started upgrading the Subaru WRX brakes. The brakes on Ian’s trusty WRX have seen…

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WATCH: Bad Luck at the Track for Our Integra!

Posted on September 27, 2018May 31, 2020
byJeff Naeyaert

Since our last trip to Buttonwillow Raceway we put Stoptech big brakes on our DC2 Integra along with some sticky new Nitto NT-01 tires and fresh motor mounts! Unfortunately…

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Fixing the DC2 Acura Integra’s Crappy Stock Brakes!

Posted on September 3, 2018September 6, 2018
byMike Kojima

When track testing our Project DC2 Acura, the limitations of the stock brakes quickly became an issue. Even though we had originally rebuilt the old worn stock brakes with Stoptech OEM replacement…

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Project V8 E46 M3 Racecar: Adding KW Motorsport Suspension and StopTech Trophy Big Brakes!

Posted on March 4, 2018May 29, 2018
byMike Kojima

Project V8 E46 M3 Racecar: Adding KW Motorsport Suspension and StopTech Trophy Big Brakes! by Mike Kojima When we last left our E46 M3 Project, it was a body in white…

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Project EP3 Civic Si, Improving the Brakes with Fastbrakes, Stoptech and Willwood

Posted on April 11, 2017March 19, 2019
byMike Kojima

Project EP3 Civic Si, Improving the Brakes with Fastbrakes, Stoptech and Willwood by Mike Kojima In the last edition of Project EP3 Civic Si, we explained how we went about…

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Building a NASA NP01 Prototype the Right Way with Stoptech! Part 3

Posted on January 31, 2017July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

Building a NASA NP01 Prototype the Right Way with Stoptech! Part 3 by Mike Kojima We have been following the Stoptech’s team build of their NP01 in the MotoIQ Megashop…

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Building a NASA NP01 Prototype the Right Way with Stoptech! Part 2

Posted on August 22, 2016September 11, 2018
byMike Kojima

Building a NASA NP01 Prototype the Right Way with StopTech! Part 2 by Mike Kojima Ever since we laid eyes on the conceptual drawings and parts of the NASA/Elan NP01…

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Building a NASA NP01 Prototype the Right Way with Stoptech! Part 1

Posted on June 13, 2016July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

Building a NASA NP01 Prototype the Right Way with StopTech by Mike Kojima Last November we had the chance to drive and evaluate NASA's NP01 Prototype built by Elan. We…

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Analyzing and Driving the NASA/Elan NP01: The Ultimate Affordable Prototype

Posted on November 24, 2015July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

Analyzing and Driving the NASA/Elan NP01: The Ultimate Affordable Prototype by Mike Kojima When you talk about prototype racing, images come to mind of the exotic, fast and unaffordable P class…

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Project VA WRX: Upgrading the Brakes with Stoptech Part 2 – Getting it Done!

Posted on October 20, 2015July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

Project VA WRX: Upgrading the Brakes with Stoptech Part 2 – Getting it Done! by Mike Kojima In our last edition of Project VA WRX we showcased some of the…

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Project VA WRX: Upgrading the Brakes with Stoptech Part 1, Getting a Baseline

Posted on August 25, 2015July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

Project VA WRX: Upgrading the Brakes with StopTech Part 1, Getting a Baseline by Mike Kojima Our Project VA WRX does not have the trick Brembo brakes that come standard…

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Project V8 RX-7: Wheel, Brake and Tire 3 PART MEGAPOST! Part 3 – The Wheels and Tires Meet the Brakes and Body Kit

Posted on July 8, 2015March 16, 2021
byJeff Naeyaert

In Part 1 of our Wheel, Brake and Tire miniseries, we ordered a set of SSR Professor SP4 wheels for our RX-7 from Tanabe and were patiently enduring the two…

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Project V8 RX-7: Wheel, Brake and Tire 3 PART MEGAPOST! Part 2 – Stoptech Big Brake Kit

Posted on July 7, 2015March 23, 2023
byJeff Naeyaert

Ever since our projects, Project FR-S and Project STI got the Stoptech Trophy kit on them and we felt how amazing and confidence inspiring those brakes were, we HAD to have them…

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Project Tundra: Fixing the Brakes with Stoptech

Posted on February 22, 2015July 3, 2018
byMike Kojima

Project Tundra: Fixing the Brakes with Stoptech by Mike Kojima So as we alluded to in our last article, our powerful supercharged Tundra without a limited slip was continually activating…

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Project FR-S: Interim Progress Report

Posted on April 27, 2014July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

Project FR-S: Interim Progress Report by Mike Kojima If you have been following the build up of our our Project FR-S and the Ticket to Ride FR-S you might have…

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Project FR-S: Getting Stopping Power with Stoptech Brakes!

Posted on July 23, 2013July 3, 2018
byMike Kojima

Project FR-S: Getting Stopping Power with Stoptech Brakes! By Mike Kojima Our FR-S isn't the fastest thing but it has inspiring handling and best of all it's rear wheel drive. …

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Project S2000: Part 17 – Testing Temps and Tools (Replay Camera and IR Pyrometer)

Posted on February 16, 2013February 26, 2019
byKhiem Dinh

Project S2000: Testing Temps and Tools (Replay Camera and IR Pyrometer) By Khiem Dinh Khiem Dinh is an engineer for Honeywell Turbo Technologies at the time of this writing.…

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Project S2000 – Part 16 – Testing Track Upgrades

Posted on December 28, 2012February 26, 2019
byKhiem Dinh

Project S2000 – Testing Track Upgrades and Custom Brake Ducts By Khiem Dinh Khiem Dinh is an engineer for Honeywell Turbo Technologies at the time of this writing. All statements…

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Project GD STI- Getting it Slowed Down with Stoptech

Posted on October 29, 2012July 3, 2018
byMike Kojima

Project GD STI- Getting it Slowed Down with Stoptech By Mike Kojima The Subaru GD STI comes with pretty good brakes from the factory, big Brembo 4 piston front and…

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Tech

Refresh Your Brakes With Stoptech’s Sport Kit

Posted on September 15, 2012July 3, 2018
byMike Kojima

Refresh Your Brakes With Stoptech's Sport Kit By Mike Kojima Usually at MotoIQ we evaluate brake systems that make a big difference on our project cars, bigger rotors, calipers…

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Project Toyota Tundra Part 9- Installing TRD’s big brakes with Volk Wheels

Posted on August 15, 2012July 3, 2018
byMike Kojima

Project Toyota Tundra Part 9- Installing TRD’s big brakes with Volk Wheels By Mike Kojima When we last left off we had just gotten our TRD big brake…