Project AE86 Restoring the Rear End
The rear end of our AE86 was showing its age. It was really rusty and crusted over from almost 40 years of neglect. We were really worried that the axle…
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Project AE86, Repairing the Chassis
One of the pitfalls of buying a car sight unseen is that sometimes the car may be worse in areas than you were hoping. This was true with our project…
Project AE86, Updating the Drivetrain with SQ Engineering and Battle Garage
The T50 transmission in our AE86 was making some whining noises and had stiff and crunchy shifting. Being 40 years old, it probably needed some rebuilding. The trouble is T50…
Project AE86 Upgrading the Brake with Techno Toy Tuning
For its time the AE86 had class-leading brakes. This meant it had 4-wheel disc, the front with ventilated disc brakes in an era where some cars still came with 4-wheel…
Project AE86, More Suspension with Techno Toy Tuning!
In this installment of Project AE86, we continue with our suspension mods brought to you by Techno Toy Tuning or T3. As we said in our first installment T3 makes…
Tired of Replacing Your Tundra’s Rear Brake Pads all the Time? We Install Fig’s Engineering’s Rear Big Brake Kit!
If you own a 2009 to 2021 Toyota Tundra, you are probably aware of the rapid rear brake pad wear, especially if you go offroad or have higher power like…
Introducing Project AE86 Starting on the Front Suspension With Techno Toy Tuning and Whiteline
Way back in 1985, I was in my last year of school. I was working at TRD (Toyota Racing Development) as my going through college job and I was going…
WATCH: 11,000 RPM Toyota 4AG Engine Build!
In this week’s video we’re building another Toyota 4AG engine for a customer, this particular one has to rev to 11,000 RPM’s and not blow up! If you liked…
WATCH: Building the Toyota 4AG-GE!
In today’s video we’re taking a look at a customer’s Toyota 4AG engine we’re building. This particular engine isn’t an all out crazy build, but we’ll touch on some…
Project FR-S is for Sale!
So many things good things have to come to an end and for us, we would like to move on to new projects and pass our Project FR-S to a…
Watch: 2022 Toyota Mirai Limited Human Factors Review Video!
Check out Emma Sage’s human factors evaluation companion video to her latest article where she reviewed the hydrogen-powered Toyota Mirai. She has a lot of great points about the car,…
The 2022 Toyota Mirai Limited: As California as it Gets
Ed note- If you have missed her last two articles, Emma is a Human-Centered Designer for NASA, working at JPL making space stuff more useable. She has started doing usability…
Project Tundra- California Legal High Flow Cats from Magnaflow
Our Project Tundra had had cat problems before. It had a cat function DTC code on bank one at just under 100k miles. The emissions were still under warranty and…
Project FR-S, Fixing the original tune with Church Automotive Testing
We had been running Project FR-S on the track for a few events. Most of these were at Streets of Willow, a tight course with a lot of turns and…
Project FR-S, Improving the Aero Balance with Verus Engineering and Victory Function
When driving Project FR-S on the track we had noticed that although the car had excellent handling in general, it had understeer in high-speed turns. We also noticed in pictures…
Low Buck 4th Generation (2003-2009) 4Runner Brake Upgrade
Jeff has a 4th generation (2003-2009) V8 Toyota 4Runner that is his daily driver. This is a pretty cool vehicle that he uses to haul around his family, is capable…
The Best of 2021, #4: Testing The CSF VF Engineering A90 A91 Supra Intake Manifold Intercooler
CSF Radiators in collaboration with VF Engineering is about to launch a new intake manifold for the A90 and A91 Toyota Supra with both the B58B30C and B58M30O1 engines –…
Toyota Tacoma Rock Sliders – Project Tacoma
Toyota Tacoma Rock Sliders In this installment we dip our toes into the foray of off-roading with a set of Toyota Tacoma Rock Sliders from All Pro Off Road. These…
WATCH: LS Fest 2021: Walking the Show with Mike – Part 3 [Tube Frame Squarebody & Twin Turbo Toyota Pickup]
It’s been 2 years since the last LS Fest out in Vegas so it was nice to get back out again this year! Unfortunately neither of the cars we…
Project Tundra: Assembling the Ultimate Off Road Drop In Suspension!
After installing and testing our Icon Vehicle Dynamics Stage 10 plus suspension in previous chapters of our Project Tundra build, we were super impressed with how well it performed, the…
Project Tundra: Dirt King Lower Control Arms
As we continue to upgrade the front suspension of our Tundra to make it more durable in off-road use, we focused on a set of improved front coilovers, new tie…
Project Toyota Tundra, Getting More Traction and Less Breakage with SDHQ Traction Bars!
When you combine big power, big tires and a limited slip differential with leaf springs you have a recipe for the enemy of traction and your driveline parts, wheel hop.…
Dai Yoshihara Wins Pikes Peak’s Unlimited Class!
Dai Yoshihara won this years Pike Peak Hill Climb for the Evasive Motorsports, EVS Tuning, Turn 14 Team in the Unlimited Class. Dai overcame problems in practice which prevented…
WATCH: Icon Vehicle Dynamics Stage 10 suspension install on our Tundra!
Follow us as we take you through our install of Icon Vehicle Dynamics suspension system for the Toyota Tundra as we explain how it works, how to adjust…
Project Tundra, Installing the Ultimate Bolt On Off Road Suspension From Icon Vehicle Dynamics Part 2
In our last article we explained how the different components of our Icon Vehicle Dynamics suspension system that we would be installing on Project Tundra worked. In this weeks story,…
Project Tundra, Fix the Battery Hold Down!
So we were out doing some offroad suspension tuning on Project Tundra’s Icon Vehicle Dynamics suspension for an upcoming article when we discovered something that is overlooked but an important…
Project Tundra, Installing the Ultimate Bolt On Off Road Suspension From Icon Vehicle Dynamics Part 1
It’s been a long time in between updates for Project Tundra. Most of the time Project Tundra is the garage’s muscle. Moving big parts and towing cars is what it’s…
Taco Con Carnes: Adding More Meat to a 2017 Tacoma
Taco Con Carnes: Adding More Meat to a 2017 Tacoma by: David Zipf The midsize truck segment is incredibly hot right now. The rebirth of this segment started in…
BEST OF 2019: The New Supra Engine Might Actually be Better than BMW’s M Engine
The new 2020 Toyota Supra gets a lot of internet bashing for “being a BMW.” It’s almost as if people believe Toyota is still good at building sports cars on…
The Mazda RX-9 won’t have a rotary engine
Hot off the heels of the Supra revitalization, the web is filled with the next possible RX Mazda sports car. Fanboys won’t be happy though, because what everyone wants is…
The Eneos Oil Pikes Peak Toyota 86
Last week Eneos Oil officially announced that they would be backing the Evasive Motorsports Toyota 86 for an effort at 2019 running of the Pikes Peak hillclimb. With Formula Drift…
Project MKIV Supra Update: Nitto NT01 Tires
It’s time to give the passionate MotoIQ readers an MKIV Supra update, which today involves a set of Nitto NT01 tires. Over the past 12 months I’ve been so wrapped up…