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Project Tundra: Assembling the Ultimate Off Road Drop In Suspension!

Posted on June 1, 2021June 9, 2021
byMike Kojima

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…

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Project Tundra: Dirt King Lower Control Arms

Posted on May 18, 2021May 18, 2021
byMike Kojima

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…

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Project Toyota Tundra, Getting More Traction and Less Breakage with SDHQ Traction Bars!

Posted on December 9, 2020December 13, 2020
byMike Kojima

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.…

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Dai Yoshihara Wins Pikes Peak’s Unlimited Class!

Posted on October 15, 2020
byMike Kojima

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…

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WATCH: Icon Vehicle Dynamics Stage 10 suspension install on our Tundra!

Posted on July 17, 2020
byJeff Naeyaert

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…

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Project Tundra, Installing the Ultimate Bolt On Off Road Suspension From Icon Vehicle Dynamics Part 2

Posted on June 22, 2020June 22, 2020
byMike Kojima

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,…

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Project Tundra, Fix the Battery Hold Down!

Posted on June 5, 2020June 8, 2020
byMike Kojima

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…

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Project Tundra, Installing the Ultimate Bolt On Off Road Suspension From Icon Vehicle Dynamics Part 1

Posted on May 31, 2020June 1, 2020
byMike Kojima

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…

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Taco Con Carnes: Adding More Meat to a 2017 Tacoma

Posted on April 16, 2020
byDave Zipf

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…

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BEST OF 2019: The New Supra Engine Might Actually be Better than BMW’s M Engine

Posted on December 26, 2019December 26, 2019
byRob Evans

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…

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The Mazda RX-9 won’t have a rotary engine

Posted on October 22, 2019October 22, 2019
byRob Evans

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…

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Features

The Eneos Oil Pikes Peak Toyota 86

Posted on April 9, 2019April 10, 2019
byMike Kojima

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…

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Project MKIV Supra Update: Nitto NT01 Tires

Posted on February 1, 2019February 8, 2019
byPabloMazlumian

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…

Krazy Beaver Shovel mounted to Front Runner Rack

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Survival of the Fittest – Jimahajer Garage Tacoma Overlander

Posted on October 31, 2018November 2, 2018
byErik Jacobs

Survival of the Fittest Jimahajer Garage Tacoma Overlander by Erik Jacobs Everyone likes to talk about their bug out stuff and how they’re going to stock up on ammo and…

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Can Oil Improve Your Fuel Economy?

Posted on August 20, 2018August 21, 2018
byMike Kojima

Can a simple oil change give you a significant increase in fuel economy? Can the cost of changing your oil provide savings for your wallet? These are questions that oil geeks…

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WATCH! In-Depth Look: Fredric Aasbo’s 2018 Formula Drift Toyota Corolla Hatchback

Posted on April 15, 2018May 30, 2018
byMotoIQ Staff

WATCH! In-Depth Look: Fredric Aasbo’s 2018 Formula DRIFT Toyota Corolla Hatchback Last fall, we took a long look at Fredric Aasbo’s Formula DRIFT Toyota Corolla iM, but he’s back for the 2018…

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Building an FA20 Race Engine for Michele Abbate: Part 2

Posted on January 27, 2018August 9, 2018
byMike Kojima

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…

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Tech

Project Unpimp My Ride: Pedders Easyfit Suspension and Swaybars, Street Performance for the Toyota86/BRZ/FR-S

Posted on December 4, 2017January 8, 2021
byMike Kojima

Not all of us want a race car for the street. Although many of us are hardcore track day participants, autocrossers or canyon runner nuts, there are a lot of enthusiasts who…

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Building an FA20 Race Engine for Michele Abbate: Part 1

Posted on November 25, 2017August 9, 2018
byMike Kojima

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…

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We Look Inside Fredric Aasbo’s Papadakis Racing Toyota Corolla iM Drift Machine

Posted on October 2, 2017July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

We Look Inside Fredric Aasbo's Papadakis Racing Toyota Corolla iM Drift Machine by Mike Kojima It is really hard to build a competitive car in Formula Drift nowadays. The rules…

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Building the FR-S FA20 Engine with Stay Crushing, Assembling the Engine!

Posted on January 23, 2017July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

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…

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Building the FR-S FA20 engine with Stay Crushing, Building the Cylinder Heads With Portflow Design

Posted on January 1, 2017July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

Building the FR-S FA20 engine with Stay Crushing, Prepping the Cylinder Heads With Portflow Design by Mike Kojima In the last installment of our FA20 engine build, we covered the…

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Tech

5 Performance Car Engines That Suck

Posted on July 25, 2016July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

5 Performance Car Engines That Suck! by Mike Kojima We are going to go out on a limb and make a lot of fanbois angry. They will call BS and…

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TEIN EDFC ACTIVE Controller: Suspension tuning at its best

Posted on December 7, 2015July 2, 2018
byPabloMazlumian

With wireless and GPS technology, The TEIN EDFC ACTIVE and ACTIVE PRO systems allow for velocity- and G-Force-based (in all directions!) tuning. Unlike the ACTIVE, the ACTIVE PRO also programs…

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The Alley: Enrique Perez’s LS-1 powered TE72 Toyota Corolla

Posted on December 23, 2014July 3, 2018
byMike Kojima

The Alley: Enrique Perez's LS-1 powered TE72 Toyota Corolla by Mike Kojima In keeping with our new tradition of using our secret photoshoot location behind the palatal MotoIQ Mega Shop, our…

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Nerd’s Eye View: Inside Fredric Aasbo/Papadakis Racing’s Amazing V8 eating 2AR Toyota Engine

Posted on June 5, 2013July 3, 2018
byMike Kojima

Nerd's Eye View: Inside Fredric Aasbo/Papadakis Racing's Amazing V8 eating 2AR Toyota Engine By Mike Kojima A couple of years ago, a lot of knowledgeable people, myself included declared that…

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Project Toyota Tundra Part 10- Suspension by King Shocks

Posted on September 18, 2012July 3, 2018
byMike Kojima

Project Toyota Tundra Part 10- Suspension by King Shocks By Mike Kojima When we last left off, we had installed bigger brakes as well as wheels and tires on…

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Project Toyota Tundra Part 5: Testing TRD’s Warranty Friendly Exhaust System

Posted on March 10, 2011July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

Project Toyota Tundra Part 5: Testing TRD’s Warranty Friendly Exhaust System By Mike Kojima It’s been a while since we tested our last power adder on Project Tundra, a TRD…