Project FD RX7 Restomod: Part 24 – Engine and Transmission Install
After 2 years, we finally install our built 13B REW engine and Nissan CD009 transmission with the Fisch Racing Tech transmission adapter system. This has been a long time coming…
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Project FD RX7 Restomod: Part 18 – Choosing a Transmission Upgrade
We upgraded our FD RX-7’s transmission with the durable, 1,000whp+ and high-rpm capable CD009/CD00A transmission from the Nissan 350Z. To make this a seamless installation, we are using the Fisch…
AMS Performance Alpha Deep Transmission Oil Pan and Pickup Relocation Kit for the R35 GT-R
If you own an R35 GT-R and drive it hard, you will know about some of its transmission pitfalls. Besides running hot and breaking internal parts if you have a…
NSX Shift Fork Restoration
Nowadays it’s getting harder and harder to find parts for classic JDM cars. Recently we had an Acura NSX in the MotoIQ Garage to repair its transaxle. The synchros, hubs,…
Improving Shift Feel with Cobb Tunings Weighted Shift Knob
Our Project GD STI has been running a Cobb Tuning short shifter and we really like it. We have it adjusted so the throws are not Syncro crunching short and…
Project R35 GT-R, What is inside our 1200 lb/ft Capable GR-6 Transmission!
For years I have wanted a transmission built by Sheptrans, builder of some of the most amazing transmissions for AWD Mitsubishis and Nissans but I never had a car worthy…
Street Friendly (And California Legal) GD Subaru STI Build! Part One
If you are a follower of MotoIQ, you are probably familiar with our way of building cars. We tend to build innocuous-looking cars stuffed full of race car technology to…
Project Budget 400WHP S197 Mustang Track Car: Part 10 – MGW Short Shifter
We greatly improve the feel and control of our S197 Mustang’s Getrag MT82 transmission with a short shift kit from MGW. The Getrag MT-82 is well-known for not being the…
Project Tundra, Keep the Transmission Cool with B&M
We use Project Tundra primarily as our shop hauler and race car tow vehicle even though it’s really capable in the corners and offroad. With its 500 plus hp TRD…
Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 32- Getting sequentially better with S1
The W58 transmission that comes behind the 2JZ in the Z30-chassis SC300 is not known for ruggedness. In the first outing with the new wiring, I grenaded 3rd gear quite…
Project DBA R35 Nissan GT-R, Keeping Limp Mode Away With More Cooling
So the Achilles heel of the mighty R35 GT-R is one that plagues most Japanese high performance cars, an inadequate cooling system. We are not sure why this seems to…
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…
BEST OF 2019: Project 987.2 Cayman S: Getting More Out of the Engine to Chase the GT4 Part 1
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…
Project G37S Transmission Upgrade part 2
Having addressed most of our cooling concerns in part 1 we continue with the transmission upgrade for our Infiniti G37S. Ten years ago it would have been a fringe case…
WATCH: Tremec T-56 Magnum “F” WORLD PREMIERE!! Install and test!
Tremec FINALLY made it! The T-56 Magnum “F” made to directly fit 4th gen F-body cars and thousands of engine swapped vehicles of all makes that need that…
Project S-Turdteen Fixing the Transmission
Well, Rathyna’s S13 not only had a roached engine, but her transmission had given up the ghost as well. It didn’t shift well, third gear was broken and her clutch…
Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 20 – Getting Shift Done
When we last left Project SC300 we had figured out just how much we could drop the motor, and cleaned up the transmission tunnel to accommodate the shifter. Now it…
Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 19 – Achieving Release, Mounting Problems
In the last installment of Project SC300 we had just attempted to bolt on the Quick Time 2JZ-T56 adapter bellhousing to the engine. After some careful massaging of the transmission…
Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 18 – We have transmission!
Our last outing with Project SC300 did not leave us all that happy. After much hard work completely rewiring the car, fabricating lots of odds and ends, and countless hours…
Project Ford Fiesta ST – Improving the Shifting with mountune
Project Ford Fiesta ST – Improving the Shifting with mountune By Mike Kojima Although the Fiesta ST has fairly decent stock shift feel, which is quite positive for a cable shifter…
Project E90 M3: Part 1 – ESS Tuning’s E-Flash ECU & Performance DCT Software
Unfortunately, when a motor is as well-engineered from the factory as the S65 in our E90 M3, it leaves little for the aftermarket to improve upon without spending big bucks…
Project Infiniti G20 Racecar: Transmission Upgrades
Project Infiniti G20 Racecar: Transmission Upgrades By Steve Rockwood It seems that every time we try to do something to make Project G20 faster, we find a faster way to…
Project V8 Mazda RX-7 Choosing a Transmission! The Tremec T56 Magnum
Project V8 RX-7: Part 5 – Choosing a Transmission, the Tremec T56 Magnum! By Mike Kojima When we were contemplating the buildup of our E-ROD powered RX-7, we planned to…
HKS Transmission Cooler Kit for the Nissan GT-R R35
HKS introduces the new DCT (Dual Clutch Transmission) Cooler Kit for the Nissan GT-R R35 MotoIQ Staff Report LOS ANGELES (April 12, 2010) – HKS USA, Inc., the premier…
Project NSX: Part 1 – Building the Bulletproof Transaxle
Project NSX: Part 1 – Building the Bulletproof Transaxle by Billy Johnson and Mike Kojima The Acura NSX is regarded as one of the premier cars from the era of the…
Building the Bulletproof Transmission, Secrets of the Pros
Building Bulletproof Transmissions Secrets of the Pros Although the 1991-1999 Nissan Sentra equipped with the venerable SR20DE engine was a highly successful car with a huge following and good aftermarket support,…