How To Do A 5 Lug Conversion the Right Way! Project EP3
How To Do A 5 Lug Conversion the Right Way! Project EP3 by Mike Kojima As we finally start to mod our much-maligned shop EP3, the car that everyone loves…
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TESTED: Continental Tire ExtremeContact Sport
TESTED: Continental Tire ExtremeContact Sport by Billy Johnson “Same level dry performance as a Michelin Pilot Super Sport”. That is a HUGE statement by Continental when the PSS is hands…
Project IS-F: Evaluating the Nitto Motivo Tire
Project IS-F: Evaluating the Nitto Motivo Tire by Mike Kojima Our Project IS-F is still around, it has been quietly and reliably racking up the miles doing daily driving duties…
Tested: Nitto’s new 555 G2 High Performance Tire!
Tested: Nitto's new 555 G2 High Performance Tire! by Mike Kojima It seems like only yesterday but it was actually 20 years ago in 1996 that the Nitto 555 was…
Project VA WRX: Enhancing Grip with ARK Design R5 Wheels and Nitto NT05 Tires
Project VA WRX: Enhancing Grip with ARK Design R5 Wheels and Nitto NT05 Tires by Mike Kojima Our VA WRX is becoming quite impressive thanks to the gains we have…
Project E90 M3: Part 4 – Wheels and Tires
Choosing a tire is one of the most important decisions that anyone will make for their car. Since our M3 is a daily driver in Florida, wet-weather performance is very…
How to PROPERLY select and size TIRES for PERFORMANCE
How to PROPERLY select and size TIRES for PERFORMANCE by Billy Johnson The most important part of your car is not the engine, suspension, or brakes. It’s the TIRES!!! This…
Project V8 RX-7: Part 17 – Eimer Engineering Arms, Wheel Spacers and the Hunt for Perfect Stance
Project V8 RX-7: Part 17 – Eimer Engineering Arms, Wheel Spacers and the Hunt for Perfect Stance by Mike Kojima In our last Project V8 RX-7 article, we left you with photos…
Project V8 RX-7: Wheel, Brake and Tire 3 PART MEGAPOST! Part 2 – Stoptech Big Brake Kit
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…
Project V8 RX-7: Wheel, Brake and Tire 3 PART MEGAPOST! Part 1 – Huge Wheels and Tires with SSR and Toyo Tires
Two installments ago we put the Rocket Bunny wide body kit on our Project V8 RX-7 and if you remember it was looking pretty damn stupid on the stock wheels and tires…
Project IS-F: Getting New Shoes with Nitto Tires
Project IS-F: Getting New Shoes with Nitto Tires by Mike Kojima Project IS-F is a real daily driver, driven every day by a little old Asian lady back and forth…
Project NSX: Part 4 – We track test KW Suspension, Volk Wheels and Nitto Tires in Pursuit of a Track Record
With almost 5 years of downtime, Project NSX has been on hiatus for way too long. Between FXMD moving from Las Vegas to California, the motor traveling from Vegas to NorCal…
Project 5.0 Mustang – Building the Perfect Wheel Set with HRE and Nitto Tires!
Project 5.0 Mustang – Building the Perfect Wheel Set with HRE and Nitto Tire! by Mike Kojima Last time we saw Project Mustang, it was off getting some new suspension. …
Project Focus ST – Working on the basics with Eibach, Falken Tires, Rotiform and KW Suspension
Project Focus ST – Working on the basics with Eibach, Falken Tires, Rotiform and KW Suspension by Mike Kojima In today's market it seems like the Sport Compact car of…
Project FR-S: Getting More Grip with Whiteline, Cusco, Rays Wheels and Achilles 123S Tires!
Project FR-S: Getting More Grip with Whiteline, Cusco, Rays Wheels and Achilles 123S Tires! by Mike Kojima In our last suspension installment of Project FR-S we were rushing to get…
Project Nissan 370Z- Kinetix Racing Suspension, Enkei Wheels and Continental Tires
Project Nissan 370Z- Kinetix Racing Suspension, Enkei Wheels and Continental Tires By Mike Kojima In our last edition of Project Nissan 370Z, we installed a basic suspension with KW…
Project Toyota Tundra Part 9- Installing TRD’s big brakes with Volk Wheels
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…
Project GD Subaru STI Part Two- Performance Suspension, Wheels and Tires
Project GD Subaru STI Part Two- Performance Suspension, Wheels and Tires By Mike Kojima In the last installment of Project GD Subaru STI, we set about replacing our car’s worn…
Project IS-F: We Evaluate 3M Performance films, KW Suspension, Volk Wheels and Nitto Tires
Project IS-F: We Evaluate 3M Performance films, KW Suspension, Volk Wheels and Nitto Tires By Mike Kojima When we last left off on Project IS-F, we had done some…
Project Nissan 350Z: The Birth of our Motegi Traklite Wheels with Nitto NT01 Tires
Project Nissan 350Z: The Birth of our Motegi TrakLite Wheels with Nitto NT01 Tires By Mike Kojima Our Project Nissan 350Z needs some new shoes. The stock Nissan alloy wheels…
Project Honda EJ Civic, Footwork by Enkei and Nitto
Project Honda EJ Civic, Footwork by Enkei and Nitto By Mike Kojima Photos by Joe Lu Our project Civic has been getting a lot of attention in the suspension…
Project Infiniti G35 Sedan: The Poor Man’s M3
Project Infiniti G35 Sedan: The Poor Man's M3 By Mike Kojima Not all of the cars in the MotoIQ stable are cutting edge performance machines. Sometimes we do have to…
Project Scion TC Part 4: Suspension and Brakes
Project Scion TC Part 4: Suspension and Brakes By Mike Kojima With our cage and safety equipment done, its time to do stuff to increase performance! The suspension on a…
Dai Yoshihara’s Two Week Wonder, GT Channel’s Time Attack 350Z
Dai Yoshihara’s Two Week Wonder, GT Channel’s Time Attack Nissan 350Z By Mike Kojima Pro Drifter and Formula D ace Dai Yoshihara is used to working on tight deadlines. Perhaps…
Project Pathfinder Part 1
Project Pathfinder Part 1 Project Pathfinder started out as a necessity, not because we are into SUV’s or off road but because of a need. For the last two years…