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 Do It All S13, Assembling the Bulletproof SR20DET Cylinder Head!
In our last edition of Project Do it All S13, were covered the build of our 2.2 liter bottom end. Now we are going to turn our attention to the…
Project FD RX7 Restomod: Part 19 – Assembling the 13B REW
Our 13B REW is finally ready for assembly, now that our rotors are lightened, irons are bridge ported and semi peripheral ported, and we WPC Treated and CTP Cryo treated…
Project Do It All S13, Assembling the Bulletproof SR20DET Bottom End!
We are starting to put together the SR20DET for our car. Our goals are to have a wide powerband and lots of torque while limiting the revs to the stock…
Project FD RX7 Restomod: Part 15 – Building the Ford 8.8 Differential with a Detroit Truetrac LSD and WPC
We take a junkyard Ford Explorer 8.8” differential and transform it by installing a Detroit Truetrac limited slip differential, hand deburr the ring and pinion gears, WPC treat the gears…
Project FD RX7 Restomod: Part 12 – Rotor Lightening, WPC and CTP Cryo Treatment
To kick off our engine build, we CNC-lightened the rotors of our 13B REW before shipping them off to be cryogenically frozen by CTP Cryogenics to improve strength and durability…
WATCH: Honda K-Series Cylinder Head Tech
By popular demand, after watching our Short Block Guide video many of you asked for a video on the k-series head–so here you go! If you liked the video,…
What is Shot Peening and Why is it Useful?
If you are a long-time MotoIQ reader you probably know we often prescribe shot peening for heavily stressed metal parts. You have probably read about us prescribing the shot peening…
The Rest of the Engine for Project WRX
We have been getting parts to finish off the engine build on Project GD WRX. If you have been following the project you can check out what we have done…
Project GD Subaru STI: Building the Engine Part Two, Bottom End Bits With IAG Performance.
In part one of our series of building the motor for Project GD STI we talked about the IAG Performance engine cases we are using and all of the prep…
Bulletproof Your Rear End!
Nowadays as technology has enabled us to extract previously unheard of power levels out of our engines, the once rare failure of the ring and pinion gear in the differential…
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…
Project S2000: Part 27 – Building the F22c for Turbo Boost and Manifold Test Fit
The stock block F20c/F22c is well-known for being very stout. Many S2000s have been turbocharged to over 600whp without ever being opened up. However, our base target is 500 crank…
The CSF Evo X, Building a Time Attack Worthy 4B11 Engine Part 1
We are tackling the building of a 4B11 engine for the Time Attack Evo X built by CSF Cooling. The car was previously a big hit on the SEMA/Show circuit…
Building a 650 hp Naturally Aspirated Drift Spec LS3 Part 2
In the first installment of our drift spec LS3 build, we discussed our parts selection and listed the part numbers for building a 650 whp NA monster with parts from…
Getting the Most From 91 Octane Pump Gas with a Honda K Motor, Part Four
In our last articles, we gathered the parts and assembled out low octane Honda K motors for our sleeper DC5 RSX Type S project car. Our engine was intended to…
Getting the Most From 91 Octane Pump Gas with a Honda K Motor, Part One
So the MotoIQ garage is in the process of building a pretty neat car, restoring a well worn DC5 RSX to better than its formal glory. The story starts here…
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…
Improving Dai Yoshihara’s Formula Drift Engine Wear With WPC Treatment!
Improving Dai Yoshihara’s Formula Drift Engine Wear With WPC Treatment! by Mike Kojima The world of Pro Drifting is a brutal place for machinery. Since I started my involvement with…
Building an FA20 Race Engine for Michele Abbate: Part 2
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…
Building an FA20 Race Engine for Michele Abbate: Part 1
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…
Project 350Z- Building a New Engine Part 2
Project 350Z: Buidling a New Engine – Part 2 by Mike Kojima When we last left off on Project 350Z, we were in the process of assembling a group of…
Building the Ultimate Turbo Small Block Chevy Part 2, The Making of 1100 Hp!
Building the Ultimate Turbo Small Block Chevy Part 2, The Making of 1100 Hp! by Mike Kojima When deciding the best way to power Daren McNamara’s Formula D S14, Team…
Building the Ultimate Turbo Small Block Chevy Part 1
Building the Ultimate Turbo Small Block Chevy-Part 1 by Mike Kojima The Small Block Chevy is a dead outdated hunk of iron that is best left to old guys puttering…
Project EJ Civic, Building the Drivetrain
Project EJ Civic, Building the Drivetrain By Mike Kojima Annie’s Civic had seen tons of street and track miles, over 200,000 miles since she had completed her B series swap…
WPC Treatment Saved Our Engine!
WPC Treatment Saved Our Engine! By Mike Kojima We had just installed a freshly built SR20DE engine for the Dog Car. This is the B14 Nissan Sentra race car that…
Extreme Engine Tech: Jim Wolf Technology’s Turbo Nissan QR25DE Powerhouse Part 2
Extreme Engine Tech: Jim Wolf Technology’s Turbo Nissan QR25DE Powerhouse Part 2 By Mike Kojima When we last left off on our QR25DE project, Jim Wolf Technology was well on…
Project Low Buck Nissan SR20DE Part 2
Project Low Buck SR20DE Part 2 Completing the bottom end In our last edition of Project Low Buck SR20DE, we stated our goals to obtain a decent amount of naturally…
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,…
Project Low Buck Nissan SR20DE Part One
When it comes to N/A performance, most people immediately think of the Honda brand. Even though Honda motors are coveted for their all motor revving ability, there are other motors…
All You Need and Wanted to Know About WPC
The WPC treatment process works by bombarding the metal surface with a special media at high velocities leaving a hard micro dimpled surface. No, in this case special treatment isn’t…