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What is Shot Peening and Why is it Useful?

  • Posted on August 9, 2022
  • byMike Kojima
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…
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The Rest of the Engine for Project WRX

  • Posted on July 25, 2021July 30, 2021
  • byMike Kojima
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…
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Bulletproof Your Rear End!

  • Posted on July 23, 2020August 10, 2022
  • byMike Kojima
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…
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What is WPC Treatment and Why Do We Use it?

  • Posted on July 2, 2020July 2, 2020
  • byMike Kojima
   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…
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The CSF Evo X, Building a Time Attack Worthy 4B11 Engine Part 1

  • Posted on April 12, 2020April 12, 2020
  • byMike Kojima
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…
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Building a 650 hp Naturally Aspirated Drift Spec LS3 Part 2

  • Posted on March 22, 2020March 23, 2020
  • byMike Kojima
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…
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Project S-Turdteen Fixing the Transmission

  • Posted on April 14, 2019April 15, 2019
  • byMike Kojima
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…
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Inside the 1000 hp LS, Dai Yoshihara’s Formula Drift Powerplant

  • Posted on May 14, 2018July 2, 2018
  • byMike Kojima
Inside the 1000 hp LS, Dai Yoshihara’s Formula Drift Powerplant By Mike Kojima MotoIQ Garage has taken over the development of Dai Yoshihara’s engine program for the last two years…
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Improving Dai Yoshihara’s Formula Drift Engine Wear With WPC Treatment!

  • Posted on February 21, 2018July 2, 2018
  • byMike Kojima
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…
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WPC is Neat Stuff

  • Posted on July 16, 2013July 3, 2018
  • byJeff Naeyaert
WPC is Neat Stuff! By Mike Kojima If you are a longtime MotoIQ reader you will probably know that we are big fans of the WPC process and use it…
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Project Infiniti G20 Racecar: Transmission Upgrades

  • Posted on December 9, 2012July 2, 2018
  • bySteve Rockwood
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…
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Bulletproofing a Ring and Pinion Gear

  • Posted on October 18, 2011July 3, 2018
  • byMike Kojima
  Bulletproofing a Ring and Pinion Gear by Mike Kojima Our friend Pro Drifter Walker Wilkerson was having a problem.  As of late he has been plagued by drivetrain failures…
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Project NSX: Part 2 – Tuning a Limited Slip Differential

  • Posted on September 9, 2009January 17, 2019
  • byMike Kojima
 In part one of Project NSX we went through the transmission of our NSX to address some of its weak points – following the guidelines in our “Building the Bulletproof…
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All You Need and Wanted to Know About WPC

  • Posted on March 25, 2009June 12, 2020
  • byMike Kojima
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…

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