Project V8 RX-7: Part 7 - Bringing the E-ROD LS3 to Life! (Almost)
by Jeff Naeyaert
Now that we've checked "mount the engine and transmission" off our E-ROD LS3 swap checklist we can turn our attention to all the little things needed to get our RX-7 on the road. What's left? We need a fuel pump, cooling system, shifter, driveshaft, exhaust and we still have all the wiring left to do. In this episode, we figure we can tackle the fuel and cooling systems as well as the wiring before we put you to sleep. Let's get to work!
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The 2012 Mazda3 is the first for the manufacturer to get a taste of SKYACTIV technology--Mazda's philosophy of optimizing engine and drivetrain efficiency, body rigidity and overall vehicle weight reduction to achieve 40mpg on regular ole unleaded gasoline and at the same time be a fun car to drive.
MotoIQ Staff Report
Last month, Vaughn Gittin Jr and some other Formula D stars traveled to China for the World Drift Series. In this video Jr shows you more of China than just drifting which is actually pretty interesting. The humorous into is kinda of reminiscent of Dai Yoshihara's Behind the Smoke Series or Rocky!
VIDEO: Dai Yoshihara Wins the MotoIQ Pacific Tuner Car Championship Season Finale @ LVMS
Come ride with Team MotoIQ's Dai Yoshihara and APD's Brian Smith as they battle it out at the MPTCC finals at Las Vegas a few weeks ago in an exciting in-car short video by our friend Andrew Escarcega.
Happy Thanksgiving from MotoIQ!
It's that time of year again folks; time to dust off those photohacks of Mike, Dave and Eric! Looking back at how we've grown over the last year it's highly likely this is the first time you're seeing this work of art--and it IS a must see, so enjoy! Once again we're thankful for all of our readers and the traffic they create, supporters and the sponsorship they provide, and the whole Nerd Alliance for making this site what it is! We're thankful for our friends and family who put up with our terrible hours, travel and stress we bring home.
Take a ride with Clint Boisdeau, as he sets the North American Time Attack FWD Street Class lap record at Buttonwillow configuration 13 clockwise at Super Lap Battle in the his Garrrett turbocharged Apollo Performance Ford Focus..
Project V8 RX-7: Part VI - Installing the E-Rod LS3
In our last installment of Project V8 RX-7 we took a look at the T-56 Magnum transmission from Tremec we’ll be using for our swap, now it’s time to bolt it up to our E-ROD LS3 and get this engine in already!
VIDEO: Cyrus Martinez' Formula D Year End Promo
Check out this wrap up of Cyrus Martinez' 2nd season in Formula Drift featuring some of his battles of 2011.
World Time Attack Challenge 2011: Results
The 2011 World Time Attack Challenge wrapped up this afternoon with a fizzle rather than the fireworks we were hoping for from Team America. If you've been following our updates on Facebook you know USA's Sierra Sierra took a big lead earlier in the day with a 1:29.0240 lap at the expense of a head gasket. You also know a protest by the Cyber EVO crew alleging the only way a car as heavy as the Sierra Sierra EVO could turn a time that fast was if they were squeezing NOS added a little drama to the day. Head game or not, Tarzan responded with a blistering 1:28.8510 lap in the Cyber EVO--rumor has it at the cost of a turbocharger they had no replacement for.
VIDEO: 7 1/2 Laps with Dai Yoshihara (MPTCC Race @ WSIR)
Ride with Dai Yoshihara in the Team MotoIQ Dog II during round 4 of Redline's MotoIQ Pacific Tuner Car Challenge at Willow Springs. The Dog II is a modified Nissan B14 Sentra powered by a SR20VE engine. Dai’s rear suspension was starting to fail during the previous day's race where he came in second place, but with no spare rear dampers, the team instructed him to try his best. Dai managed to put the ailing car on the pole Sunday but the car's handling had deteriorated to the diabolical point with Dai reporting via radio the car to be almost undriveable with unstable oversteer slowing the car by 4 seconds a lap over the previous day's lap times.
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