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Entries for 'Mike Kojima'
Mike Kojima posted on January 24, 2012 00:00
By Mike Kojima
When we last left off, our Project Trailer was just starting to take shape with the main layout of the framework in place. As the project progresses, Shadow Trailers is continuing to add features to make our trailer more convenient for us to use. Check it out as our super single car hauler comes together.
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Mike Kojima posted on January 19, 2012 00:00
By Mike Kojima
In our last edition of Project 350Z, we upgraded our Wheels and Tires to Motegi TrakLitesand Nitto NT01’s. When Sera went back to the track she reported much more grip and good basic balance, which complemented the Whiteline Swaybars and KW Clubsports we had previously installed. Now it was time for a Stoptech big brake upgrade.
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Mike Kojima posted on January 17, 2012 00:00
By Mike Kojima
Since we opened up the back part of our exhaust with Greddy’s 85mm in diameter RS catback exhaust system, it was natural to next look for a better downpipe. After evaluating what was on the market, we decided to use the AMS Wide Mouth because of several unique design features which we felt made it stand out above the rest.
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Mike Kojima posted on January 10, 2012 09:40
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Project 370Z: Part 1 - Testing the AEM ETI Cold Air Intake
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By Mike Kojima
Nissan’s 370Z is a pretty damn good car. It is a nice improvement over the already good 350Z; it is more powerful, handles better, is lighter, stiffer and faster. We wonder why it doesn’t sell all that well as we feel that it is a class leading car at a reasonable price. Perhaps in this sluggish economy, the market for a mid priced two seat sports car, which for many people is a second or third car is too much of a luxury.
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Mike Kojima posted on January 05, 2012 00:00 
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Project Evo X GSR- Testing the Greddy RS Catback Exhaust System
By Mike Kojima
In our last edition of Project Evo X GSR, we tested the K&N Typhoon Cold Air Intake with excellent results. Since the next logical choice in the path to modding our car is to free up the exhaust, we went to our friends at Greddy to get one of their RS exhaust systems to evaluate. The Greddy RS is a new line of exhausts that are constructed much like their race only systems. The main differences in the RS exhausts are that they allow the use of the stock catalytic converter and do not feature exotic titanium in their construction.
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Mike Kojima posted on December 31, 2011 00:00
Mike Kojima posted on December 30, 2011 00:00
By Mike Kojima
If you were at the Long Beach Grand Prix this last weekend, you would have seen Brandon Davis win the World Challenge Race in his GT class ACS Express Ford Mustang Cobra. Brandon, the 2009 WC GT Champion, drove a controlled race and careful drive to victory. We were lucky enough to be able to get a close look at the car during last year's Sonoma segment of the Redline Time Attack series and can now share some of the car's details with you. A lot about the car is secret but we gleaned a lot from looking closely at what we were allowed to see.
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Mike Kojima posted on December 29, 2011 00:00
By Mike Kojima
The 2011 Formula D pre season is heating up and we are getting in a bunch of last minute coverage on some of the new builds that we can get access to. Last week we showed you an early look at Dai Yoshihara's Team Falken/ Discount Tire car coming together at SPD Metal Works. Now let us take you on a technical tour of the completed car as we caught up to it at Falken's pre season testing at Willow Springs Balcony.
For an earlier view of Dai's car under construction check here!
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Mike Kojima posted on December 27, 2011 00:19
By Mike Kojima
I just realized that it’s been over a year since I last wrote what is supposed to be a monthly column. Sorry about that but I have been pretty busy. In the past year we have grown MotoIQ tremendously, thanks to all of you for helping us grow more than 100% in the last 12 months. We have more than doubled our rate of publishing to keep you fed with content and we have increased the range of stuff we cover from our beginnings of just mostly tech to a wide gamut of subjects over a wide range of media. We have introduced our pod casts and videos from the GT Channel. We have also launched our own race series.
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Mike Kojima posted on December 27, 2011 00:00
By Mike Kojima
Understanding what caster does and how to use it is a powerful tool in the box of a suspension tuner. Since caster is not adjustable on nearly all FWD cars and usually not adjustable for many late model cars as well, we saved its discussion until now. Discussions of caster pertain to the front suspension only as caster comes into play as steering angle is induced.
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